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There are hundreds of box sets available on Freeview Play, to help you choose what to watch next we have rounded up some of our current favourites into this handy guide. 

I May Destroy You, BBC iPlayer

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Michaela Coel's searing comedy-drama series I May Destroy You is available as a box set on BBC iPlayer now. The series delves into the issues around consent after the main character Arabella is spiked with a date-rape drug on a night out. 

The Confessions of Frannie Langton, ITVX

The Confessions of Frannie Langton - ITV

 

A servant and former slave are accused of murdering a plantation owner and his wife. Moving from Jamaican sugar fields to the fetid streets of Georgian London, exploring one woman's haunted fight to tell her story.

Normal People, BBC iPlayer

Connell and Marianne standing together looking towards a sunset

 

In modern, rural Ireland, Connell and Marianne, on different ends of their school’s social scene, begin an intense, secret affair. Based on Sally Rooney's best selling novel, all episodes are available now. 

Happy Valley, BBC iPlayer

Happy Valley - BBC iPlayer

 

It never goes away. Sgt Catherine Cawood is tough, defiant and facing her traumatic past. Sarah Lancashire in Sally Wainwright's northern noir.

Killing Eve, BBC iPlayer

Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh as Villanelle and Eve, both in red dresses looking in opposite directions

 

When a spy tracks down a stylish assassin, the hunter becomes the hunted. A bloody, funny thriller about two women lethally obsessed with each other.

Everything I Know About Love, BBC iPlayer

Everything I know About Love - BBC iPlayer

 

Four friends. One story of great love. A messy, raucous stumble into bad dates and heartaches - and surviving your twenties. The bestseller from the heart of Dolly Alderton.

The Gold, BBC iPlayer

The Gold - BBC iPlayer

 

Three tonnes of solid gold, six armed robbers and an audacious heist that stunned Britain. Stealing it was just the start. Starring Dominic Cooper and Hugh Bonneville. 

Somewhere Boy, All 4

Somewhere Boy - All 4

 

For 18 years, Danny's dad has kept him locked away in their home, safe from the 'monsters' outside. But one day, Danny's world comes crashing down. Pete Jackson's poignant drama with Lewis Gribben.

Red Rose, BBC iPlayer

Red rose - BBC iPlayer

 

It's not just your battery that could die... In a long, hot, post-exam summer, friends are seduced by the dark power of the sinister Red Rose app. From the makers of 'Sex Education'.

His Dark Materials, BBC iPlayer

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The critically acclaimed adaptation of Philip Pullman’s best-selling trilogy. Secrets and dangers lie ahead for young Lyra Belacqua in an epic tale of stolen children and the mysterious substance of Dust. 

Better, BBC iPlayer

Better - BBC iPlayer

 

Everyone has their own version of right and wrong. A corrupt copper and a Leeds gangster are bound together by decades of dishonesty. To break the ties, there's only one way out.

Riches, ITVX

Riches - ITVX

 

Riches follows the exploits of the stylish, privileged and super-successful Richards family led by London based business mogul Stephen Richards.

Waterloo Road, BBC iPlayer

Waterloo Road - BBC iPlayer

 

Affairs, scandals, blackmail and many, many headteachers. Who said education was easy? The original and new series together, all in one place on BBC iPlayer.

Gavin and Stacey, BBC iPlayer

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The comic tale of love between an Essex boy and a Welsh girl, starring Matthew Horne and Joanna Page, supported by a cast including James Corden, Ruth Jones, Rob Brydon and Alison Steadman. All three series are available now, including the recent Christmas special. 

Sanditon, ITVX

Sanditon - ITVX

 

A chance accident brings Charlotte Heywood to Sanditon, a seaside resort on the cusp of dramatic change. Series 1 and 2 available now on ITVX.

Line of Duty, BBC iPlayer

Line of duty police cast looking towards the camera

 

Bent coppers and the detectives sent to stop them. AC-12 isn't here to make friends. Will their investigations land them deadly enemies? Watch all 6 series right now. 

Luther, BBC iPlayer

Idris Elba as Luther

 

Crime drama series starring Idris Elba as Luther, a near-genius murder detective whose brilliant mind can't always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions. Five series available now. 

Fleabag, BBC iPlayer

Side profile of Phoebe Waller-Bridge looking towards the camera

 

An era defining series, based on Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s award-winning one woman show. Angry, pervy, outrageous and hilarious, Fleabag arrives with a bang, as she spins through the city grasping at anyone and anything that might keep her head above water.

The Inbetweeners, All 4

Group of male teenagers dressed in school uniform

 

This series chronicles the escapades and quests of four socially troubled high school friends as they grow from their teenage years to adulthood. The entire box set is available now. 

Derry Girls, All 4

Cast of Derry Girls in school uniform stood in a kitchen

 

Following Erin and her friends as they grow up in a world of armed police in armoured Land Rovers and British Army check points in 1990s Northern Ireland and attempt to navigate the highs and lows of being teenagers.

The Good Wife, All 4

The Good Wife - All 4

 

Drama starring Julianna Margulies as a politician's wife who re-enters the legal world to provide for her family after a scandal surrounding her husband turns her life upside down

The Big Bang Theory, All 4 

The Big Bang Theory - All 4

 

Astronomically popular US sitcom. Nerdy flatmates Leonard and Sheldon know a lot about physics, but little about women. But when Penny moves in across the hall, that could all be about to change...

Skins, All 4 

Four teenagers stand separately each in a different pose

 

It’s a noughties classic. Following the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol, when it first aired in 2007, it felt like Skins defined a generation. All six seasons are available on All4 now.

A Year On Planet Earth, ITVX

A year on planet earth - ITVX

 

These are the stories of the scientists and conservationists who have have used pioneering techniques to uncover new behaviour, enabling us to film this extraordinary series.

The West Wing, All 4

The West Wing - All 4

 

Acclaimed US political drama that takes a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of the White House under President Josiah Bartlet's administration

Taskmaster, All 4

Greg Davies and Alex Horne sit on gilded thrones in the middle of a group of comedians

 

If you haven’t seen Taskmaster, the premise might sound a bit bonkers, but trust us, it works. As the Taskmaster, Greg Davies sets a series of stupefying tasks, to a group of comedians with Alex Horne assisting as his right hand man, coaxing the hopeful champions to show their creative competitiveness. Tasks are suitably bizarre, and for many of them, you can even have a go at home as well, such as creating your own egg tower, filling an egg cup with tears, or long distance painting.  

Nolly, ITVX

Nolly - ITVX

 

Noele Gordon is at the height of her success, with her famous soap opera Crossroads riding high in the ratings. Then she’s suddenly sacked overnight - but why?

The Handmaid's Tale, All 4

The Handmaids Tail - All 4

 

Multi-Emmy-winning US drama series set in a dystopian society that treats women as property of the state, forcing many into sexual servitude to repopulate a devastated world.

The Peep Show, All 4

David Mitchell and Robert Webb with fed up expressions

 

All nine seasons of the award-winning sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb are available now. Watch as these dysfunctional flatmates make the adjustment from university life to the working world.

Ackley Bride, All 4  

Ackley Bridge- All 4

 

Schools drama series set in a Yorkshire mill town, where a new academy school merges the lives and cultures of the largely divided White and Asian community

Ralph and Katie, BBC iPlayer

Ralph and Katie - BBC iPlayer

 

There's no rule book for marriage, as two newlyweds navigate their way through love and independence. An uplifting story of life with Down’s syndrome from the makers of The A Word.

Friday Night Dinner, All 4

Cast of Friday Night Dinner stood in a classic Family Portrait style, however the two sons both sit with spoons on their noses

 

For the Goodman family, Friday Night Dinner is just like Sunday lunch: just take two days away, change the meal to dinner, and you've pretty much got it. Adam and his brother, Jonny, 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 and dad. There are five series available now, and new episodes are added weekly. 

No Offence, All 4 

No offence - All 4

 

Outrageous police procedural series from the writer of Shameless, starring Joanna Scanlan, Elaine Cassidy and Alexandra Roach

You & Me, ITVX

You and Me - ITVX

 

When Ben met Jess, it was love at first sight and things moved fast. But a tragedy leaves him struggling to move on. Catch the entire series of this emotional drama on ITVX.

Feel Good, All 4 

Two woman sit in an empty bar leaning in before a kiss

 

A semi-autobiographical sitcom by comic Mae Martin. Stand-up comedian Mae is single, in recovery and stuck in a rut. But when she meets the previously heterosexual George, they embark on a whirlwind romance that promises to change their lives forever.

Stath Lets Flats, All 4

Stath Lets Flats - All 4

 

All 3 series of this BAFTA award-winning comedy with Jamie Demetriou as incompetent Greek-Cypriot letting agent Stath are available to watch right on All 4. 

Hullraisers, All 4

Hullraisers - All 4

 

Hull-arious female-led comedy from Hull's very own Lucy Beaumont. Enter the joyously chaotic world of native Hullians Toni, Rana and Paula, as they juggle life, love and a lot of mucking about!

Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, BBC iPlayer

Pretty Little Liars - BBC iPlayer

 

The past doesn't lie. Twenty years after tragic events tore Millwood apart, its teens are terrorised by a mysterious figure out for revenge. Slick, stylish high school slasher.

This Country, BBC iPlayer

Two young adults stand near a phone box surrounded by countryside

 

Bafta-winning mockumentary exploring young people in modern rural Britain, focusing on cousins Kerry and Kurtan and their lives in the Cotswolds. The  first series opens on the annual scarecrow festival, a key event in the village calendar that can unite or divide the community. Two series available to stream now.

Broadchurch, ITVX

Broadchurch - ITVX

 

When the body of an 11-year-old boy is found on a Dorset beach, local police officers DS Ellie Miller and DI Alec Hardy are called to investigate. The award-winning crime drama that rocked the nation is available to stream right now on ITVX.

If you are looking for more inspiration head to Channel 100 on your Freeview Play TV for even more recommendations. 

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