Coming Soon to BBC First

Here’s a sneak peek of what to expect in the first few weeks of Sky’s new premium drama channel, BBC First, which launches on October 1:

Beyond Paradise seasons 1-2, on BBC First on Thursdays at 8.30pm from 3 October, with all episodes available to binge on Sky Go from 1 October

Call the Midwife seasons 1-11, on BBC First on Monday to Friday at 5.15pm from 1 October, with episodes screening from 8.30pm – 11.45pm on Saturdays from 5 October, with all episodes available to binge on Neon and Sky Go from 1 October

Casualty season 39, NZ Premiere, on BBC First and Sky Go on Saturdays at 7.20pm from 5 October

Death in Paradise seasons 1-13, from 1 October BBC First will screen seasons 1-6 at 3.10pm and seasons 7-13 at 7.20pm on Monday to Friday, with episodes screening from 3.10pm – 7.20pm on Sundays, with all episodes available to binge on Sky Go from 1 October

DCI Banks seasons 1-5, on BBC First on Monday to Friday at 4.20pm, with all episodes available to binge on Neon and Sky Go from 1 October

Guilt seasons 1-2, season one will air on BBC First on Monday at 8.30pm from 28 October, with all episodes available to binge on Sky Go from 1 October, followed by season 2 on BBC First from 25 November.

House Across the Street season 1, on BBC First on Tuesdays at 10.50pm from 2 October, available to binge on Sky Go now

Peaky Blinders season 6, on BBC First on Mondays at 10.40pm from 7 October

Return to Paradise season 1 – coming soon to BBC First and Sky Go (available on Neon and Sky Open in 2025)

Sanditon seasons 1-3, on BBC First on Wednesdays at 8.30pm from 2 October, with all episodes available to binge on Neon and Sky Go from 1 October

Sherwood season 1, available to binge on Neon and Sky Go

Silent Witness seasons 22-24 (seasons 23-24 are NZ premieres), season 23 to premiere on BBC First and Sky Go on Tuesdays at 9.30pm from 1 October, with episodes screening from 3.10pm – 6.25pm on Saturdays from 5 October

Smother season 1, on BBC First on Fridays at 8.30pm from 4 October, available to binge on Neon and Sky Go from 1 October

Stonehouse season 1, on BBC First on Mondays at 8.30pm from 7 October

The Diplomat season 1, on BBC First on Thursdays at 10:50pm from 3 October, available to binge on Neon and Sky Go

The Jetty season 1 (NZ linear premiere) on BBC First on Tuesdays from 1 October from 8.30pm, available to binge on Neon now, coming to Sky Open in 2025

Traces season 1 on BBC First on Wednesdays at 10:40pm from 2 October

Unforgotten seasons 1-4 on BBC First on Monday to Friday at 6.25pm from 1 October, with episodes screening from 9.30pm – 11.45pm on Sundays.