What's new to watch on BBC iPlayer?
From drama to documentaries, comedy, entertainment and movies, there's something for everyone on BBC iPlayer
Published: 26 May 2026
Searching for something new to watch but don't know where to start? BBC iPlayer's got you covered. From movies and dramas to documentaries and entertainment, there's something for everyone.
And don't forget you can add your favourite shows to your Watchlist so you never miss an episode!
What's new on BBC iPlayer?
Dear England
It's time to change the game. Gareth Southgate must face up to the years of hurt to take team and nation back to glory. Based on James Graham's hit play and starring Joseph Fiennes.
Two Weeks in August
It’s all sun, sea and suppressed resentment for a group of friends in Greece - then an illicit kiss unravels everything.
Death Valley
Curmudgeonly retired actor meets eager young detective - they're the perfect crime-fighting duo, if they can only get along.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
Five years ago a schoolgirl was murdered by her boyfriend. Case closed, right? Not according to Pip.
Amandaland
Life after Motherland. Downsizing, facing the horror of modern teens - not even an alpha mum can do it alone.
England 2006: The Golden Generation
With Beckham, Rooney, Ferdinand and Cole on the team, the 2006 World Cup was supposed to be England's moment.
Half Man
Niall and Ruben are not related by blood, but as close as you can get
The Cage
Leanne and Matty are both robbing from the same casino – setting them on a high-stakes crash course with gangsters, police... and each other.
Kidnapped by My Mum
At 11 years old, Alex vanished on holiday with his mother and grandfather for six years. Now, he's retracing his steps across Europe to tell the full story for the first time.
Smoggie Queens
Cheers queers! Incredible lewks, titanic brunches, epic squabbles - this deeply weird and fiercely loving chosen family takes no prisoners. Out and proud Middlesbrough comedy.
MasterChef
Into the kitchen and under the spotlight. Amateur cooks duel it out for the right to be called the MasterChef UK Champion.
Peelers: The PSNI for Real
Unfiltered and up close. The realities and challenges of 24/7 policing in Belfast.
Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr
Ten talented designers. One life-changing contract. Alan Carr and interiors guru Michelle Ogundehin are on the hunt for talent, passion and dazzling designs
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The Other Bennet Sister
The spirited Bennet sisters navigate the minefield of the marriage market – but for bookish Mary, another path beckons.
Small Prophets
The magical and mundane unfold in a suburban shed as a lonely man stumbles on the supernatural. Mackenzie Crook’s weird and wonderful world, with Pearce Quigley and Michael Palin.
One Piece
Find the One Piece, become King of the Pirates. Luffy and crew set sail, searching for the world's greatest treasure.
The Young Offenders
Awkward eejits. Feckless teens Conor and Jock can't help but get in trouble - be it petty crime, hapless romances or disappointing mum Mairead. Craic-filled, Cork-set comedy.
Sherlock
Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson's adventures in 21st Century London.
The Capture
Don't believe what you see. In the terrifying world of deepfake technology, just who is pulling the strings? Conspiracy thriller starring Holliday Grainger and Paapa Essiedu.
Peaky Blinders
On the lawless streets of 1920s Birmingham, the fight is on. Starring Cillian Murphy
Industry
Everyone is collateral. The boundaries between colleague, lover and enemy blur in the backstabbing, high pressure, glamorous world of high finance.
The Night Manager
Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Colman in a tense, stylish thriller from spy master John Le Carré.
Motherland
It's a mum-eat-mum world. The brave women and men of the school run come face to face with playdate politics, the PTA's reign of terror and never having a pee by yourself.
Race Across the World
No phones, limited cash - and one high-stakes, low-budget race to the finish. On a globe-spanning adventure of a lifetime, which pair will cross the line first?
Silent Witness
As Nikki, Jack, Harriet and Kit open the doors to the Sir William Bowman Centre of Excellence in Birmingham for the first time, a new set of murder mysteries haunt the team...
The Great British Menu
The best of British cuisine. Top chefs from across the UK put their hearts on a plate and showcase amazing culinary talent. Who will get to cook for a spectacular banquet?
Movies
Films on BBC iPlayer
The Despicable Me Collection
All the bananas, all the mayhem in one epic collection.
Mission: Impossible
When a crucial mission goes wrong, spy Ethan Hunt finds himself out on a limb and under suspicion. Taking the law into his own hands, he races to clear his name and expose the real traitor.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow remains the last hope for his fading lineage. With the tenth annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow becomes alarmed when he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird from District 12.
Saving Private Ryan
After the carnage of D-Day, Captain Miller is ordered into heavily contested territory to find and return a single soldier.
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
Aftersun
Sophie is beginning to remember a formative holiday her divorced dad Calum took her on as a child. What her 11-year-old self experienced is now conjuring up things that perhaps went unseen.
1917
During the First World War, two soldiers must cross no-man's-land to deliver a message. If they fail, an entire battalion will be ordered over the top and into a deadly trap.
The Iron Claw
Based on the true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.
Storyville: Mr Nobody Against Putin
Oscar winner | BBC Storyville documentary following a Russian schoolteacher as he risks everything to expose rising militarism in his classroom
Malcolm X
Scholar. Convict. Leader. Denzel Washington stars in Spike Lee’s epic civil rights biopic.
Trolls World Tour
Six troll tribes clash over their devotion to different types of music. Queen Poppy has to prevent Queen Barb of the rock tribe from destroying all other music.
Green Book
In 1962, Italian-American nightclub bouncer Tony Lip gets taken on as a driver for acclaimed African American pianist Donald Shirley on a tour of the Deep South.
In Camera (British Film Premiere Season)
A young actor who is in a cycle of nightmarish auditions takes it upon himself to find a new part to play. Starring Nabhaan Rizwan
Bird
Twelve-year-old Bailey lives in a squat in north Kent with her brother and emotionally distant father, yearning for connection and escape.
La La Land
Award-winning musical. An aspiring actress and a dedicated jazz musician fall in love in modern-day Los Angeles.
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