The Best New TV Shows To Watch: December 2024
There’s so much exciting new telly this month! Cosy up and enjoy the best new TV shows coming in December, 2024.
Black Doves
Black Doves starring Keira Knightley is Netflix latest thriller! Knightley plays Helen Webb, a politician’s wife and mother leading a dangerous double life as a spy.
For ten years, she has been leaking her husband’s government secrets to the Black Doves, a secretive espionage organization.
The story unfolds after her secret lover, Jason (Andrew Koji), is assassinated, forcing Helen to confront the fragility of her cover.
Maria
December 11 on Netflix
Angelina Jolie plays the role of the opera singer Maria Callas who is living out her final days in Paris.
This Netflix original biographical drama captures Callas’ final days in Paris during the 1970s, offering a dreamlike portrayal rather than a strict historical account.
Grappling with a fading voice and memories of her tumultuous past—including her relationship with Aristotle Onassis—Maria reflects on her life as her grip on reality loosens.
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
December 25 on BBC One
Wallace and Gromit are back! In their first adventure since 2008’s A Matter of Loaf and Death, this dynamic duo will be returning to our screens this Christmas.
In this new 70-minute feature film, Vengeance Most Foul, they’ll face off against their arch enemy Feathers McGraw: the evil penguin last seen locked up in 1993’s The Wrong Trousers.
Created by Aardman Animations and directed by Nick Park and Wallace and Gromit creative director Merlin Crossingham.
Outnumbered will be returning for a Christmas special this year. Image: BBC One
Outnumbered
TBC in December on BBC One
The fifth and final series may have aired in 2016, but fans will receive the gift of a reunion this Christmas! The full original cast will be returning to our screens, including the show’s child actors now all grown up.
Pete (Hugh Dennis) and Sue Brockman (Claire Skinner) have downsized their now that all of their children have left the nest. We’ll watch as the couple adapt to parenting their adult children.
Hugh Dennis has said he, “can’t wait for the Brockmans to be back together again”.
Gavin & Stacey will be returning for a Christmas special this year. Image: BBC One.
Gavin & Stacey
December 25 on BBC One
One final episode of the BAFTA-winning comedy, which comprised three series and a Christmas special between 2007 and 2010, has long been teased. Well, it’s finally here, and it’s bittersweet!
The 90 minutes long special will air on Christmas day – the exact time is yet to be confirmed.
A one-off Christmas episode in 2019 drew a staggering 18 million viewers – and we suspect the return of Gav, Stace, Smithy, Nessa and the gang for one last knees-up could just top that.
Call the Midwife
For the first time ever, Call The Midwife will air not one but two Christmas specials.
Fans have traditionally enjoyed a 90-minute Christmas special, but this year’s festive trip to Poplar will be serving up milk, cookies and two 60-minute episodes.
The two-part special will leave also viewers on a festive cliffhanger as it gears up for its fifteenth season!
Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special. Image: BBC.
Strictly Come Dancing
The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special returns! Turn, pivot and poise into a magical winter wonderland of ballroom and baubles.
Contestants include comedian Josh Widdicombe, Drag superstar Tayce, presenter and podcaster Vogue Williams, Gladiator Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, actress Tamzin Outhwaite and racing driver Billy Monger.
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Hannah McLaren
I've worked at DC Thomson for six years! I began as an intern at My Weekly and The Scots Magazine, which was extended by a few months to help out at The People's Friend. I then covered maternity as Celebrity Editor for My Weekly, before I became Multimedia Journalist at The Scots Magazine. Currently I'm writing digital content across each title.
