ITVX/ITV1 May 2023 Highlights
ITV has released their latest update of the shows and films coming to the free streaming service ITVX, and the main ITV1 channel in May, and it continues to be a great mix of new original programming, along with some US boxsets. Here is what you can look forward to in May 2023.
ITVX May 2023 Highlights
Jonathan Ross: Must-Watch Films – 4th May 2023
The fourth instalment of Jonathan Ross’ monthly film recommendations will cover cult favourites including The Big Lebowski starring Jeff Bridges as The Dude himself, The Crow starring Brandon Lee, Clerks directed by and starring Kevin Smith, My Left Foot starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World starring Michael Cera and more.
My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – Complete Series (2015-2019) – 4th May 2023
Still pining for Josh, the boy who dumped her ages ago, whip-smart lawyer Rebecca jettisons her New York life and moves to California to win him back. Starring Rachel Bloom.
Tom Jones – Series – 11th May 2023
A reimagining of The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling based on Henry Fielding’s classic novel. A picaresque story of the title character’s complicated journey to find real love, Tom Jones has delighted and scandalized readers since it was originally published in 1749.
Solly McLeod (The Rising) stars as the hero Tom, alongside Sophie Wilde (You Don’t Know Me) as the heroine Sophia Western. The series also stars Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso), who will also be co-hosting the Eurovision song contest this month.
Medium – Complete Series (2005-2010) – 11th May 2023
All seven series of the popular American supernatural drama in which Allison Dubois (Patricia Arquette) uses her psychic abilities to help the local law enforcement. With the information coming to her in cryptic dreams and visions, Allison often misinterprets these paranormal clues, hindering her constant efforts to convince sceptics of her gift and often leading to a race against the clock to crack violent and horrific crimes and bring the right criminals to justice.
Rolf Harris: Hiding in Plain Sight (w/t) – 18th May 2023
Rolf Harris led a toxic double life, molesting contributors and crew on the shows he worked on for years. Almost a decade on from his arrest, the films speak directly to Harris’ accusers, telling the story of how his assaults became gradually more serious throughout his excelling television career in the 70s and 80s.
The two episodes will document Harris’ public persona of a non-threatening eccentric who was devoted to his wife whilst revealing that actually, within the industry, Harris was increasingly known as a creep. Police began investigating him in the wake of the Saville scandal, and discovered that the truth was even darker than that – he had abused his daughter’s friend when she was just 13.
30 Rock Complete Series (2006-2013) – 18th May 2023
Tune in to every hilarious episode from this multi-award-winning hit series. Created by and starring Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe winner Tina Fey, paired up with fellow Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe winner Alec Baldwin, as quirky TV writer Liz Lemon and conservative company executive Jack Donaghy, bound together by chaos, charisma and employment contracts! Together Jack and Liz preside over the everyday mayhem at a late night variety show with no help from Liz’s loose cannon stars Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) and Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) and hapless NBC page Kenneth Parcell (Jack McBrayer).
The Case Against Cosby (2022) – 25th May 2023
Of the sixty-three women who have come forward to accuse Bill Cosby of sexual assault, only one was able to gain a conviction. This is her story. With intimate access to Andrea Constand and her family, Cosby’s prosecutors, journalists in the courtroom, and experts on predation, paedophilia, and trauma, this is a journey that will leave viewers shocked, informed, and deeply changed.
Woven throughout the legal story are the first-person accounts of five Cosby survivors as they confront the impact of sexual trauma with world-renowned physician and best-selling author Gabor Maté.
Maryland – 25th May 2023
Maryland focuses on the relationship between two sisters, down-to-earth mother of two Becca (Suranne Jones) and disciplined high-flyer Rosaline (Eve Best) who have been driven apart by complex family dynamics. But when the body of an older woman is discovered at sunrise on Laxey Beach in the Isle of Man, it brings devastating news for the sisters.
Becca and Rosaline travel to the Isle of Man to repatriate the body of their mother, Mary, leaving their father Richard (George Costigan – Gentleman Jack, Happy Valley) at home in Manchester. Confined on the island, they discover shocking information about their mother and find it impossible to escape the ripple effect of her secrets and lies.
Heroes – Complete Series (2006-2010) – 25th May 2023
Experience all the suspense, action, and shocking twists of the phenomenal series, Heroes, and follow the lives of seemingly unconnected, ordinary people around the globe who discover they have extraordinary abilities.
Films – From 1st May 2023
Films new to the service this month include Only Fools and Horses documentary ‘Boycie in Belgrade’, action-thriller ‘Braven’ starring Jason Momoa, stunning epic ‘Hero’ directed by Yimou Zhang, comic book adaptation ‘Sin City’, 90s classics ‘City Slickers’ and ‘Good Will Hunting’, ‘Rules of Engagement’ starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L Jackson, ‘The Hours’ starring Meryl Streep, biopics ‘I Am Ali’, ‘Marley’, and ‘Mo Farah: No Easy Mile’ plus many more.
ITV1 May 2023 Highlights
All dates to be confirmed in due course.
Without Sin
Psychological thriller Without Sin explores the relationship which develops between a grieving mother and the man she believes murdered her daughter.
In this four-part drama, Vicky McClure (Line of Duty, This is England, Broadchurch, Trigger Point) plays the role of grieving mother, Stella Tomlinson, whose 14-year-old daughter Maisy, is found dead at their family home with the bloodied, hooded figure of Charles Stone (Johnny Harris – The Salisbury Poisonings, Medici, Troy: Fall of a City) standing over her.
I’m A Celebrity… South Africa
This series sees the return of some of the most memorable campmates from the previous series in the brand-new setting of South Africa. They survived the Australian jungle, but South Africa is an even harder proposition which will push them to their limits and test them like never before. The challenges are bigger and tougher and the environment harsher and more unforgiving. With no public vote, they will be competing against each other in a battle to become the first ever ‘I’m A Celebrity Legend’.
