Must Watch

Naga Munchetty Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell look back at the best TV 2025 had to offer. They share their top 5 TV picks each which stood out to them this year as a must watch. Finally, they look ahead to some of the most exciting TV coming in 2026 for you to keep your eye out for. Remember you can always email mustwatch@bbc.co.uk to have your say.

Scott and Hayley count down their top 5 TV shows each to watch over the festive period. From 'The Lowdown' on Disney +, to 'The Night Manager' on BBC One and 'The Great Festive Bake Off' on Channel 4, they guide you through the series worth binging and those to avoid! They also talk to Russell Tovey, the star of the BBC Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea about his Christmas t...

Scott Bryan, Hayley Campbell and Naga Munchetty review the week’s biggest new TV and streaming releases. This week the trio looked at Sky and Now TV's 'Amadeus', a retelling of the life of renowned compser Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his rivalry with fellow compser Antonio Salieri in 18th-century Vienna. Next 'The War Between the Land and the Sea', a five-part Doctor Who spin-off on BBC One, about...

Ali Plumb sits in for Scott Bryan today to review the week’s biggest new TV and streaming releases with Naga Munchetty and Hayley Campbell. This week the trio looked at Netflix’s modern western drama, ‘The Abandons’, which stars Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson. They play two mothers locked in a bloody feud over land in 1850’s Washington. They also reviewed Sean Combs: The Reckoning, a new Netflix...

Ali Plumb sits in for Scott Bryan today to review the week’s biggest new TV and streaming releases with Naga Munchetty and Hayley Campbell. This week the trio looked at MGM's Robin Hood, an action-packed reimagining of the outlaw's origin story. 'What's the Monarchy For?' a new BBC Documentary with David Dimbleby where he explores the relevance of the Monarchy in the modern world. Finally season t...

Scott and Hayley join Naga to review the week’s biggest new TV and streaming releases. This week, the new release from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan – post-apocalyptic science fiction drama 'Pluribus' on Apple TV+. 'All Her Fault' from Sky Atlantic, starring Sarah Snook - who fans of Succession will recognise. And 'Malice' on Amazon Prime, starring Jack Whitehall and David Duchovny. Email mu...

Scott and Hayley join Naga Munchetty to review the new BBC thriller ‘Wild Cherry’, which follows two girls at the heart of a school scandal. The trio also take a look at The Death of Bunny Munroe, Sky Atlantic’s adaptation of Nick Cave's novel about a door-to-door beauty salesman who takes his nine-year-old son on a life changing road trip across the south of England following the death of his wif...

Emma Vardy sits in for Naga Munchetty in today’s episode of Must Watch, as she joins Scott and Hayley to review the latest BBC nature documentary with David Attenborough called Kingdom. This six series follows four different animal families as they battle to survive in a Zambian river valley. The trio also take a look at All’s Fair a new legal drama on Disney+ featuring a star studded line up of K...

Emma Vardy sits in for Naga Munchetty in today’s episode of Must Watch, as she joins Scott and Hayley to review the newest thriller programme from Slow Horses’ writer Mick Herron: Down Cemetery Road, starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Jones. It follows private investigator Zoë Boehm (Thompson) as she investigates a mysterious disappearance. The trio also take a look at the new BBC pop documentary Gir...

Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join Naga Munchetty to review IT: Welcome to Derry, Once Upon a Time in Space and NightWatch

Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join Naga Munchetty to review The Forsytes, Leonard & Hungry Paul and The Iris Affair.

Scott Bryan joins Naga Munchetty to review Riot Women, Monster: The Ed Gein Story and the documentary Victoria Beckham

The Must Watch crew have a double helping of Suranne Jones this week, as she stars in ITV’s new heist thriller Frauds, also starring Jodie Whittaker, and BBC comedy Film club, written by and starring Aimee Lou Wood. Scott and Hayley also review Netflix’s Canadian mystery drama Wayward, starring Mae Martin and Toni Collette.

Available exclusively on the Must Watch podcast, Scott Bryan talks to Emmy-winning writer Jack Thorne (Adolescence, Toxic Town) about his new series The Hack, which chronicles the phone-hacking scandal. Joining him is Hayley Campbell and Naga Munchetty. Alongside The Hack, they’re also reviewing Netflix’s new Steven Knight drama House of Guinness, starring James Norton, and Steve Coogan’s newest c...

Hayley Campbell and Scott Bryan join Adrian Chiles to review the latest Netflix series, Black Rabbit, starring Jude Law and Jason Bateman. We’ll also hear Scott and Hayley’s thoughts on the newest series of The Morning Show on Apple TV+, and Michael Palin’s newest travel documentary takes him to the beautiful but troubled nation of Venezuela.

They also review Sky crime series Task, with Mark Ruffalo, and Amazon Prime psychodrama The Girlfriend, which stars Olivia Cooke and Robin Wright as a warring girlfriend and mother-in-law.

Hayley Campbell and Ali Plumb join Sarah-Jane Mee to review the new BBC reality show Stranded on Honeymoon Island, which asks whether newlyweds who barely know each other can survive on a desert island. There’s also reviews of the Finnish action thriller Omerta, and the much-anticipated spinoff of the U.S Office The Paper, starring Domhnall Gleeson as the editor of a dying local newspaper in the A...

Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join Sarah-Jane Mee to review the new BBC thriller, the Guest. There’s also reviews of the new Channel 4 reality show The Inheritance, and ITV drama I Fought The Law, starring Sheridan Smith, which follows Ann Ming’s fight for justice after her daughter disappears.

Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join Naga Munchetty to review BBC's historical drama King & Conqueror starring James Norton, Netflix's adult animated comedy Long Story Short, Atomic on Sky Atlantic and Hostage, Netflix's new political thriller starring Suranne Jones.

Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join Naga Munchetty to review the second series of ITV’s detective drama Ridley, starring Adrian Dunbar. The team also review Disney’s new mini-series The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, and Amazon’s new action-thriller Butterfly, starring Daniel Dae Kim.

Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join Naga Munchetty to review the second series of Netflix’s gothic mega-hit, ‘Wednesday’. The team also review Channel 4’s new crime drama ‘In Flight’, starring Katherine Kelly, and FX’s new sci-fi horror prequel series ‘Alien: Earth’, which brings Ridley Scott’s iconic movie monster to the small screen.

Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join Naga Munchetty to talk about Destination X, The Count of Monte Cristo and The Veil.

What should we watch this week?

Hayley Campbell and Scott Bryan join Naga Munchetty to review the new Richard Flanagan adaptation ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’, starring Jacob Elordi and Ciarán Hinds. Also, BAFTA-winning Sky comedy Mr Bigstuff returns for a second series, and we hear the trio’s thoughts on new Netflix mystery drama Untamed.

Hayley Campbell and Scott Bryan join Naga Munchetty to review the new Netflix show from Lena Dunham, Too Much. Also, acclaimed BBC comedy Such Brave Girls returns for a second series, and we hear the trio’s thoughts on new Mark Gatiss crime drama Bookish, on the streaming service U&Drama.