Sirens On: BAFTA-Winning “Blue Lights” Returns to BritBox for Explosive Third Season [VIDEO]

The Past Won’t Stay Buried: “Karen Pirie” Season Two Finale Delivers a Chilling Conclusion on BritBox

Fresh off its 2025 BAFTA win for Best Drama, the third season of Blue Lights premieres November 13 on BritBox. Hailed as “the best cop show on British TV” (Rotten Tomatoes), the series continues to earn acclaim for its raw realism and emotional intensity. Often compared to The Wire for its unflinching portrayal of urban policing in Belfast, Blue Lights has become a benchmark for modern British drama. With shifting loyalties, new threats, and standout performances, season three delivers as one of the most critically acclaimed dramas on British television.

Cloaked by the gritty backdrop of Scotland and inspired by Val McDermid’s bestselling novels, season two of critically acclaimed Karen Pirie is now available to stream. Lauren Lyle (Outlander) is back in her titular role, a newly promoted DS investigating a 25-year-old cold case. Dark, fast-paced, and intense, the binge-worthy series continues to redefine the detective genre for a new generation. The Karen Pirie S2 finale airs on BritBox October 16.

Set in 1956 and inspired by real postwar migration schemes, Ten Pound Poms stars Warren Brown (Luther, A Taste For Murder) as Terry Roberts, a Brit chasing a fresh start in Australia for just ten pounds. Emotionally and sharply drawn, the series explores the promise and hardship of life down under. The season one finale airs on BritBox November 26, with season two following in 2026.

Returning to the cobbled streets of Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators S5 premieres November 25 on BritBox. Mark Benton (Inside No. 9) and Jo Joyner (EastEnders) reprise their roles as Frank and Lu, the mismatched detectives reluctantly reunited after time apart. Quirky, clever, and packed with theatrical flair, the new season continues to charm with its offbeat cases and lovable cast.

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NOW STREAMING: Karen Pirie S2 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 3 x 120′ | Released Weekly

In the societal turmoil of 1984, when the heiress to an oil fortune Catriona Grant (Julia Brown, Shetland) is kidnapped at gunpoint and held to ransom with her young son, Adam, it’s assumed that the motivation is political. The huge investigation ignited an uncontrollable press storm but when the culprits unexpectedly fall silent, the case runs cold. Catriona and Adam are never seen again. Forty years later, when a man’s body is discovered, Karen Pirie (Lauren Lyle, Outlander) is assigned to reopen the case in complete secrecy. With the first key piece of evidence in decades, Karen and the team wade through a history of love, deceit, political unrest, and class struggle in order to unlock one of Scotland’s most infamous mysteries, whilst avoiding media attention. What happened to Catriona Grant, and why do sinister forces want the secrets of her disappearance to remain hidden? Karen Pirie S2 will finale on BritBox October 16, 2025.

NOW STREAMING: Beyond Paradise S3 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 6 x 60′ | Released Weekly

The hit spin-off from Death in Paradise returns as DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall, Sanditon) and fiancée Martha (Sally Bretton, Not Going Out) face more challenges in their new life by the coast. Set against the idyllic backdrop of Devon and Cornwall, the Shipton Abbott team solve more intriguing crimes including a body found in the river on the county border, a baffling chocolate box poisoning, a historic farming feud, and a spiking incident on the water. Away from the police station, Martha and Humphrey try to overcome unexpected hurdles as foster parents, while the reappearance of Martha’s old flame Archie (Jamie Bamber, Law & Order: UK) presents an unexpected challenge. Esther (Zahra Ahmadi, The Bay) navigates a surprise encounter in her private life, a health scare for Anne (Barbara Flynn, Kate & Koji) stirs up painful memories, and Kelby (Dylan Llewellyn, Derry Girls) embarks on a journey of personal growth. Beyond Paradise S3 will finale on BritBox November 18, 2025.

October 29, 2025: Ten Pound Poms | BritBox Exclusive, United States Premiere | 6 x 60′ | Released 2x Upon Premiere, Then Weekly

In 1956, a group of Brits responded to an emigration advertisement that promised a prosperous new life in Australia for just ten British pounds. Expecting to be exchanging rationed Britain for exotic food, white-washed houses, and sun-soaked adventures, the new migrants arrive in Sydney to find that life down under is a far cry from what they were sold. Ten Pound Poms S1 will finale on BritBox November 26, 2025.

Full November Listings Below:

November 7, 2025: Belgravia S1 | New to BritBox | 6 x 60′ | Released All at Once

On the eve of the Battle of Waterloo two young lovers forge a legacy that will create scandal for generations to come. Years later, when the humble Trenchards (Tamsin Greig, Riot Women, and Philip Glenister, After the Flood) move to Belgravia, they find themselves mixing with the venerated Brockenhursts (Harriet Walter, Archie, and Tom Wilkinson, The Full Monty). The families share a history that threatens inheritances and reputations, and there are those who would do anything to ensure secrets remain buried. Pride and loyalty will be tested as forbidden love blossoms amongst the rivalry, and lives hang in the balance.

November 13, 2025: Blue Lights S3 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, United States Premiere | 6 x 60′ | Released Weekly

Two years into their jobs as response officers, Grace (Sian Brooke, Sherlock), Annie (Katherine Devlin, The Day of the Jackal), and Tommy (Nathan Braniff) are accustomed to life under the blue lights. But their work will take them into a sinister world hidden behind the veneer of middle-class life, the world of the accountants and lawyers who facilitate organised crime. The old political and criminal order has gone, and a new global gang rule Belfast, bringing danger closer to home for our officers than ever before.

November 21, 2025: Friday Night Dinner S1 | New to BritBox | 6 x 25′ | Released All at Once

For the Goodman family, Friday night dinner is just like Sunday lunch: just take two days away, add on an extra course, and you’ve pretty much got it. Adam (Simon Bird, The Inbetweeners) and his brother, Jonny (Tom Rosenthal, Plebs), view Friday night dinner as a necessary annoyance. Necessary because they get fed, and annoying because, well, they have to spend the evening with Mum (Tasmin Greig, Riot Women) and Dad (Paul Ritter, Chernobyl). It’s not that Mum and Dad aren’t wonderful. They really are. But Dad slugs ketchup straight from the bottle, Mum is obsessed with Masterchef, and even Grandma (Frances Cuka, Holby City) likes to wear her new bikini around the house.

※ November 21, 2025: Friday Night Dinner S2 | New to BritBox | 7 x 25′ | Released All at Once

Spend some more Friday nights with the goodman family as Friday Night Dinner returns for a second helping of ground- breaking comedy. In Series 2, Adam (Simon Bird, The Inbetweeners) goes on a date with a girl who smells like Mum (Tasmin Greig, Riot Women), Jonny (Tom Rosenthal, Plebs) starts going out with an older woman, Mum is forced out the house by a mouse, Dad (Paul Ritter, Chernobyl) starts drying fish in the downstairs cupboard, Jim (Mark Heap, Beyond Paradise) makes a birthday cake for his dog, Wilson, Grandma (Frances Cuka, Holby City) has an affair with a married man, and we meet Dad’s mother – ‘Horrible Grandma’ (Rosalind Knight, The Crown). Featuring a stellar ensemble cast, Friday Night Dinner is a truly quirky, original series about growing up but not growing away.

November 25, 2025: Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators S5 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 10 x 60′ | Released Weekly

The unlikely crime-fighting duo are back working the cobbled streets of Shakespeare’s birthplace to solve more thrilling mysteries and murders most foul. Grumpy ex-cop Frank (Mark Benton, Inside No. 9) and warm-hearted ex-hairdresser Lu (Jo Joyner, EastEnders) have gone their separate ways. But it’s not long before events throw them back together, alongside their luvvie assistant Sebastian (Patrick Walshe McBride, The Chelsea Detective). A horror movie director hires the gang when he finds himself terrorized by one of his own creations. A client is fatally electrocuted at a team-building retreat. And a killer is on the loose in an isolated mansion during a murder mystery school reunion. Meanwhile, a saboteur hides in the shadows, determined to destroy the Agency. Can tech whizz Spider (Darren Evans, The Guest) help find the culprit before it’s too late?

2026 Sneak Peek:

January 8, 2026: The Game S1 | BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 4 x 60′ | Released All at Once

The cat and mouse thriller tells the story of Huw Miller (Jason Watkins, McDonald & Dodds), a police detective still haunted by the one case that he failed to solve – a stalker who taunted his town, mercilessly toying with his victims before eventually killing them. As Huw attempts to settle into retirement, the case is never far from his mind – and when new neighbor, Patrick Harbottle (Robson Green, Grantchester) moves in and utters the chilling phrase ‘catch you later’ – the sign off the stalker used to taunt Huw during the investigation – Huw is determined he’s finally got his man.

January 14, 2026: Riot Women S1 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 6 x 60′ | Released 2x on Premiere, Then Weekly

Set in Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, Riot Women centres around five women who come together to create a makeshift punk-rock band to enter a local talent contest. But when it comes to writing their first song, the women soon discover they have a lot more to say than they first thought. As they juggle life’s struggles, demanding jobs, grown-up children, aging parents, ex-husbands and relationships, the band becomes a catalyst for change in all of their lives, and the ripple effect is seemingly never-ending. With each episode, a long-buried secret begins to surface, entangling the women in an unlikely and complex web that threatens to tear everything, including the band, apart.

	Blue Lights
	Network: BBC OneGenre: CrimeSeasons: 3Episodes: 18
	Overview Follows rookie police officers working in Belfast, a city in which being a frontline response cop comes with unique pressures and dangers.