The best UK TV to watch this week from One Piece to The Woman in the Wall

Other highlights of the week include Midsomer Murders and Screw season 2

Unsure what to watch this week, well a number of intriguing shows are coming to UK TV including One Piece and Midsomer Murders (BBC/ITV/Channel 4/Sky/Netflix)
Unsure what to watch this week, well a number of intriguing shows are coming to UK TV including One Piece and Midsomer Murders (BBC/ITV/Channel 4/Sky/Netflix)

Wondering what to watch? This week boasts exciting new dramas and old favourites returning, as well as Netflix's next big release.

This week sees the BBC launch two new series as well as a hard-hitting documentary and returning comedies, while ITV will be bringing back classic series Midsomer Murders with a very special guest star in its premiere episode.

Here is Yahoo UK's guide to the week ahead.

Sunday 27 August, 9.05pm: The Woman in the Wall | BBC One

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The Woman In the Wall,Lorna Brady (RUTH WILSON),Motive Pictures,Colin Barr

Ruth Wilson stars as a woman who finds a body in the wall of her home and is unsure if she was involved because she suffers with extreme bouts of sleepwalking.

Read more: The Woman in the Wall: The tragic true story behind the BBC drama

When Detective Colman Akande (Daryl McCormack) begins to investigate a seemingly unrelated case the two become entangled in surprising ways.

Sunday 27 August, 8pm: Midsomer Murders | ITV1

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Neil Dudgeon and Nick Hendrix in Midsomer Murders (ITV)

Midsomer Murders is back on our screens, and this time strange happenings begin to occur in the village of Angel’s Rise where a Fayre is held every year.

Read more: Holly Willoughby gives This Morning viewers sneak peek at Midsomer Murders role

Holly Willoughby will be making a cameo in the episode, which will kick start the newest season of Midsomer Murders on ITV.

Monday 28 August, 9pm: The Tower season 2 | ITV1

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Pictured: Gemma Whelan as DS Sarah Collins

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Gemma Whelan in The Tower season 2 (ITV)

Gemma Whelan and Jimmy Akingbola are set to return as DS Sarah Collins and DC Steve Bradshaw for the second season of their thrilling ITV crime drama.

The new season is based on Kate London's second novel, and it will see Collins joins Homicide Command and start investigating new cases.

Monday 28 August, 10pm: Starstruck | BBC Three

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Rose Matafeo and Nikesh Patel in Starstruck (BBC)

Rose Matafeo's rom-com Starstruck is returning for its third season on BBC Three, the show follows Matafeo's Jessie who is navigating life in London and the complications of being in a romance with a famous movie star named Tom (Nikesh Patel)

Monday 28 August, 10pm: A Very British Space Launch | Channel 4

Pictured: Angle 2. Virgin Orbit rocker (Launcher One) being mated to the carrier plane Cosmic Girl before launch.
A Very British Space Launch (Channel 4)

Channel 4 are examining Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit and their mission to launch the first rocket into orbit from British soil, the network were given unprecedented access behind the scenes during the six months that preparations were made for the launch.

Tuesday 29 August, 9pm: The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies | BBC One

Rebekah Stanton in The Following Events Are Based on A Pack Of Lies (BBC)
Rebekah Stanton in The Following Events Are Based on A Pack Of Lies (BBC)

In this thrilling BBC drama two very different women become entangled in a web of lies spun by a charming con-man as they try to bring him his comeuppence.

Read more: The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies review: An utterly captivating con-man thriller

A unique take on the con-man thriller, the series stars Rebekah Stanton, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Alistair Petrie.

Wednesday 30 August, 9pm: Screw season 2 | Channel 4

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Nina Sosanya as Leigh Henry in Screw S2 (Channel 4)

Prison drama Screw is back with its second season, the show is set in C Wing and follows a group of embattled prison guards as they keep the inmates in line.

Led by Good Omens star Nina Sosanya, the series follows prison officer Leigh (Sosanya) and 21-year-old trainee officer Rose (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell) alongside other screws just trying to do their jobs.

Thursday 31 August: One Piece | Netflix

Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy in One Piece (Netflix)
Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy in One Piece (Netflix)

Eiichiro Oda's iconic manga One Piece is being adapted into a live-action series for Netflix, which sees Monkey D Luffy put together a crew in order to embark on a journey to become King of the Pirates.

Read more: The best anime to live-action adaptations ranked

The show has been given the original creator's seal of approval, and fans will soon get to see whether the story will translate well onto the small screen unlike its predecessor Cowboy Bebop.

Thursday 31 August, 9pm: Andrew Tate: The Man Who Groomed the World? | BBC Three

British-US former professional kickboxer and controversial influencer Andrew Tate talks to media as he leaves Romania's anti-organized crime and terrorism directorate (DIICOT), after a digital investigation of devices, where his presence was required, in Bucharest, Romania on January 25, 2023. (Photo by MIHAI BARBU / AFP) (Photo by MIHAI BARBU/AFP via Getty Images)
The BBC are releasing a documentary about Andrew Tate (Getty Images)

The BBC are releasing an investigative documentary into Andrew Tate, the controversial influencer who was arrested in December 2022 in Romania on suspicion of being involved in a human trafficking ring and organised crime alongside his brother and two women.

Tate and his brother Tristan were recently released from custody in Romania and were placed under house arrest, but this has since been lifted as of 4 August. The documentary will show viewers the inner circle of the network that is spearheaded by him and his brother.

Friday 1 September: Warrior season 3 | Sky and NOW

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Warrior S3 (Sky)

Action series Warrior is back with its third season, the show is based on the writings of Bruce Lee and it continues to follow Chinese martial arts expert Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji).

Season 3 will see Ah Sahm and the Hop Wei find themselves in a precarious position as racial tensions continue to rise and war threatens to break out in San Fransisco.

Watch: Behind the scenes on One Piece.