Best TV shows, Spring 2019

Fleabag series two, BBC One / iPlayer

It's been three long years since Fleabag was causing chaos on our screens, but she's back! And it's going to be ruder, sadder, and dirtier than ever.

Series two picks up some time after the events of series one. Fleabag (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) is trying to rebuild herself, becoming mates with a priest (Andrew Scott) and reuniting with her sister (Sian Clifford).

Derry Girls, Channel 4

This '90s teen comedy is returning for its second series! Following a group of teenage girls during the sectarian troubles in Northern Ireland, Derry Girls offers a lighter perspective of the time.

Series 2 starts off with a peace initiative to bring Catholic and Protestant schools together. But Michelle (Jamie-Lee O'Donnell) is only excited about the Protestant boys that'll be there.

MotherFatherSon, BBC Two

Set to be this year's Succession, MotherFatherSon is another dark look into the world of wealth, business, and family.

Richard Gere stars as Max, one of the world's leading businessmen – owning many outlets across the world. But when his son (Billy Howle) spirals out of control as the head of Max's newspaper company, the whole empire, and their family, is at risk of falling apart.

After Life, Netflix

In After Life, comedian Ricky Gervais delves into the depths of his emotional soul. His shows have always dabbled in drama, especially Derek, but this is probably his darkest series yet.

Tony (Gervais) has recently lost his wife to cancer, and he's taking his revenge on the world. Nothing can hurt him anymore, so he's not scared of anything – which can make him funny, but also dangerous.

Line of Duty series 5, BBC One

The AC-12 team return to fight police corruption, and we're all anxious to follow their next case.

Jed Mercurio returns as the series writer, still hot after giving us Bodyguard last year. But instead of focusing on a bent copper, series five is about an organised criminal (Stephen Graham) who's taking orders from a unknown senior officer known as 'H'.

If it's anything like the brutal twists and turns of Bodyguard, then we're in for an explosive experience.

Hanna, Amazon Prime

The industry is short of female action heroes, and Hanna looks like an awesome step in the right direction.

Based on the 2011 Joe Wright film, Hanna (Esmé Creed-Miles) is a 15 year-old kick ass survivalist. Raised by her mercenary father (Joel Kinnaman), her entire life has been one long training ground. When they're separated by the CIA, Hanna must go on a dangerous journey to reunite with her father.

Game of Thrones final season, Sky Atlantic

Game of Thrones is returning for the last time, and they'll be plenty of frozen tears. Winter is finally here, the Wall's been compromised, and a massive world war is about to purge the land of Westeros.

Will Daenarys (Emilia Clarke) and Jon Snow (Kit Harrington) continue their slightly dodgy relationship? Will Bran (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) say something that's actually useful? Will the Starks settle for a Targaryen on the throne and not a Stark?

Without the books to turn to, we're left to wait in pain. But the sooner it starts, the sooner it finishes – and that's even more painful.

Gentleman Jack, BBC One

Anna Lister was a landowner and fervent diary-keeper in the 19th century, writing four million words over three decades… in code. She was a lesbian and didn’t want to be found out, using coded messages created from algebra and the Greek alphabet to disguise her descriptions of various love affairs.

In May, her story comes to life in a new period drama from the BBC – following Lister’s return to Halifax in West Yorkshire and her determination to renovate her ancestral home Shibden Hall. Suranne Jones (Doctor Foster) stars as Lister and Sophie Rundell (Peaky Blinders) plays her would-be bride Ann Walker, a wealthy heiress.

Good Omens, Amazon Prime

Michael Sheen is the Angel Aziraphale and David Tennant is the Demon Crowley, two spirits of the afterlife determined to stop Earth's much-awaited apocalypse.

Based on the novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaimon, Good Omens boasts a bizarre story and an incredible cast. With Frances MacDormand playing God and Benedict Cumberbatch voicing a 400 foot Satan, how could you not be tempted?

The Widow, ITV

Harry and Jack Williams have already treated us this year with their excellent spin-off series Baptiste, but they have even more in store. Their new series The Widow is coming this Spring.

In keeping with the Williams' liking for missing-person dramas, The Widow follows Georgia (Beckinsale) whose husband died in the Congolese Jungle. Three years later, she learns some shocking news about the incident and travels to the Congo for answers.

Years & Years, BBC One

Emma Thompson plays Vivienne Rock, a celebrity-turned-politician whose controversial views divide the nation. Years & Years tracks her rise to power, and its effect on her family.

In an interview with Pilot magazine, Russell T Davies describes Vivienne as 'a bit Trump, a bit Farage and a bit Boris Johnson'. We can only imagine what that looks like...

Killing Eve season two, BBC?

OK, it's unlikely that Killing Eve season two will be released anywhere near the UK in Spring – but we're very hopeful! If the Americans can have it in April, why can't we?

Very few story details have been revealed, but we suspect that Villanelle (Jodie Comer) isn’t happy about how things ended between her and Eve (Sandra Oh)…