CHANNEL 5 is bringing a string of dramas to the small screen which will see stars from popular soaps like Coronation Street, Hollyoaks and EastEnders take on leading roles.
Corrie alum Will Mellor will front an exciting new series of the anthology show, The Teacher. While former EastEnders star Jo Joyner leads a new six-part mystery drama called The Wives, and Hollyoaks actor Claire Cooper swaps soap drama for an enthralling rags-to-riches story.
Channel 5 had poured a lot of energy into its original dramas, including popular series like The Teacher, All Creatures Great and Small and Dalgliesh, which are returning to the small screen later this year.
Additionally, new dramas The Wives, Hardacres, and Ellis will premiere on Channel 5.
Talking about the expansive slate of upcoming dramas, the broadcasters Head of Drama and Deputy Chief Content Officer, Sebastian Cardwell said: “We’re riding high on drama at Channel 5 and have an upcoming autumn schedule packed full of new series that our audience can get their teeth stuck into.
“With detective mysteries, gripping dramas, psychological thrillers and an incredible line-up of UK talent to bring the stories to life, there’ll be something for everyone to enjoy.”
Let’s take a closer look at the series coming to Channel 5 this autumn.
Channel 5 anthology drama first aired in 2022 and is returning for a thrilling second series.
Featuring an entirely new cast, the series stars Kara Tointon and Emmett J. Scanlan alongside Will Mellor.
Drama ensues when a student’s death is revealed to be murder. This leads to Dani (Kara), a dedicated art teacher, quickly becoming entangled in a web of desire and deceit with her own marriage at the centre of it.
New to Channel 5 this autumn is The Wives, a six-part series starring EastEnders actresses Jo Joyner and Tamzin Outhwaite alongside Waterloo Road star Angela Griffin.
This drama teases mystery and intrigue as it follows the unravelling of one family in a summer that changes all their lives.
Hollyoaks star Claire Cooper takes the lead in another new Channel 5 drama, The Hardacres, which will premiere this autumn.
Claire will star alongside Julie Graham and Liam McMahon in this sweeping rags to riches story that follows the lives, loves and fortunes of the working class Hardacre family as they move from a grimy fish dock to a vast country estate in 1890s Yorkshire.
Three-part detective series Ellis is also a new addition to Channel 5’s autumn slate.
It stars Sharon D. Clarke and Andrew Gower, with Sharon portraying the titular DCI Ellis, a tenacious cop who is parachuted into failing investigations.
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As a black female cop, Ellis is used to being dismissed and overlooked, but she is a first-class murder detective, with a determination for justice and a deep well of compassion for those who need it.
Beloved animal drama All Creatures Great and Small is returning to screens in just a matter of weeks. The show follows the life and work of vet James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) and his companions in the Yorkshire Dales.
Channel 5 is making an exciting change to the fifth series as star Callum Woodhouse is returning to the drama. Callum, who plays beloved vet Triston Farnon, was absent from the show’s fourth season due to his character serving in the Royal Army Vet Corps, but he will make an unexpected return to the dales.
Samuel West, Anna Madeley, Rachel Shenton and Patricia Hodge are also returning for the upcoming series, alongside newcomer James Anthony Rose.
Hit detective drama Dalgliesh first premiered on Channel 5 in 2021 and returned to screens for a second series in 2023.
The drama will now return for a third series, adapting another three novels from P.D. James’ international best-selling murder mysteries.
Bertie Carvel will reprise his role as lead detective Adam Dalgliesh once more.
