BBC First’s favourite dramas are returning in January 2020. Express from the UK, Call the Midwife, Death in Paradise and Silent Witness will be returning, with previous series also available to catch up On Demand.
Call the Midwife Series 9
Starts Monday January 6, 10:00am express & encore 7:30pm
The multi-award-winning drama returns. Created and written by Emmy and Bafta nominee Heidi Thomas. This time the medics and midwives of Nonnatus House enter a bold and innovative era. They face unexpected challenges as the population shifts, rules change, and old diseases come back to haunt them. Alongside the joy and optimism of birth, they must cope with cases including diphtheria, drug abuse, cancer, tuberculosis, and fistula. Meanwhile, their own experiences are fuelled by love, loss, and doubt. And the very future of Nonnatus House comes under threat.
Death in Paradise Series 9
Starts Friday January 10, 10:00am express & encore 8:30pm
Detective Inspector Jack Mooney may have settled into life on the glorious Caribbean island of Saint Marie, but the murders keep coming. Joined by their new DS, Madeleine, the team solve some of the most confounding crimes they’ve ever seen. From an apparent serial killer on the loose on New Year’s Eve to a man stabbing during a survival weekend on a deserted island, the cases are more baffling than ever. And an unexpected romantic encounter prompts some soul-searching for Jack.
Ralf Little joins the cast as Detective Inspector Neville Parker taking over from Ardal O’Hanlon who is set to make his final appearance this series. Parker is releuctantly dispatched to Saint Marie to investigate the suspicious death of woman from his home city of Manchester.
Silent Witness Series 23
Starts Wednesday January 8 & Thursday January 9, 10:00am express & encore January 9 8.30pm
Dr Nikki Alexander and the team at the Lyell Centre must solve five more thrilling mysteries in this award-winning crime drama. A body in the concrete pillar of a car park. A downed plane. Scientific research gone wrong. The cases that end up at the Lyell Centre are rarely straightforward. Initial suspicious are challenged as the evidence mounts, and Nikki and the team must work harder than ever to find the truth.
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