It’s a fresh start and New Year, and that means a series of fantastic and new titles coming to BritBox!
This month, you can enjoy exclusives, Australian premieres and all- time favourites. BritBox is bringing you the very best of British television to kickstart 2022.
CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS
THE TOWER
MINI-SERIES, AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE, EXCLUSIVE TO BRITBOX
GENRE: CRIME DRAMA
Police thriller based on the best-selling crime novel by award winning author, Kate London
The Tower is based on the acclaimed debut novel by Kate London, a former detective who spent eight years in the Metropolitan Police’s homicide squad. A long-serving police officer and a teenage girl fall to their deaths from an East London tower block. Left alive on the roof are a 5-year-old boy and a rookie police officer.
DSI Sarah Collins (Gemma Whelan) sets out to uncover the truth around the two grisly deaths, and the investigation takes her into the dark heart of policing, which in turn, reveals horrifying truths.
Starring Gemma Whelan (Games of Thrones, Moorside, Gentleman Jack).
Coming to BritBox on 13 January 2022.
CORONATION STREET
SEASON 62, NEW TO BRITBOX
GENRE: SOAP
The world’s longest running television soap is coming to BritBox after being the most requested title by BritBoxers. Coronation Street is centred on the lives of the working class that reside on a street in Greater Manchester.
Coronation Street has been on air for over 60 years and still features its original cast members in the latest season including Barbara Knox, Peter Barlow and William Roache.
Coming to BritBox on 17 January 2022.
ALMA’S NOT NORMAL
SEASON 1, AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE, EXCLUSIVE TO BRITBOX
GENRE: COMEDY
Critically acclaimed comedy with five star reviews from The Guardian UK and The Telegraph
Renowned stand-up comedian Sophie Willan (Click & Collect, Still Open All Hours) stars in her own semi auto-biographical sitcom based on her unconventional childhood. This heartfelt and candid comedy follows a working class woman who decides to get her life back on track.
Alma’s Not Normal has won a BAFTA Television Craft Award.
Coming to BritBox on 3 January 2022.
STATH LETS FLATS
SEASON 3, AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE, EXCLUSIVE TO BRITBOX, COMPLETE SERIES
GENRE: COMEDY
BAFTA-winning comedy about an incompetent Greek-Cypriot letting agent
Jamie Demetriou (Fleabag, Four Weddings and a Funeral) is ‘Stath’, who works for the family business, Michael & Eagle Lettings.
Stath returns for a new season with plenty of humorous yet failing attempts at his job in bustling London. This season sees Stath starting a war with a rival company.
Coming to BritBox on 5 January 2022.
LADHOOD
SEASONS 1-2, AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE, EXCLUSIVE TO BRITBOX, COMPLETE SERIES
GENRE: COMEDY
BAFTA nominated comedian Liam Williams (Pls Like, Year Friends, Back to Life) stars as himself in this coming-of-age comedy, looking back at his teenage years to understand the man he has become today. Ladhood is a reflection of William’s youth and his misadventures as he navigates modern day masculinity.
Coming to BritBox on 7 January 2022.
COMPLETE LIST OF WHAT’S COMING TO BRITBOX IN JANUARY – IN DATE ORDER
A YEAR IN PROVENCE WITH CAROL DRINKWATER, SERIES, 28TH DECEMBER 2022
GHOSTS, SEASONS 1-2, 1ST JANUARY 2022
DOCTOR WHO: REVOLUTION OF THE DALEKS SPECIAL, SPECIAL, 2ND JANUARY 2022
ALMA’S NOT NORMAL, SEASON 1, 3RD JANUARY 2022
STATH LETS FLATS, SEASON 3, 5TH JANUARY 2022
LADHOOD, SEASONS 1-2, 7TH JANUARY 2022 SECRETS OF THE ROYAL WARDROBE, FILM, 10TH JANUARY 2022
THE MURDER DETECTIVES, MINI-SERIES, 11TH JANUARY 2022
THE TOWER, MINI-SERIES, 13TH JANUARY 2022
8 OUT OF 10 CATS DOES COUNTDOWN, SEASONS 2-5, 14TH JANUARY 2022
CORONATION STREET, SEASON 62, 17TH JANUARY 2022
CORONATION STREET: 60 UNFORGETTABLE YEARS, SPECIAL, 17TH JANUARY 2022
BRITAIN’S MOST HISTORIC TOWNS, SEASONS 1-2, 19TH JANUARY 2022
THE ARMSTRONG & MILLER SHOW, SEASONS 1-3, 21ST JANUARY 2022
MURDERLAND, MINI-SERIES, 24TH JANUARY 2022
THE HIGHLAND VET, SEASONS 1-2, 25TH JANUARY 2022
OUTNUMBERED, SEASONS 1-5, 27TH JANUARY 2022,
MAN BEHAVING BADLY, SEASONS 1-7, 31ST JANUARY
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ABOUT BRITBOX
BritBox is a digital video subscription service created by the BBC and ITV which has launched in the US, Canada, UK and Australia. The service brings the very best in past, present and future British programming and award-winning content to viewers all in one place for $8.99 a month.
BritBox in Australia features the largest streaming collection of British drama and comedy on demand, as well as exclusive and premiere titles and brand new commissions for British production companies specifically created for BritBox. BritBox also offers expert curation and playlists that will enable viewers to easily find programs they know and discover new favourites via web, iPhone, iPad, Android smartphones and tablets, Chromecast, Apple TV (4th gen and newer), Samsung Smart TVs, LG Smart TVs, Telstra TV, and Fetch.
ABOUT BBC STUDIOS
BBC Studios, a global content company with bold British creativity at its heart, is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC Group. Able to take an idea seamlessly from thought to screen and beyond, its activities span content financing, development, production, sales, branded services, and ancillaries across both its own productions, and programmes and formats made by high-quality UK independents.
Award-winning British programmes made by the business are internationally recognised across a broad range of genres and specialisms, with brands like SCD/Dancing with the Stars, Top Gear, Doctor Who and Bluey. BBC Studios has offices in 22 markets globally, including ten production bases in the UK and production bases or partnerships in a further nine countries around the world.
The company, which ordinarily makes around 2500 hours of content a year for both the BBC and third parties including Apple, Amazon and China Mobile, is a champion for British creativity around the world. It is also a committed partner for the UK’s independent sector through a mix of equity partnerships, content investment and international distribution for programme titles. To the BBC, BBC Studios contributes both cash dividends and funds for programme-making, supporting the licence fee and enhancing programmes for UK audiences.
ABOUT ITV
ITV entertains millions of people and shapes culture. We are a leading media and entertainment company, with the largest commercial television network in the UK and a global production and distribution business, with over 55 labels. Creativity, quality content and engaging audiences in the UK and around the world, is at the core of everything we do.
We reach over 40 million viewers every week with our programmes on ITV’s family of channels, as well as the ITV Hub, which is available on 28 platforms and on over 90% of connected televisions sold in the UK.
ITV Studios produced 8,400 hours of original programming last. Our global footprint spans 13 countries
including the UK, US, Australia, France, Germany, The Nordics, Italy and the Netherlands and our global
distribution business sells our catalogue of 45,000+ hours to more than 300 broadcasters and platforms.
ITV as part of its More than TV strategy, has created a scaled Direct to Consumer business in the UK, including recently surpassing 500,000 subscribers to its ad-free catch-up service, Hub+.
As the media landscape continues to change rapidly, ITV is focused on building upon its unique combination of creativity and commercial strength, transforming digitally to create a more diversified and structurally sound business.
