Christmas TV guide 2023: The best TV shows to watch in December

December is the reward that retains on giving. With the countdown to Christmas in full swing, the TV schedule is full to the brim with one-off festive specials courtesy of Name The Midwife and Physician Who, to not point out returning favourites like The Crown and Sluggish Horses. 

Able to get into the vacation spirit? It is by no means too early, and right here at HELLO!, we have created the final word Christmas TV information, so you’ll be able to mark your calendars. As soon as you have received your tree up, seize a steaming cuppa, your comfiest PJ’s, and press play. These TV treats are too good to overlook…

Sluggish Horses, Apple TV+

Obtainable from December 1 

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Jackson Lamb and his loveable band of misfits are again. Returning for a 3rd outing, the hapless MI5 brokers are taking up a brand new case. Primarily based on the e book Actual Tigers, Mick Herron’s novel kicks off with “a romantic liaison in Istanbul” that “threatens to show a buried MI5 secret in London”. If the e book’s something to go by, followers will even see Catherine Standish kidnapped by a thriller determine with connections to her previous – sounds intriguing.  

Physician Who, BBC iPlayer and Disney+

Episodes obtainable from November 25, December 2 and December 9

Ncuti Gatwa is anticipated to remodel into the Time Lord this Christmas. After infinite anticipation, fan favorite David Tennant, who stunned followers because the 14th physician, shall be handing the reins over to the Intercourse Training star. Whereas the synopsis for the upcoming episodes stays underneath wraps, it has been confirmed that three particular episodes are coming our manner, on November 25, December 2 and December 9, respectively. 

Name The Midwife, BBC One and BBC iPlayer

Launch date TBC

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A Name The Midwife Christmas particular is like gold mud. In step with custom, the collection will return with a feel-good, festive episode in Poplar. Presently, the plot stays a thriller, nonetheless, we do know that two new characters shall be launched. Joyce, who hails from Trinidad, is described as “hardworking, fiercely brilliant and deeply type,” however hides a traumatic previous that she will’t conceal without end. In the meantime, Rosalind is “younger, heat, passionate and humorous” and is “naive at occasions, however with an inside steeliness.”

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The Restore Store, BBC One and BBC iPlayer

Launch date TBC

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The Restore Store crew shall be taking up festive fixes forward of Christmas. Again in September, Will Kirk revealed that the consultants had already wrapped filming on the particular, and he even gave us a glimpse of the long-lasting barn all dolled up for Christmas. Traditionally, The Restore Store particular has premiered on both Christmas Eve or Boxing Day, so we think about it will observe the identical rule of thumb this 12 months. Within the meantime, watch this area! 

The Crown, Netflix

Sequence six half two obtainable on December 14 

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Followers will bid adieu to The Crown in December. Whereas the primary half of season six will debut on November 16, Netflix will reward followers with the ultimate episodes on December 14. Choosing up in 1997, previous to the tragic passing of Princess Diana, the collection will in the end conclude in 2005. The present’s creator, Peter Morgan, has already teased that the finale shall be significantly emotional and it is also anticipated to honour the late Queen Elizabeth II, who sadly handed away in September 2022. 

The Winter King, ITVX

Obtainable from December 21

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Primarily based on the Arthurian legend, The Winter King is predicated on Bernard Cornwell’s Warlord Chronicles. Depicting Arthur Pendragon’s journey from outcast to infamous warrior and chief, Iain De Caestecker shall be taking up the function. And with Eddie Marsan, Nathaniel Martello-White, Stuart Campbell and Jordan Alexandra rounding out the forged, it is set to be epic.