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New on BBC iPlayer, we have Australian teen drama Bad Behaviour, the second series of Top Gear America, a new fourth series of Irish comedy Mrs Brown’s Boys, Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing series six and Lauren Laverne presenting live coverage of the 2023 Mercury Prize.

What's coming new to BBC iPlayer this week?


Bad Behaviour

Set in the remote campus of Silver Creek, an exclusive girls’ school, Bad Behaviour is a visceral ride into the epicentre of our teenage years where the decision to bully or be bullied has devastating consequences years later.

The four-part Australian drama series is based on the book of the same name by Rebecca Starford.

• Watch Bad Behaviour on BBC iPlayer from Monday 4 September below.

Mrs Brown's Boys

Irish comedy, Mrs Brown boys returns for a fourth series, starring Brendan O’Carroll as Agnes Brown, the loudest, proudest mother in Ireland.

Agnes Brown's favourite pastime is meddling in the lives of her six children.

• Watch Mrs Brown’s Boys series 4 on BBC iPlayer from Friday 8 September below.

• Watch Mrs Brown's Boys series 1-3 and all the Mrs Brown's Boys specials on BBC iPlayer below.

Top Gear America

The US version of the world’s biggest motoring show returns for a second series, following the motorised mischief and supercharged adventures of Dax Shepard, Rob Corddry and Jethro Bovingdon.

• Watch Top Gear America series 2 on BBC iPlayer from Monday 4 September below.
• Watch Top Gear America series 1 on BBC iPlayer below.

Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Two friends, beautiful places and a good natter. Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse go on a life-affirming, funny journey, sharing their changed outlooks and trying to land a catch in the sixth series of Gone Fishing.

• Watch Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing series 6 on BBC iPlayer from Sunday 3 September
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• Watch Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing series 1-5 on BBC iPlayer below.

2023 Mercury Prize

Lauren Laverne presents live coverage of this year’s Mercury Prize Album of the Year from the Eventim Apollo. This year’s shortlist comprises twelve albums which reflect the diverse nature of British and Irish music over the past year and cover a wide range of contemporary genres.

• Watch the 2023 Mercury Prize live on BBC iPlayer on 7 September below.

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The story of two very different women and the conman they have in common; a dark, funny, and unpredictable thriller about three remarkable characters trapped in a tangled triangle of complexly layered half-truths and lies of epic proportions. Starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Alistair Petrie, and Rebekah Station.

• Watch The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies on BBC iPlayer below.

The Woman In The Wall

Ireland, 2015. When Lorna Brady wakes to find a corpse in her house, she has no idea who the dead woman is or if she’s responsible for the apparent murder.

Retracing her steps, Lorna realises that the mysterious woman could be linked to her past in the town’s Magdalene Laundry. She may even hold the answer to the question Lorna has long craved: what happened to her child? Fearing her sleepwalking escapades, Lorna tries to keep herself awake whilst seeking out the truth.

Meanwhile, in Dublin, detective Colman Akande is confronted with the murder of a local priest. Tracking the case brings him across the country and into Lorna’s orbit.

• Watch The Woman In The Wall on BBC iPlayer below.
• Read: The Woman in the Wall cast and creator on the "powerful" gothic thriller below.

Andrew Tate: The Man Who Groomed The World?

An investigative film which takes viewers inside the international network spearheaded by the Tate brothers.

For the first time, audiences will see the inner circle behind Andrew Tate, exposing those helping to craft him into a global figurehead, exploring the ideologies and end goal of Tate and his circle, and revealing how his global network has left potentially hundreds of victims in its wake.

Investigative reporter Matt Shea and director Jamie Tahsin will take audiences from Romania to Buenos Aires and the US, to understand the scale and nature of Andrew Tate’s influence.

• Watch Andrew Tate: The Man Who Groomed The World? on BBC iPlayer below.

Five Bedrooms

Five Bedrooms returns for a fourth series. Harry tries to outmanipulate his mother, Mel is after Ben’s body, and guilty Liz must face husband Stuart.

• Watch Five Bedrooms series four on BBC iPlayer below.
• Watch series 1-3 of Five Bedrooms on BBC iPlayer now below.

Starstruck

Starstruck is back for a third series. Years after their breakup, Jessie and Tom come face to face unexpectedly at best friend Kate’s wedding as she ties the knot with Ian. The initially awkward meeting finds the two former lovers wondering if there is a lingering spark.

• Watch Starstruck series 3 on BBC iPlayer below.
• Watch Starstruck series 1 and 2 on BBC iPlayer now below.

Boot Dreams: Now or Never

Boot Dreams: Now or Never is a six-part documentary series which sees 16 footballers, aged 18 to 26, all rejected by top clubs, arrive at a unique training camp which aims to get them a new pro contract by helping them with their struggles, both on and off the pitch.

Can they get back in the game, and the dream job they love?

Throughout the four-week process, they’ll also be visited at regular intervals by presenter Roman Kemp, who once dreamed of becoming pro himself, and wants to find out more about the experiences that have led them there.

• Watch Boot Dreams: Now or Never on BBC iPlayer below.
• Read: Meet the Boot Dreams players, presenter Roman Kemp and head coach Gifton Noel-Williams here: https://www.pressparty.com/pg/search/?tag=boot

Ghosts US

The second series of the US version of the hit UK series. A young couple's dreams come true when they inherit a beautiful country house, only to find it's both falling apart and inhabited by many of the deceased previous residents.

Sam enlists the ghosts to help secure a good review from an overly critical couple staying at the bed and breakfast; Isaac tries to integrate Nigel into his friend group.

• Watch Ghosts US series 2 on BBC iPlayer below.
• Watch Ghosts US series 1 on BBC iPlayer below.
• Watch Ghosts on BBC iPlayer below.

Tommy Jessop Goes To Hollywood

Line of Duty actor Tommy Jessop is on a mission to create his own movie with the help of his brother Will. Is Hollywood ready for a superhero with Down's syndrome?

Tommy is an award-winning actor and activist with Down's syndrome. He has starred in high-profile TV programmes and short films, and now he wants to be a leading man. But the right roles are not being offered to him.

Tommy wants to show that people with Down's syndrome can play heroes and so, inspired by the advice of his agent, he has decided to take matters into his own hands.

• Watch Tommy Jessop Goes To Hollywood on BBC iPlayer below.

Expert Witness

Discover how some of the UK’s most serious and complex cases were solved by the expertise of a band of unsung heroes – the expert witnesses. Gripping true crime stories.

When a dismembered body is discovered, police turn to a facial reconstruction expert to help identify the victim. And when a man is murdered in Northern Ireland, a cell site expert uses his tracking skills to help catch the killers.

• Watch Expert Witness series 3 on BBC iPlayer below.
• Watch Expert Witness series 1 and 2 on BBC iPlayer below.

Henpocalypse

When bridezilla-to-be Zara’s hen-do is interrupted by the end of the world, she and her four fellow working-class West Midlander best mates wait out the breakdown of human civilisation in an isolated holiday cottage in Wales.

Emerging from quarantine into the harsh new post-apocalyptic world, they find the male population has almost entirely wiped out and Britain is now a hellscape in which only the very fittest will survive. It’s inevitable on a hen do there’ll be fractious dynamics between friends so how will they come together to work out what to do with the male stripper, the only man who seems to have survived? Pitted against a group of radicalised Pilates instructors and using sex toys as spears against the enemy, will the dysfunctional friends survive in the harsh new world of societal breakdown?

• Watch Henpocalypse on BBC iPlayer
• Read: Meet the cast of Henpocalypse! here: https://www.pressparty.com/pg/search/?tag=Henpocalypse%21

The Bold Type

The Bold Type follows three spirited young women who work for Scarlet, a global women’s magazine based in New York City. Jane, Kat and Sutton help each other navigate life’s challenges as they pursue their career goals, search for love and discover their identities.

• Watch The Bold Type series 1-5 on BBC iPlayer

Paranormal: The Girl, The Ghost and The Gravestone

Watch the trailer for Paranormal: The Girl, The Ghost and The Gravestone below.

In this gripping new box-set series, Radio 1 presenter Sian Eleri investigates a seemingly ordinary farmhouse in north Wales which, in the late 1990s, became widely considered as one of the most haunted houses in Britain.

The story became the centre of a national media attention as the family who lived at the farm became ever more desperate in their search for answers. More than 300 apparently paranormal events were documented at the house in video footage, audio interviews, photos, and eye-witness accounts – all of which had been locked away, until now.

Reports ranged from words and pictures appearing and disappearing on the walls; objects moving around the house; and multiple witnesses reporting seeing a hooded figure and the ghost of a girl rumoured to be buried in the garden.

With exclusive access to the case archive and to those at the heart of the case, Sian sets out to uncover what really happened at Penyffordd Farm. Her starting position is one of scepticism but in a series of chilling and increasingly bizarre twists and turns, Sian is left questioning everything she thought she knew.

• Watch Paranormal: The Girl, The Ghost and The Gravestone on BBC iPlayer below.

Colosseum

Are you not entertained? The rise and fall of the Roman Empire through the Colosseum - an epic arena for Rome’s rulers, a savage stage for those who worked and fought there.

In AD80, the Colosseum is open for business. Roman emperor Titus plans 100 days of games to commemorate, including an epic battle to the death between gladiators Priscus and Verus.

• Watch Colosseum on BBC iPlayer below.

Crazy Rich Agents: Selling Dream Homes

Watch the trailer for Crazy Rich Agents: Selling Dream Homes below.

In this new series we meet five newbie real estate brokers, who have risked it all to make it big in the world of luxury real estate. At stake, six figure commission cheques that could make or break them.

They’ve come from all walks of life: a former care home behavioural therapist, an international model, a building society worker, a Dubai estate agent, and a former music producer. Their backgrounds are unique, but they all want to become luxury real estate’s next big thing.

The rookie brokers have been summoned to one of their agency’s most luxurious properties: a £3 million Grade 2 listed castle in County Durham. Featuring 35 rooms, a wine cellar, and their new CEO Eddie Shapiro who has surprised them with an opportunity of a lifetime: the one who performs the best over the summer will get the opportunity to work at the agency’s headquarters in New York.

• Watch Crazy Rich Agents on BBC iPlayer below.

Ultimate Wedding Planner

Eight aspiring wedding planners will battle it out to become the Ultimate Wedding Planner, as six brave couples let them take control of their special day.

Hailing from Powys, Belfast, Hull, Leicestershire, London, Plymouth, Kent and Luton - who will be crowned the Ultimate Wedding Planner?

• Watch Ultimate Wedding Planner on BBC iPlayer below.
• Meet the wedding planners here:
• Meet the judges here:

Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond The Lobby

Monica Galetti and Rob Rinder travel to Kasbah Tamadot in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. With Sir Richard Branson as their boss, they discover how genuine Berber hospitality and spectacular views of the landscape make it unique.

Monica helps the chef source local produce at the nearby market and gets to know a very famous visitor, while Rob mucks out the hotel stables and guides guests on a mountain trek.

• Watch Amazing Hotels on BBC iPlayer below.
• Read: Rob Rinder and Monica Galetti - 'It has to be the best job in the world' below.

WOLF

Obsessed with the neighbour he believes murdered his 10 year old brother in the 90s, DI Jack Caffery finds himself trying to right the wrongs of others but at what cost? New drama based on Mo Hayder’s acclaimed Jack Caffery novels .

In an isolated house in Monmouthshire, the wealthy Anchor Ferrers family find themselves the victims of a psychopath’s cruel games, trapped and terrorised. When the two narratives collide, it’s a thrilling, nail biting and deeply disturbing race against time.

• Watch Wolf on BBC iPlayer below.
• Meet the cast of Wolf and find out more about the series here:

Shadow of Truth

This documentary series forensically examines the mysterious murder of Israeli teen Tair Rada in 2006.

The brutal case sparked widespread conspiracy theories and threw the integrity of the entire justice system into doubt.

• Watch Shadow of Truth on BBC iPlayer below.

Clean Sweep

Inspired by true events, Clean Sweep follows a seemingly ordinary housewife, Shelly Mohan, a mother of three married to a Garda detective. On the surface, all seems normal until her dark past comes back to haunt her.

Shelly makes the fatal decision to kill her former partner in crime when he resurfaces and threatens to expose her. Shelly’s detective husband is assigned the job to find the killer. The pressures mount as the noose tightens, all while Shelly is also trying to deal with her unfaithful husband and an ailing son.

• Watch Clean Sweep on BBC iPlayer

Celebrity MasterChef

The ever-popular Celebrity MasterChef is back on BBC One for its 18th series and this summer is set to get even hotter, as the who’s who of music, comedy, drama and showbusiness battle it out to become the Celebrity MasterChef 2023 Champion.

Across six weeks, judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace will be putting their own taste buds through a sensory assault course, as they discover which celebrities have the palate and skill to chop, slice and sizzle their way to lifting the iconic Celebrity MasterChef trophy.

• Watch Celebrity MasterChef on BBC iPlayer below.
• Meet the celebrities cooking in the MasterChef kitchen here:

blur at the BBC

Over the years, Damon, Graham, Alex and Dave have helped to change the face of British music, constantly evolving and leaving musical rivals in their wake. This collection of blur’s greatest performances on the BBC delivers all the hits and more, capturing the band’s crowd-pleasing side through fan favourites like Country House, Parklife, and Girls and Boys, as well as their more sensitive and soulful side with tracks including Coffee + TV, Beetlebum, Tender and Out of Time.

• Watch Blur at the BBC on BBC iPlayer

Dreaming Whilst Black

Kwabena is an aspiring film-maker working a dead-end job in recruitment. When he bumps into Amy, an old friend from film school who has just returned from three years in Nigeria, she offers to pass his script, Jamaica Road, to the development team at the production company where she works.

But life isn't as simple as all that, and Kwabena may have to make some sacrifices in order to pursue his dream.

• Watch Dreaming Whilst Black on BBC iPlayer

RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under

Mama Ru returns as ten new queens from all across Australia and New Zealand compete for the title of Down Under’s Next Drag Superstar!

For their first challenge, the queens throw a Mardi Gras Pride-themed celebration on the main stage.

Watch RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under on BBC iPlayer below.
Meet the Queens of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under series 3 here:

Gaia: A Death On Dancing Ledge

Zara McDermott on right. on left documents and image of Gaia Pope-Sutherland
Gaia: A Death on Dancing Ledge sees Zara McDermott in Dorset to attempt to understand and shed light on the tragic circumstances around the death of 19-year-old Gaia Pope-Sutherland in 2017.

Rumours about what happened to Gaia still stir up strong feelings in the small town of Swanage where she lived. Some people believed she was kidnapped, others that she was murdered. Over three episodes, the events that led up to Gaia’s death are tracked, with the numerous failings and oversights by officials, including the police and health care professionals, involved in her care being brought to the fore. The documentary hears directly from Gaia’s family and friends about her life and examines what needs to change in the future.

• Watch Gaia: A Death On Dancing Ledge on BBC iPlayer below.

The Power of Parker

Stockport, 1990. Wannabe business guru Martin Parker has a perfect life and a flash car. But wife Diane and mistress Kath could put a spanner in the works. Comedy with Sian Gibson.

Kath is planning her anniversary celebrations, while Diane is worried she’s not got enough cheese for the soiree she’s organising for the ‘French exchange people’.

Meanwhile, Martin is under financial pressure and needs to make some big decisions - decisions that will end up impacting him and everyone close to him.

• Watch The Power Of Parker on BBC iPlayer below.

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September 6, 2023 3:00am ET by BBC iPlayer  

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