Brand New UK TV 2020
A list of brand new British television programmes broadcast on UK television channels in 2020. Please Note: Due to the Covid 19 pandemic the UK television schedules are currently subject to much alteration!
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- StarsKevin McCloudDaisy LoweKevin BridgesAn innovative and barking mad new celebrity property show like no other. Cameras go inside the locked-down houses of well-known faces around the UK, but the filming is done by the celebrity homeowners' pet dogs.4-episodes. A Celebrity property show with a difference. Due to the lockdown, camera crews can't enter the celebs homes so their pet dogs do the filming - via Go-Pro cameras fastened to harnesses.
Commences 8:30pm Friday, 26th June 2020 - concludes on Channel 4. - StarsRafe SpallAnne-Marie DuffAnnabel ScholeyThree episode, fact based drama from the BBC, about the 2018 Novichok poisoning crisis in the city of Salisbury.3-episodes. Dramatisation of the nerve agent attack on Salisbury, Wiltshire in 2018.
Broadcast on 14th, 15th and 16th June 2020 on BBC One. - DirectorDave MinchinStarsAnna RichardsonErika LustNikki MarshallAnna Richardson presents this cheeky look at the sex habits of Brits during lockdown, offering advice, insight and tips to keep us all in the mood during this unique crisis.Anna Richardson hosts this one-off programme looking at the sex habits of Brits during lockdown.
Broadcast 10pm Friday, 12th June 2020 on Channel 4. - CreatorMichaela CoelStarsMichaela CoelWeruche OpiaPaapa EssieduThe question of sexual consent in contemporary life and how, in the new landscape of dating and relationships, we make the distinction between liberation and exploitation.12-episodes. Michaela Cole writes, produces and stars in this co-production between the BBC and HBO.
USA: Commences 7th June 2020 on HBO and
streaming on HBO Max.
UK: 2-episodes per week for 6-weeks. Broadcast 10:45pm on BBC One on Mondays and Tuesdays. - DirectorElla JonesStarsPhoebe WalshPippa HaywoodDominic ColemanThis isn't how Ruby imagined her life - single, unemployed, IBS, the wrong side of 25 and living at home with her parents. The time has come for her to make her mark - by making a podcast.Sitcom pilot about a young woman who decides to make a podcast.
To be released week commencing 6th June 2020. - DirectorStella CorradiStarsPippa Bennett-WarnerAndrew DennisNadine MarshallAnthony Bryan and his personal struggle to be accepted as a British Citizen during the Windrush immigration scandal.One-off drama based on the true story of a shocking case from the Windrush Scandal.
To be broadcast week commencing 6th June 2020 on BBC One. - CreatorDamon BeesleyIain MorrisStarsJake ShortShaquille Ali-YebuahJack McMullenThe misadventures of three young football players at a fictional Premier League club.6-episodes. Sitcom about young footballers at a fictional Premier League club.
Commences 10pm Thursday, 28th May 2020 - concludes on BBC Two. - DirectorJack MacinnesStarsLupita AndradeCarmen AndradeExplores issues of identity, immigration and sacrifice faced by teenage conjoined twins Carmen and Lupita Andrade who were born in Mexico but live in Connecticut with their family, who left Mexico so the girls could receive treatment.One-off documentary telling the story of conjoined twins Carmen and Lupita Andrade.
Broadcast 9:15pm Sunday, 31st May 2020 on Channel 4. - StarsAnne HegertyShaun WilliamsonJohn BarnesAnne Hegerty presents this celebrity version of Britain's Brightest Family (2018). Celebrity contestants select two family members to join them as they aim to be crowned Britain's Brightest Celebrity Family.A celebrity version of the family quiz show hosted by The Chase's Anne Hegerty.
Commences 8pm Thursday, 28th May 2020 - concludes on ITV. - StarsJay BladesDominic ChineaAided by the rich catalogue of the BBC's home and garden archive, the television presenter and self-confessed DIY enthusiast shares tips and tricks to help viewers become a bit more handy at home during the UK lock-down and beyond10-episodes. Jay offers DIY tips to viewers during lockdown with the aid of the extensive BBC archives.
Commences 10am Bank Holiday Monday, 25th May 2020 - concludes on BBC One. - Five short films providing an insight into British Muslim life, as for the first time ever the UK's 2.6 million Muslims will observe the month of Ramadan in lockdown, under strict conditions imposed in response to Covid-19.5-episodes. A series of short films looking at how British Muslims cope with observing Ramadan during the UK lockdown.
Commences 10:45pm Monday, 18th May 2020 - concludes on Channel 4 with an Eid Special. - StarsGreg JamesDocumentary series following the highs and lows of vets and volunteers who have given up their day jobs in the UK to move to South Africa to help rescue, rehabilitate and release back into the wild iconic animals.5-episodes. Documentary following the work of British vets and volunteers who have moved to South Africa to help out in national parks.
Commenced 4pm Monday, 18th May 2020 - concludes 4pm Friday, 22nd May 2020 on Channel 4. - StarsRoss KempIn response to the Coronavirus crisis people across Britain have come forward to volunteer to help others as part of initiatives, large and small. This life-affirming series tells the stories of some of those volunteers and their work.5-episodes. The actor and documentary filmmaker meets the ordinary people volunteering to help during the Coronavirus crisis.
Commences 10am Monday, 18th May 2020 - concludes 10am Friday, 22nd May 2020 on BBC One. - StarsBig ZuuHyderTubseyComedians including Desiree Burch, Ed Gamble, Jamali Maddix, Jimmy Carr and London Hughes as they eat on tour.10-episodes. The grime artist and self-taught chef cooks a dream meal for a stand-up comedian during their show.
Commenced 10pm Friday, 15th May 2020 - concludes 10pm Friday, 17th June 2020 on Dave. - StarsLevison WoodKane MotswanaAdventurer and author Levison Wood embarks upon another epic walk, this time following hundreds of elephants migrating 650 miles across Botswana towards the Okavango Delta.3-episodes. The adventurer and his guide follow hundreds of elephants on their 650 mile annual migration across Botswana.
Commenced 9pm Sunday, 10th May 2020 - concludes 9:15pm Sunday, 24th May 2020 on Channel 4.
*Also available on Animal Planet* - CreatorKaltun AbdillahiHelen CookeTom DayStarsLeigh FrancisAnna RichardsonZak KhchaiKeith Lemon and Anna Richardson present the quirky craft competition in which contestants compete to secure commissions from celebrity guests.6-episodes. Keith Lemon and Anna Richardson host a craft competition in which the contestants try to win commissions from celebrity guests.
Commenced 8pm Sunday, 10th May 2020 - concludes on Channel 4. - DirectorJohn O'RourkeStarsBritt EklandSteve CooganPeter SellersTo mark the 40th anniversary of his death, friends, family, colleagues and critics provide an insight into the life of one of the greatest comedians of all time.One-off documentary marking the 40th anniversary of the comedy legend's death.
Broadcast Saturday, 9th May 2020 on BBC Two. - DirectorJames WoodroffeStarsKenneth BranaghJames HollandHannah Ingram-MooreFormer British Army Captain Tom Moore looks back on his time during the Second World War in the brutal Burma campaign, as a million Allied troops from forty nations attempted to repel the invading forces of Imperial Japan from the British colony over almost three years, between 1941 and 1944, in what has since become known as The Forgotten War.One-off documentary. Britain's newest "National Treasure" tells the story of the part he played in the Burma Campaign of World War II.
Broadcast 8pm Friday, 8th May 2020 on ITV. - StarsCarol VordermanScott QuinnellAnna Ryder RichardsonCarol Vorderman and Scott Quinnell host a BBC Wales magazine show taking a look at what people across Wales are doing during lock-down, from volunteering to help others to producing quirky social media content.BBC Wales magazine programme looking at what people across Wales are doing during lockdown.
Commenced 7;30pm Thursday, 7th May 2020 - concludes on BBC One Wales. - StarsPaul StockerReal-time documentary following officers of Derbyshire Police Force on duty during the time-frame of 9pm to 10pm.4-episodes. Documentary following officers of Derbyshire Police over the course of one hour.
Commenced 9pm Monday, 4th May 2020 - concludes 9pm Monday, 25th May 2020 on Channel 5. - StarsJudy FinniganRichard MadeleyEmilia FoxThe book loving couple are joined by celebrity guests, viewers and authors from the comfort of their homes, who share their best reads and top tips to keep us entertained during the lockdown.5-episodes. The husband and wife daytime television presenters discuss what to read during lockdown with their guests.
Commenced 5:30pm Monday, 4th May 2020 - concluded 5:30pm Friday, 8th May 2020 on Channel 4. - StarsSophie RaworthBritain faces its biggest challenge since World War II. This series takes a look at how people from all walks of life have responded to extraordinary times with kindness and resilience whether during the Blitz or the Coronavirus pandemic.5-episodes. A look at how the British people have responded to crisis, now and in the past.
Commences 11:45am Monday, 4th May 2020 - concludes 11:45am Friday, 8th May 2020 on BBC One. - DirectorSatiyesh ManoharajahStarsGina McKeeHank B. MarvinBruce WelchThe story of The Shadows to celebrate their sixtieth anniversary, using unseen archive, personal testimony and interviews with both the band and those they have influenced.One-off music documentary telling the story of the band.
Broadcast 9:30pm Friday, 1st May 2020 on BBC Four. - CreatorSam MyerDaniel PeakTom MillerStarsStephen GrahamDaniel MaysRosie CavalieroA British detective killed in action is brought back to life using experimental Artificial Intelligence.6-episodes. Action comedy about a detective brought back to life by AI.
Commenced 10pm Wednesday, 29th April 2020 - concludes on Sky One.
*A Second Series has been commissioned, probably to air in 2021.* - StarsAdam ThomasRyan ThomasScott ThomasBrothers Ryan, Adam and Scott Thomas trace their family roots in India, joined by their dad Dougie, whose father was born in Mumbai. The siblings have never visited the country they descended from.6-episodes. Brothers Scott, Adam and Ryan Thomas travel to India for the first time with their father to trace their family roots.
Commenced 8pm Wednesday, 29th April 2020 - concludes on ITV.