Your February streaming watchlist

We’ve pulled together the best of the best across BBC iPlayer, Channel 4, Prime Video and Paramount+ and in On Demand. So, keep scrolling to see all our highlights on Virgin TV this month. Or check out what’s new on Netflix this month for our pick of the best TV and movies on the service.

Need some tips on how to access some of these services on Virgin TV? You’ll find them at the end of this article.

Here’s our picks of the best stuff to stream this February.

Stream it in Apps > Prime Video now

When you think about comedy movies, it’s hard to believe that two masters of the genre – Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon – haven’t been paired together before. When two separate weddings are booked at one venue on the same day, the father of the bride (Ferrell) in one bridal party and the sister of the bride (Witherspoon) in the other go head-to-head in this hilarious game of one-upmanship.

Stream season 3 from Thursday 20 February in Apps > Prime Video now. Seasons 1-2 also available 

The hugely popular show based on Lee Child’s gargantuan book series is back for season 3. This time, it’s based on the Jack Reacher novel Persuader as the giant tank of a man (Alan Ritchson) must go undercover to rescue an informant held by a haunting foe from his past. Expect him to talk his opponent down and… nah, he’ll just throw a car at them or something. We can’t wait.

Stream it from Friday 28 February in Apps > Prime Video now

Not the “last dance” Jürgen Klopp documentary Liverpool fans might have imagined when filming began midway through last season as the Reds were fighting for four trophies. Instead, this docuseries focuses on the German coach’s entire transformative era at the club, including unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to his final six months in charge, as he turned the club from a fading force into Premier League, European and world champions.

The Order

Stream it from Thursday 6 February in Apps > Prime Video 

Watch Jude Law go head-to-head with Nicholas Hoult in this true crime flick about bank robberies and white supremacists, with an impressive Rotten Tomatoes rating of 92%.

My Fault: London

Stream it from Thursday 13 February in Apps > Prime Video 

In time for Valentine’s Day comes this feisty story of new step-siblings turning a mutual hatred into insatiable but dangerous love. Asha Banks and Matthew Broome star.

The Assessment

Stream it from Thursday 27 February in Apps > Prime Video 

Elizabeth Olsen and Alicia Vikander star in this drama set in a future world devastated by climate change. A couple must pass a test before being allowed to have a child.

Sing Sing

Stream it from Friday 28 February in Apps > Prime Video 

When Divine G (Colman Domingo) is wrongly imprisoned, he finds purpose in staging an original comedy with a theatre group of other incarcerated men. Based on a true story.

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Stream it from Friday 28 February in Apps > Prime Video 

Reuniting the director, writer and stars of Forrest Gump, this generation-spanning story is about families and the special place they inhabit. Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star.

Stream all episodes of series 1 in Apps > BBC iPlayer from Wednesday 5 February

Snobby Amanda (Lucy Punch) kept a lid on her personal chaos for three series of Motherland but in this spin-off she has got divorced, downsized and, worst of all for her, moved to a less salubrious neighbourhood. Can she cope with this new reality? Well, the arrival of her even more judgmental mother Felicity (Joanna Lumley) won’t help… Philippa Dunne returns as the hapless Anne, while Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) joins the cast – and Ghosts fans will be pleased to see that Laurence Rickard is on board as a writer.

Stream series 19 in Apps > BBC iPlayer now. Series 17-18 also available

A pizza company owner, an air conditioning expert and a hair transplant consultant are among the business hopefuls taking part in the new series of The Apprentice, which marks 20 years on air in 2025. Tasks teased include creating a virtual popstar, turning potatoes and tomatoes into cash and marketing Easter eggs – so get streaming each week to see who will claim the £250,000 investment and, perhaps more importantly, who is willing to be disgustingly ruthless and sabotage the others.

Stream all episodes of series 1 in Apps > BBC iPlayer from Monday 10 February 

Staz Nair (Supergirl) stars as Harry Virdee, a by-the-book Bradford detective faced with a tricky case. A young drug dealer has been found murdered, but Harry’s compromised by his links to members of criminal gangs – and he fears those close to him are being targeted. Aysha Kala (Indian Summers), Kulvinder Ghir (Still Open All Hours) and Elizabeth Berrington (Lost Boys And Fairies) co-star in this gripping six-part drama, adapted by author AA Dhand from his own crime novels.

Miss Austen

Stream all episodes in Apps > BBC iPlayer now

Why did Cassandra Austen burn her sister Jane’s letters? Keeley Hawes stars in this four-part literary mystery set in the 1830s, based on the novel by Gill Hornby.

Am I Being Unreasonable?

Stream all episodes of series 2 in Apps > BBC iPlayer from Wednesday 5 February. Series 1 also available

Daisy May Cooper and Selin Hizli’s comic thriller returns and, after explosive revelations in the series 1 finale, the relationship between Nic (Cooper) and Jen (Hizli) becomes even more complicated.

Funboys

Stream all episodes in Apps > BBC iPlayer from Monday 10 February

Ryan Dylan, co-writer and co-star of this four-part comedy about three young Northern Irishmen, says it’s about “innocent wholesome fun, growing up, dying, screaming mental health issues, videogames and the ultimate power of friendship”.

Boarders

Stream all episodes of series 2 in Apps > BBC iPlayer now. Series 1 also available

More adventures of the five inner-city teenagers placed in the posh St Gilbert’s school. With the shocking news that two scholarships are set to be taken away, the group are pitted against each other.

Stream all episodes of series 3 in Apps > Channel 4 from Sunday 9 January. Series 1-2 also available

This warm and touching BAFTA-nominated sitcom about a shy young man negotiating university life has been one of the best British shows on TV in recent years – so while we’re sad it’s ending with series 3, the joy it’s brought is indelible. It’s the final year at Brent, and for Jack (Dylan Llewellyn) and Danny (Jon Pointing), their relationship is facing its biggest test: will they still be close once their student days are behind them? 

Stream it in Apps > Channel 4 from Tuesday 18 February

This looks to be another excellent entry into the “two old pals doing things together” mini-genre perfected by Mortimer And Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. David Baddiel and Hugh Dennis, who have known each other for 40 years and worked together on the seminal 90s comedy show The Mary Whitehouse Experience, cycle across France from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean while musing on life, bikes, the past, bottoms and more. And don’t worry – despite the title, they’ve got a bike each. 

Stream it in Apps > Channel 4 from Monday 24 February. Married At First Sight series 1-9 also available

The romance! The rows! The tense dinner parties that almost spill over into food fights! We can’t get enough of MAFS, and this reunion special gives viewers what they crave by revealing what happened after the end of 2024’s series. What we know so far is that Adam and Nathan will be telling all about their respective liaisons with Polly and Lacey, with more contestants to be confirmed – although as ever, which ones choose not to return tells its own story.

Go Back To Where You Came From

Stream it in Apps > Channel 4 now

Six opinionated members of the public experience the life of a refugee to find out whether it changes their view of migrants in this provocative series.

Top Guns: Inside The RAF

Stream series 2 in Apps > Channel 4 now. Series 1 also available

Get more unprecedented access to the personnel of the Royal Air Force. The second instalment starts with a rookie pilot on a scouting mission over the Black Sea as tensions with Russia increase.

Jordan Gray: Is It A Bird?

Stream it in Apps > Channel 4 from Friday 28 February

The comedian and musician’s critically acclaimed show comes to Channel 4, addressing everything from babies and bigots to Batman.

Stream all episodes of series 2 in On Demand > Sky Comedy now. Series 1 also available

Part sketch show, part artistic experiment, Random Acts Of Flyness reflects the beauty and ugliness of contemporary life using documentary-style filming, music, animation and drama. In this long-awaited second season, Terence (creator Terence Nance) and Najja (Alicia Pilgrim) navigate family, games, spiritual rebirth and a six-dimensional journey. It’s too surreal to be called comedy, but it’ll make you laugh, even if you’re not quite sure why.

Stream all episodes in On Demand > STV Player now

Detective Michael Britton (Jason Isaacs, Archie) is in a car accident and when he comes round, he finds he is experiencing two realities: one in which his son died in the wreck, and one in which it was his wife who perished. So is one of them genuine, and the other in his mind – and if so, which is which? And can he negotiate both without losing himself? Uniquely unsettling and absorbing.

Stream all episodes of season 1 in On Demand > Discovery from Thursday 20 February

It isn’t just in them there hills. Gold is turning up in all sorts of places now: sometimes uncovered by unstable weather, sometimes with the application of a little expertise and hard work. Gold mining veteran Dave Turin travels around the US, from California to South Dakota to the Dahlonega Gold Belt in Georgia, to help everyday folk hit shiny metallic paydirt. As you can imagine, he meets some eccentric characters along the way.

Shortland Street

Stream it in On Demand > STV Player from Monday 17 February

Follow the ups and downs of the long-running Kiwi soap – a proving ground for the likes of Karl Urban (The Boys) and Thomasin McKenzie (Jojo Rabbit) – set in a hospital in Auckland.

Bergerac

Stream all episodes of series 1 in Apps > U from Thursday 27 February

Brassic’s Damien Molony steps into John Nettles’ shoes as the Jersey detective solving murders while recovering from a devastating bereavement.

Gok Wan’s Easy Asian

Stream all episodes of season 1 in On Demand > Food Network from Thursday 27 February

The fashion guru turns food influencer in this eight-episode series as he introduces viewers to a variety of south-east Asian dishes, all of which are super-simple to cook.

Stream season 2 part 1 on Paramount+ from Thursday 6 February and season 2 part 2 from Thursday 20 February. Season 1 also available 

The anthology crime series based on Jimmy McGovern’s 2010 show of the same name is back for a second season. Each episode opens in a courtroom introducing the accused without knowing their crime or how they ended up on trial. The audience is then told the events that led them there from the defendant’s point of view. This first batch of episodes features William H Macy, Felicity Huffman and Michael Chiklis, with Cobie Smulders and Ken Jeong among those in the second batch.

Stream season 2 on Paramount+ from Saturday 8 February. Season 1 also available 

The NCIS universe has visited Los Angeles, New Orleans and Hawaii, but NCIS: Sydney has been one of the franchise’s most popular spin-offs with huge ratings for season 1. Special Agent Michelle Mackey (Olivia Swann) and her Australian Federal Police counterpart, Sergeant Jim ‘JD’ Dempsey (Todd Lasance), return as they join forces to keep naval crimes at bay in Sydney.

Stream season 3 on Paramount+ from Friday 14 February. Seasons 1-2 also available 

Using split timelines to tell the story of a team of a talented girls’ soccer team (the Yellowjackets) who become the survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote wilderness, Yellowjackets has been quite the ride in the first two seasons. Oscar winner Hilary Swank and The Bear’s Joel McHale guest star this time around in roles that – like this season’s story itself – remain a mystery.

Henry Danger: The Movie

Stream it on Paramount+ from Friday 14 February

Henry Danger is back in an all-new movie. After being pulled into a portal that opens alternate realities, can Henry and his new superfan sidekick find their way home?

The Thundermans: Undercover

Stream all episodes of season 1 on Paramount+ from Friday 14 February

The sequel to The Thundermans and The Thundermans Return sees Phoebe and Max sent undercover to handle a new threat in the seaside town of Secret Shores.

Rob Peace

Stream it on Paramount+ from Wednesday 19 February

Raised by his devoted mother, a brilliant young man risks everything he’s worked for to free his imprisoned father. Academy Award nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor directs and stars.

1923

Stream season 2 on Paramount+ from Sunday 23 February. Season 1 available now

Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren return to the Yellowstone prequel (and sequel to 1883) with new challenges and dangers for the Duttons, including the Great Depression.

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