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<\/p>\nIt’s that time of the week again where Digital Spy brings you the best of what’s to come on telly over the next seven days. In the week beginning 29 September, Netflix will release a chilling new addition to its anthology series Monster, and those in need of a light and cheerful palate cleanser won’t have to wait long because Steve Coogan’s Alan Partridge is back on the BBC. <\/p>\n
Forget the notion of not having anything to watch, because you’ll be spoiled for choice with this week’s must-watch shows, as recommended by us. <\/p>\n
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Blue Lights, season 3<\/p>\n
Si\u00e2n Brooke’s Blue Lights is back for season three, and the BBC promises<\/a> to “plunge viewers into a dark world lurking beneath the surface of middle-class life in Belfast as the collapse of the old political and criminal order has paved the way for a new era of global gangs.” <\/p>\n What to Read Next<\/p>\n Season three also introduces Dana Morgan (Cathy Tyson) as the new powerful criminal figure, and a major new threat for Intelligence Department cop Paul Collins (Michael Smiley).<\/p>\n Blue Lights season three is available to watch from Monday 29 September on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n BBC<\/p>\n How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge)<\/p>\n Steve Coogan stars as Alan Partridge in the BBC’s new comedy series How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge). <\/p>\n After a long stint in Saudi Arabia doing promotional work, revered broadcaster Alan Partridge returns to the UK to revitalise his career through a documentary about mental health. <\/p>\n How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge) premieres on BBC One at 9.30pm on Friday 3 October and will stream on BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n Jonath Mathew\/Netflix\/\/Netflix<\/p>\n The New Force<\/p>\n Set in 1958 in Sweden, The New Force’s synopsis (via Netflix) reveals: “The series follows the country’s first female police officers when they graduate and are placed in the country’s most crime-ridden district; the Klara police district in Stockholm.”<\/p>\n The New Force is available to watch from Friday 3 October on Netflix.<\/p>\n The CW<\/p>\n Sullivan’s Crossing<\/p>\n Gilmore Girls’ Chad Michael Murray and Scott Patterson reunite in this romantic medical drama that follows neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan (Morgan Kohan) whose life is upended. Patterson plays Maggie’s estranged father, who she reconnects with when she moves back home to rural Nova Scotia from Boston, to rebuild her life. <\/p>\n Better known for the role of Lucas Scott in One Tree Hill, Murray has been cast as local handyman and Maggie’s love interest Cal Jones in this slow burn romance. Sullivan’s Crossing is available to watch from Wednesday 1 October on Netflix.<\/p>\n Netflix<\/p>\n Monster: The Ed Gein Story<\/p>\n The third in the Monster anthology series from Ryan Murphy, Netflix’s Monster: The Ed Gein Story is set in rural Wisconsin in the ’50s and delves into the horrific events that took place there. <\/p>\n Ed Gein will be played by Charlie Hunnam in this Netflix drama. Monster: The Ed Gein Story is available to watch from Friday 3 October on Netflix.<\/p>\n Alfonso Bresciani\/AMC<\/p>\n Anne Rice’s Interview with a Vampire<\/p>\n Set in 2022 with flashbacks to the 20th century, this is a modern retelling of Anne Rice’s 1976 novel of the same name. <\/p>\n An interview between aging journalist Daniel (Eric Bogosian) and the 150-year-old vampire Louis (Jacob Anderson) is the nucleus of this new rendition. The interview opens up conversations that take viewers back to New Orleans at the turn of the 20th century, and reveal how Louis fell in love with his sire. The two embark on a decades-long romance that involves passion, death and of course blood. <\/p>\n Anne Rice’s Interview with a Vampire is available to watch from Tuesday 30 September on Netflix.<\/p>\n The new edition of Living Legends is here! Buy Gaga in newsagents or online<\/a>, priced at just \u00a38.99.<\/p>\n TV writer, Digital Spy Janet completed her Masters degree in Magazine Journalism in 2013 and has continued to grow professionally within the industry ever since. \u00a0For six years she honed her analytical reviewing skills at the Good Housekeeping institute<\/a> eventually becoming Acting Head of Food testing. \u00a0She also freelanced in the field of film and TV journalism from 2013-2020, when she interviewed A-List stars such as Samuel L Jackson, Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson. In 2021 she joined Digital Spy<\/a> as TV writer where she gets to delve into more of what she loves, watching copious amounts of telly all in the name of work. Since taking on the role she has conducted red carpet interviews with the cast of Bridgerton, covered the BAFTAs and been interviewed by BBC Radio and London Live. In her spare time she also moonlights as a published author, the book Gothic Angel<\/a>. ![\"steve](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/steve-coogan-in-how-are-you-alan-partridge-68d67fb4670bb.jpg\" "\\"Steve")
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