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The cast of Call the Midwife all looking ahead in their midwife outfits.

Call the Midwife confirms season 14 air date as series returns next month

David Caves as Jack Hodgson and Emilia Fox as Nikki Alexander standing close next to each other in front of a lab. Both are looking at the camera.

Silent Witness return date confirmed as hit series comes back for season 28

Patience (Ella Maisy Purvis) in York with Bea (Laura Fraser) Will (Ali Ariaie) and Jake (Nathan Welsh) standing together with a castle on a hill in the background

Patience release date confirmed for new crime drama from Couple Next Door producers

Robson Green and Rishi Nair holding two scripts, smiling upward. Robson is wearing a light pink shirt while Rishi is wearing a light green shirt.

Grantchester season 9 air date confirmed by ITV

James Norton wearing a flannel printed shirt whilst holding a child's head as he looks up

James Norton's Playing Nice confirms release date on ITV

Jason Merrells in a grey suit

Waterloo Road return confirmed for Jason Merrells as original headteacher Jack Rimmer

James Norton as Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley sitting in a hoodie

Happy Valley's James Norton turned down new villain role over typecasting fears

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Reviews and opinion

Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger as Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott in Strike: The Ink Black Heart. They are sat in a restaurant, with Robin smiling at Strike. There's an RT Comment banner in the bottom corner.

Chezelle BinghamWhy Strike and Robin's relationship should stay platonic in The Ink Black Heart

King Henry VIII kisses Anne of Cleves on the cheek at their wedding in a scene from Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light

David CraigWolf Hall restores dignity to Anne of Cleves by flipping the script on Henry VIII in vital way

Sarah Lancashire stars in Black Doves in a shirt and blazer looking stern. The words "RT Comment" are in the bottom right of the frame

David CraigSarah Lancashire's Black Doves role wastes her Happy Valley momentum

Ben Whishaw as Sam and Keira Knightley as Helen, sat next to one another in a car, with a blue RT comment banner in the bottom right corner.

David OpieHow Black Doves flips the "gay best friend" trope into groundbreaking TV

Trailers and video

Stephen Mangan, Nicola Walker and Toby Stephens in The Split: Barcelona

Nicola Walker and Stephen Mangan return in first look at The Split: Barcelona

Colin Firth as Jim Swire in Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, speaking to reporters who are holding microphones out to him

Colin Firth stars in poignant trailer for Lockerbie: The Search for Truth

Preston Mota as Devin Rowell, Taylor Kitsch as Isaac and Betty Gilpin as Sara Rowell in American Primeval. Isaac is pointing a gun towards the camera and they are all sat on horses

Netflix releases first look at American Primeval with star-studded cast

Bertie Carvel as Dalgliesh in Dalgliesh, looking at the camera. There is an RT Exclusive banner in the bottom right corner

Dalgliesh teaser gives first look at Bertie Carvel's new love interest

The Big RT Interview

Emily Carey in a black and white image wearing a suit jacket, with the words The Big RT Interview behind her

The Big RT InterviewEmily Carey on Geek Girl: 'Finding Harriet Manners, I felt like I belonged'

Black-and-white photos of screenwriter Tony Schumacher and actor Martin Freeman imposed on a blue background

The Big RT InterviewMartin Freeman and Tony Schumacher compare The Responder to The Office

A black-and-white photo of Mary Elizabeth Winstead imposed on The Big RT Interview branding

The Big RT InterviewMary Elizabeth Winstead backs using intimacy coordinator for Ewan McGregor scenes

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John Simm as DS Roy Grace in Grace, wearing sunglasses and stood by Brighton pier

Grace season 5: Release date speculation and latest news

Charlotte Ritchie as Kate Lockwood and Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg sit in the final scenes of You season 4.

You season 5: Release date speculation, cast and latest news

Hugo Weaving as Frank Harkness in Slow Horses sitting in a dark jacket and grey shirt

Slow Horses season 5: Release date speculation and latest news

Don Gilet in Death in Paradise, wearing a short-sleeved shirt and smiling at the camera

Death in Paradise season 14: Release date speculation, cast and latest news