The 7 shows that’ll kick off the best week of TV in years-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro

Viewers are spoiled for choice this week on TV (Picture: BBC/Netflix)

January’s long dark days – broken up only by The Traitors – have finally drawn to a close, and while February is not much of an improvement on the weather front, it boasts some of 2025’s best TV.

This week alone, the likes of the BBC and Netflix are dropping 7 instant classics, meaning that for the foreseeable you will only need to leave your house for essentials.

There are TV shows to cater to every taste: including a reality TV show to rival I’m A Celebrity, a spin-off of a huge comedy series and even a gritty documentary about a 90s boyband.

Failing that, you can also beat the winter blues by bingeing a classic period drama or get sucked into the second instalment of a pacy comedy thriller created by a BBC legend.

Forget the golden age of TV, the golden week of TV is now upon us – so grab your remote and settle into your sofa.

Here are the seven TV shows about to kick off the best week of televisual treats in years.

Amandaland

Amandaland follows the diabolical Amanda as she adjusts to her new life (Picture: BBC/Merman)

Motherland fans were inconsolable when the BBC announced it would be no more after its final episode in 2022 – but fortunately, the universe of harried West London mums is living on in spin-off Amandaland.

Centred on Motherland’s queen bee and blowdried villain Amanda (Lucy Punch) , the sitcom follows her navigating a new era after her divorce and moving to a less well-heeled area of the capital.

While sadly original cast members including Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin) will not be making cameos, Amanda’s best friend and punch bag, the meek Anne (Philippa Dunne), steps out of the shadows.

When is it on? Amandaland returns on Wednesday at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer.

Clean Slate

Amazon Prime comedy Clean Slate comes from 70s comedy legend Norman Leer, who was behind sitcoms including Good Times and The Jefferson, so you know this is a TV show to look out for.

The series follows Harry Slate (George Wallace), an old-school and outspoken Alabama car wash owner, who has a lot of soul-searching to do when the estranged child he thought was a son returns home as a proud, trans woman, Desiree (Laverne Cox).

On X, TV fans have been sharing their impatience over the release of Clean Slate, with @QPlusMagazine saying: ‘Mark your calendars! Laverne Cox and George Wallace team up in #CleanSlate, a must-watch comedy about family, identity, and second chances.’

When is it on? Clean Slate is coming to Amazon Prime Video on Thursday.

Celebrity Bear Hunt

In Celebrity Bear Hunt, celebrities become ‘prey’ for Bear (Picture: Ray Burmiston/Netflix/PA Wire)

Dropping twelve pampered celebrities into a Costa Rican jungle in the ultimate game of cat and mouse – what could go wrong? Probably everything, but Netflix’s Celebrity Bear Hunt is set to be great TV.

Stars including Mel B and Shirley Ballas must fend for themselves and fight for their survival as they become ‘prey’ for Bear Grylls as presenter Holly Willoughby oversees the chaos.

With a brilliantly bonkers premise and an eclectic cast of characters- Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen struggling in the jungle will surely be a sight to behold – Celebrity Bear Hunt could be our next reality TV obsession.

When is it on? Celebrity Bear Hunt stars on Netflix on Wednesday.

Miss Austen

Miss Austen doesn’t try to rewrite the rule book of period dramas (Picture: BBC/Bonnie Productions/Masterpiece/Robert Viglasky)

It has been a while since a cosy period drama has graced our screens but the BBC has filled that void with Miss Austen, which its lead star Keeley Hawes described as a ‘classic costume drama’ in the vein of Colin Firth’s Pride and Prejudice. Sign us up.

Instead of her more famous sister Jane, the four-parter focuses on Cassandra Austen (Hawes); specifically her controversial decision to burn the Pride and Prejudice writer’s letters.

In a review, Metro’s Asyia Iftikhar described Miss Austen as the ‘perfect winter night binge watch’ advising viewers to ‘put down the phone for a few hours, grab a cup of tea and cuddle up in a blanket.’ Duly noted.

When is it on? Miss Austen is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

Boyzone: No Matter What

Boyzone open up about their struggles in the limelight (Picture: Sky UK Ltd/Matt Frost. All Rights Reserved)

The latest explosive music documentary charts the pitfalls of global fame and the fractious relationship with manager Louis Walsh suffered by 90s boyband Boyzone.

Sky’s No Matter What covers the dark side of the music including from Walsh’s PR strategy, including planting a fake story the group were involved in a plane crash in Australia, to Mikey Graham’s use of alcohol to help him with feeling less important than his bandmates.

The no-holds-barred series is an eye-opening and, at times, harrowing portrait of living in the limelight at the peak of toxic 90s media culture that will make you reflect on the treatment of celebrities today.

When is it on? Boyzone: No Matter What is available to stream on Now.

Boarders

Boarders was a hit with fans and critics alike when it first aired (Picture: BBC / Studio Lambert / Jonathan Birch / Rashpal Gurm)

Our first returning show is BBC’s coming-of-age comedy drama Boarders, which finally returned for season 2 today, after its debut earned a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

It follows five talented Black inner-city teens transported to an alien world – a British boarding school – after gaining scholarships to the prestigious St Gilbert’s.

This time around, the students will be grappling with a new headmistress, who has a vendetta against the fivesome and wants them out of her school at any cost.

When is it on? Boarders season two is out now on BBC iPlayer.

Am I Being Unreasonable?

Fans have been desperate for more Am I Being Unreasonable? (Picture: BBC/Boffola Pictures/Lara Cornell)

It has been three long years since the first instalment of comedy thriller Am I Being Unreasonable – but now it’s back with a bang.

Created by Daisy May Cooper with her Rada pal Selin Hizli, the first season followed Nic’s (Cooper) seemingly perfect Cotswolds family life unravel after meeting a new friend Jen (Hizli) with suspicious motives.

This time around, Nic is scared ghosts are coming back to haunt her – literally – after confessing to the accidental murder of her lover to Jen in season one.

When is it on? Am I Being Unreasonable? returns Wednesday from 9.30pm on BBC One and iPlayer.

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