David Farnor | On 08, Jun 2025

Netflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Apple TV+. Paramount+. All 4. There’s so much TV to watch these days in so many places that it can be hard to keep up. Every month, we boil down what’s on the box to the essentials you need in your streaming queue.

We’ve sorted through All The TV to bring you your May 2025 UK TV highlights – what’s worth watching and where you can stream it online in the UK.

Week 1

 

What It Feels Like for a Girl

To find yourself, sometimes you need to lose yourself. It’s Y2K, and Byron’s flirting with discovery and destruction, love and anarchy in this series inspired by Paris Lees’s raw, riotous memoir.

Stick: Season 1

Stick is a new sports comedy series created by Jason Keller and starring and executive produced by Owen Wilson. Wilson stars as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. After the collapse of his marriage and getting fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store, Pryce hedges his bets, and future, entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom named Santi (Peter Dager). Episodes 1 to 3 arrive together, followed by episodes weekly until the finale on 23rd July.

The Survivors

Fifteen years ago, the loss of three young people tore this sleepy seaside town apart. Now, the mysterious death of a young woman dredges up the past.

Week 2

 

The Gold: Season 2

Three tonnes of solid gold, six armed robbers and an audacious heist that stunned Britain. Stealing it was just the start. In Season 2, the police chase the other half of the stolen Brink’s-Mat gold when it resurfaces. In Tenerife, John Palmer’s successful timeshare business starts to attract unwanted attention. Starring Dominic Cooper and Hugh Bonneville.

Beth

Joe and Molly have it all, they’re deeply in love, successful in their careers and living the high life. But one thing is missing – a child. So when Molly falls pregnant after years of false hope, it feels like a miracle. Months later, when their baby daughter, Imogen, is born, she’s as Caucasian as can be, with no resemblance to Joe, her father. As Joe and Molly’s life is thrown into turmoil, Joe begins to unravel a shocking truth that rocks him, Molly and, potentially, the world to the core. Will Joe be able to keep his discovery a secret in order to protect his family? This three-part drama, written and directed by Uzo Oleh (Edicius), streams on YouTube in three parts, before hitting Channel 4 as one 45-minute drama.

Titan: The OceanGate Disaster

Titan: The OceanGate Disaster examines CEO Stockton Rush’s quest to become the next billionaire innovator and the doomed underwater endeavor that called into question the price of ambition in the depths of the ocean. The Titan submersible’s ill-fated journey to the ruins of the Titanic dominated headlines in June 2023, yet the shocking decisions that led to the disaster have never been revealed like this before.

FUBAR: Season 2

When a father and daughter discover they both secretly work for the CIA, their high-stakes missions get tangled up with awkward family dynamics. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carrie-Anne Moss, Monica Barbaro, Fortune Feimster and Travis Van Winkle.

Week 3

 

The Buccaneers: Season 2

In the first season of The Buccaneers, a group of fun-loving young American girls exploded into the tightly corseted London of the 1870s, setting hearts racing and kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash. Now the Buccaneers are no longer the invaders – England is their home. In fact they’re practically running the place. Nan is the Duchess of Tintagel, the most influential woman in the country. Conchita is Lady Brightlingsea, heroine to a wave of young American heiresses. And Jinny is on every front-page, wanted for the kidnap of her unborn child. All of the girls have been forced to grow up and now have to fight to be heard, as they wrestle with romance, lust, jealousy, births and deaths… themes consuming all women of any age, no matter what year it is. Last time we got a taste of England. This time we’re in for a veritable feast. Season 2’s eight episodes arrive weekly until the finale on 6th August.

Week 4

 

The Gilded Age: Season 3

The American Gilded Age was a period of immense economic and social change, when empires were built, but no victory came without sacrifice. Following the Opera War, the old guard is weakened and the Russells stand poised to take their place at the head of society. Bertha sets her sights on a prize that would elevate the family to unimaginable heights while George risks everything on a gambit that could revolutionise the railroad industry – if it doesn’t ruin him first. Across the street, the Brook household is thrown into chaos as Agnes refuses to accept Ada’s new position as lady of the house. Peggy meets a handsome doctor from Newport whose family is less than enthusiastic about her career. As all of New York hastens toward the future, their ambition may come at the cost of what they truly hold dear.

Countdown: Season 1

When an officer with the Department of Homeland Security is murdered in broad daylight, LAPD detective Mark Meachum, portrayed by Jensen Ackles, is recruited to a secret task force, alongside undercover agents from all branches of law enforcement, to investigate. But the hunt for the killer soon uncovers a plot far more sinister than anyone could have imagined, kicking off a race against time to save a city of millions. Episodes arrive weekly.

Ironheart: Season 1

Marvel’s series stars Dominique Thorne as genius inventor Riri Williams, who creates the most advanced suit of armour since Iron Man himself, Tony Stark. Picking up after Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, it follows Riri as she returns to her hometown of Chicago, determined to build a state-of-the-art iron suit and make her mark on the world.

The Bear: Season 4

Created by Christopher Stoner (Ramy, Eighth Grade), the hit culinary drama follows Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White), a young chef who leaves the world of fine dining to run the family sandwich shop, following the death of his brother. There, he clashes with his brother’s best friend, Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), who has been keeping the place going. Season 4 finds Carmen and Richie pushing forward, determined not only to survive, but also to take The Bear to the next level. With new challenges around every corner, the team must adapt, adjust and overcome. This season, the pursuit of excellence isn’t just about getting better – it’s about deciding what’s worth holding on to.

Smoke: Season 1

Inspired by true events, Smoke follows a troubled detective and an enigmatic arson investigator as they pursue the trails of two serial arsonists. Reuniting the creative team behind Black Bird, the series stars Taron Egerton, Jurnee Smollett, Rafe Spall, Anna Chlumsky, Greg Kinnear and John Leguizamo. The first two episodes arrive together, followed by weekly episodes until the finale on 15th August.

Squid Game: Season 3

Picking up in the aftermath of Season 2’s bloody cliffhanger, the third and final season of Netflix’s most popular series finds Gi-hun, a.k.a. Player 456, at his lowest point yet. But the Squid Game stops for no one, so Gi-hun will be forced to make some important choices in the face of overwhelming despair as he and the surviving players are thrust into deadlier games that test everyone’s resolve.

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