Waiting for the Out, Girl Taken, His & Hers, and Can You Keep A Secret?

Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 9th January 2026, including:

Freedom isn’t always on the outside. Teaching in prison, Dan obsesses over his own choices and confronts his turbulent past. Waiting for the Out is the provocative new drama on BBC iPlayer.

Meet the Fendons – an oddball little family who happen to have committed massive fraud. Dawn French stars in mischievous new comedy Can You Keep a Secret? on BBC iPlayer.

Two estranged spouses, one a detective and the other a news reporter, vie to solve a murder in which each believes the other is a prime suspect in new Netflix series His & Hers, starring Tessa Thompson.

Two sisters' lives change forever when Lily is kidnapped by their teacher. After years in captivity, she escapes, but freedom brings new struggles as she finds everything changed. Jill Halfpenny stars in Paramount+ thriller Girl Taken.

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