Staff Reporter | On 04, Oct 2020

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. Life

There’s more to Mike Bartlett’s Doctor Foster spin-off than meets the eye, as we follow an ensemble of people in the same apartment black struggling with a range of crucial turning points in their lives. Their intersecting stories neatly capture the messiness of existence with wit, humour and (most of all) heart.

Watch on BBC iPlayer (Free)

2. Ghosts: Season 2

BBC One’s loveably silly house-share sitcom remains as inventive and laugh-out-loud funny as ever. 

Watch on BBC iPlayer (Free)

3. The Comey Rule

Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson are excellent in this timely drama about the 2016 US election.

Watch on Sky / NOW TV (£9.99 a month)

4. Spitting Image

BritBox drops its first original commission this weekend with a revival of the classic puppet satire – and while things are uneven in its opening episode, the deliberately offensive, darkly crude show delivers hits as well as misses.

Watch on BritBox UK (£5.99 a month)

5. Utopia (2020)

Channel 4’s sadly cancelled dystopian conspiracy thriller gets the US remake treatment, and while Gillian Flynn’s script stays close to Dennis Kelly’s original, the cast is strong enough to make it their own – plus the potential of actually seeing a resolution to the story is one not to miss.

Watch with Amazon Prime (£5.99 a month)

6. Honour

Keeley Hawes is as superb as ever in this gripping, sensitively told drama about DCI Goode, who pushed against systemic bias in the police force to investigate the honour-killing of Banaz Mahmod.

Watch on ITV Hub (free)

7. The Third Day

The latest mind-bending drama from Dennis Kelly, centred around a mysterious island where reality and fiction are blurred, is an intriguingly atmospheric watch – and we’re not just talking about the 12-hour live theatrical event broadcast on Sky Arts yesterday. The final 3-parter (starring Naomie Harris) starts this Tuesday, with the first 3-parter (starring Jude Law) available on-demand,

Watch on Sky / NOW TV (£9.99 a month)

8. Love Life

Anna Kendrick gets a welcome chance to explore her range and versatility in this charming romantic comedy series which follows a different relationship in each sweet and spiky episode.

Watch on BBC iPlayer (free)

9. The Walking Dead: World Beyond

There’s promising potential in this new spin-off series from AMC’s zombie franchise, which takes us back to the early years of the undead outbreak to follow two sisters as they come of age during an unprecedented, apocalyptic pandemic.

Watch on Amazon Prime (£5.99 a month)

10. The Great British Bake Off

Matt Lucas blends into the mix seamlessly for the latest season of Bake Off, which saw the whole cast and crew go into a bubble to film this summer.

Watch on All 4 (free)

 

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