What to Watch Tonight UK · Tuesday 3 November 2026
Stephen Graham’s chilling serial killer in Nocturne leads tonight’s picks, with strong reviews on Apple TV. The animated steampunk Western Bass X Machina lands on Netflix today, Daniel Craig’s Queer is on BBC Two at 11.30pm, and Star Trek: The Next Generation is free on Sky Mix at 7pm.
On TV tonight
ON TV TONIGHT: Queer (2024) on BBC Two at 11.30pm
- Channel: BBC Two at 11.30pm, until 1.40am
- Runtime: 2 hours 17 minutes
- Age rating: 18
- Directed by: Luca Guadagnino
- Starring: Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Jason Schwartzman and Lesley Manville
- Honours: Golden Globe nomination for Daniel Craig
- UK availability: On BBC Two tonight. Also streaming on MUBI, and to rent or buy on the main digital stores
Daniel Craig has never been further from James Bond. Based on William S. Burroughs’s novel, Luca Guadagnino’s film follows William Lee, an American exile drifting through 1950s Mexico City, who falls hard for a younger man and drags him on a strange trip into the South American jungle. Craig is raw, funny and heartbreaking, and the film turns dreamlike in ways you will not forget. Late, but worth staying up for, or set the recorder.
Perfect if you liked Call Me by Your Name, Naked Lunch or Challengers.
STAR TREK CLASSIC: Star Trek: The Next Generation — “Attached” (1993) on Sky Mix at 7pm
- Channel: Sky Mix at 7pm, free on Freeview, until 8pm
- Episode: Season seven, episode eight
- Runtime: About 45 minutes, plus adverts
- Age rating: 12
- Directed by: Jonathan Frakes
- Starring: Patrick Stewart and Gates McFadden
- UK availability: On Sky Mix tonight. Every episode is also streaming on Paramount+
Picard and Dr Crusher are captured on a divided planet and fitted with implants that let each hear the other’s thoughts. Stuck together on the run, they finally have to deal with the feelings they have danced around for seven years. It is a small, warm episode, more about two people than a space battle, and Patrick Stewart and Gates McFadden make every look count.
Perfect if you liked “The Inner Light”, Before Sunrise or Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. A cosy warm-up before the late film. Our last Star Trek pick was “The Best of Both Worlds”; find your next episode in our Star Trek watch guide.
New episodes today
NEW TODAY: Bass X Machina season 1 on Netflix
- Service: Netflix
- Episodes: All six episodes, out today
- Type: Adult animated steampunk Western
- Created by: LeSean Thomas
- Voice cast: Brian Tyree Henry and Janelle Monáe
- Critics: Too new for critics’ scores yet
- UK availability: Streaming on Netflix UK from today, Tuesday 3 November
In a lawless steampunk West overrun by outlaws, machines and supernatural terrors, a father is pushed into becoming judge, jury and executioner to protect his family. Brian Tyree Henry leads the voice cast, and creator LeSean Thomas mixes gunfights, giant machines and a heavy soundtrack. It is out today, so there are no reviews yet, but at six episodes it is an easy one to try over a couple of nights.
Perfect if you liked Arcane, Cowboy Bebop or Wild Wild West. Catch up with our look at the trailer.
Newly added to stream
NEWLY ADDED: Nocturne (2026) on Apple TV
- Service: Apple TV
- Episodes: Ten-part series, which premiered on Friday 30 October
- Runtime: About 50 minutes an episode
- Age rating: 15
- Based on: The Sandman by Lars Kepler
- Starring: Liev Schreiber, Stephen Graham, Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp and Rory Culkin
- Critics: 81% on Rotten Tomatoes
- UK availability: Streaming on Apple TV
Liev Schreiber plays Jonah Lynn, a retired homicide detective who moves to a small Pennsylvania town and is dragged back to find the last living victim of a serial killer. Stephen Graham is that killer, Jurek Walter, and even behind bars he is the most frightening thing in the show. Critics have compared him to Hannibal Lecter, and the cat-and-mouse tension makes it ideal for dark November nights.
Perfect if you liked The Silence of the Lambs, Mindhunter or Adolescence. Revisit our first look at the trailer; it was also on our list in Weekly Streaming Highlights, and the reviews are now in.
Hidden gem
HIDDEN GEM: Boiling Point (2021) on Netflix and Prime Video
- Service: Netflix and Prime Video, included with a subscription
- Runtime: 1 hour 32 minutes
- Age rating: 15
- Directed by: Philip Barantini
- Starring: Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson and Jason Flemyng
- Honours: BAFTA-nominated
- UK availability: Streaming on Netflix and Prime Video. Also to rent or buy on the main digital stores
If Nocturne leaves you wanting more Stephen Graham, this is the one most people missed. He plays Andy, a head chef on the edge, during the busiest night of the year at a London restaurant, and the whole film is shot in one unbroken take. There are no explosions, just orders, mistakes and tempers, and by the end it is as gripping as any thriller.
Perfect if you liked The Bear, Adolescence or Uncut Gems. Plan more nights in with our UK Release Calendar.
Movieversalfilm Takeaway
Make it a Stephen Graham night: start Nocturne on Apple TV, then watch him run a kitchen in Boiling Point. Trekkies get Picard and Crusher on Sky Mix at 7pm, and night owls get Daniel Craig in Queer at 11.30pm.
More picks: What to Watch.
What are you watching tonight?
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