BBC Studios and ITV have announced the BritBox November 2022 titles, 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 BritBox November 2022 schedule includes the new Original series Crossfire, an action thriller executive produced and starring Keeley Hawes (Bodyguard, Honour).
The first original series by the bestselling novelist Louise Doughty, Crossfire tells the story of a vacation going horribly wrong when a group of revengeful gunmen takes a hotel hostage, and guests are forced to make monumental life-or-death decisions with enormous consequences.
Closing out the month on November 28, BritBox will release Season 2 of Hope Street, a BritBox Original police drama set in Northern Ireland. From acclaimed producers Paul Marquess (London Kills) and Donna Wiffen (The Bill), the series is set in the fictional town of Port Devine and focuses on Port Devine’s police department.
The BritBox November 2022 slate also includes a plethora of cooking programs to kick off the holiday season. Featuring recipes that are approachable for beginners, Chef Jamie Oliver shares easy-to-follow recipes in the exclusive premiere of Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders, as well as in Jamie’s Quick & Easy, Jamie Oliver: Together, and Jamie’s Festive Feast.
BritBox’s November schedule will feature even more superstar chefs sharing their tips and tricks, including Gordon Ramsay in Gordon Ramsay’s Home Cookery Course and Gordon’s Ultimate Home Cooking; Nigella Lawson taking us through her cookbook in Cook, Eat, Repeat; Marco Pierre in Marco Pierre White’s The Chopping Block and Nadiya Hussain in Nadiya’s Party Feasts.
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BRITBOX NOVEMBER 2022 SCHEDULE
November 1, 2022: Autumnwatch | North American Premiere, BritBox Exclusive | 4 x 60
The world is covered in a cobbler crust of fallen leaves—it’s autumn! The Watch team is back to document wildlife stories from across the UK amid seasonal transitions.
Join Chris Packham (Springwatch, Winterwatch), Michaela Strachan (Springwatch, Winterwatch), Gillian Burke (Springwatch, Winterwatch), and Megan McCubbin (Springwatch, Winterwatch) as they live broadcast the beautiful wildlife throughout autumn.
November 4, 2022: Mock the Week | North American Premiere, BritBox Exclusive | 7 X 30
Combining the best elements of a panel show, stand-up, and improvised games, this punchy panel show returns with Britain’s top comics taking a satirical swipe at the news and current events. Apart from consistently providing one of the most loved half-hours of comedy on TV from the very start, Mock The Week has championed new and up-and-coming comedians.
Frankie Boyle, John Oliver, Michael McIntyre, Jack Whitehall, Sara Millican, and more recently, Josh Widdicome, Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Beckett, Sara Pascoe, and James Acaster are among the stars who have all appeared early in their careers and developed and honed their skills on the show.
November 7, 2022: The Curse | North American Premiere, BritBox Exclusive | 6 X 30
In the 1980s, in East London, a gang of hopeless crooks became embroiled in one of the biggest gold heists in the world. The series is written by the combined multi-BAFTA-winning talents of Tom Davis and director James De Frond (Murder in Successville, King Gary), and Allan Mustafa, Steve Stamp, and Hugo Chegwin (People Just Do Nothing), who also star alongside Davis as the calamitous cockney clowns.
The series also features Karen Pirie, writer, and Father Brown actress Emer Kenny. The Curse is a fictionalized tale inspired by the true events of the notorious Brinks Matt robbery of 1983. Six armed men raided a depot near Heathrow Airport, expecting to find £100,000 in cash, only to stumble across gold worth £26 million.
November 15, 2022: Crossfire | BritBox Original, North American Premiere, BritBox Exclusive | 3 X 60
A high-octane action thriller executive produced by and starring Keeley Hawes (Bodyguard, Honour) and the first original series by bestselling novelist Louise Doughty (Apple Tree Yard, Black Water), Crossfire is a high-stakes, thrilling drama about a vacation gone wrong. When a group of revengeful gunmen takes a hotel hostage, guests are forced to make monumental life-or-death decisions with enormous consequences.
An intricately woven story of trauma and resilience, guilt and betrayal, Crossfire is an edge-of-your-seat, sophisticated thriller with an emotional and relatable core.
November 18, 2022: Nigella: Cook, Eat, Repeat | New to BritBox | 6 X 30
Television cook and food writer Nigella Lawson stars in Cook, Eat, Repeat, which shares the same name as one of her recipe books, as she creates a visual feast of heartwarming dishes while remaining socially distant. Nigella calls the project “… a celebration of the power of food to transform every single day”, as she delves into the ingredients she loves, the recipes she always returns to, and the pleasure of cooking and eating.
November 18, 2022: Come Dine with Me “Best of” | New to BritBox | 9 X 30, 1 X 60
This is a “best of” collection of iconic Come Dine With Me episodes, in which five amateur chefs host a three-course dinner party for the other contestants at their own home. During the taxi journey home, each competitor rates the host’s food and hosting skills, with the highest-scoring chef winning £1,000 cash.
November 18, 2022: Cooking Up a Fortune | New to BritBox | 11 X 30
Hosted by food market entrepreneur Dominic Cools-Lartigue, amateur cooks who dream of starting their own food business to compete to sell homemade dishes to the British public. Whoever survives the heats and triumphs will be given the chance to launch their own food brand.
November 18, 2022: Culinary Genius | New to BritBox | 20 X 50
Nine contestants take on a variety of culinary challenges as they compete against each other to prepare the best meals and impress the judges. Hosted by Fern Britton and featuring a rotating roster of chefs, including Gordon Ramsay, Rosemary Shrager, and Jean-Christophe Novelli, this daytime cooking show sees nine amateur home cooks entering a culinary battle with three fun rounds of competition, eliminating contestants each round until one is crowned the day’s Culinary Genius.
November 18, 2022: Gordon Ramsay: Cookalong Live | New to BritBox | 8 X 60
Gordon Ramsay, accompanied by a celebrity guest, cooks a three-course meal live in under an hour and encourages people to cook alone at home. Gordon Ramsay invites viewers to cook live with him to create a three-course dinner in one hour. Guests James Corden, Alan Carr, Max Beesley, James Caan, and Mica Paris also take on Gordon Ramsay with their favorite recipes.
November 18, 2022: Gordon Ramsay’s Home Cookery Course | New to BritBox | 20 X 30
Follow professional chef Gordon Ramsay as he presents healthy, easy-to-make meals for viewers to create and enjoy. While known for his complex recipes, Ramsay opts for simpler dishes to allow people to replicate them in their own homes.
The recipes may be simpler and quicker to make than in his restaurant, but they’re still the high-quality meals people have come to expect from Ramsay. Each episode’s recipes are centered around a particular theme, which includes modern versions of foods Ramsay enjoyed as a child and putting modern twists on his favorite classic recipes.
November 18, 2022: Gordon’s Ultimate Home Cooking | New to BritBox | 10 X 50
The world’s favorite chef will show you everything you’ve ever wanted to know about cooking but have always been afraid to ask. In Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Cookery Course, he will explain everything you’ve ever wanted to know about cooking but have always been afraid to ask.
The series is all about giving home cooks the desire, confidence, and inspiration to hit the stoves and get cooking. Stuffed full of delicious recipes, invaluable tips, and lashings of Gordon’s trademark cheeky wit, it is a lifetime’s worth of expertise from the world’s finest chef distilled into ten glorious, mouth-watering half-hours.
November 18, 2022: Jamie and Jimmy’s Food Fight Club | New to BritBox | 60 X 30
Chef Jamie Oliver and TV presenter Jimmy Doherty have been friends since childhood. In this cookery program, celebrity guests, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson, Orlando Bloom, David Tennant, Martin Freeman, Salma Hayek, Mary Berry, Stephen Fry, and more, drop by to prepare some of their favorite recipes.
Away from the cafe, Oliver and Doherty travel across Britain to try to save some of the country’s regional food favorites from extinction. Throughout the series, Doherty also uses his DIY skills to create dishes in an alternative and innovative way.
November 18, 2022: Jamie Oliver: Together | New to BritBox | 8 X 50
Television chef Jamie Oliver is back with a collection of recipes meant to be enjoyed with friends, family, and loved ones after so much time spent apart. The show is inspired by Jamie’s new book, ‘Together’, featuring recipes specifically designed for autumn feasts that will bring people together. It also includes tips and tricks in the kitchen and advice on ambiance.
Alongside cooking for friends and family, Jamie opens his home to frontline heroes in celebration of their hard work and the reunions to come.
November 18, 2022: Jamie’s Festive Feast | New to BritBox | 1 X 45
Jamie Oliver celebrates the lazy winter days at the end of the year. With Christmas over, this is the perfect time to kick back, spend some quality time with family and friends, and cook up some amazing dishes.
Filmed at his Essex home, Jamie walks through his perfect winter wind-down foods, including some stress-free, big-hitting winter warmers like oozy cheesy pasta and simple one-pot wonders like bloody Mary beef.
Jamie also brings back some stand-out treats, such as his breakfast waffles with epic hot chocolate and festive fiesta tacos. And with New Year’s Eve on the horizon, Jamie runs through his top ideas for party meals, from build-your-own posh pork kebabs to a Keralan fish curry.
November 18, 2022: Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders | US Premiere, New to BritBox | 8 X 30
Jamie Oliver offers the ultimate guide to making brilliantly easy and delicious meals, all cooked in just one pan, pot, or dish. He shows us an array of tricks and hacks to create simple and delicious meals and cut down on the washing-up.
Recipes include frying pan pasta, mushroom pie, roasted rolled pork, upside-down fish pie, chocolate party tray cake, and more!
November 18, 2022: Jamie’s Quick & Easy | New to BritBox | 26 X 30
Jamie Oliver presents the ultimate set of go-to recipes for quick and easy-to-remember cooking. These stress-free recipes are perfect for busy days and for people who love their grub but don’t have the time or energy for complicated cooking. If you think you haven’t got time to cook – think again.
November 18, 2022: Marco Pierre White’s The Chopping Block | New to BritBox | 8 X 50
In the highly competitive New York restaurant world, sometimes the stress is enough to kill your appetite. In this reality competition series hosted by Marco Pierre White, several teams of chefs are tested in a series of challenges for a shot at the grand prize: opening their very own Manhattan restaurant.
November 18, 2022: Marco’s Kitchen Burnout | New to BritBox | 7 X 45
Chef Marco Pierre White presents this tough celebrity cooking challenge. The pressure is relentless as twelve celebrities cook for diners in a professional kitchen – casting teamwork aside in favor of cut-throat competition, strategy, and talent.
November 18, 2022: Nadiya’s Family Favourites | New to BritBox | 9 X 30
Nadiya Hussain creates her family’s favorite dishes and meets some of Britain’s most inspiring home cooks along the way. Whether it’s a treat day, a family day out, a manic weekday, or a wind-down weekend, Nadiya makes tasty and nourishing recipes that’ll keep the whole family happy.
November 18, 2022: Nadiya’s Party Feasts | New to BritBox | 1 X 60
Nadiya Hussain is throwing a celebration, and everyone is invited. With the party season fast approaching, Nadiya is sharing her favorite festive dishes that fill the table with vibrant colors, amazing aromas, and fantastic flavors.
November 18, 2022: Rachel Allen’s Dinner Parties | New to BritBox | 10 X 30
Irish chef Rachel Allen shows a dinner party host how to create the perfect evening with delicious meals that will impress guests.
November 18, 2022: Ramsay’s Boiling Point | New to BritBox | 5 X 30
Chef Ramsay was closely followed during eight of the most intense months of his life as he opened his first and now flagship restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, in September 1998. This establishment would ultimately earn him the highly prestigious (and rare) three Michelin Stars.
It also covers his participation in the dinner held at the Palace of Versailles on 11 July 1998 to celebrate the closing of the 1998 World Cup. The dinner featured young chefs Marcus Wareing and Marc Sargeant at the early stages of their careers, as well as mentor Marco Pierre White.
This series was Ramsay’s first mass exposure to television audiences, revealing his highly driven, impatient, and hot-tempered personality, which became his trademark.
November 18, 2022: Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares | New to BritBox | 36 X 60
Chef Gordon Ramsay hits the road in search of restaurants in crisis, doling out tough love and harsh truths in his inimitable fashion. Ramsay steps in and addresses some of the most stressful aspects of running a successful food business.
Ramsay and his team redecorate each eatery to give it a fresh new look in hopes of attracting a larger crowd. Ramsay’s ultimate goal is to make the restaurants he visits profitable for their struggling owners.
November 18, 2022: Simply Nigella | New to BritBox | 7 X 30
Renowned TV chef Nigella Lawson returns with more inspired recipes to improve one’s well-being and lifestyle. In addition to her latest recipes, Nigella gives her top tips on time-saving cooking methods.
Each episode presents food for every occasion, from vitamin-packed breakfasts and fuss-free dinners to quick and calm recipes for feeding a crowd and `bowl food’ to nourish and uplift. Taking the weekday to the weekend, Nigella prepares simple but delicious feasts for visiting friends and family, topped with mouth-watering sweet treats.
November 23, 2022: Utopia | New to BritBox | 12 X 60
This ground-breaking, channel-defining drama series is about a conspiracy theory turned terrifyingly real. It is written by Dennis Kelly, the co-creator of the Olivier Award-winning Matilda and directed by Marc Munden (Black Sails).
When an unconnected group of people find themselves in possession of the manuscript for a legendary graphic novel, Utopia, their lives are set to change forever as they are forced to run from a shadowy and murderous organization known as The Network. All they know is that the network is all-pervasive in government, in business, and in charge, and they will stop at nothing to get to Utopia.
November 28, 2022: Hope Street Season 2 | BritBox Original, North American Premiere, BritBox Exclusive | 10 X 60
From acclaimed producers Paul Marquess (London Kills) and Donna Wiffen (The Bill), Hope Street returns for a new season. Six months after an explosive season one finale, the police officers of Port Devine are joined by a new detective, Al Quinn, who must balance his devotion to the force with protecting his willful daughter.
The town’s story continues with Nicole and Clint’s efforts to start a family and other residents’ daily struggles and triumphs in their beloved town. The warm and engaging characters who inhabit Port Devine have already won over millions of viewers. Like them, Hope Street is positive, big-hearted and life-affirming.
Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills in 2018 to cover the latest news on streaming, movies, TV, and video games.