David Farnor | On 26, Sep 2026

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:

Get weekly recommendations and updates to your inbox with our email newsletter
Click here to subscribe

1. Slow Horses: Season 6

The slick spy thriller about supposedly incompetent agents ups the stakes as they’re hunted down in a tense sixth season.

2. The Wargame

This immersive documentary plays out a hypothetical war scenario in gripping and chilling detail.

3. Strictly Come Dancing

Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe step into the presenter shoes for the entertaining dancing competition, now given a gentle revamp – but not too much.

4. The Great British Bake Off: Season 17

Nigella joins Alison, Paul and Noel for another endearing slice of warm and sweet baking competition.

5. 70 Up

The groundbreaking, poignant and often profound documentary series returns one last time as we meet the people we first saw as 7-year-olds, now at the age of 70.

6. Last Seen

Colin from Accounts’ Patrick Brammall is brilliant in this twisting, brooding thriller about a police dispatching on the hunt for his kidnapped daughter, 11 years after she went missing.

7. Ludwig: Season 2

David Mitchell is perfectly cast in this darkly comic crime drama about a puzzle expert trying to solve his brother’s disappearance

8. Colin from Accounts: Season 3

Real life married couple Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer are impeccable in this funny, naughty and deceptively heartfelt comedy about a dysfunctional, age-gapped couple brought together by an accident with a dog.

9. Taskmaster

Greg Davies and Alex Horne once again whip up another round of hilariously silly tasks.

10. The Paper: Season 2

Domhnall Gleeson is adorable in this sweet and gently amusing spin-off from The Office, which follows a desperate attempt to revive a local newspaper.

Add to Watchlist