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The Wrap: May 2025

From Attenborough’s oceans to Scottish thrillers, May brought a wave of bold new releases from the UK. Here’s your monthly round-up of standout films, TV, docs and games.

New releases

A young Indian woman in a dark sari holding her hair up in a messy bundle with a big bandage across her nose

Sister Midnight

Bollywood star Radhika Apte is outstanding as a dissatisfied new bride in this Mumbai-set black comedy.

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Ocean with David Attenborough

Celebrated British broadcaster David Attenborough makes a compelling case against industrial overfishing in this breathtaking documentary about the ocean.

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TV

F1: The Academy

Formula 1: Drive to Survive fans will love this new adrenaline-fueled docuseries, where female drivers go head to head.

ScreenUK - BIFA 2024 Highlights

Proudly supported by ScreenUK, this year's British Independent Film Awards ceremony was an incredible event! ScreenUK was there to meet the nominees and winners, who shared their thoughts on British Independent Film and what it means to...

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TV

Dept. Q

The Queen’s Gambit creator, Scott Frank, writes, directs and co-produces this thrilling nine-episode detective series.

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Tornado

​​Japanese actor-musician Kōki is remarkable as the lead in this adrenaline-fueled, western-style revenge thriller.

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The Severed Sun

Faith, family and friendship are tested to their limit as a strange beast ravages a small, religious community.

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TV

Miss Austen

Aisling Walsh directs this masterful four-part series based on the lives of literary giant Jane Austen and her sister Cassandra.

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TV

Long Way Home

Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman return for a mesmerising fourth season of exploring the world by motorcycle.

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The Precinct

In this thrilling 1980s-set neon-noir police game, patrol the streets, fight criminals and try to uncover the truth.

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On Location: Scotland

We asked Susanna White, the director behind the TV series, The Buccaneers, why she used such a varied mix of locations, and which were her favourites.

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TV

The Pursuit of Love

Lily James and Emily Beecham shine in a lively adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s masterpiece.

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2073

Documentary and drama elements are innovatively blended in this foreshadowing of the deadly global crises our present world faces.

Paddington 2

Paddington returns for more adventure, and jail time, than he bargained for in this original-surpassing sequel.

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TV

Chernobyl

Jessie Buckley, Stellan Skarsgård and Barry Keoghan are outstanding in Craig Mazin’s powerful five-part mini-series.

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The Front Room

Brandy Norwood is sensational in her first significant horror role since 1997’s I Know What You Did Last Summer.

This Is England

A landmark British film from Shane Meadows, starring Stephen Graham in a career-making role.

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TV

Secrets of the Octopus

Narrated by Paul Rudd, this breathtaking docu-series grants viewers intimate access into the lives of octopuses.

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TV

Trackers

Based on the novel by South African novelist Deon Meyer, this action-packed spy thriller stars James Gracie and Rolanda Marais.

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Killing of a Sacred Deer

Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman and Barry Keoghan star in this unsettling drama from renowned and wonderfully idiosyncratic writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos.

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Early Man

Immerse yourself in the stone age in this unique, charming and laugh-out-loud funny Aardman animation.

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Gravity

Directed, co-produced and co-written by Alfonso Cuarón, this absorbing thriller features outstanding performances from Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.

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Mr. Holmes

Director Bill Condon reunites with renowned star Ian McKellen for a playful take on Sherlock Holmes in his later years.