David Farnor | On 21, Dec 2025

In this golden age of TV, there’s always something new to be counting down to. But there’s also always something to be catching up with, from the show all your mates are talking about to the one that’s easy to overlook in the never-ending sea of content.

If you’re trying to work out the current top 10 on-demand TV shows in the UK, each specific streaming service has a popularity chart to indicate what’s been watched. But the best way to find a specific top 10 for the UK is right here – our official Top 10 page as the most comprehensive streaming guide around.

Need a box set to binge-watch tonight or this weekend? Look no further than this list, as we round up what’s trending on-demand this week. (From TV to films, find out what to watch right now with our streaming recommendations hub.)

Here are the top 10 UK TV shows available on catch-up this week:

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1. Fallout: Season 2

A darkly funny, action-packed, post-apocalyptic satire, this energetic video game adaptation is a strange, surprising hoot.

2. Stranger Things

Netflix’s sci-fi horror saga reaches its final chapter with a renewed sense of scale, but no less heart or character. A thrilling beginning to the end.

3. The War Between the Land and the Sea

Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw are excellent in this gripping political thriller that just so happens to be a Doctor Who spin-off.

4. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Season 2

A winning cast and confident pacing make this fun fantasy adaptation ideal family viewing.

5. Man vs Baby

A game turn from Rowan Atkinson brings slapstick chuckles to this sentimental and overly conventional babysitting comedy.

6. Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age

Apple’s ambitious, visually stunning CGI docuseries remains jaw-dropping viewing.

7. Pluribus

Rhea Seehorn and Vince Gilligan reunite for this satirical sci-fi drama that’s dark, funny and brilliantly timely.

8. Daddy Issues: Season 2

Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey are a charming double-act in BBC Three’s sweet and funny comedy about a 24-year-old who discovers she’s pregnant and only has her hapless father for support.

9. The Beast in Me

Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys are a riveting double-act in this psychological thriller about two neighbours, one of whom may or may not be a killer.

10. All Her Fault

Sarah Snook and Dakota Fanning are exceptional in this riveting, nightmarish thriller about a child he goes missing after being picked up from school.

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