James R | On 03, Oct 2021

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. Need something to watch tonight? Look no further than this list, as we round up what’s trending on-demand this week.

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

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1. Taskmaster: Season 12

One of the most enjoyably pointless things on TV right now. Read our full review

Watch on All 4 (Free)

2. The Great British Bake Off: Season 5

Channel 4 keeps the recipe the same for the winning baking contest, but this season brings an added focus on warmth and support from hosts Matt Lucas and Noel Fielding. Read our full review

Watch on All 4 (Free)

3. The Morning Show Season 2

This thrillingly timely and complex study of complicity and compromise is one of the year’s boldest TV shows. Read our full review

Watch on Apple TV+ (£4.99 a month)

4. Ted Lasso Season 2

Ted Lasso scores again in this winning second season of the warm, witty and uplifting football comedy, which is also a beautiful observation on the fragile relationship between men, insecurity and authority. Read our full review

Watch on Apple TV+ (£4.99 a month)

5. RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 3

Racers start your engines! RuPaul is back and the result is as fabulous as ever, thanks to the groundbreakingly diverse array of queens duking it out to become the UK’s next Drag Race Superstar – including the return of Veronica Green from Season 2.

Watch on BBC iPlayer (Free)

6. Sex Education Season 3

Netflix’s naughty, sweet and funny teen comedy remains bracingly honest in its exploration of young relationships.

Watch on Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)

7. Only Murders in the Building

Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez are a delight to watch in this warm and witty true crime comedy. Read our full review

Watch on Disney+ (£7.99 a month)

8. Foundation

Jared Harris and Lee Pace are magnetic to watch in this promisingly ambitious, if uneven, sci-fi epic. Read our full review

Watch on Apple TV+ (£4.99 a month)

9. Y: The Last Man

What would the world be like without any men? That’s the brilliant hook at the heart of Y: The Last Man, which is turned here into a gripping and absorbing piece of bleak, but entertaining, TV. Read our full review

Watch on Disney+ (£7.99 a month)

10. Star Wars: Visions

This jaw-dropping anthology of anime shorts set within the Star Wars universe is a thrilling and visually stunning display of creativity and imagination, not to mention some of the best lightsaber battles you’ve ever seen.

Watch on Disney+ (£7.99 a month)

 

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