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Jill Halfpenny, Sally Lindsay meet 5’s Number One Fan

FIRST LOOK: Jill Halfpenny and Sally Lindsay will come together for Number One Fan, a new four-part thriller set in the world of daytime TV. It is due to air on 5 in the UK later in 2026.

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5 investigates Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards

FIRST LOOK: Martin Clunes will star as disgraced former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards in factual drama Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards, in a two-part series commissioned by UK broadcaster 5.

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John Hannah investigates Death in Benidorm for 5

FIRST LOOK: John Hannah and Carolina Bécquer head the cast of Death in Benidorm, a new detective drama set to air in the UK on 5 in 2026.

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On song

Murder Before Evensong stars Matthew Lewis and Amit Shah lift the lid on this adaptation of Reverend Richard Coles’ murder-mystery novel, their on-screen partnership as a vicar and a detective investigating a distressing death, and issues with facial hair.  

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Animal instincts

All Creatures Great & Small executive producer Sharon Moran details the demands of making a TV series featuring numerous farm animals, scripting on-screen births and arranging a children’s pet show.  

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5 reveals The Family Secret

FIRST LOOK: Eleanor Tomlinson and Matthew Lewis will partner for 5 psychological drama The Family Secret, which is now filming across north-east England and will air in 2026.

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Addressing The Rumour

All Creatures Great & Small star Rachel Shenton speaks to DQ about taking the lead in 5 drama The Rumour, in which she plays a mother who discovers that sharing some gossip brings buried secrets to the surface and leads to unintended consequences.  

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Acorn TV, 5 plot Murder Before Evensong

TRAILER: Harry Potter star Matthew Lewis takes the lead in Murder Before Evensong, a new murder mystery series launching on Acorn TV in the US and Canada on September 29 before its UK debut on 5 this autumn.

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5 hears The Rumour

FIRST LOOK: All Creatures Great & Small star Rachel Shenton heads the cast of The Rumour, a five-part thriller coming to 5 this autumn.

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Cryptic crime

A world away from Downton Abbey, actor Phyllis Logan stars as a puzzle expert in murder-mystery series The Puzzle Lady (Murder Most Puzzling). She tells DQ about portraying this “ridiculous, eccentric” character, playing the lead and why the show “ticks every box.”  

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Blame the parents

Adorable Media’s Richelle Wilder breaks down The Trial, 5’s thought-provoking single drama set in a world where parents are directly legally accountable for their children’s actions, and reveals how it was produced in just four days.