April 2026 on BritBox – highlights include Silent Witness, The Flatshare, Vera and Ludwig.
BritBox is set to deliver a phenomenal April lineup of gripping crime dramas and must-see premieres. The month begins with the return of Silent Witness Season 29 – the brand-new season streaming exclusively on BritBox.
The Flatshare debuts soon after, the rom-com you didn’t know you needed based on the bestselling novel. Toward mid-April, Vera returns for its final season, a pitch-perfect farewell to one of TV’s most iconic detectives.
To round out the stellar month of viewing, comedy mystery series Ludwig debuts on BritBox, a charming and refreshingly light-hearted take on the genre.
From returning favourites to exciting debuts, BritBox has April viewing well and truly covered.
SILENT WITNESS – SEASON 29
NEW AND EXCLUSIVE TO BRITBOX
10 x 60’ EPISODES
GENRE: CRIME DRAMA
In Birmingham, a forensic team is faced with five new crimes to investigate.
In this highly anticipated return, the crime drama follows four forensic pathologists and scientists as they settle into their new lab in Birmingham. Their caseload remains complex and burdensome as ever, beginning with a case in which AI technology is being harnessed to fuel racial tensions.
As the season progresses, the team investigates the shocking death of an elderly gentleman found impaled by a screwdriver and the killing of a Chinese-British activist, igniting tension internationally. Adding to the drama, one of the forensic team members faces a life-threatening predicament, bringing the danger closer to home than ever before.
Starring Emilia Fox (The Wrong Mans, The Wipers Times, The Pianist), David Caves (15 Days, Jackie, Ironclad), Maggie Steed (Paddington 2, The Painted Veil, Chewing Gum), Francesca Mills (Transaction, Zoolander 2), Sophie Hopkins (Class, The Long Shadow), Nathan Wright (The Musketeers, Where The Skin Lies), and Adam Rayner (Tyrant, The Saint).
Streaming new and exclusive to BritBox from April 2nd, 2026.
THE FLATSHARE – SEASON 1
NEW TO BRITBOX
6 x 60’ EPISODES
GENRE: DRAMA
A journalist and hospice nurse fall in love after agreeing to timeshare a bed.
Tiffany, played by Jessica Brown Findlay (Harlots, Downton Abbey, Brave New World), and Leon, played by Anthony Welsh (Pure, Bob Marley: One Love, The Gallows Pole), strike an unusual living arrangement: they share a one-bedroom flat on opposite schedules. Tiffany lives there at night, Leon by day, their only communication a trail of Post-it notes. Navigating failed relationships, career pressures and a manipulative ex, the pair find their bond deepening despite the odds.Ultimately, they must decide whether to risk everything for a real chance at love.
Starring Jessica Brown Findlay (Harlots, Downton Abbey, Brave New World), Anthony Welsh (Pure, Bob Marley: One Love, The Gallows Pole), Bart Edwards (The Witcher, Take My Hand, State Of Happiness), Jonah Hauer-king (Little Women, The Little Mermaid, Postcards From London), Shaniqua Okwok (Maigret, Lovers Rock, Small Axe), David Hargreaves (For Love Or Money, Warren, This Country), Shaq B. Grant (The Box, Bird Box Barcelona, King Gary), and Gina Bramhill (Lotus Eaters, Northern Comfort, Miss Fallaci).
Streaming new to BritBox from April 8th, 2026.
VERA – SEASON 14
NEW TO BRITBOX
2 x 120’ EPISODES
GENRE: MYSTERY
A detective tackles a decapitation cold case and an overturned murder conviction.
DCI Vera Stanhope, played by Brenda Blethyn (Pride & Prejudice, Secrets & Lies, Dragonfly), returns for a highly-anticipated final season. This beloved drama wraps up with two feature length episodes where Vera faces career-defining decisions, a missing child, and two intense cases in an emotional and thrilling final ride. BritBox is the only place to watch every episode of this much loved series.
Starring Brenda Blethyn (Pride & Prejudice, Secrets & Lies, Dragonfly), David Leon (Rocknrolla, Lives Of The Saints, Orthodox), Jon Morrison (High Times, The Bill, Taggart), Riley Jones (United, Saving Amy), Sarah Kameela Impey (The Dark Pictures: The Devil In Me, We Are Lady Parts, Perceptions), Rhiannon Clements (Death On The Nile, Platform 7, Big Boys), Shobna Gulati (Coronation Street, Dinner Ladies, Empire’s Children), and William Houston (A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms, The Gorge, Wednesday).
Streaming new to BritBox from April 15th, 2026.
LUDWIG – SEASON 1
NEW TO BRITBOX
6x 60’ EPISODES
GENRE: MYSTERY
A puzzle setter adopts his twin brother’s identity to solve cryptic crimes.
David Mitchell (Peep Show, Would I lie to you) portrays the puzzle setter John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor, whose life is upended when his identical twin suddenly disappears in this award winning comedy series. John reluctantly assumes his twin’s identity to find clues to his whereabouts. Given John’s identical twin is DCI James Taylor, John must infiltrate the major investigations team, solve a string of seemingly unconnected murders, and convincingly remain in character as his detective brother.
‘The BBC’s new comedy-mystery about an awkward puzzle-setter and his missing identical twin has made me laugh more than anything else on TV all year. All year!’ – The Guardian
Starring David Mitchell (Peep Show, Would I lie to you, Greed, Magicians), Anna Maxwell Martin (Becoming Jane, Motherland, Duke), Dipo Ola (Landscapers, Grand Theft Hamlet, We Hunt Together), Sophie Willan (Alma’s Not Normal, Time, Still Open All Hours), Gerran Howell (The Pitt, Young Dracula, Out There), Izuka Hoyle (Boiling Point, Big Boys, The Outrun), Dylan Hughes (Maternal, Dark Noel, A Deadly Conversation), and Dorothy Atkinson (Mum, The Gold, Stonehouse).
Streaming new to BritBox from April 29th, 2026.
LIST OF WHAT’S COMING TO BRITBOX IN APRIL 2026 – IN DATE ORDER
SHETLAND: SCOTLAND’S WONDROUS ISLES, 1 APRIL 2026
24 HOURS IN POLICE CUSTODY, 1 APRIL 2026
SILENT WITNESS S29, 2ND APRIL 2026
THE FLATSHARE S1, 8TH APRIL 2026
AN HOUR TO CATCH A KILLER, 24 APRIL 2026
DEATH IN PARADISE S15, EXCLUSIVE EPISODES CONTINUE WEEKLY
CASUALTY S40, EXCLUSIVE EPISODES CONTINUE WEEKLY
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