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British TV Viewing Guide

The British TV Viewing Guide covers programs from the UK, Canada, and Ireland that are premiering in the US this month on linear TV channels and streaming services.

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MAY 2025

For program descriptions of select programs, read “British TV Premieres in May 2025”

  • 1st — Alan Cumming’s Most Luxurious Train Journeys: Scotland (UK/Scotland) — Public TV stations*
  • 1st — Dalgliesh: Season 1 (UK) — Public TV stations*
  • 1st — Harry and Meghan: The Rise and Fall (UK) — True Royalty
  • 1st — In the Flesh: Seasons 1-2 (UK) — AMC+
  • 1st — Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara Ó Briain (UK) — Public TV stations*
  • 1st — The World’s War: Forgotten Soldiers of Empire (UK) — BBC Select
  • 2nd — Motherland: Season 1 (UK) — BritBox
  • 3rd — Destination X (UK-US) — NBC (sneak peek 8pm ET, 7pm CT & MT, 7:30pm PT)
  • 4th — Miss Austen (UK) — PBS* (9pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app, PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel
  • 5th — Britain and the Blitz (UK) — Netflix
  • 5th — Harry Wild: Season 4 (IE) — Acorn TV
  • 5th — Safe House: Season 1 (UK) — Acorn TV
  • 7th — The Bletchley Circle: Season 1 (UK) — BritBox
  • 7th — Sullivan’s Crossing: Season 3 (CA) — The CW (8pm ET)
  • 8th — Octopus! (US-UK) (US-UK) — Prime Video
  • 9th — Cracks (UK+) — Acorn TV
  • 9th — A Deadly American Marriage (UK) — Netflix
  • 9th — Long Way Home (UK-US — Apple TV+
  • 9th — Motherland: Season 2 (UK) — BritBox
  • 11th — 2025 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises and Red Carpet 2025 (UK) — BritBox
  • 12th — The Light in the Hall: Season 1 (UK/Wales) — Acorn TV
  • 14th — The Bletchley Circle: Season 2 (UK) — BritBox
  • 14th — Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story (UK) — Netflix
  • 15th — Bet (CA) — Netflix
  • 15th — Skymed: Season 3 (CA) — Paramount+
  • 15th — Welcome to Wrexham: Season 4 (US) — FX (9pm ET, 16th Hulu)
  • 16th — Motherland: Season 3 (UK) — BritBox
  • 16th — Rogue Agent (UK) — Acorn TV
  • 21st — Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service (UK-US) — Fox (9pm ET)
  • 21st — Make It At Market: Season 3 (UK) — BritBox
  • 22nd — Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (UK) — AMC+
  • 22nd — Transplant: Season 4 (CA) — NBC (8pm ET, 23rd Peacock)
  • 23rd — Clarkson’s Farm: Season 4 (UK) — Prime Video
  • 23rd — Lovejoy: Seasons 2-5 (UK) — PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel
  • 23rd — Six Minutes to Midnight (UK) — Acorn TV
  • 23rd — The Surrender (CA-US) — Shudder, AMC+
  • 26th — Boglands (IE-UK) — Acorn TV
  • 27th — Destination X (UK-US) — NBC (regular time slot 10pm ET, 28th Peacock)
  • 28th — F1: The Academy (UK) — Netflix
  • 29th — Dept. Q (UK) — Netflix
  • 30th — Father Ted: Season 1 (UK) — BritBox
  • tba — Death Valley: Season 1 (UK) — BritBox

* For all shows airing on public TV stations, including PBS programs, check your local listings or contact the station that serves your area for local broadcast dates and times.

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