You could go outside. Button up your winter coat and venture out to breathe in the January air and wonder whether or not the cut-off point for wishing people a Happy New Year has passed (It has. between now and March, the only chat to have is about the chance of snow and how dark it is in the morning when you wake up). But really, is any of that worth the bother? Inside is where it’s really happening. Inside is where the television lives.
Here’s a big look ahead to the new British drama coming up in 2024, including January’s big arrivals: Echo on Disney+, True Detective on Sky Atlantic, Netflix Harlan Coben thriller Fool Me Once, the second series of hit BBC thriller The Tourist, and Toby Jones starring in ITV true life story Mr Bates vs the Post Office. Fans of mystery-based reality series The Traitors have a brand new series to tackle to, as dofans of muscle-bound retro show Gladiators, which arrives back on Saturday teatimes from January 13..
And now begins the looooooooong wait until May, when Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson return in the TARDIS for the new Doctor Who episodes. See the first trailer here.
We’ll update this list of TV highlights weekly with more shows, dates and times as the release announcements arrive. If you’re based in the US, here’s where to look for the relevant info.
| DATE | SHOW | CHANNEL/STREAMER |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, January 8, 9 p.m. | silent witness series 27 (10 episodes, continues Tue Jan 9 at 9 p.m.) | BBC One/BBC iPlayer |
| Wednesday, January 10 | echo (5 episodes) | Disney+ |
| Wednesday, January 10 | Criminal record (8 episodes) | Apple TV+ |
| Wednesday, January 10, 9 p.m. | After the flood (6 episodes) | ITV1 |
| Thursday, January 11, 9 p.m. | Grantchester series 8 (6 episodes) | ITV1 |
| Thursday, January 11, 9 p.m. | hunting the essex lorry killers (one-off) | BBC Two/BBC iPlayer |
| Friday, January 12, 9 p.m. | 8 out of 10 cats does countdown (new episodes) | Channel 4 |
| Friday, January 12, 10 p.m. | Derren brown: Showman (one-off) | Channel 4 |
| Saturday, January 13, 5.50 p.m. | Gladiators (11 episodes) | BBC One/BBC iPlayer |
| Saturday, January 13, 6.50 p.m. | Michael mcintyre’s big show (new episodes) | BBC One/BBC iPlayer |
| Sunday, January 14, 9 p.m. | Taskmaster: champion of champions 3 (one-off) | Channel 4 |
| Sunday, January 14, 10 p.m. | big boys series 2 (6 episodes) | Channel 4 |
| Sunday, January 14 | monsieur spade (6 episodes) | Acorn TV |
| Monday, January 15 | true detective: night country (6 episodes) | Sky Atlantic |
| Tuesday, January 16, 8 p.m. | Emmy awards 2024 (one-off) | Sky Max |
| Wednesday, January 17 | Artful dodger (8 episodes) | Disney+ |
| Friday, January 19 | hazbin hotel (8 episodes, animated) | Prime Video |
| Thursday, January 25 | masters of the universe: Revelation series 2 | Netflix |
| Thursday, January 25 | sexy beast (8 episodes) | Paramount+ UK |
| Friday, January 26 | masters of the air (9 episodes) | Apple TV+ |
| Friday, February 2 | mr. and mrs. smith (8 episodes) | Prime Video |
| Monday, February 5 | Curb your enthusiasm series 12 (10 episodes) | Sky Comedy |
| Thursday, February 8 | halo series 2 (8 episodes) | Paramount+ |
| Wednesday, February 21 | constellation (8 episodes) | Apple TV+ |
| Thursday, February 22 | avatar: the last airbender (8 episodes) | Netflix |
| Tuesday, February 27 | shogun (10 episodes) | Disney+ |
| Sunday, March 10 | the oscars 2024 (one-off) | ITV |
| Thursday, March 21 | 3 body problem (8 episodes) | Netflix |