Whatever your plans are this bank holiday, we’re bringing you a list of perfectly bingeable TV recommendations to enjoy – from a brand-new horror series on Netflix to a number of BAFTA-nominated dramas that you should be catching up on (if you’ve not seen them already).
So read on if you’re on the hunt for something to watch this bank holiday weekend.
Netflix
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
Described as “horror’s take on a woman becoming a wife”, Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen focuses on a couple as they countdown to their ill-fated nuptials (and that’s not a spoiler, it’s literally in the title of the show).
In our four-star review, we called it a “captivating” series that’s a “worthy addition to the genre”, also pointing to the “phenomenal” final episode. In short, it’s absolutely worth your time, if you’re a fan of eerie stories that are packed with symbolism and lots of layers.
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen is streaming now on Netflix.
Channel 4
Big Mood
With the second season coming soon, now is the perfect time to catch up with Big Mood’s first outing. The comedy-drama, starring Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls, Bridgerton) and Lydia West (It’s a Sin, Years And Years), premiered on Channel 4 back in 2024, and very quickly received widespread praise.
Written and created by Camilla Whitehill, the six-part series has been described as “a vivacious and rebellious portrayal of female friendship when infiltrated by the complexities of a serious mental illness”.
Big Mood season 1 is available now on Channel 4, with season 2 coming soon.
Channel 4
A Woman of Substance
Channel 4’s brand-new adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s classic arrives to our screens 41 years after the successful 1985 version with Jenny Seagrove. Here, Vera star Brenda Blethyn takes on the iconic role of Emma Harte, with Jessica Reynolds (House of Guinness) playing the younger version.
A Woman of Substance was received well by viewers after its first episode was broadcast, and new episodes have been dropping weekly since. The cast also features Emmett J Scanlan (Kin, MobLand), Lenny Rush (Doctor Who), Will Mellor (Mr Bates vs. The Post Office) and Jo Joyner (Harlan Coben’s Stay Close).
A Woman of Substance is available as a boxset on Channel 4.
Prime Video
LOL: Last One Laughing
When the first season of Last One Laughing – which essentially pops a bunch of comedians into a room together, with the mission to make each other laugh – dropped on Prime Video last year, it became a breakout hit for the streaming platform.
Now it’s back with a second run, and a host of new funny people (which includes Celebrity Traitors star Alan Carr, plus a returning Bob Mortimer) – and if you’ve not caught up on the silliness, take this as your sign to dive right in.
LOL: Last One Laughing is streaming now on Prime Video.
BBC
The Other Bennet Sister
Based on Janice Hadlow’s bestselling book of the same name, The Other Bennet Sister follows Mary, the “often overlooked” middle sister from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The show released in March 2026, and has been trending in BBC iPlayer’s top 10.
The character of Mary is played by Call the Midwife star Ella Bruccoleri, and has also been described as “not your typical period drama heroine”. The rest of the cast also features Gavin and Stacey icon Ruth Jones, as well as Richard E Grant (The Thursday Murder Club) and Indira Varma (The Capture).
The Other Bennet Sister is available on BBC iPlayer.
Prime Video
Bait
One of the more recent releases on Prime Video, the new comedy series debuted with a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes and some rave reviews. Riz Ahmed, who also wrote the show, stars as a struggling actor called Shah Latif, who is in talks to be the next James Bond.
The six-part series, which dropped all at once as a boxset, has an impressive ensemble cast that includes comedian Guz Khan (Taskmaster), I May Destroy You’s Weruche Opia, and Rafe Spall (Under Salt Marsh).
Bait is streaming now on Prime Video.
BBC
What It Feels Like for a Girl
We branded it “the show of the summer” in our five-star review when it premiered last year, and now What It Feels Like for a Girl is getting some well-deserved awards recognition thanks to five BAFTA TV nominations, including Best Limited Series.
The BBC’s coming-of-age drama is based on the book by Paris Lees (who also created the show), and follows teenager Byron’s journey of self-discovery. The eight-part series perfectly balances LGBTQ+ joy with the struggle for acceptance, and will transport you back to the 2000s with every scene.
What It Feels Like for a Girl is available on BBC iPlayer.
ITV
Code of Silence
Rose Ayling-Ellis plays Alison Brooks, a Deaf woman that uses her lip-reading skills to aid the police. The cast of the impressive drama, which we awarded five stars when it first premiered in May 2025, also included Charlotte Ritchie (Ghosts), Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch) and Kieron Moore (Masters of the Air).
Code of Silence has also just been nominated for a BAFTA (Best Drama series). ITV revealed that the series became “the most-watched drama across all platforms and channels in Q2 of 2025”, and thanks to what was described as an “overwhelming” response from the audience, we know a second season is now on the way.
If all that’s not a sign to catch-up with this one, we don’t know what is.
Code of Silence is available on ITVX.
BBC
Film Club
A decade in the making, Film Club was co-created and c0-written by Aimee Lou Wood and her co-star Ralph Davis (SAS Rogue Heroes). The rom-com centres on best friends Evie (played by Wood) and Noa (Nabhaan Rizwan), who spend every Friday night together in Evie’s garage watching films – but when Noa says he’s moving away, Evie starts to question everything.
Aimee Lou Wood has been recognised in two acting categories at the BAFTA TV Awards this year, including a leading actress nomination for Film Club (and supporting actress for her turn in The White Lotus season three).
Film Club is available on BBC iPlayer.
HBO
The Pitt
After what has felt like a long, long wait, critically-acclaimed media drama The Pitt is finally available to UK audiences, with the launch of HBO Max at the end of March. If you’ve still not yet had a chance to find out for yourself whether it’s worth all the hype, the bank holiday weekend might be the perfect time to get stuck in with the first season of the show.
Starring ER’s Noah Wyle, The Pitt is set during a single shift at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, with each episode of season one playing out over one hour. A second season has already aired in the United States, and a third is on the way too.
The Pitt season one is streaming now on HBO Max in the UK.
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TV Editor, Digital Spy Laura has been watching television for over 30 years and professionally writing about entertainment for almost 10 of those. Previously at LOOK and now heading up the TV desk at the UK’s biggest TV and movies site Digital Spy, Laura has helped steer conversations around some of the most popular shows on the box. Laura has appeared on Channel 5 News and radio to talk viewing habits and TV recommendations. As well as putting her nerd-level Buffy knowledge to good use during an IRL meet with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Laura also once had afternoon tea with One Direction, has sat around the fire pit of the Love Island villa, spoken to Sir David Attenborough about the world’s oceans and even interviewed Rylan from inside the Big Brother house (housemate status, forever pending).