September is upon us, and that means it’s time for BritBox to get a new selection of streaming material for users to enjoy.
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Check out the complete list of the official BritBox additions for September 2025.
BritBox September 2025
September 1
- Second Sight Season 1 | New to BritBox | 4 x 60’ | Released All at Once
Ross Tanner (Clive Owen, Monsieur Spade, A Murder at the End of the World), a maverick, ambitious Detective Chief Inspector who gets results by always going that extra mile, is a man with a terrible secret.Detective Inspector Catherine Tully (Claire Skinner, Outnumbered, McDonald & Dodds), a competitive graduate officer, is drafted into Tanner’s serious crime unit to help investigate the apparently motiveless, brutal murder of a nineteen-year-old boy. As the investigation develops, Catherine realises the nature of Tanner’s dreadful secret: he is losing his sight.
His private terror fuels his obsession with the case. An uneasy alliance is formed between them. She will be his eyes, on certain conditions – terms which will enhance her career prospects. But Tanner’s relationship to the world is becoming increasingly fragile.
Instinct tells him that if he is to survive, he must reinvent himself and use the alchemy of all his senses. He must relinquish his old reliance on the hi-tech, forensic approach to detective work and seek a more radical, intuitive way of seeing.
- Second Sight Season 2 | New to BritBox | 6 x 60’ | Released All at Once
Tanner (Clive Owen, Monsieur Spade, A Murder at the End of the World) must gather evidence against his prime suspect in a murder case under difficult circumstances – but as he struggles to conceal his failing eyesight, DI Tully (Claire Skinner, Outnumbered, McDonald & Dodds) oversteps her authority, leaving him professionally exposed.
September 2
- Return to Paradise Season 1 | New to BritBox | 6 x 60’ | Released Weekly
Set in the idyllic, beachside hamlet of Dolphin Cove, Return to Paradise is six gripping, twisting, and fiendishly clever murder mysteries – all set against the spectacular backdrop of the Australian coastal landscape.Australian ex-pat Mackenzie Clarke (Anna Samson, Home and Away, Dead Lucky) is the seemingly golden girl of the London Metropolitan police force – with an intuitive approach to detective work, she has built a reputation for being able to crack the most impossible of cases. However, she has found herself being forced to up-sticks and move back to her childhood home of Dolphin Cove, a beautiful, surfers’ paradise and Mackenzie’s worst nightmare.
Having escaped her hometown at the earliest opportunity six years ago, Mackenzie vowed she’d never return, leaving a lot of unfinished business and unanswered questions. On her return, she’s still no fan of the town, and the people of Dolphin Cove are certainly no fans of hers; everyone would prefer her not to be there, including Mackenzie herself.
But when a murder takes place in Dolphin Cove, Mack can’t help but put her inspired detective brilliance to good use and determines, despite her reservations, that she needs to make the best of it, including tying up the loose ends with the ex-fiancé she left behind.
September 3
- Wire in the Blood Season 1 | New to BritBox | 3 x 120’ | Released All at Once
With a serial killer on the loose, DI Carol Jordan (Hermione Norris, Silent Witness, Luther) calls in clinical psychologist Dr. Tony Hill (Robson Green, Grantchester, Age Before Beauty) for help with the investigation, despite objections from her superiors. When a cop becomes the next victim, the case turns personal. - Wire in the Blood Season 2 | New to BritBox | 4 x 90’ | Released All at Once
While Tony (Robson Green, Grantchester, Age Before Beauty) and Carol (Hermione Norris, Silent Witness, Luther) search for the killer of a young Dutch nurse, the best friend of one of Tony’s students goes missing. Meanwhile, Tony gets closer to discovering where his child-killer patient, Maggie (Elaine Claxton, Black Mirror, Emmerdale Farm), buried her victims.
September 4
- Lynley Season 1 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 4 x 90’ | Released Weekly
Tommy Lynley (Leo Suter, Vikings: Valhalla, Sanditon) is a brilliant police detective but an outsider in the force – simply by virtue of his aristocratic upbringing. He is paired with Barbara Havers (Sofia Barclay, Prime Target, Ted Lasso), 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 becomes a formidable team, bonded by their desire to see justice done. His brain and her spirit – his knowledge and her instincts. Only by working side by side will they find where they truly belong.
September 10
- The Hardacres Season 1 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 6 x 60’ | Released 2x on Premiere, Then Weekly
The Hardacres chronicles the sweeping rags-to-riches story of a working-class family in 1890s Yorkshire. A sprawling family saga, the series follows the lives, loves, and fortunes of the Hardacre family as they move from a grimy fish dock to a vast country estate.When an accident at work on the docks lands Sam (Liam McMahon, Joan) and Mary Hardacre (Claire Cooper, Suspects) – along with their three kids Joe (Adam Little, Coronation Street), Liza (Shannon Lavelle, Riot Women) and Harry (Zak Ford-Williams, Better), and Mary’s inimitable mother Ma (Julie Graham, Shetland) – unemployed and destitute, they have to think fast.
In a bid to avoid the workhouse, the driven and determined Hardacres put their last penny into a radical business venture they hope will free them from their harsh existence on the quays of the North Yorkshire coast. A bold, gutsy ensemble family drama full of heart, The Hardacres places an ordinary family in an extraordinary position and explores the age-old question: Can money ever buy true happiness?
September 19
- Escape to the Country Season 32 | New to BritBox | 55 x 60’ | Released 5x Weekly
Need an idyllic rural retreat? Tempted to quit the rat race for the peace of the countryside? Join country living experts as they help people achieve that dream by finding their ideal property.
September 25
- Silent Witness Season 28 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 10 x 60’ | Released Weekly
The thrilling crime drama returns with five more macabre crimes for the Lyell Centre to solve. Emilia Fox (Signora Volpe) returns for her 20th series as pathologist Dr Nikki Alexander.Joined by forensic expert Jack Hodgson (David Caves, 15 Days), and two recruits – veteran pathologist Professor Harriet Maven (Maggie Steed, Rivals) and razor-sharp crime analyst Kit Brooks (Francesca Mills, Time Bandits) – the Lyell team find themselves challenged like never before.
Their investigations include the elderly being preyed upon, the return of a hammer-wielding attacker, a dismembered hand found in a canal, and the mysterious death of a passenger on a plane. The team uses all its knowledge and expertise to help officers find the truth and ensure justice is truly served.
September TBA
- The Change Season 2 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 6 x 30’ | Released 2x on Premiere, Then Weekly
Linda (Bridget Christie, Ghosts) lands herself in hot water when the townswomen discover her chore ledgers – a record she has kept over the years of all her hours of unpaid work as a housewife. The revelation kicks off a housework rebellion as the women realise how much of their labour has gone unnoticed, with Linda herself leading their campaign for recognition.While the strike is empowering, unsettling flashbacks to her childhood raise questions about Linda’s real identity. But as the town becomes increasingly fractured, Linda discovers a reason for hope that might just bring this divided community back together.
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October 2
- Karen Pirie Season 2 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 3 x 120’ | Released Weekly
In the societal turmoil of 1984, when the heiress to an oil fortune Catriona Grant (Julia Brown, Shetland) is kidnapped at gunpoint and held to ransom with her young son, Adam, it’s assumed that the motivation is political. The huge investigation ignited an uncontrollable press storm, but when the culprits unexpectedly fall silent, the case runs cold.Catriona and Adam are never seen again. Forty years later, when a man’s body is discovered, Karen Pirie (Lauren Lyle, Outlander) is assigned to reopen the case in complete secrecy. With the first key piece of evidence in decades, Karen and the team wade through a history of love, deceit, political unrest, and class struggle in order to unlock one of Scotland’s most infamous mysteries, whilst avoiding media attention.
What happened to Catriona Grant, and why do sinister forces want the secrets of her disappearance to remain hidden?
October 14
- Beyond Paradise Season 3 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 6 x 60’ | Released Weekly
The hit spin-off from Death in Paradise returns as DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall, Sanditon) and fiancée Martha (Sally Bretton, Not Going Out) face more challenges in their new life by the coast.Set against the idyllic backdrop of Devon and Cornwall, the Shipton Abbott team solves 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 (Jamie Bamber, Law & Order: UK) presents an unexpected challenge.
Esther (Zahra Ahmadi, The Bay) navigates a surprise encounter in her private life, a health scare for Anne (Barbara Flynn, Kate & Koji) stirs up painful memories, and Kelby (Dylan Llewellyn, Derry Girls) embarks on a journey of personal growth.
BritBox Fall TBA
- Riot Women Season 1 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 6 x 60’ | Released 2x on Premiere, Then Weekly
Set in Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, Riot Women centres around five women who come together to create a makeshift punk-rock band to enter a local talent contest. But when it comes to writing their first song, the women soon discover they have a lot more to say than they first thought. - As they juggle life’s struggles, demanding jobs, grown-up children, aging parents, ex-husbands, and relationships, the band becomes a catalyst for change in all of their lives, and the ripple effect is seemingly never-ending. With each episode, a long-buried secret begins to surface, entangling the women in an unlikely and complex web that threatens to tear everything, including the band, apart.
