February is finally here and we think you're going to love it.
Whether you're counting down to Valentine's Day, craving some comfort TV for the cold evenings, or seeking Saturday night family fun, there's plenty to watch on BBC iPlayer this month.
Here's just a snapshot of what's coming in February, with lots more to explore on BBC iPlayer
What's new on BBC iPlayer in February?
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: The Read with Reece Shearsmith
Sunday 2 February 2025, 9pm
Award-winning actor Reece Shearsmith draws us into the strange and eerie world of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic gothic novella exploring the duality of human nature.
Dr. Jekyll has been experimenting with a potion that transforms him into Mr. Hyde, allowing him to indulge in immoral acts without guilt. But as Hyde’s actions become increasingly violent, Jekyll struggles to control his transformations, and Hyde’s personality begins to dominate…
Miss Austen
Sunday 2 February, 9.05pm
Adapted from Gill Hornby’s best-selling novel of the same name, the four-part drama takes a literary mystery – Cassandra Austen (Keeley Hawes) notoriously burning her famous sister Jane’s letters – and reimagines it as a fascinating, witty and heart-breaking story of sisterly love, while creating in Cassandra a character as captivating as any Austen heroine.
- Watch Miss Austen on BBC iPlayer
- More: Miss Austen's Keeley Hawes and cast discuss the period drama - "It’s almost like we're getting a new Jane Austen story"
Boarders Series 2
Series 2 starts Monday 3 February
Boarders follows five talented black inner-city teens (Jaheim, Leah, Toby, Omar and Femi) transported to an alien world – a British boarding school – after gaining scholarships to prestigious St. Gilbert’s.
They set out to make the most out of the opportunity, despite their places only being offered as a poorly disguised PR exercise to improve the reputation of the school.
Series two sees a new era for St Gilbert’s, with the now acting headmistress Carol Watlington-Geese (who also happens to be the mother of Jaheim’s nemesis, Rupert) at the helm - and she wants Jaheim, Leah, Toby, Omar and Femi gone.
- More: Boarders series two cast and creatives tease changes, challenges and blossoming relationships as a new term begins
- Watch Boarders on BBC iPlayer
The Big Idea Works
Monday 3 February 2025
Entrepreneur and presenter Sara Davies and her team see if they can make the designs of everyday inventors come to life in The Big Idea Works.
With her eye for innovation and amazing concepts, Sara has assembled a team of the country’s most brilliant engineers and fabricators in a specialist workshop to help develop their initial ideas into fully-functioning and, for some, potentially even money-making prototypes.
- More: Sara Davies helps aspiring inventors have dreams realised in new BBC One series
- Watch The Big Idea Works on BBC iPlayer
David Mitchell's Outsiders series 2
Series 2 starts Tuesday 4 February
Six intrepid comedians. One pedantic host. From his cosy indoor HQ, David Mitchell considers who has conquered the outdoors and proved their worth at post-apocalypse preparation.
In the second series, Maisie Adam, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Darren Harriott, Jessica Hynes, Phil Wang and Joe Wilkinson are challenged to prove that they've got the mettle and skills to thrive in the great outdoors.
Amandaland
Wednesday 5 February, 9pm
Following three series of BAFTA award-winning comedy Motherland, Amandaland is coming to BBC One and iPlayer in February.
Post her divorce, Amanda has had to downsize and up sticks to South Harlesden, or as the Estate Agent calls it SoHa.
With both Manus and Georgie now at secondary school, Amanda has to try and get her head around raising teenagers, dealing with modern motherhood horrors like teenage drinking, fake Instagram accounts and eco anxiety. Not even a woman as certain of her parenting as Amanda can deal with these nightmares alone.
- Watch Amandaland on BBC iPlayer from Wednesday 5 February and add to your Watchlist
- Read more: BBC Comedy unveils star-studded cast of Amandaland
Am I Being Unreasonable? Series 2
Series 2 starts Wednesday 5 February 9.30pm
Daisy May Cooper's brilliantly warped tale about just how quickly lives can unravel returns.
Has Nic got away with murder? Quite possibly. Has she raised her son Ollie to follow in her murky footsteps? Kicked out of the family home for brotherly love – loving the wrong brother – Nic is reduced to sharing a caravan with her not so trustworthy best friend Jen.
Virdee
Monday 10 February
A new thriller set and filmed in Bradford, Virdee tells the story of Detective Harry Virdee, a dedicated cop whose personal life is in chaos.
A turf war is brewing in the underbelly of the city with the police losing its grip on gang rivalries as they spill out onto the streets of Bradford. Harry must make a choice: save himself and his family or save his city. He will not be able to do both.
Waterloo Road
New series starts Tuesday 11 February
This will be the fifth series of the beloved school drama since Waterloo Road’s revival in 2023. Fans have been anticipating how the school will react following the downfall of previous headteacher Steve Savage (Jason Manford), after the revelation that he covered up his son’s murder of pupil Boz Osbourne. Lindsey Coulson joins the cast as new headteacher Dame Stella Drake, as staff attempt to rebuild the reputation of Waterloo Road which is currently tarnished as the ‘murder school’.
Lindsey Coulson isn’t the only new face for this series, as Jason Merrells reprises his character Jack Rimmer in a guest role.
Sort Your Life Out
New series starts Tuesday 11 February
Join Stacey Solomon and her expert team - organiser Dilly, carpenter Rob, and cleaner Iwan - as they help families overhaul their cluttered homes in just seven days.
Can the team deliver the dream transformation?
EastEnders 40th Anniversary
19/20 February
To officially mark 40 years since EastEnders first aired on BBC One, a whole week of episodes will take place over one day, with a special hour-long episode on Wednesday 19 February, followed by a full live episode on Thursday 20 February, which is set to change Walford, and the lives of those who live in it forever.
Following the hour long episode on EastEnders' actual anniversary (19 February), for the first time in the show's history EastEnders viewers will be able to cast their vote for Denise’s potential suitor.
Denise’s decision. You choose. Should her future be with Jack, or Ravi?
Keep watching on BBC iPlayer
Films on BBC iPlayer in February 2025
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The Secret Life of Pets 2
Watch on BBC iPlayer from Sunday 2 February -
Belfast
Watch on BBC iPlayer from Sunday 2 February -
Respect
Watch on BBC iPlayer from Wednesday 5 February