The best UK TV to watch this week from Doctor Who to The Couple Next Door

Other highlights include the Great British Bake Off final and Junior Eurovision

Curious what to watch this week? Highlights include Reservation Dogs season 3 and The Doll Factory (BBC/ITV/Channel 4/Disney+/Apple TV+/Paramount+)
Curious what to watch this week? Highlights include Reservation Dogs season 3 and The Doll Factory (BBC/ITV/Channel 4/Disney+/Apple TV+/Paramount+)

Wondering what to watch this upcoming week? The UK TV release schedule has another interesting week ahead on the cards.

The BBC are marking the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who in one of the best ways, with three specials that see David Tennant and Catherine Tate return to the franchise.

Read more: A bluffer's guide to Doctor Who

Elsewhere, Channel 4 is launching a new steamy drama and streamers like Disney+ and Apple TV+ are releasing new seasons of fan favourites like Reservation Dogs, and Slow Horses.

Here is everything you need to know about the week ahead on UK TV.

Saturday 25th November, 6.30pm: Doctor Who: The Star Beast | BBC One

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David Tennant as The Doctor in The Star Beast (BBC)

Tennant is back as the fourteenth Doctor, not the tenth, in the first of three specials to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the sci-fi show.

The first episode reintroduces viewers to Tennant's Doctor and sees him reunite with Donna Noble (Tate) after aliens, including an adorable creature know as The Meep, land on Earth and wreak havoc.

Sunday 26th November, 3pm: The Junior Eurovision Song Contest | BBC Two

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STAND UNIQU3 are representing Great Britain at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (BBC)

Eurovision may have been and gone long ago, but now it's time for the younger generation to have their chance at winning the junior edition of the singing competition show. Great Britain is being represented at Junior Eurovision by STAND UNIQU3.

Monday 27th November, 9pm: Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator | BBC Two

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Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator explores the rise and fall of the ruler (BBC).

How often do you think of the Roman Empire? If the answer is a lot then the BBC has the show for you, a historical programme exploring the rise and fall of one of the empire's greatest rulers Julius Caesar.

Monday 27th November, 9pm: The Couple Next Door | Channel 4

L- R Evie and Pete - The Couple Next Door. (Channel 4)
Eleanor Tomlinson and Alfred Enoch as Evie and Pete in The Couple Next Door. (Channel 4)

Sam Heughan, Eleanor Tomlinson, Alfred Enoch and Jessica De Gouw star in this sultry psychological thriller about couple Evie (Tomlinson) and Pete (Enoch) who become entangled in the lives of Danny (Heughan) and Becka (De Gouw) for better or for worse.

Tuesday 28th November, 8pm: Great British Bake Off final | Channel 4

Paul, Prue, Alison and Noel with finalists, Matty, Josh and Dan - The Great British Bake Off 2023 final. (Channel 4)
Paul, Prue, Alison and Noel with finalists, Matty, Josh and Dan for The Great British Bake Off 2023 final. (Channel 4)

There are only three bakers left in the tent, and they are all ready to take on the final challenges in a bid to share their best creations with Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith so that they can prove they are worthy of the title Star Baker.

Wednesday 29th November: Reservation Dogs season 3 | Disney+

RESERVATION DOGS “Pilot” Episode 1 (Airs Monday, August 9) — Pictured: (L to R): Devery Jacobs as Elora Danan Postoak, Lane Factor as Cheese. CR: Shane Brown/FX
Devery Jacobs as Elora Danan Postoak, and Lane Factor as Cheese in Reservation Dogs (FX).

The critically acclaimed drama Reservation Dogs is at an end with its third season, which is being released all in one go on Disney+.

Helmed by Sterlin Harjo, the series is a heartfelt comedy about the lives of four teens as they try to come to terms with their friend's death by fulfilling his final wish, and it is the pinnacle of Native American representation onscreen.

Wednesday 29th November: American Horror Stories s3 | Disney+

'American Horror Stories' serves as an anthology spin-off of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's 'American Horror Story' series. (Disney+/FX/Hulu)
American Horror Stories serves as an anthology spin-off of American Horror Story (Disney+/FX/Hulu)

The spin-off to Ryan Murphy's American Horror Story returns for a third season, where each episode delivers a new terrifying tale to keep viewers up at night.

Wednesday 29th November: Slow Horses season 3 | Apple TV+

Gary Oldman in Slow Horses S3. (Apple TV+)
Gary Oldman in Slow Horses Season 3, which returns soon. (Apple TV+)

Gary Oldman is back Jackson Lamb, the MI5 boss who helps his team navigate the world of espionage and defend the UK from sinister forces.

Thursday 30th November, 9pm: RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 5 finale | BBC Three

Queens Kate Butch, DedeLiscious, Vicki Vivacious, Cara Melle, Michael Marouli, Tomara Thomas, Alexis Saint-Pete, Miss Naomi Carter, Ginger Johnson and Banksie in RuPaul's Drag Race UK S5 (BBC)
The queens of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 5 which will air its grand finale this week (BBC)

Start your engines! That's right, it's time for a grand finale on RuPaul's Drag Race UK and the top 4, DeDeLicious, Ginger Johnson, Michael Marouli and Tomara Thomas are ready to give it their all in order to be named the UK's next Drag Race Superstar.

Friday 1st December, 8pm: The Big British Beef Battle | Channel 4, 8pm)

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Ade Adepitan presents The Big British Beef Battle (Channel 4)

As part of Change Climate Season, Channel 4 is launching a new documentary titled The Big British Beef Battle in which presenter Ade Adepitan examines the impact of the cultivation and consumption of beef on the environment.

Friday 1st December: The Doll Factory | Paramount+

Picture Shows: (L-R) Louis played by (GEORGE WEBSTER) and Iris played by (ESMÉ CREED-MILES) - The Doll Factory. (Paramount+)
Louis played by George Webster and Iris played by Esmé Creed-Miles in The Doll Factory. (Paramount+)

Paramount+ is ready to cater to period drama fans with its new series The Doll Factory, which adapts Elizabeth Macneal's novel of the same name about the complex relationships Iris Whittle (Esmé Creed-Miles) develops with artist Louis Frost (George Webster) and curio-collectior Silas Reed (Éanna Hardwicke).