BritBox has announced some of the new productions you can expect in the next year with its new BritBox 2025 roadmap.
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BritBox has outlined some of the proudctions you can expect to see in the coming year, including the 14th and final season of Vera which will premiere on Jan. 2, 2025.
PROTECTION (Premiering December 29)
BritBox Exclusive
Territories: North America
Format: 6 x 60’, All at Once
Synopsis: Liz Nyles is a witness protection officer in charge of looking after Jimmy, Helen and Amy McLennan in their assigned safe house. Jimmy has been offered witness protection for testifying against Edward Crowther, an untouchable crime boss who’s finally being tried for murder.
Liz is shocked when she hears there’s been a shooting at the safe house and her key witness Jimmy has been shot. But worse, her colleague DS Paul Brandice, with whom she’s been having a secret affair, was also at the house and has been shot too. Brandice had not been working on the case, there is no reason for him to be involved, so why was he at the address?
- Cast: Siobhan Finneran, Barry Ward, Andrew Knott, Alec Newman
- Creatives: Writers – Polly Buckle, Kris Mrksa, Giula Sandler Directors – Simen Alsvik, Sasha Ransome
- Executive Producers: Kris Mrksa,Willow Grylls, Charlie Hampton
- Production/Distribution Partners: All3Media Int., ITV
VERA SEASON 14 – FINAL SEASON (Premiering January 2)
BritBox Exclusive
Territories – North America
Format: 2 x 120’, Weekly
Synopsis: In the first episode, DCI Vera Stanhope is called to the banks of the Tyne where the body of a young man has been discovered by some anglers. A tangled web of a broken relationship, secret love, grudges, regret, and fraud begins to emerge – has our former inmate been served cold justice, or does his death run deeper?
The final episode brings Vera back to a familiar place when a body is found at the foot of legendary local stones The Dark Wives – with memories of childhood in the background, Vera must work hard to uncover the mystery of why a bright young student would be violently attacked and left so far from home. This poignant episode weaves together past and present and makes for a compelling and emotional farewell.
Vera is Inspired by the best-selling novels and characters created by acclaimed crime writer, Ann Cleeves.
- Cast: Brenda Blethyn, David Leon, Jon Morisson, Riley Jones, Sarah Kameela Impey, Rhiannon Clemments
- Creatives: Phil Mulryne (Writers), Claire Winyard Paul Gay (Directors), Ann Cleeves (Author of the Vera Stanhope Series)
- Executive Producers: Kate Bartlett, Will Nicholson
- Production/Distribution Partners: Silverprint Pictures, ITV Studios, ITV
FATHER BROWN SEASON 12 (Premiering January 2025)
BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive
Territories: North America
Format: 10 x 45’, Weekly
Synopsis: Mark Williams is back as Father Brown, the charismatic clergyman sleuth based on the classic character created by GK Chesterton. Following the exciting proposal at the end of series 11, the sleepy village of Kembleford is abuzz with good news as Mrs Devine (Claudie Blakley) and Chief Inspector Sullivan (Tom Chambers) look forward to their upcoming wedding.
But when a surprise visit from the father of the groom quickly throws preparations into turmoil, will they even make it to the church? With a medieval death at a Tudor battle re-enactment, Mrs Devine finding herself accused of murder, Sergeant Goodfellow’s professional future thrown into question and Brenda ballroom dancing on national television, Father Brown and the gang are busier than ever.
And when a Cardinal from the Vatican arrives with a top-secret mission for Father Brown, the priest must request the help of his old adversary Flambeau, while a new nemesis lurks in the shadows…
- Cast: Mark Williams, John Burton, Tom Chambers, Claudie Blakley, Ruby-May Martinwood
- Creatives: Writers – Dan Muirden, Neil Irvine, Lol Fletcher, David Semple, Tahsin Guner, Rebecca Ramsden, Liberty Martin, David Innes Edwards (Series Producer)
- Executive Producers: Neil Irvine
- Production/Distribution Partners: BBC Studios Drama Productions, BBC Studios, BBC
DEATH IN PARADISE SEASON 14 (Premiering February 2025)
BritBox Exclusive
Territories: North America
Format: 8 x 60’, Weekly
Synopsis: Detective Mervin Wilson arrives on the idyllic isle of Saint Marie from his home in London. While assisting with a case following a short trip, the team discover Mervin may have an ulterior motive for being on the island…
Offering the perfect cocktail of sun-soaked escapism, shimmering seas and clear blue skies, the detective drama enters its fourteenth year, with its much-loved combination of magnificent murder mysteries and plot twists which leave audiences on the edge of their seats.
- Cast: Don Gilet, Don Warrington, Shantol Jackson, Ginny Holder, Elizabeth Bourgine
- Creatives: Robert Thorogood
- Executive Producers: Tim Key, Amy Rodriguez
- Production/Distribution Partners: Red Planet Pictures, BBC Studios, BBC
2025 EE BAFTA FILM AWARDS (Premiering February 16)
Territories: North America
Format: 1 x 120’
Synopsis: The 2025 BAFTA Film Awards celebrate excellence in film and honor the latest cinema in the UK.
Production/Distribution Partners: BAFTA
A CRUEL LOVE: THE RUTH ELLIS STORY (Premiering February 17)
BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive
Territories: North America
Format: 4 x 60’, 2 Episode Premiere then Weekly
Synopsis: Compelling true crime drama telling the hidden story of Ruth Ellis and exposing the timeless British obsessions of class, sex and death. Set in 1955 in the glamorous and intoxicating world of London club-land, Ruth found acclaim, aged 28, as the capital’s youngest club manager.
But her success soon unravelled as she became entwined in an abusive relationship with racing driver David Blakely. On trial for his murder, Ruth was condemned to die by a system which judged her for far more than her crime. Based on Carol Ann Lee’s acclaimed biography, A Fine Day for Hanging: The Real Ruth Ellis Story.
- Cast: Lucy Boynton, Toby Jones, Laurie Davidson, Mark Stanley, Bessie Carter
- Creatives: Kelly Jones (Writer), Lee Haven Jones (Director), Angie Daniell (Producer), Carol Ann Lee (Author of A Fine Day for Hanging: The Real Ruth Ellis Story)
- Executive Producers: Kate Bartlett, Antonia Gordon, Kelly Jones
- Production/Distribution Partners: Silverprint Pictures, ITV Studios, ITV
LOST BOYS & FAIRIES (Premiering March 4
BritBox Exclusive
Territories: North America
Format: 3 x 60’, All at Once
Synopsis: Lost Boys & Fairies is a glittering, moving and groundbreaking drama, set in Cardiff, exploring the universal theme of parents and children through the perspective of gay adoption.
Gabriel is a performance artist extraordinaire at spectacular queer club space Neverland. Together with his partner, Andy, he longs to take their relationship to the next level by adopting a child.
We follow Gabe on a coming of middle-age journey as he faces his own childhood trauma so he can help Jake deal with his own. Fusing queer culture with powerful family drama, Lost Boys & Fairies is bold and heart-wrenching, filled to the brim with humor, redemption, and love.
- Cast: Sion Daniel Young, Fra Fee, Elizabeth Berrington, Sharon D. Clarke, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Gwyneth Keyworth
- Creatives: Daf James (Creator/Writer), James Kent (Director)
- Executive Producers: Rebekah Wray-Rogers, Libby Durdy, Jessica Brown Meek, Sophie Francis, Daf James, James Kent
- Production/Distribution Partners: Duck Soup, All3Media Int.
DOUGLAS IS CANCELLED (Premiering March 6)
BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive
Territories: North America
Format: 4 x 60’, 2 x Weekly
Synopsis: Journalist Douglas Bellowes’ life implodes after a tweet about him allegedly making a sexist joke goes viral – in this provocative comedy drama from acclaimed writer Steven Moffat (Sherlock). Douglas and Madeline are co-hosts on a popular current affairs show. Madeline is young and sharp, Douglas middle-aged and highly respected.
But a single tweet, claiming Douglas told a sexist joke at a recent wedding, tears Douglas’s life apart. With the help of editor Toby, wife Sheila and agent Bentley, Douglas tries to save his career. Is he truly guilty – or a victim of cancel culture? And exactly how is co-host Madeline caught up in it all?
An outstanding cast, including Hugh Bonneville and Karen Gillan, star in this timely series about gender politics and trial by social media.
- Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Karen Gillan, Nick Mohammed, Simon Russell Beale
- Creatives: Steven Moffat (Creator/Writer), Ben Palmer (Director), Lawrence Till (Producer)
- Executive Producers: Steven Moffat, Ben Palmer, Sue Vertue
- Production/Distribution Partners: Hartswood Films, BBC Studios, ITV
TRAVELS WITH AGATHA CHRISTIE & SIR DAVID SUCHET (Premiering March 8)
BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, Commission
Territories: North America
Format: 5 x 45’, All at Once
Synopsis: Touching, insightful, humorous and fascinating, this series sees national treasure Sir David Suchet travel around the world, following in the footsteps of the Queen of mystery, Dame Agatha Christie. Before becoming the world’s best-selling author, Agatha Christie embarked upon a world tour in 1922 at age 31. Her ten-month itinerary of the then British Empire took her across South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, along with a holiday to Hawaii.
Perceptions of Agatha Christie’s character tend to be dominated by the persona she adopted in public life, when she was seen as a shy individual who disliked fame. But this was a defensive wall erected by Agatha. Now, 100 years on, this journey is an opportunity for Sir David, and all fans of the author, to discover a lesser-known Agatha – the woman she really was.
And through recreating her surprising and fascinating journey, he’ll also have a unique chance to explore the history and complex legacy of the British Empire.
- Cast: Sir David Suchet
- Creatives: Joe Sharp (Director), Catherine Abbott (Producer/Director)
- Executive Producers: Alan Clements, Ian Lamarra, Stephen Nye, Jennifer Moon
- Production/Distribution Partners: Soho Studios Productions, Two Rivers Media, Sphere Abacus
LUDWIG SEASON 1 (Premiering March 20)
BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, Co-Production
Territories: North America
Format: 6 x 60’, 2 Episode Premiere, then Weekly
Synopsis: Puzzle setter John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor sees his life of solitude turned upside down when his identical twin brother, James, disappears without a trace. In a quest to track James down and bring him home, Ludwig assumes his brother’s identity – but by taking over every aspect of James’s life, Ludwig is forced to confront his own issues.
Unlike Ludwig, James is no hermit. Far from it, in fact. He’s a family man who also just happens to be DCI of a busy inner-city major crimes team. For Ludwig, these are big shoes to fill, and playing dad to a ready-made family proves every bit as challenging as tackling the grisliest of crime scenes.
But Ludwig has one big advantage: his ability to see the world in puzzle form. Can this master of all things cryptic crack his biggest puzzle yet? This new genre-bending detective series is led by David Mitchell and executive produced by Kenton Allen (Outlaws, Mum).
- Cast: David Mitchell, Anna Maxwell Martin, Dipo Ola, Dorothy Atkinson
- Creatives: Mark Brotherhood (Writer & Creator), Robert McKillop (Director), Jill Robertson (Director), Georgie Fallon (Producer)
- Executive Producers: Kenton Allen, Mark Brotherhood, Saurabh Kakkar, David Mitchell, Kathryn O’Connor, Chris Sussman, Stephen Nye
- Production/ Distribution Partners: Big Talk Studios, ITV Studios, BBC
KAREN PIRIE SEASON 2 (Premiering April 2025)
BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive
Territories: North America
Format: 3 x 120’, Rollout TBD
Synopsis: Based on the novel series by best selling-author, Val McDermid and from the producers of Line of Duty, Outlander’s Lauren Lyle stars as a newly promoted DS as she reopens a 25-year old cold case. Season 2 will be based on Val McDermid’s novel A Darker Domain – this time round, Karen Pirie will be reopening the investigation into the unsolved kidnapping of a wealthy young heiress and her baby son back in 1984.
- Cast: Lauren Lyle, Chris Jenks, Zach Wyatt, Emer Kenny, Steve John Shepherd, Rakhee Thakrar, Saskia Ashdown, James Cosmo, Frances Tomelty, John Michie
- Creatives: Emer Kenny (Writer), Gareth Bryn (Director), Amanda Blue (Director), Marcus Wilson (Producer)
- Executive Producers: Simon Heath, Emma Luffingham, Emer Kenny, Val McDermid
- Production/Distribution Partners: World Productions, ITV Studios, ITV
BEYOND PARADISE SEASON 3 (Premiering April 2025)
BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, Co-Commission
Territories: North America
Format: 6 x 60’, Rollout TBD
Synopsis: The hit spin-off from Death in Paradise returns as DI Humphrey Goodman and fiancée Martha face more challenges in their new life by the coast. Set against the idyllic backdrop of Devon and Cornwall, the Shipton Abbott team solve more intriguing crimes including a body found in the river on the county border, a baffling chocolate box poisoning, a historic farming feud and a spiking incident on the water.
Away from the police station, Martha and Humphrey try to overcome unexpected hurdles as foster parents, while the reappearance of Martha’s old flame Archie presents an unexpected challenge. Esther navigates a surprise encounter in her private life, a health scare for Anne stirs up painful memories, and Kelby embarks on a journey of personal growth.
- Cast: Kris Marshall, Sally Bretton, Dylan Llewelyn, Zahra Ahmadi
- Creatives: Tony Jordan (Writer), Robert Thorogood (Writer), Sandy Johnson (Director)
- Executive Producers: Belinda Campbell, Alex Jones, Tony Jordan, Tim Key, Kris Marshall, Stephen Nye
- Production/Distribution Partners: Red Planet Pictures, BBC Studios, BBC
I, JACK WRIGHT (Premiering May 2025)
BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive
Territories: North America
Format: 6 x 60’, Rollout TBD
Synopsis: Jack Wright (Trevor Eve) is a powerful and successful businessman, who leaves his family in disarray when they learn of his suicide. When the provisions of Jack’s final will and testament are made known, his third wife, Sally (Nikki Amuka-Bird), and two sons, Gray (John Simm) and John (Daniel Rigby), are shocked to discover they have been largely cut out of Jack’s enormous fortune.
As DCI Morgan (Harry Lloyd) and DC Jones (Liz Kingsman) delve further into the case, they realize Jack’s cause of death was in fact murder. Their sights turn to the Wright family, where the mother of all feuds is beginning. As each family member becomes more reckless and desperate in their bid to own a piece of Jack’s legacy, dark secrets and resentments are revealed with explosive consequences.
- Cast: Nikki Amuka-Bird, John Simm, Gemma Jones, Harry Lloyd
- Creatives: Chris Lang (Writer/Creator), Tom Vaughan(Director), Nickie Sault (Producer)
- Executive Producers: Polly Williams, Chris Lang Tom Vaughan, Helen Perry
- Production/Distribution Partners: Federation Stories, Federation Studios, UKTV
2025 BAFTA TELEVISION AWARDS WITH P&O CRUISES (Premiering May 11)
Territories: North America
Format: 1 x 120’
Synopsis: The BAFTA Television Awards rewards the very best in television broadcast on British screens.
Production/Distribution Partners: BAFTA
AGATHA CHRISTIE’S TOWARDS ZERO (Premiering Spring 2025)
BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, Co-Commission
Territories: North America
Format: 3 x 60’, Rollout TBD
Synopsis: England, 1936. After a scandalous celebrity divorce, British tennis star Nevile Strange (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) and his ex-wife Audrey (Ella Lily Hyland) make the unthinkable decision to spend a summer together at Gull’s Point, their childhood home and the coastal estate of Nevile’s aunt, Lady Tressilian (Anjelica Huston).
With unfinished business between the former childhood sweethearts, plus the presence of Nevile’s new wife Kay (Mimi Keene), tensions are running high. Add to this a long-suffering lady’s companion, a mysterious gentleman’s valet, an exiled cousin with a grudge, a venerable family lawyer, an inquisitive orphan and a French con man, and soon there will be murder.
A troubled detective must rediscover his purpose to untangle a toxic web of jealousy, deceit and dysfunction. Can he solve the crime before another victim meets their death? An explosive love triangle, a formidable matriarch and a house party of enemies. All compelled… Towards Zero.
- Cast: Anjelica Huston, Matthew Rhys, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ella Lily Hyland, Anjana Vasan, Mimi Keene, Clarke Peters
- Creatives: Rachel Bennette (Writer), Sam Yates (Director) Rebecca Durbin (Producer)
- Executive Producers: Damien Timmer, Sheena Bucktowonsing, James Prichard, Danielle Scott-Haughton, Robert Schildhouse, Stephen Nye, Jon Farrar
- Production/Distribution Partners: Mammoth Screen, Agatha Christie Limited, BBC, Fifth Season
OUTRAGEOUS (Premiering Summer 2025)
BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, Co-Commission
Territories: North America
Format: 6 x 45’, Rollout TBD
Synopsis: Based on Mary Lovell’s definitive biography, The Mitford Girls, Outrageous is the story of six aristocratic sisters who refused to play by the rules, their often-scandalous lives making headlines around the world.
Set against the gathering storm clouds of the 1930s, masked by the decadence, frivolity and lavishness of British high society, Outrageous will bring the full, uncensored story of the Mitford sisters to the screen for the first time – a story of family bonds and betrayals, public scandal, political extremism, love, heartache and even imprisonment.
The show explores how and why these women, unwilling to conform, were so ahead of their time – and what drove them to take their very different, complex and often dangerous paths. A family saga like no other, this is the Mitfords as they really were: unapologetic, outrageous and utterly human.
- Cast: Bessie Carter, James Purefoy, Anna Chancellor, Joanna Vanderham, Shannon Watson, Zoe Brough, Orla Hill, Isobel Jesper Jones, Tony Regbo, Joshua Sasse, Calam Lynch
- Creatives: Sarah Williams (Writer), Joss Agnew (Director), Ellie Heydon (Director), Natasha Romaniuk (Producer)
- Executive Producers: Elizabeth Kilgarriff, Matthew Mosley, Craig Holleworth, Robert Schildhouse, Jess O’ Riordan, Stephen Nye, Helen Perry
- Production/Distribution Partners: Firebird Pictures, BBC Studios, UKTV
SISTER BONIFACE MYSTERIES SEASON 4 (Premiering Summer 2025)
BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, Commission
Territories: North America
Format: 10 x 60’, Rollout TBD
Synopsis: Lorna Watson is back as TV’s number one Vespa driving, crime-solving, Catholic nun alongside Max Brown as DI Sam Gillespie, Jerry Iwu as DS Felix Livingstone and Ami Metcalf as WPC Peggy Button. Series 4 guest cast include Les Dennis (Coronation Street), Katherine Kingsley (The Larkins), Martyn Ellis (Renegade Nell), Mina Anwar (The Sarah Jane Adventures), Ed Birch (The Witcher) and Daniel Laurie (Call the Midwife).
It’s the mid 60’s in the picturesque Cotswolds village of Great Slaughter and the social calendar is full. There’s the Christmas Pantomime, the annual Scarecrow Festival, a surprise birthday ceilidh and of course the Quincentennial Celebrations. What could possibly go wrong? Plenty!
The cast of Cinderella drop like flies, a killer scarecrow stalks the streets, a bucking bronco goes haywire, a femme fatale zip lines to her death on the set of Foxman, all of the local women call a general strike and to top it all the police embark on something called “Team Building”.
After all that, Sister Boniface (Lorna Watson) is grateful for a wholesome weekend away with the sisters, but even then she is confronted by murder, with a smattering of nudity! Meanwhile Reverend Mother Adrian (Carolyn Pickles) is keeping a secret, one that could tear the Sisters lives apart as they know it…
- Cast: Lorna Watson, Max Brown, Jerry Iwu, Ami Metcalf
- Creatives: Writers: Jude Tindall, Neil Irvine, Rosy Deacon, Lisa McMullin, Dan Muirden, Asher Pirie, Oliver Frampton, Adam Hughes
- Directors: Ian Barber, Di Patrick, Paul Gibson, Paul O’Riordan, Debbie Howard
- Executive Producers: Neil Irvine, Stephen Nye, Robert Schildhouse, Claire Hookway, Deborah Sathe
- Production/Distribution Partners: BBC Studios Drama Productions, BBC Studios, BBC, UKTV
THE CLEANER SEASON 3 (Premiering Summer 2025)
BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive
Territories: North America
Format: 6 x 30’, Rollout TBD
Synopsis: Wicky the crime-scene cleaner (Greg Davies) is back for a new series, encountering even stranger people and even messier situations. Some jobs involve more than their fair share of blood, sweat and tears. Armed with chemicals, scrubbing brushes and cleaning rags, Wicky cleans up crime scenes.
But being a sociable type, he also likes to chat to whoever he encounters there—victims’ relatives, employers, neighbors and occasionally even the murderers themselves. Steve Pemberton, Sharon Rooney, Ben Willbond and Conleth Hill join the cast for the third series of Greg Davies’s hit comedy, which has stunned critics with its originality and ambition.
The Cleaner is based on the multi award winning, long-running German comedy series Der Tatortreiniger (Crime Scene Cleaner) created by Ingrid Lausund.
- Cast: Greg Davies, Chaneil Kular, Derek Griffiths, Gemma Whelan
- Creatives: Greg Davies (Writer), Tom Marshall, (Writer), Sam Ward (Producer)
- Executive Producers: Vivien Muller-Rommel
- Production/Distribution Partners: BBC Studios, BBC
SILENT WITNESS SEASON 28 (Premiering Summer 2025)
BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive
Territories: North America
Format: 10 x 60’, Rollout TBD
Synopsis: Hit drama Silent Witness returns with two new cast members: Maggie Steed and Francesca Mills, joining Dr. Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) and Jack Hodgson (David Caves) for five brand new stories, told over ten episodes.
The new series opens with a disturbing mystery, when the death of an elderly woman found in a cave has the team asking what drives a person to murder someone so vulnerable. We also get an introduction to the two dynamic new team members.
- Cast: Emilia Fox, David Caves, Maggie Steed, Francesca Mills
- Creatives: Writers – Timothy Prager, Ed Whitmore, Kathrine Smith, Dudi Appleton, Jim Keeble, Seán Gleeson (Producer)
- Executive Producer: Suzi McIntosh, Nawfal Faizullah, Emilia Fox
- Production/Distribution Partners: BBC Studios Drama Productions, BBC Studios, BBC
CODE OF SILENCE (Premiering Fall 2025)
BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, Co-Production
Territories: North America
Format: 6 x 60’, Rollout TBD
Synopsis: Code of Silence is told through the point of view of Alison Brooks (Rose Ayling-Ellis), a Deaf canteen worker. Alison is struggling to make ends meet, juggling two jobs, one in a police canteen and another in a local bar, while also doing her best to support her Deaf mum, Julie (Fifi Garfield).
It’s not long before Alison is pulled into a high-stakes police investigation when DS Ashleigh Francis (Charlotte Ritchie) asks that she use her lip-reading skills to monitor a dangerous criminal gang. As her interpretation of their covert conversations becomes central to the investigation, Alison is plunged into an exhilarating new world.
Her role quickly becomes key to unlocking the police case, but her feelings become complicated when she finds herself drawn to one of the suspects, Liam Bayne (Kieron Moore). Despite knowing the risks and the growing threat to her personal life, Alison can’t let go.
- Cast: Rose Ayling-Ellis, Kieron Moore, Charlotte Ritchie, Andrew Buchan, Joe Absolom, Nathan Armarkwei Laryea, Rolf Choutan, Fifi Garfield, Beth Goddard, Andrew Scarborough
- Creatives: Catherine Moulton (Writer/Creator), Diarmuid Goggins (Lead Director), Will Truefitt (Writer), Benji Walters (Writer), Chanya Button (Director)
- Executive Producers: Bryony Arnold, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Catherine Moulton, Robert Schildhouse, Stephen Nye, Damien Timmer
- Production/Distribution Partners: Mammoth Screen, ITV Studios, ITV
BLUE LIGHTS SEASON 3 (Premiering 2025)
BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive
Territories: U.S.
Format: 6 x 60’, Rollout TBD
Synopsis: Co-created and written by Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson, critically acclaimed Belfast-based police drama, Blue Lights, is an authentic, gripping and darkly funny drama about ordinary people doing an extraordinary job.
- Cast: Sian Brooke, Martin McCann, Katherine Devlin, Nathan Braniff
- Creatives: Declan Lawn (Writer/Creator), Adam Patterson (Writer/ Creator)
- Executive Producers: Louise Gallagher (Creator), Stephen Wright (Creator)
- Production/Distribution Partners: Two Cities Television, Gallagher Films, BBC Studios, BBC
LYNLEY (Premiering 2025)
BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, Commission
Territories: North America
Format: 4 x 90’, Rollout TBD
Synopsis: Tommy Lynley is a brilliant police detective but an outsider in the force – simply by virtue of his aristocratic upbringing. He is paired with Barbara Havers, a sergeant with a maverick attitude and a working-class background.
With seemingly nothing in common and against all odds, the mismatched duo of Lynley and Havers become a formidable team, bonded by their desire to see justice done. His brain and her spirit – his knowledge and her instincts. It is only through working side by side do they both find where they truly belong.
- Cast: Leo Suter, Sofia Barclay, Daniel Mays, Niamh Walsh, Michael Workeye, Joshua Sher
- Creatives: Steve Thompson (Writer), Ed Bazalgette (Lead Director), Suzanne McAuley (Producer)
- Executive Producer: David Stern, Colin Callendar, Robert Schildhouse, Stephen Nye, Jon Farrar, Jess O’ Riordan, Kate Woods, Sue Deeks
- Production/Distribution Partners: Playground, BBC Studios, BBC
RIOT WOMEN (Premiering 2025)
BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, Co-Commission
Format: 6 x 60’, Rollout TBD
Synopsis: In Riot Women, we dive headfirst into the world of five women who, along with three riotous backing singers, come together to create a makeshift punk-rock band in order to enter a local talent contest, but in writing their first original song, soon discover that they have a lot to say – and this is their way to say it.
As they juggle demanding jobs, grown-up children, complicated parents, husbands who’ve buggered off, and disastrous dates and relationships, the band becomes a catalyst for change in their lives, and it’s going to make them question everything. The six-part series – written, created, and directed by Sally Wainwright – is a testament to the power of friendship, music, and the resilience of women who refuse to be silenced by age or expectation.
As the story (set in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire) progresses, it’s more than music that binds them; a deeply potent, long-buried secret begins to surface – one that unexpectedly entangles Kitty and Beth, the two unlikely creative masterminds behind the band, in a complex triangle – and threatens to tear everything apart.
- Cast: Joanna Scanlan, Rosalie Craig, Tamsin Greig, Lorraine Ashbourne, Amelia Bullmore
- Creatives: Sally Wainwright (Writer/Director), Jessica Taylor (Producer)
- Executive Producer: Roanna Benn, Sally Wainwright, Tanya Qureshi, Robert Schildhouse, Jess O’Riordan
- Production/Distribution Partners: Drama Republic, BBC, Mediawan Rights
DEATH VALLEY (Premiering 2025)
BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive
Territories: North America
Format: 6 x 60’, Rollout TBD
Synopsis: Written and created by Paul Doolan (Mammoth, Trollied) and set in Wales, Death Valley follows the unlikely crime-solving partnership between eccentric national treasure John Chapel (Timothy Spall), a retired actor and star of hit fictional detective TV show ‘Caesar’, and disarming Welsh detective sergeant Janie Mallowan (Gwyneth Keyworth).
Thrown together by the murder of John’s neighbor, John and Janie are an odd, yet hilarious duo with opposing instincts. Every week, they get to the bottom of gripping murders, with various stunning Welsh locations providing a backdrop to their investigations.
When John and Janie are not arguing about a case, they’re inevitably up in each other’s personal business. Despite their differences, they soon realize they are the closest thing each other has to a best friend, and unwittingly help one another move on from the past.
- Cast: Timothy Spall, Gwyneth Keyworth, Steffan Rhodri, Alexandria Riley
- Creatives: Paul Doolan (Creator/Writer), Simon Hynd (Director), Nikki Wilson (Producer)
- Executive Producers: Paul Doolan, Josh Cole, Madeline Addy
- Production/Distribution Partners: BBC Studios Comedy Productions, BBC Studios, BBC
