| PORTILLO | Former MP featuring in the new BBC series Great Australian Railway Journeys, Michael _ (8) |
| HOT | Olivia Colman, who was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, co-starred in the police comedy ... Fuzz and will play Madame Thernardier in the new BBC adaptation of ... Miserables (3,3) |
| SADDUCEAN | Pertaining to a Jewish sect featuring in the New Testament (9) |
| PRUNELLA | --- Scales, one of the married narrow boaters in the TV series Great Canal Journeys |
| MCCALL | Presenter hosting the new BBC show Stranded On Honeymoon Island, Davina ___ (6) |
| ASH | William ___, actor whose roles have included Beggsy in 2013 comedy-drama series Great Night Out (3) |
| DAMOZEL | Old spinster's to block Australian railway |
| YEARLY | Annual Yuletide vacation on Australian Railway (6) |
| BIGSKY | An Echinacea (coneflower) series - 'Great Heavens'? (3,3) |
| MULBERRY | With royal associations dating back to Tudor times and featuring in the myth of Pyramus and Thisbe, a tree in the genus Morus with fruits ripe when they fall to the ground (8) |
| BRADSHAW | Cartographer and publisher whose guide books inspired Great British Railway Journeys with Michael Po |
| PROGRESS | Love King George featuring in the newspaper - it's an improvement (8) |
| MALLORCA | New BBC drama with Elen Rhys and Julian Looman, The _ Files (8) |
| HEDONIST | Chinese daughter upset, featuring in "The Revolutionary Playboy" (8) |
| THESPIAN | Actor, this person featuring in 'The Bridge' (8) |
| ROSSKEMP | Former EastEnders actor hosting a new BBC show about Britain's Volunteer Army (4,4) |
| FESTIVAL | Funny _ Live, new BBC show with comedians performing to a live virtual audience (8) |
| COMFORTS | Mary Berry's Simple _, new BBC cookery show (8) |
| COBBLERS | New BBC roles for bootmakers (8) |
| THISTOWN | New BBC drama starring Jordan Bolger and Michelle Dockery (4,4) |
