UK TV Returning Series 2022
A list of British television programmes scheduled to return in 2022.
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- StarsRhod GilbertJo BrandAisling BeaComedy panel show hosted by the Welsh comedian. Celebrity guests try to convince Rhod that their teenage years were the most embarrassingThe comedy chat show returns for a Fourth Series in Summer 2022 on Comedy Central UK.
- CreatorElgin JamesStephen MerchantStarsRhianne BarretoDarren BoydGamba ColeSeven strangers from different walks of life forced together to complete a community payback sentence in Bristol.The comedy drama returns for a Second Series in late Spring 2022.
- CreatorHolly WalshStarsEllie WhiteLauren SochaSiobhan FinneranAfter Colin Walcott drops dead at his birthday party, his wife Tess, and daughter Cathy, discover he had a long-term mistress, Marilyn, by whom he has daughter, Cat.The sitcom returns for a Covid-19 delayed Second Series in Spring 2022 on BBC One.
- StarsJames AcasterJosh WiddicombeNina WadiaTwo teams of comedians are tested on their ability to deal with a series of ridiculous hypothetical scenarios.8-episodes. The wacky comedy panel show returns for a Fourth Series.
Commences May 2022 on Dave. - CreatorSteve PembertonReece ShearsmithStarsReece ShearsmithSteve PembertonKatherine ParkinsonGenre-mixing anthology series, inviting viewers into some very different and enigmatic No. 9s.6-episodes. The darkly comical anthology programme returns for a Seventh Series.
Coming soon to BBC Two. - CreatorLiz GaskellJames WoolleyStarsSara PascoeNick MohammedLolly AdefopeSara Pascoe challenges fellow comedians to deliver an inspiring lecture on a random topic of her choosing. They are given the title of a real lecture but not the content, their oratory skills are judged by experts in the topic.6-episodes. The programme in which comedians give their own version of real academic lectures returns for a Third Series.
Commences 10pm Monday, 18th April 2022 - concludes 10pm Monday, 23rd May 2022 on Dave. - StarsLee InglebyNeil MorrisseyEd ByrneSeven celebrities from different faiths embark on an historical pilgrimage.3-episodes. The programme in which celebrities walk a Medieval pilgrimage route returns for a Fourth Series.
Commences 9pm Friday, 8th April 2022 - concludes on BBC Two. - CreatorAbi MorganStarsNicola WalkerStephen ManganAnnabel ScholeyThe Defoes, a family of female divorce lawyers, are forced to face their past following the return of their estranged father after a 30-year absence.6-episodes. The drama about a family of lawyers returns for a Third and final Series.
Commences 9pm Monday, 4th April 2022 - concludes 9pm Monday, 9th May 2022 on BBC One.
*All 6-episode available via BBC iPlayer after broadcast of episode 1.* - StarsIan HislopPaul MertonAngus DeaytonA news quiz show offering satirical and surreal comic observations on current events.9-episodes. The long-running topical comedy panel show returns for a Sixty-Third Series.
Commenced 9pm Friday, 1st April 2022 - concludes 9pm Friday, 27th May 2022 on BBC One.
*Series 64 will be broadcast in late 2022* - CreatorLee MackStarsLee MackSally BrettonKaty WixThe mishaps of slacker Lee and the love of his life, Lucy along with their friends & family.6-episodes. The long-running sitcom returns for a Twelfth Series.
Commenced 9:30pm Friday, 25th March 2022 - concludes 9:30pm Friday, 29th April 2022 on BBC One.
*Series 13 has already been commissioned and is expected to air in either late 2022 or early 2023 + a special episode featuring Frank's funeral is also planned.* - CreatorNathan BryonSamson KayoStarsJane HorrocksSamson KayoLucy PunchWhen tough-acting loner Maleek (Kayo) is paired with over-friendly divorcee Wendy, their partnership looks dead on arrival. But pretty soon they're giving each other life support.10-episodes. The sitcom about mismatched paramedics working in the London Ambulance Service returns for a Second Series - now on Sky Comedy.
Commenced 10pm Wednesday, 16th March 2022 - concludes 2022 on Sky Comedy. - StarsBrenda BlethynBlake HarrisonVictor McGuireA working-class woman who runs an old-fashioned café in a neglected seaside town develops a strong, if sometimes volatile, friendship with an asylum-seeking African doctor.6-episodes. The ITV sitcom finally returns for a Second Series that has been so delayed by Covid-19 that they have had to recast the lead male character.
Commenced 9pm Wednesday, 16th March 2022 - concludes 9:30pm Wedesday, 13th April 2022 on ITV. - CreatorRichard BaconNick WeidenfeldStarsJudi LoveRichard MadeleySophie WillanFour people walk into a home and say, "This Is MY House". The catch, only one of them is telling the truth.10-episodes. The fun game in which a celebrity panel try to guess which of the contestants is the real homeowner returns for a Second Series - commencing with a celebrity special for Comic Relief.
Commenced 8pm Wednesday, 16th March 2022 - concludes on BBC One. - CreatorDaisy CoulamStarsRobson GreenTessa Peake-JonesAl WeaverA Cambridgeshire clergyman finds himself investigating a series of mysterious wrongdoings in his small village of Grantchester.6-episodes. The period crime drama returns for a Seventh Series.
Commenced 9pm Friday, 11th March 2022 - concludes on ITV. - StarsKate HumbleKate travels around the UK meeting people who have swapped life in the city for a simpler, more self-sufficient life in the British countryside.6-episodes. The programme in which Kate meets families relocating to the countryside returns for a Third Series.
Commenced 7pm Thursday, 10th March 2022 - concludes on Channel 5. - StarsMichelle OgundehinAlan CarrFearne CottonInterior designers compete for a life-changing design contract and opportunity to work with a prestigious commercial client.8-episodes. The Alan Carr fronted interior design returns for a Third Series.
Commenced 9pm Wednesday, 9th March 2022 - concludes on BBC One. - StarsLucy BeaumontJon RichardsonElsie RichardsonMockumentary focusing on real-life comedy couple John Richardson and Lucy Beaumont, who play fictionalized versions of themselves, their home and work lives, and relationships with their Hebden Bridge neighbors and celebrity friends.10-episodes. The mockumentary sitcom about the husband and wife comedians returns for a Third Series.
Commenced 10pm Thursday, 3rd March 2022 - concludes 10pm Thursday, 5th May 2022 on Dave. - StarsPaul SinhaRob BeckettFay RipleyChaser, stand-up comedian and TV trivia genius Paul Sinha hosts this quiz show in which familiar faces from the world of telly do battle. The two teams test their knowledge of what's on the box.6-episodes. The celebrity comedy quiz show all about television trivia returns for a Second Series.
Commenced 9:40pm Saturday, 19th February 2022 - concludes 9:40pm Saturday, 26th March 2022 on ITV. - StarsDeclan DonnellyAnthony McPartlinStephen MulhernA game show hosted by Ant and Dec filled with stunts, sketches, and special guest appearances.The grand shiny floor entertainment format returns for a Series.
Commenced Saturday, 19th February 2022 - concludes on ITV. - StarsSandi ToksvigAlison SteadmanJessica HynesSandi Toksvig explores some of the UK's most remote and beautiful holiday destinations, accompanied by some of her favorite women.The mindful travel series presented by Sandi Toksvig returns for a Second Series.
Commenced 9pm Thursday, 17th February 2022 - concludes on Channel 4. - CreatorPaul Matthew ThompsonJude TindallStarsMark BentonJo JoynerPatrick Walshe McBrideAn oddball couple of private detectives named Luella Shakespeare and Frank Hathaway investigate crime in Stratford-upon-Avon.10-episodes. The Covid-19 delayed Fourth Series of the popular daytime crime drama finally lands.
Commenced 2:15pm Monday, 14th February 2022 - concluded 2:15pm Friday, 25th February 2022 on BBC One. - StarsTony RobinsonJaega WiseNinya MikhailaThe actor and history enthusiast explores the history of Britain through the everyday lives of ordinary people during four periods of British history.4-episodes. The history documentary series returns for a Covid-19 delayed Second Series.
Commenced 7:30pm Saturday, 12th February 2022 - concludes on Channel 5. - StarsDanny DyerAngela RipponSally LindsayDanny Dyer hosts the British version of the American game show that has been exported around the world. With questions voiced by Angela Rippon.6-episodes. The 'civilian' version of the British version of the game show returns for a Fourth Series.
Commenced 7:45pm Saturday, 12th February 2022 - concludes on BBC One. - StarsMel GiedroycLou SandersJoel DommettThree celebrities are invited in to a confessional to find out who's committed sins that are so bad that they should be declared unforgivable.8-episodes. The comedy chat show/confessional returns for a Second Series.
Commenced 10pm Tuesday, 8th February 2022 - concluded 10pm Tuesday, 29th March 2022 on Dave. - CreatorRose MatafeoStarsRose MatafeoNikesh PatelEmma SidiA millennial in London is juggling two dead-end jobs and navigating the awkward morning-after-the-night-before when she discovers the complications of accidentally sleeping with a film star.6-episodes. Rose Matafeo's sitcom returns for a Second Series.
Commenced 10pm Monday, 7th February 2022 - concluded 10pm Monday, 14th March 2022 on BBC Three.
