October 2025 Watchlist: The TV shows to watch this week and month
VOD News | On 05, Oct 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 October 2025 UK TV highlights – what’s worth watching and where you can stream it online in the UK.
Week 1
How Are You? It’s Alan Partridge
Alan Partridge returns to make Britain’s first ever documentary about mental health.
UK air date:
When? 3rd October (9.30pm)
What channel? BBC One
Watch online in the UK:
BBC iPlayer
Available all at once on-demand
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
You know the iconic horror films his twisted legacy inspired, but you may not know his name… yet. This October, Ryan Murphy’s Monster Anthology Series returns with its third – and darkest – season yet.
UK air date:
When? 3rd October (0.01am)
What channel? Netflix UK
Watch online in the UK:
Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
Frauds
Suranne Jones (Maryland, Vigil) and Jodie Whittaker (Time, Doctor Who) star in this thriller about complex duo Bert and Sam, whose intertwined past resurfaces in the setting of Southern Spain after a decade of separation. As Sam has sought a low-key life, Bert’s release from a Spanish prison for compassionate reasons reignites her ambition for one final, significant score. On the pretext of one final, multi-million-pound art heist, Bert attempts to lure Sam out of retirement, but at what cost? Can Sam stay one step ahead of her former friend, who is clearly capable of treachery? Or will the push and pull of their toxic friendship see them both ruined before they are able to pull off the job?
UK air date:
When? 5th October
What channel? ITV1 (9pm)
Watch online in the UK:
ITVX
Available all at once on-demand
Saturday Night Live: Season 51
Get ready for a fresh batch of hosts and musical guests… Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night! Stretching into its second half-century, the US late-night comedy institution returns to Sky ahead of the launch of the highly anticipated UK edition next year.
UK air date:
When? 5th October (9pm)
What channel? Sky Comedy
Watch online in the UK:
Sky / NOW (£9.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Film Club
For Evie (Aimee Lou Wood), film club is her weekly escape – a chance to create a world of wonder, deck her mum’s garage out in whatever the movie calls for, and spend a few uninterrupted hours with her best friend Noa (Nabhaan Rizwan). Filled with warmth and wit, Film Club is about love, family, whether we should follow our hearts or heads, and falling in love with a friend.
UK air date:
When? 7th October (10pm)
What channel? BBC Three
Watch online in the UK:
BBC iPlayer
Available all at once on-demand
Murder Before Evensong
Murder mystery drama starring Matthew Lewis, based on Reverend Richard Coles’s novel.
UK air date:
When? 7th October (9pm)
What channel? Channel 5
Watch online in the UK:
Channel 5
Available nightly live and on-demand
The Celebrity Traitors
Claudia Winkleman returns for a star-studded version of the competition series. Episodes arrive on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
UK air date:
When? 8th October (9pm)
What channel? BBC One
Watch online in the UK:
BBC iPlayer
Available weekly live and on-demand
Dreaming Whilst Black: Season 2
The new season of Adjani Salmon’s brilliant comedy finds Kwabena at the start of his professional career in a new era: the age of diversity, equity and inclusion, where empowering marginalized voices are seemingly at the top of everyone’s agenda. Whilst the entertainment industry might look progressive from the outside, it doesn’t feel that way to Kwabs.
UK air date:
When? 9th October (10.10pm)
What channel? BBC Three
Watch online in the UK:
BBC iPlayer
Available all at once on-demand
Victoria Beckham: Season 1
Step into Victoria Beckham’s London atelier, as the Spice Girl-turned-powerhouse designer opens up about her life while preparing for Paris Fashion Week. From the makers of the Emmy award-winning Beckham and the director of Michelle Obama’s Becoming.
UK air date:
When? 9th October (0.01am)
What channel? Netflix UK
Watch online in the UK:
Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
Grey’s Anatomy: Season 22
After a catastrophic hospital explosion, Grey Sloan’s staff scrambles to save not only their patients’ lives but also their own. Confronted with impossible surgical decisions and emotional turmoil, they fight to preserve life amid devastation.
UK air date:
When? 10th October
What channel? Disney+ UK
Watch online in the UK:
Disney+ UK (£7.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
The Last Frontier
The 10-episode thriller follows Frank Remnick (Jason Clarke), the lone U.S. marshal in charge of the quiet, rugged barrens of Alaska. Remnick’s jurisdiction is turned upside down when a prison transport plane crashes in the remote wilderness, setting free dozens of violent inmates. Tasked with protecting the town he’s vowed to keep safe, he begins to suspect the crash wasn’t an accident, but the first step of a well-crafted plan with far-reaching and devastating implications. Episodes 1 and 2 arrive together, followed by episodes weekly until the finale on 5th December.
UK air date:
When? 10th October (00.01am)
What channel? Apple TV+
Watch online in the UK:
Apple TV+ (£4.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Week 2
Riot Women
No apologies – just noise. Five fierce women crank up the volume to get their voices heard. Sally Wainwright’s riotous drama with Joanna Scanlan, Tamsin Greig and Rosalie Craig.
UK air date:
When? 12th October (9pm)
What channel? BBC One
Watch online in the UK:
BBC iPlayer
Available all at once on-demand
Murdaugh: Death in the Family
Maggie and Alex enjoy a lavish life of privilege as members of one of South Carolina’s most powerful legal dynasties. But when their son Paul is involved in a deadly boat crash, the family is faced with a test unlike any they’ve ever encountered. As details come to light and new challenges emerge, the family’s connections to several mysterious deaths raise questions which threaten everything Maggie and Alex hold dear. Inspired by the popular Murdaugh Murders Podcast, and starring Jason Clarke as Alex Murdaugh and Patricia Arquette as Maggie Murdaugh.
UK air date:
When? 15th October
What channel? Disney+ UK
Watch online in the UK:
Disney+ UK (£7.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Loot: Season 3
Season 3 of the Apple TV+ comedy continues to follow the antics of the beloved group of misfits at the Wells Foundation as they work together so Molly can live up to her promise of giving away all of her vast fortune. Alongside Maya Rudolph, the returning ensemble cast includes Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Nat Faxon, Ron Funches and Joel Kim Booster. The first two of 10 episodes arrive together, followed by episodes weekly until 10th December.
UK air date:
When? 15th October (00.01am)
What channel? Apple TV+
Watch online in the UK:
Apple TV+ (£4.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
The Diplomat: Season 3
Caught in a whirlwind of crisis diplomacy, Kate must navigate a fragile new administration and a deadly threat with world-shaping consequences. No alliance lasts forever.
UK air date:
When? 16th October (0.01am)
What channel? Netflix UK
Watch online in the UK:
Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
The Iris Affair
When enigmatic genius Iris Nixon (Algar) cracks a string of complex online puzzles, she’s led to a piazza in Florence where she meets charismatic entrepreneur Cameron Beck (Hollander). He invites her to come and work for him to unlock a powerful and top-secret piece of technology. Her curiosity piqued, she accepts. But when Iris discovers its dangerous potential, she steals the journal containing the device’s activation sequence – and vanishes. The first four episodes arrive over two days, followed by episodes weekly.
UK air date:
When? 16th October (9pm)
What channel? Sky Atlantic
Watch online in the UK:
Sky / NOW (£9.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Mr Scorsese
Mr Scorsese is a film portrait of a man through the lens of his work, exploring the many facets of a visionary who redefined filmmaking, including his extraordinary career and unique personal history. With exclusive, unrestricted access to Martin Scorsese’s private archives, the documentary series is anchored by extensive conversations with the filmmaker himself and never-before-seen interviews with friends, family and creative collaborators. All five episodes arrive together.
UK air date:
When? 17th October (00.01am)
What channel? Apple TV+
Watch online in the UK:
Apple TV+ (£4.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Week 3
Harlan Coben’s Lazarus: Season 1
Harlan Coben’s Lazarus follows Joel Lazarus (Sam Claflin) who returns home after his father Dr. Jonathan Lazarus (Bill Nighy) dies by suicide and begins to have disturbing experiences that can’t be explained. He quickly becomes entangled in a series of cold-case murders as he grapples with the mystery of his father’s death and his sister’s murder 25 years ago.
UK air date:
When? 22nd October
What channel? Amazon Prime Video
Watch online in the UK:
Amazon Prime Video (£5.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
Nobody Wants This: Season 2
The beloved comedy series, Nobody Wants This, starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody returns for a second season. Joanne and Noah’s whirlwind romance encounters some turbulence as they deal with family drama, career struggles and one very big looming question.
UK air date:
When? 23rd October (0.01am)
What channel? Netflix UK
Watch online in the UK:
Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
Week 4
Star Wars: Visions: Season 3
Nine celebrated anime studios join forces to create an anthology of Star Wars short stories, including returning contributors Kamikaze Douga, Kinema citrus Co., Production I.G, and TRIGGER, plus five new studios: ANIMA (in co-production with Kamikaze Douga), david production, Polygon Pictures, Project Studio Q and WIT Studio.
UK air date:
When? 29th October
What channel? Disney+ UK
Watch online in the UK:
Disney+ UK (£7.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
The Witcher: Season 4
The Continent awaits, as Liam Hemsworth steps into the shoes of Geralt of Rivia.
UK air date:
When? 30th October (0.01am)
What channel? Netflix UK
Watch online in the UK:
Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand