BritBox May 2025 Schedule Announced
BBC Studios has announced the titles coming to BritBox in May 2025, which include everything from new BritBox Originals to classic British fare. BritBox is a digital video subscription service offering the largest collection of British TV in the U.S. and Canada.
The May lineup includes the six-party mystery series Death Valley, starring BAFTA-winner Timothy Spall (The Sixth Commandment) and Gwyneth Keyworth (Lost Boys & Fairies), the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards hosted by Alan Cumming, all three seasons of Motherland, and more.
BritBox is the leading streaming destination for the best of British television and culture, offering the most comprehensive, must-see collection of British entertainment all in one place. The service provides a pipeline of exceptional storytelling and showcases the depth and breadth of British creativity from across the UK.
BritBox curates a quality selection of classic titles and original commissions across various genres, including dramas, comedies, documentaries, and lifestyle programming. Launched in 2017 and now wholly owned by BBC Studios, BritBox is available in the US, Canada, Australia, and the Nordics.
BRITBOX MAY 2025 SCHEDULE
AVAILABLE MAY 2
Motherland Season 1 | New to BritBox | 6 x 30’ | All at Once
Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin, Ludwig) always wanted her kids to be brought up the way she was. By her mother. But her mum has abandoned her, so now she is thrown headfirst into the Motherland. It’s sink or swim.
While she struggles with work and life she meets the full plethora of hands on parents; the ‘Alpha Mums’ headed by Amanda (Lucy Punch, A Series of Unfortunate Events), who is the Queen Bee: everything is organized, vacuum packed and sterile – even the kitchen chalk board is a statement of success.
At the other end of the spectrum is Liz (Diane Morgan, Inside No. 9), low energy but full of life hacks. She has learned to do things her way.
Then there’s Kevin (Paul Ready, Bodyguard). He’s the stay-at-home Dad, who, rather than fighting against that, is embracing the Motherland with gusto, much to the irritation of the other mothers. If you can make it through the Motherland, you can make it through life.
AVAILABLE MAY 9
Motherland Season 2 | 6 x 30’ | All at Once
As the school year begins, a new mum at the school gates attracts the attention of Julia (Martin), Liz (Morgan), and Kevin (Ready). Does high-flyer Meg (Tanya Moodie, The Change) really have it all? Meanwhile, Julia agonises over a promotion and the gang have a night out.
AVAILABLE MAY 16
Motherland Season 3 | 6 x 30’ | All at Once
The Nation’s favourite gang of Mums (and Dad) is back for a new series of Motherland, navigating the pitfalls of middle-class parenting and the clash of cliques formed at the school gates.
AVAILABLE MAY 7
The Bletchley Circle Season 1 | New to BritBox | 3 x 60’ | All at Once
With an extraordinary flair for code-breaking and razor-sharp intelligence skills, four seemingly ordinary women become the unlikely investigators of a string of grisly murders in this original thriller, set against the backdrop of post-war London.
AVAILABLE MAY 11
2025 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises & Red Carpet 2025 | North America Premiere | 1 x 120’ & 1 x 60’ | All at Once
Britain’s biggest annual celebration of TV, the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises, returns to Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday 11 May 2025.
The multi-talented Alan Cumming will host the star-studded ceremony, celebrating the shows and creative talent that captivated BAFTA’s television voting members in 2024 in an unmissable night of entertainment.
AVAILABLE MAY 14
The Bletchley Circle Season 2 | 4 x 60’ | All at Once
It’s 1953, and the ladies are reunited for their second case when a former Bletchley Park colleague, Alice Merren (Hattie Morahan, Doctor Who franchise), is accused of murder.
AVAILABLE MAY 21
Make It at Market Season 3 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive | 15 x 45’ | All at Once
Across the nation, makers and creators are striving to turn their passions into full-time jobs.
In a unique, life-changing bootcamp in the grounds of Waterperry Gardens in Oxfordshire, maker-in-chief Dom Chinea (The Repair Shop) and a hand-picked team of extraordinary professional mentors help these budding makers turn their hobbies and skills into successful businesses.
To help identify their strengths and weaknesses, every maker takes on three special challenges before being given a business-building Action Plan.
Back at home, they have 8 weeks to prove they have what it takes to put the advice they’ve been given into practice and start building a successful business before returning to Waterperry to report back to Dom.
AVAILABLE MAY 30
Father Ted Season 1 | New to BritBox | 5 x 30’ | All at Once
On Craggy Island, a remote location off Ireland’s coast, three banished priests live together and attend to the island’s residents. These misfits attempt to bring stability to the lives of their congregation, even though their own lives are filled with chaos and disharmony.
MAY TBA
Death Valley Season 1 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 6 x 45’ | 2x released on premiere, released weekly thereafter
A retired actor. A struggling young detective. They’re the perfect crime-fighting duo – when they get along. Starring BAFTA and Emmy winner Timothy Spall (The Sixth Commandment) and Gwyneth Keyworth (Lost Boys & Fairies).
The nation’s once beloved TV detective John Chapel (Spall) lives a reclusive life in the Welsh countryside, guilt-ridden for letting his career get in the way of his final months with his late wife Elin. But when his neighbour is murdered, John is dragged back into the world by Detective Sergeant Janie Mallowan (Keyworth).
Struggling to rise the ranks, she teams up with the widower. Despite their opposing instincts – Janie’s interested in procedure and building a watertight case while John’s captivated by character and motives – this could be the answer to her waning career. As long as her boss doesn’t find out.
