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Scott and Hayley join Naga Munchetty to review the week's biggest shows. This week, that features ‘Lynley’ the latest crime thriller to reach BBC iPlayer, which follows aristocratic DI Thomas Lynley and his reluctant partner DS Barbara Havers as they’re brought in to solve murders.
BBC Sitcom ‘Can You Keep a Secret’ starring Dawn French, Mark Heap and Craig Roberts, all about a retired couple - played by Dawn and Mark – who commit insurance fraud, after one of them is mistakenly claimed dead.
And finally, we discuss Netflix’s ‘Heated Rivalry’ about two ice hockey players whose animosity in the rink turns into a secret romance off the ice.
Remember you can Email mustwatch@bbc.co.uk to have your say.
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Naga Munchetty is joined by Hayley Campbell and Ali Plumb to dissect the week’s biggest TV and streaming releases.
This week the team review the Channel 4’s decade-spanning A Woman of Substance, based on the novel by Barbara Taylor. The series charts the rise of Emma Harte from Yorkshire maid to powerful 70’s businesswoman. But despite her success, she still wants revenge on the family she once worked for.
Next up is Taylor Sheridan’s The Madison on Paramount+, the latest from the writer-producer’s ever-expanding Yellowstone’s universe. It centre’s on Michelle Pfeiffer’s Stacy and her Big Apple family coming to terms with their patriarchs death, and their sudden move from city-life to rural Montana.
Last is crime thriller Scarpetta on Amazon Prime, featuring Nicole Kidman. The series is based on the Patricia Cornwall novels, and sees forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta – played by Kidman – attempt to unmask a serial killer.
Remember you can email mustwatch@bbc.co.uk to have your say.
This week the trio review ‘Rooster' a new comedy on Sky and HBO Max, brought to us by Bill Lawrence, the creator of Scrubs and Ted Lasso. The series follows a novelist called Greg Russo, played by Steve Carrell, who returns to a University where his daughter works after her husband has an affair with a student.Next, Amazon Prime's 'Young Sherlock' is an eight-part series directed by the infamous Guy Ritchie. The series explores the origin story of the legendary detective and his first ever case.
Finally ‘Vladimir' on Netflix, an eight-part adaptation of the book by Julia May Jona. It follows the life of M, played by Rachel Weisz, a professor who becomes obsessed with a new member to the faculty called Vladimir, played by Leo Woodall.Remember you can email mustwatch@bbc.co.uk to have your say.
Hayley Campbell, Scott Bryan and Naga Munchetty review the week’s biggest new TV and streaming releases.This week the trio review Gordon Ramsey's latest documentary, charting the chef's attempt to juggle family life, global empire and his biggest launch yet - 'Being Gordon Ramsey' (Netflix). We take a look at 'Love Story: John F Kennedy & Carolyn Basset (Disney+) - the dramatisation of the couple's volatile courtship, marriage and deaths. Finally the trio cast their eye over thriller Vanished on Amazon Prime.Remember you can email mustwatch@bbc.co.uk to have your say.
Hayley Campbell, Scott Bryan and Naga Munchetty review the week’s biggest new TV and streaming releases.This week the trio review ‘Dirty Business' a new three-part factual drama on Channel 4 starring Jason Watkins and David Thewlis. The duo play Ashley Smith and Peter Hammond, who are investigating the UK's water pollution scandal and the illegal industrial-scale dumping of raw sewage by privatized water companies.Next, the dad and daughter duo Danny and Dani Dyer come together for a new series ‘The Dyers’ Caravan Park' available on Sky and Now TV. They take on the task of renovating the family-run Priory Hill Caravan Park on the Isle of Sheppy. Trying to breathe new life into the caravan industry proves difficult when they relaying on their own DIY skills and keeping the residents happy. Finally ‘The Walsh Sister' on BBC iPlayer, a six-part series inspired by the novels Marian Keyes. It follows the lives of the five Walsh sisters as they navigate the peaks and troughs of adulthood. Remember you can email mustwatch@bbc.co.uk to have your say.
Hayley Campbell, Scott Bryan and Naga Munchetty review the week’s biggest new TV and streaming releases.This week the trio review 'How to Get to Heaven from Belfast' a new eight-part series on Netflix created by Derry Girls writer, Lisa McGee. The comedy thriller follows a set of three estranged school friends who head back to Northern Ireland following the mysterious death of their friend Greta (Natasha O'keeffe).Next, 'Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model' a three-part documentary on Netflix, exploring the early 2000's hit TV series, America's Next Top Model. The documentary takes a look at how the show started, the trials and tribulations during its 15 years on our screens, and we hear from all the key players from the show's hay day.Finally 'Small Prophets' on BBC iPlayer, a six-part series created by Mackenzie Crook, the brains behind Detectorists. It follows Pearce Quigley, a hardware store worker who turns to tiny humanoid creatures as a way to discover what had happened to his girlfriend following her disappearance.Remember you can email mustwatch@bbc.co.uk to have your say.
Hayley Campbell, Scott Bryan and Naga Munchetty review the week’s biggest new TV and streaming releases.This week the trio looks at 'Lord of the Flies' on BBC One, a new adaptation of the book Lord of the Flies by the William Golding, who won the Nobel Price for Literature in 1983. Adapted by Jack Thorne, who wrote The Hack, Toxic Town and co-wrote Adolescence, the four-part series follows a set of boys who are trapped on an island following a plane crash.Next, 'Betrayal' a four-part series on ITV starring Shaun Evans as an MI5 officer struggling in his job and his marriage. When his latest case goes wrong, he meets Mehreen (Zahra Ahmadi) , an intelligence operative who is tasked with taking over his duties but subsequently becomes an unlikely ally. Finally, the Muppets are back to celebrate their 50th anniversary in 'The Muppet Show'. The special on Disney+ stars pop star Sabrina Carpenter, comedian Maya Rudolph and actor Seth Rogen for 30 minutes of joyous chaos. Remember you can email mustwatch@bbc.co.uk to have your say.
Hayley Campbell, Scott Bryan and Naga Munchetty review the week’s biggest new TV and streaming releases.This week the trio look at 'His & Hers' on Netflix - based on the hugely successful book by Alice Feeney. It follows Detective Jack Harper (Jon Bernthal) and his estranged wife and former news anchor, Anna Andrews (Tessa Thompson) as they both simultaneously investigate a murder.Next, Marvel's 'Wonder Man' on Disney +, a new eight-part series about the origin story of the superhero. Simon Williams (Yahya Abdul-Mateen) is an aspiring Hollywood actor with a secret, who is struggling to get his career off the ground. He befriends Tony Slattery (Ben Kingsley) , another actor at the end of his career who is trying to get role in the new Wonder Man movie.Finally, 'Michael Jackson: The Trial' a new four-part series on Channel 4 that looks at the arrest, trial and subsequent acquittal following allegations of sexual abuse against the singer.Remember you can email mustwatch@bbc.co.uk to have your say.
Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join Naga Munchetty to review the best – and worst – of the week’s TV. This week that includes Netflix’s new documentary ‘Take That’, Sky Atlantic’s cold case thriller ‘Under Salt Marsh’ and heist drama ‘Steal’ on Prime Video.
This week the trio looked at 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' a prequel to Game of Thrones, on Sky and Now TV. It’s based on three novellas by George RR Martin, telling the story of Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) and his squire Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell).Next, the long-awaited 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' on Paramount +, which is a new spin-off of the beloved sci-fi franchise currently celebrating its 60th anniversary.Finally, 'Agatha Christie's Seven Dials' - a new adaptation of the novel, The Seven Dials Mystery, by the Queen of Crime. The three part-drama on Netflix takes place after a lavish country house party ends in murder. Bundle Brent (Mia McKenna-Bruce) and Superintendent Martin Battle (Martin Freeman) set about solving the case. Naga also speaks to Rafe Spall and Kelly Reilly, stars of a new crime drama called 'Under Salt Marsh' coming to Sky on January the 30th. Remember you can Email mustwatch@bbc.co.uk to have your say.
Scott and Hayley join Naga Munchetty to review the week's biggest shows. This week, that features ‘Lynley’ the latest crime thriller to reach BBC iPlayer, which follows aristocratic DI Thomas Lynley and his reluctant partner DS Barbara Havers as they’re brought in to solve murders.BBC Sitcom ‘Can You Keep a Secret’ starring Dawn French, Mark Heap and Craig Roberts, all about a retired couple - played by Dawn and Mark – who commit insurance fraud, after one of them is mistakenly claimed dead.And finally, we discuss Netflix’s ‘Heated Rivalry’ about two ice hockey players whose animosity in the rink turns into a secret romance off the ice.
Remember you can Email mustwatch@bbc.co.uk to have your say.
Scott Bryan, Hayley Campbell and Naga Munchetty review the week’s biggest new TV and streaming releases, as well as looking ahead to some of their most anticipated shows of the year. This week the trio looked at 'Run Away', a new eight-part series on Netflix. The story is an adaptation of Harlan Coben's novel about a father who is accused of murdering the homeless boyfriend of his daughter who ran away from home.Next, BBC Drama 'Waiting for the Out' which follows philosophy teacher Dan (Josh Finan) who agrees to teach a group of men in prison. Finally, the return of 'The Night Manager' for a second season on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, eight years after the original – we catch up with Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston) who is settling into his new role as an intelligence officer with MI6. Remember you can Email mustwatch@bbc.co.uk to have your say.
Naga Munchetty Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell look back at the best TV 2025 had to offer.They share their top 5 TV picks each which stood out to them this year as a must watch.Finally, they look ahead to some of the most exciting TV coming in 2026 for you to keep your eye out for. Remember you can always email mustwatch@bbc.co.uk to have your say.
Scott and Hayley count down their top 5 TV shows each to watch over the festive period.From 'The Lowdown' on Disney +, to 'The Night Manager' on BBC One and 'The Great Festive Bake Off' on Channel 4, they guide you through the series worth binging and those to avoid! They also talk to Russell Tovey, the star of the BBC Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea about his Christmas traditions. The trio also talk to Danielle Galligan who plays the headstrong wife of Arthur Guinness, Lady Olivia Hedges-White, in Netflix's House Of Guinness. Remember you can always email mustwatch@bbc.co.uk to have your say.
Scott Bryan, Hayley Campbell and Naga Munchetty review the week’s biggest new TV and streaming releases.This week the trio looked at Sky and Now TV's 'Amadeus', a retelling of the life of renowned compser Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his rivalry with fellow compser Antonio Salieri in 18th-century Vienna.Next 'The War Between the Land and the Sea', a five-part Doctor Who spin-off on BBC One, about the conflict between humanity and an ancient species which emerges from the ocean.Finally 'The Revenge Club' on the streaming service Paramount +, Based on the hugely successful book by The Othello Club J.D. Pennington, the series follows a group of strangers who decide to team up and seek revenge on their exes.You can Email mustwatch@bbc.co.uk to have your say.
Ali Plumb sits in for Scott Bryan today to review the week’s biggest new TV and streaming releases with Naga Munchetty and Hayley Campbell.This week the trio looked at Netflix’s modern western drama, ‘The Abandons’, which stars Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson. They play two mothers locked in a bloody feud over land in 1850’s Washington.They also reviewed Sean Combs: The Reckoning, a new Netflix Documentary produced by Curtis Jackson aka “50 Cent” following the lead up to the arrest of Sean Combs known as Diddy.Finally ‘The New Yorker at 100’ on Netflix, a deep dive documentary into the hundred years of the legendary magazine.You can Email mustwatch@bbc.co.uk to have your say.
Ali Plumb sits in for Scott Bryan today to review the week’s biggest new TV and streaming releases with Naga Munchetty and Hayley Campbell. This week the trio looked at MGM's Robin Hood, an action-packed reimagining of the outlaw's origin story. 'What's the Monarchy For?' a new BBC Documentary with David Dimbleby where he explores the relevance of the Monarchy in the modern world. Finally season two of Landman, a modern western about the gritty world of the west Texas oil fields based on the podcast Boomtown. You can Email mustwatch@bbc.co.uk to have your say.
Scott and Hayley join Naga to review the week’s biggest new TV and streaming releases. This week, the new release from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan – post-apocalyptic science fiction drama 'Pluribus' on Apple TV+. 'All Her Fault' from Sky Atlantic, starring Sarah Snook - who fans of Succession will recognise. And 'Malice' on Amazon Prime, starring Jack Whitehall and David Duchovny. Email mustwatch@bbc.co.uk to have your say.
Scott and Hayley join Naga Munchetty to review the new BBC thriller ‘Wild Cherry’, which follows two girls at the heart of a school scandal. The trio also take a look at The Death of Bunny Munroe, Sky Atlantic’s adaptation of Nick Cave's novel about a door-to-door beauty salesman who takes his nine-year-old son on a life changing road trip across the south of England following the death of his wife. Finally, they discuss Netflix's The Beast in Me, an eight-part thriller which follows struggling author Aggie Wiggs whose luck changes when she agrees to write her neighbours biography after he was accused of murdering his wife, but she soon gets more than she bargained for.
Emma Vardy sits in for Naga Munchetty in today’s episode of Must Watch, as she joins Scott and Hayley to review the latest BBC nature documentary with David Attenborough called Kingdom.
This six series follows four different animal families as they battle to survive in a Zambian river valley.
The trio also take a look at All’s Fair a new legal drama on Disney+ featuring a star studded line up of Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Sarah Paulson and Glenn Close who work within an all-female legal firm.
Finally they discuss Channel 4’s Trespasses, a four-part drama based on Louise Kennedy’s debut novel about a love story unfolding within the height of the troubles in Ireland.
Emma Vardy sits in for Naga Munchetty in today’s episode of Must Watch, as she joins Scott and Hayley to review the newest thriller programme from Slow Horses’ writer Mick Herron: Down Cemetery Road, starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Jones. It follows private investigator Zoë Boehm (Thompson) as she investigates a mysterious disappearance.
The trio also take a look at the new BBC pop documentary Girlbands Forever, charting the rise of Britain’s top girlbands (including Atomic Kitten, All Saints and Mis-Teeq), and Channel 4’s Game of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter, a new knitting game show hosted by former faithful Tom Daley.





This interviewer asks a question then just waits poised to ask the next one
nihal rules one of my fav presenter of all time!
Amazing podcast! Love it!!!!