British Programming

As Vivien's 70th birthday approaches, her children's lives all come to crisis points. Mary is excited for Vivien's party, but she's the only one, given the huge rift that has opened between Mark and Vivien's children. 

Maggie's disastrous radio interview has gone viral. She tries to mend her relationships, starting first with her neighbor Carol, whose life is a lot more complicated than Maggie realizes. 

Robert plans a visit to Northumberland as the region's crises continue to worsen, while Archie begins laying plans to take advantage of the situation and amass power. Fraser and Francine find common ground.

Vivien connects with Mary and begins to feel unexpectedly nostalgic as she prepares for some significant changes in her life, while her children all take important steps in making their relationships less complicated.

Maggie Cole, the picturesque Thurlbury's "local historian," unwittingly upends her peaceful town when she shares local gossip in a radio interview after a few too many gin and tonics.

As the United Kingdom suffers under mass blackouts, one region spirals into chaos while the Prime Minister is faced with difficult decisions. Anna becomes re-immersed in her past before facing a dangerous situation, and a family crisis threatens the PM's reputation.

Vivien makes two sudden decisions that startle and upset her children, while they all continue to mess up in their struggling relationships and Mary keeps snooping. 

In the series finale of Last Tango in Halifax, Alan and Celia approach their seventh anniversary, Ted goes on an adventure, Caroline tries to make amends, and Gillian ponders what to do with the farm.

A possible global crisis faces Prime Minister Robert Sutherland and his chief of staff Anna Marshall as they deal with a fractious Cabinet, a long-lost person from the past, and troubles within the family. 

When Vivien begins dating Mark after her husband's death, some of her children are wary. But they have plenty of their own issues to deal with. And Vivien's nosy neighbor eagerly watches all the drama unfold. 

Celia is getting tired of ushering Ted around, especially now that Alan is working and their kitchen is being redone. Gillian and Caroline hit their breaking points, and Judith has a surprising revelation that changes her relationship to John.

Something perplexing shows up on Gillian's farm on the day that Alan's brother Ted arrives from New Zealand with his own surprises in tow. Caroline prepares to entertain a possible romantic prospect, and John regrets some decisions. 

When a fashion vlogger shows up dead, Van der Valk and his team investigate rival fashion labels, while an old case returns to haunt Van der Valk and his boss. 

The murder of a young woman in a hotel leads Van der Valk and his team into a world of medieval spiritualism and erotica, radical addiction clinics, and mistaken identities.

As Caroline's and Gillian's joint birthday approaches, Celia and Alan disagree on money, and Alan decides to apply for a job. Judith is coming to speak at Caroline's school, but John warns Caroline of a new problem—and Judith has a surprising proposal.