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It's also a big week for comedy, as David Mitchell stars in new comedic detective series Ludwig, Kristen Bell and Adam Brody front rom-com Nobody Wants This, Brassic returns for its sixth outing and Murder, They Hope returns for a new star-studded special, Apocalypse Slough.

Elsewhere on the scripted front, Niecy Nash-Betts and Lesley Manville star in new Ryan Murphy series Grotesquerie and Mark Duplass brings us new teen series Penelope.

Last but not least, documentary fans can look forward to Will & Harper, the acclaimed film about Will Ferrell and his friend Harper Steele, which is coming to Netflix.

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To help you decide what to watch, check out our curated selection of top picks for this week. Watch the video above or read on for our full choice of what to watch.

Strictly: It Takes Two 2024

Janette Manrara and Fleur East for Strictly - It Takes Two in dresses smiling into camera — Janette Manrara and Fleur East for Strictly - It Takes Two. BBC/Rob Parfitt

Release date: Monday 23rd September, 6:30pm, BBC Two

With the first live show of Strictly Come Dancing's 20th anniversary season now having aired, Janette Manrara and Fleur East return to break it all down in the series's long-running companion show, It Takes Two. The new season will feature all the latest headlines, backstage gossip, expert opinion and exclusive interviews that fans have come to expect.

Made in Bondi

The cast of Made in Bondi, sat and stood around a swimming pool by the beach — The cast of Made in Bondi. Channel 4

Release date: Monday 23rd September, 10:05pm, E4

This new series from the producers of Made in Chelsea follows the real lives and loves of young Sydney socialites living in the affluent Eastern Suburbs and the most famous beach in the world, Bondi. It will feature a mix of jaw-dropping parties, breathtaking fashion and a backdrop of iconic locations - as well as all the drama viewers will expect.

Penelope

Megan Stott as Penelope in Penelope, walking through the woods with a backpack on — Megan Stott as Penelope in Penelope. Nathan M. Miller/Netflix

Release date: Tuesday 24th September, Netflix

This new teen series from Mark Duplass and Mel Eslyn stars Megan Stott as Penelope, a 16-year-old who feels out of place in modern society and is drawn into the unknown wilderness, where she begins to form a new life for herself. The show also stars Austin Abrams, Krisha Fairchild and Rhenzy Feliz.

The Great British Bake Off season 15

Paul, Prue, Noel and Alison for The Great British Bake Off. Paul and Prue at sat down at a table filled with baked goods, while Amanda and Noel are stood behind them — Paul, Prue, Noel and Alison for The Great British Bake Off. Channel 4

Release date: Tuesday 24th September, 8pm, Channel 4

Hosts Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond, and judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, are all back in the Bake Off tent for this year's new season of the hit baking competition show. This first episode will be cake week, in which contestants must elevate a loaf cake and also create a hyper-realistic illusion cake.

Ludwig

Izuka Hoyle as DS Alice Finch, Dipo Ola as DI Russell Carter, David Mitchell as John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor / James Taylor, Dorothy Atkinson as DCS Carol Shaw and Gerran Howell as DC Simon Evans in Ludwig standing together in an office looking into camera — Ludwig. BBC/Big Talk/Colin Hutton

Release date: Wednesday 25th September, 9pm, BBC One

David Mitchell stars in this new comedic detective drama as John Taylor, a reclusive puzzle-solver who is recruited by his sister-in-law to help look for her missing husband and his identical twin brother James. James was a detective, so John impersonates him at his job to find out more - but discovers he has a knack for solving murder cases.

Nobody Wants This

Kristen Bell as Joanne and Adam Brody as Noah in Nobody Wants This, looking at each other with a crowd looking on in the background — Kristen Bell as Joanne and Adam Brody as Noah in Nobody Wants This. Stefania Rosini/Netflix

Release date: Thursday 26th September, Netflix

This romantic comedy series stars Kristen Bell as an agnostic podcast host and Adam Brody as an unconventional rabbi, who discover they have a spark at a party, but struggle to make things come together due to their differing outlooks on life and their sometimes well-meaning, sometimes sabotaging families.

Grotesquerie

Niecy Nash in Grotesquerie, holding a torch and looking shocked — Niecy Nash in Grotesquerie. Prashant Gupta/FX Networks

Release date: Thursday 26th September, Disney Plus

This new series from Ryan Murphy stars Niecy Nash-Betts, Travis Kelce, Courtney B Vance and Lesley Manville, and follows a detective who starts to believe a series of heinous crimes in her small community are eerily personal, as if someone - or something - is taunting her.

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 6

The contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 6 stood outside the BBC building in london — The contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 6. BBC / World Of Wonder / Kieron McCarron

Release date: Thursday 26th September, 9pm, BBC Three

Mama Ru is back in this new season of the reality series, looking to find the UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar. In the first episode, the 12 brand new queens meet their fellow competitors for the first time, while Ru is joined by Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and celebrity guest Alison Goldfrapp on the judging panel.

Brassic season 6

Michelle Keegan and Joseph Gilgun in Brassic season 6 sitting together cheering — Michelle Keegan and Joseph Gilgun in Brassic season 6. Sky UK

Release date: Thursday 26th September, 10pm, Sky Max

This new season of the hit comedy show starring Joseph Gilgun and Michelle Keegan finds the gang reeling from their explosive encounter with Manolito, and trying to get their lives back in order. Fans can expect some heartfelt goodbyes and new love interests this season, as the group try to discover what 'growing up' means to them.

Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery

Johnny Vegas, Sian Gibson, Sarah Hadland, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Shaun Williamson, Annette Badland, Simon Day, Jim Howick, Ben Bailey Smith, Matthew Kelly, Charlie Hardwick and Gemma Jones in Murder, They Hope, with an explosion going off behind them — Murder, They Hope. UKTV

Release date: Thursday 26th September, 9pm, Gold

Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson return as Terry and Gemma, alongside a wide array of guest stars in this one-off, two-hour special. In the episode, Gemma achieve her dreams of becoming an official investigator, but Terry is denied. With this new strain on their relationship, they're thrown in headfirst to crack a double murder at a local rugby club.

Will & Harper

Will Ferrell and Harper Steele in Will & Harper in a car, smiling — Will Ferrell and Harper Steele in Will & Harper. Netflix

Release date: Friday 27th September, Netflix

This acclaimed documentary sees Will Ferrell go on a cross-country road trip with his close friend of 30 years, after he discovers they are coming out as a trans woman. On the trip, they try to process this new stage of their relationship, in what is an intimate portrait of friendship, transition and America.

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