A quick round up of what's new this week on BBC iPlayer, programmes that are about to become unavailable, plus some hidden gems you might have missed.
The First Team
The First Team is a brand new BBC Comedy from The Inbetweeners creators Iain Morris and Damon Beesley. We follow three young footballers Mattie, Jack and Benji, and their adventures with terrifying team hard-man Petey, mercurial Italian manager Cesare and eccentric chairman Mark Crane. Streaming from Thursday 28 May.
Football, Prince William And Our Mental Health
This new film focuses on men’s mental health through the prism of football, with access to HRH The Duke of Cambridge over the course of a year. We’re with The Duke as he meets players, fans and managers from grassroots to the elite as part of his efforts to start the biggest ever conversation on mental health, through football. Streaming from Thursday 28 May.
Mayans M.C.
Series two of the Sons of Anarchy spin off finds EZ weeks away from getting past Prospect status and finally being voted in or out of the club properly, but a divided Reyes family have let tensions set within the club. Series two box set streaming in full from Sunday 24 May. Series one is available now.
Springwatch
Springwatch returns for 2020 with a dramatic, exciting and different format to comply with Covid restrictions. The team are broadcasting live from locations close to home - Chris Packham is in the New Forest, Iolo William is in the heart of west Wales, and Gillian Burke is at the Beaver project near her home in Cornwall. Begins Tuesday 26 May.
QI
Series R gets begins with Sandi Toksvig politely requesting your company for a rather rude episode of QI, with Alan Davies, John Barrowman, Aisling Bea and Phill Jupitus. Begins Thursday 28 May.
Luther
Crime drama series starring Idris Elba as Luther, a near-genius murder detective whose brilliant mind can't always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions.
The Cry
Thrilling drama starring Jenna Coleman. Joanna and Alistair travel with their baby to Australia to fight for custody of Alistair's daughter. But they face an unthinkable tragedy.
Top Gear
The team push their cars and themselves to the limits in the world’s biggest motoring show.
The Next Step
Children’s show following a talented group of teenage dancers who battle for glory at the Regional Championships. But with enemies, frenemies and love triangles, the real drama happens off the dance floor.
Suburicon
American black comedy film written and directed by George Clooney, which follows a mild-mannered father who must face his demons after a home invasion shakes his quaint neighbourhood in 1959. Streaming on BBC iPlayer from Monday 25 May.
The Program
Following Lance Armstrong's journey to the top of world cycling having overcome cancer, a feat that captivated the world, and his dramatic fall from grace when he was exposed as a serial drugs cheat. Streaming on iPlayer from Saturday 23 May.
Trumbo
In 1947, Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) is the highly paid writer of many Hollywood hits but his fortunes are about to change with the beginning of the Cold War and the rise of an anti-communist witch hunt, which seeks to blacklist those artists and dramatists with communist sympathies. Streaming on iPlayer from Friday 29 May.
Paddington 2
Paddington finds the perfect gift for Aunt Lucy's birthday, but when the gift is stolen he becomes the prime suspect, and it is up to the Browns to prove his innocence. Film streaming on iPlayer Monday 25 May.
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Film. Local radio DJ and former talk show presenter Alan Partridge ends up in a siege when a disgruntled colleague decides to take the staff hostage. Available until Monday 25 May.
Witless
Leanne and Rhona are two ordinary flatmates whose lives are thrown into disarray after witnessing a gangland shooting. Series 1-3 available until Thursday 28 May.
Rillington Place
Three-part drama series based on the true story of serial killer John Christie and the wrongful execution of Timothy Evans. Starring Tim Roth. Available until Saturday 23 May.
Edge Of Darkness
Thriller starring Mel Gibson. A Boston detective investigates the murder of his daughter and discovers that she conducted classified work for the government's defence department. Available until Tuesday 26 May.
