BBC releases THREE new dramas this month ripe for binge-watching

BBC viewers are in for a treat as the broadcaster has released not one but THREE gripping new dramas for this month to binge watch.

Fans will now get to indulge in new dramas as the broadcaster updates its offering of programmes.

One of which is Moonflower Murders - a new gripping drama which features The Crown's Lesley Manville and Tim McMullan.

The six-part series will kick off on Saturday, November 16th on BBC One and iPlayer.

Moonflower Murders is a sequel to the acclaimed Magpie Murders and was written by Horowitz and directed by Rebecca Gatward (Bad Sisters).

Returning in the lead roles they originated in Magpie Murders, are Academy Award-nominee Lesley Manville (The Crown, Phantom Thread, Mum) as book editor turned sleuth Susan Ryeland and Timothy McMullan (Patrick Melrose, The Crown) as famous literary detective Atticus Pünd. 

A synopsis for the drama reads: 'Susan has left publishing and is living in Crete with her long-time boyfriend, Andreas. 

'But her idyll is disturbed by the shadow of a murder committed at a British country hotel eight years ago.' 

Moonflower Murders is the second novel in Horowitz's Susan Ryeland series. 

Published in 2020, it was dubbed as 'a richly plotted, head-spinning novel' by the New York Times.

Elsewhere, Rebecca Hall's new show The Listeners will launch on Tuesday, November 19th on the same channel.

The new drama also stars Prasanna Puwanarajah, Mia Tharia, Gayle Rankin and Amr Waked.

It follows Hall's character Claire, an English teacher whose life is disrupted when she starts to hear a mysterious humming sound no one else can detect.

The unexplained noise begins to disrupt and take over her life before she realises a student can also hear it, which sees them strike up an unlikely intimate friendship.

The series, which is described as 'provocative and haunting', is said to explore 'the human search for the transcendent, the rise of conspiracy culture in the West, and the desire for community and connection in our increasingly polarised times'.

Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, said: 'The Listeners is a captivating story that has been brought to life in this gripping adaptation which interweaves a feeling of the unknown with the need for human connectivity.

'I'm thrilled to be working with Jordan, Janicza and Element Pictures and can't wait for viewers to see this remarkable drama.'

Meanwhile, on Friday November 22nd the highly anticipated launch of Return to Paradise will air.

The new Australian based series is a spin-off to the smash hit Death in Paradise and set in the idyllic beachside hamlet of Dolphin Cove.

According to the synopsis: 'Return to Paradise follows DI Mackenzie Clarke (Anna Samson), an Australian expat who's made a name for herself in London's Metropolitan Police for cracking uncrackable murder cases. When she is accused of tampering with evidence, Mackenzie returns to Australia, back to the last place she ever wanted to be – her hometown of Dolphin Cove.

'Having fled the town six years ago, infamously leaving her ex- fiancée Glenn (Tai Hara) at the altar, Mackenzie is not welcome here.

'But with no other job options, and a unique talent for solving a mystery, no matter how challenging, a reluctant Mack joins the team at Dolphin Cove Police Station.'

It continues: 'Once a case lands on her desk, she can't rest until she's figured it out, and the killer is in handcuffs. It's that tenacity and work ethic that might just, over time, help Mackenzie win over her new colleagues, and the people of Dolphin Cove.'

All three shows will also be available to stream on BBC iPlayer.