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: 10 August 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?
Granite Harbour
Trainee detective Davis Lindo is thrown in at the deep end of the Aberdeen crime scene. With partner DCI Bartlett, can he impress, or will his approach leave him out in the cold?
He Had It Coming
Bad feminists, worse detectives. Two unlikely uni friends are dumped into a murder mystery when their drunken protest is hijacked by a killer.
The Big Deal With Steph McGovern
Steph challenges would-be dealers from all walks of life to battle it out in the competitive world of contemporary art.
Ann Droid
It’s Sue’s worst nightmare - an overly attentive, socially inept, second-hand robot carer. But maybe this droid has its uses...
Race Against the Tide
The new series sees seven teams battle it out to build spectacular sand sculptures before the tide washes them away
The Rapture
As temperatures rise, a convicted murderer foretells apocalyptic disaster - is she a manipulative psychopath or does she know the truth?
Murder 24/7
In the pursuit of justice, every second counts. From the 999 call to conviction, via critical forensics and identifying suspects, follow the cases as they unfold - in real time
BBC Proms
The world's greatest classical music festival - Stunning concerts, unique collaborations and the sheer joy of music bringing people together.
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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.
Peaky Blinders
On the lawless streets of 1920s Birmingham, the fight is on. Starring Cillian Murphy
Louis Theroux Interviews
Louis Theroux gets up close and personal with the UK's biggest stars in the way only he can.
Schitt's Creek
A family of down-on-their-luck millionaires are reduced to living in a ramshackle motel in a town they once bought as a joke.
Movies
Films on BBC iPlayer
The Spider-Man Collection
Swing into action with epic Spider-Man adventures. Heroics and high-flying battles await!
Rye Lane
Two youngsters, reeling from bad breakups, connect over an eventful day in south London.
28 Days Later
28 days after a killer virus is accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected.
Dolittle
A doctor with a special talent for talking to animals sets off on an adventure to find a legendary island where the healing Eden Tree grows.
Gladiator
Maximus Decimus Meridius, heir and favoured general of the Roman emperor, is betrayed by the emperor's son Commodus and enslaved to a gladiator trainer.
On Falling
Telling the story of Aurora, a Portuguese warehouse picker working in a vast fulfilment centre in Scotland, On Falling is an intimate and unwavering portrait of an isolated migrant and her relationship to the precarious labour that constrains and defines her.
The Mission: Impossible Collection
Your mission: join Ethan Hunt for daring stunts, high stakes and impossible odds.
Taxi Driver
Travis Bickle works nights as a New York cabbie. Haunted by the squalor around him, he is drawn to the beautiful Betsy, but failed attempts to woo her begin a descent into a personal hell.
War of the Worlds
Remake of the 1953 adaptation based on HG Wells's classic novel about a dock worker's fight to get his children to safety when merciless aliens attack Earth.
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