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Bingewatch

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Bingewatch episodes

  • 12 12 12, Cunk on Cinema, Rivals, and The Body

    Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 13th November 2026, including:

    A heist takes 12 months to plan, 12 hours to execute - and a thief not caught within 12 days won't be caught at all; across three intertwined timelines, an FBI agent and a career criminal face off in a deadly game of cat and mouse through Europe. Anthony Mackie stars in 12 12 12 on Apple TV.

    Where did cinema come from? What does it want? And why can’t it tell us? Fearless documentary-maker Philomena Cunk is asking some starry faces the key questions on BBC iPlayer. With Diane Morgan.

    A group of misbehaving Catholic school girls experience prophetic visions after a dance-team initiation goes wrong, triggering mass hysteria throughout their town, in Netflix original The Body.

    In the cutthroat world of 1980s television, the scandalous battle for the franchise reaches fever pitch as media-mogul Tony Baddingham seeks to destroy Rupert Campbell-Black. Amidst '80s excess and high stakes power games, long-buried secrets ignite and the cost of war proves greater than anyone ever anticipated. Season 2 of Rivals returns to Disney Plus.

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    22 min
  • The Greatest, Sherlock & Daughter, The Assassin, and Rise of the Rockstar Chef

    Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 6th November 2026, including:

    Chronicling Muhammad Ali's life and personal relationships as a father, husband, brother and son, and the defining moments that shaped his status. The Greatest is on Amazon Prime Video.

    Fights, feuds and the pursuit of perfection. Marco Pierre White, Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal ripped up the rulebook of fine dining - and put British cuisine on the map. Documentary Rise of the Rockstar Chef is on BBC iPlayer.

    Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore return in season 2 of Amazon Prime Video thriller The Assassin.

    Sherlock Holmes is out of his comfort zone, mysteriously unable to investigate a sinister case without risking the lives of his closest friends. Then enters young American Amelia. After her mother's mysterious murder, she learns her missing father may be the legendary detective, in new HBO Max detective series Sherlock & Daughter.

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    28 min
  • Nocturne, Matthew Perry, Bill Murray, and Adultery

    Ian reviews the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 30th October 2026, including:

    When a victim of a notorious serial killer unexpectedly turns up alive, a detective races against time to find the one person still missing, while his protégée goes undercover to get answers from the killer himself. Stephen Graham and Zazie Beetz star in Apple TV drama Nocturne.

    On the third anniversary of death, this documentary series chronicles the Hollywood success, outspoken advocacy and tragic loss of the beloved Friends star, as told by his inner circle. This is The One About Matthew Perry, on Netflix.

    Hollywood legend Bill Murray begins a journey around Ireland, combining golf with a search for his Irish roots. But travelling with Bill rarely goes to plan, in BBC documentary A Course Called Ireland.

    A chance encounter. An irresistible affair. Two families risk being torn apart when passion crosses a line, unleashing devastating consequences. Dominic Cooper & Romola Garai star in ITVX drama Adultery.

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    19 min
  • Last One Laughing: Halloween, It Gets Worse, and Crystal Lake

    Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 23rd October.

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    28 min
  • Tenzing, Tyson, The Party, and Treasure Island

    Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 16th October 2026, including:

    • After joining a British expedition, Himalayan climber Tenzing Norgay and New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. This is new feature length drama on Apple TV, Tenzing.
    • Young Jim Hawkins and his mother Bess come into possession of a legendary pirate’s treasure map and are drawn into a deadly voyage across the Atlantic, where Jim is forced to navigate mutiny, violence and betrayal, leaving him forever changed, in Paramount+ adaptation of the classic Treasure Island.
    • Tyson is a four-part documentary exploring the explosive life of one of the most feared and fascinating figures in sports history, on Netflix.
    • Never invite the past... Luke Evans and Tom Cullen star in a gripping tale of obsession, friendship and the crushing fallout of betrayal, in ITVX drama The Party.
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      27 min
    • Below, Carrie, Pierre, and The Reluctant Vampire

      Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 9th October 2026, including:

      When a mysterious sea creature terrorises a remote town, a fisherman must fight to protect his family, his community, and his way of life. Josh Hartnett and Mackenzie Davis star in nautical Netflix thriller Below.

      After her father's sudden, untimely death thrusts her into the unforgiving ecosystem of public high school, Carrie is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community, the relentless pressure and casual cruelty of the social‑media age, and the awakening of mysterious telekinetic powers that rise alongside her adolescence. Featuring Scream legend Matthew Lillard, this is Prime Video's adaptation of the Stephen King classic.

      A West London duty solicitor is a force of nature, battling to keep his clients away from a system that would chew them up and spit them out; his hard-earned expertise is free to those who need it the most. David Harewood leads Channel 4's new legal drama, Pierre.

      Every family has secrets – this one has fangs. Which is a bit of a problem when you're actually human. Lenny Rush stars in Eric Morecambe's spooky BBC comedy, The Reluctant Vampire.

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      27 min
    • American Hostage, Brothers, The Blame, and Youth

      Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 25th September 2026, including:

      Based on the acclaimed first season of the scripted podcast of the same name, American Hostage is a psychological thriller set in the 1970s inspired by the harrowing true story of Fred Heckman, a beloved Indianapolis radio reporter who is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program. Jon Hamm stars. On MGM+

      How do you catch a killer when the killer is one of your own? Michelle Keegan and Douglas Booth star in twisty thriller The Blame on ITVX.

      Hollywood actors Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson have been best friends for years, but a shocking family secret suggests their connection might be closer, in Apple TV comedy Brothers.

      A 50-year-old divorcee juggles dating life while taking care of her parents and adult son. Sharon Horgan creates and stars in Apple TV comedy Youth.

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      32 min
    • MobLand, Neagley, Slow Horses, and 70 Up

      Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 18th September 2026, including:

      Power is up for grabs as two warring crime families clash in a battle that threatens to topple empires and ruin lives. Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren return for season two of MobLand on Paramount Plus.

      A private investigator and former military protege of Jack Reacher, learns that a beloved friend from her past has been killed in a suspicious accident; using her knowledge, she puts herself on a dangerous path to uncover evil. Maria Sten stars as Neagley on Amazon Prime Video.

      Gary Oldman leads the sixth season of Slow Horses, following the Slough House team as they are targeted by deadly assassins hunting down current and former agents. On Apple TV.

      70 Up is the final chapter of the seminal British documentary series, tracking the lives of 14 people since 1964. The series concludes its 63-year television journey on ITVX.

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      31 min
    • Last Seen, Crew Girl, Mr. T, and Colin from Accounts

      Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 11th September 2026, including:

      A police dispatcher's daughter Maggie disappeared years ago. He receives a call, believing it's her, and embarks on a relentless quest to find her and reunite his family, disregarding consequences. Patrick Brammall stars in Apple TV drama Last Seen.

      Mr. T took the world by storm as an '80s icon. This new documentary from Netflix reveals the full story behind the mohawk, chains and catchphrase from the man himself in Untold Mr. T: I Pity The Fool.

      After a family scandal, teen rower Teagan moves to a small town and joins an elite prep school's all-boys crew, sparking rivalry and attraction in Netflix coming-of-age romance Crew Girl.

      Three years and a lot of baggage later, Gordon and Ashley have moved on: to new homes, new career paths and new partners. But a chance encounter in a suburban GP clinic reunites the former lovers in the final season of Colin from Accounts on BBC iPlayer.

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      26 min
    • The Gentlemen, Mayday, The Grand Tour, and WHAM!

      Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 4th September 2026, including:

      A new season and a new trio in the form of James Engelsman, Thomas Holland, and Francis Bourgeois, take the wheel in season 7 of The Grand Tour on Amazon Prime Video.

      It's posh, it's scandalous, and it's criminally good. Theo James returns in the highly anticipated second season of The Gentlemen on Netflix.

      When a U.S. Navy pilot on a top-secret mission during the Cold War gets trapped behind enemy lines, his only chance at survival is to form an alliance with an eccentric ex-KGB agent. Ryan Reynolds stars in action comedy Mayday on Apple TV.

      Unseen and beautifully restored footage captures WHAM!'s historic 1985 China tour, where George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley brought western pop to a curious and expectant nation, in WHAM! 10 Days in China on BBC iPlayer.

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      30 min

    About Bingewatch

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    Bingewatch is your essential TV guide with journalists Ian MacEwan and Hannah Fernando featuring the latest releases on UK streaming platforms including Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, Paramount+ and more.

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