What can I watch on UKTV and stream on U this week?
This week’s highlights include new episodes of Will and Ralf Should Know Better, The Marlow Murder Club, Queens of Mystery, NCIS: New Orleans, Hunting Outback Gold and Bangers & Cash.
(Saturday 28th February – Friday 6th March)
This week on UKTV and the free streaming service U, viewers can watch a range of new and returning programmes across U&Dave, U&YESTERDAY, U&DRAMA and U&W.
Highlight of the week
Will and Ralf Should Know Better – On demand on U
Will and Ralf Should Know Better is a comedy factual entertainment series featuring actors Will Mellor and Ralf Little, friends for over 20 years who embark on a laughter-packed mission to discover what aspects of modern life they're getting right but are more often getting wrong.
The series continues with another new episode this week. It is available on demand via the free streaming service, U and on U&Dave on Monday 2nd March at 9pm.
Genre: Comedy / Factual entertainment
This episode:
Series 2, Episode 5: Will and Ralf tackle a series of personal challenges, including a gruelling uphill tandem ride, pancake eating, and can a different approach to learning help Will banish his bad memories of school?
Why it matters:
A returning fan-favourite that blends comedy, friendship and real-world challenges, making it a standout weekly watch on U&Dave.
Also available this week
The Marlow Murder Club - On demand on U
Series 1-2 of The Marlow Murder Club are available to stream on U. The series is adapted from Robert Thorogood’s bestselling novel about retired archaeologist Judith Potts (played by Samantha Bond) who believes that a murder has taken place in the sleepy town of Marlow.
A new, third series of The Marlow Murder Club will be available to stream on U from Wednesday 18th March 2026.
Genre: Drama / Cozy Crime
Why it matters:
A staple of the cozy crime genre, The Marlow Murder Club comes from Robert Thorogood, the creator of the ever-popular, Death In Paradise. The Radio Times says of The Marlow Murder Club, “The characters are charming, the performances are effective and the reveals are impressive” and Collider say the show is “the closest thing we have to Miss Marple or Murder, She Wrote these days”.
Also available this week
Queens of Mystery
Fans of The Marlow Murder Club will also be interested in watching a new episode of Queens of Mystery, which is available to stream on U, and airs on U&DRAMA, Thursday 5th March, 9pm.
Queens of Mystery is a cozy crime drama series. A young detective, based in her hometown village of Wildemarsh, is reunited with her three crime-writing aunts Cat (played by Julie Graham), Beth (played by Sarah Woodward), and Jane (played by Siobhan Redmond). It is known for being whimsical and with a similar premise to Murder She Wrote TV series.
Genre: Drama / Cozy Crime
This episode:
Series 1, Episode 3: '80s new wave band Volcanic Youth is in town to record a new album. Mattie is assigned the unglamorous job of searching for a lost dog, but the case is put on hold when one of Volcanic Youth's members turns up murdered.
Also available this week
NCIS: New Orleans
NCIS: New Orleans is a US crime drama series following Special Agent Dwayne Pride (played by Scott Bakula) and his team as they investigate cases across Louisiana. The series is available to stream on U, and the last episode in the first series airs on U&W, Wednesday 4th March, 9pm.
Genre: US crime drama
This episode:
Series 1, Episode 23: In the last episode of the first series, Pride (played by Scott Bakula) suspects a mole is among the ranks, as NCIS and local law enforcement continue to track the Broussard Syndicate and a potentially city-destroying threat.
Also available this week
Bangers & Cash
A new episode of Bangers & Cash is now available to stream for free on U and airs on free-to-air channel U&Yesterday on Thursday 5th March at 8pm.
Bangers & Cash is a UK, award-winning factual entertainment series that follows family-run classic car dealers The Mathewsons as they auction vintage vehicles. The series has built a broad audience through its mix of classic car expertise and light-hearted family dynamics.
Genre: Factual entertainment / Classic cars / Nostalgia
This episode:
Series 13, Episode 5: Dave’s in for a bit of an afternoon extracting a 1969 Mini Traveller that’s been languishing in a garage for eighteen years. Paul’s Ford 8210 tractor goes under the hammer, but son Charlie isn’t so keen on selling it. And Derek’s charmed by a 1929 Rolls Royce Phantom with an unusual history, involving a WW1 hero and a tale of fraud.
Also available this week
Hunting Outback Gold
A new episode of Hunting Outback Gold is available to stream on U, and airs on U&YESTERDAY, Thursday 5th March, 9pm.
Hunting Outback Gold is a factual entertainment series that follows two life-long friends, Jeff Harris and Brendan Elliot, as they lead a daring expedition deep into the Australian Outback, to find a legendary, multi-billion-dollar fortune in gold and solve a 100-year-old mystery.
The programme was named Broadcast International Show of the Week. “The show has wide audience appeal because it combines multiple genres, while the intrigue of whether or not the gold will be found provides a huge lure to viewers.”
Genre: Factual entertainment / Treasure hunting
This episode:
Series 1, Episode 3: Jeff recreates an historic flight in search of vital clues, before an archive discovery drops a bombshell that causes the team to question everything.
This week’s highlights on U and UKTV channels offer a mix of comedy, cozy crime, US drama, factual adventure and classic cars. All programmes listed are available on demand via the free streaming service U unless otherwise stated.