On the returning drama front, viewers can expect The Bay to return for its third series on ITV, with COBRA‘s Marsha Thomason taking over for Morven Christie as new character DS Jenn Townsend, who will be thrown into the deep end after a body is found on her first day in the job. Tala Gouveia and Jason Watkins will reunite for a third run of detective drama McDonald & Dodds, with Outnumbered star Claire Skinner joining the cast as Chief Superintendent Ormond, while Alan Davies (Jonathan Creek), Catherine Tyldesley (Coronation Street) and Dame Siân Phillips (Keeping Faith) making guest appearances.

We’ll be whisked away to South India once again for the fourth series of feel-good medical drama The Good Karma Hospital, which sees Amanda Redman, Neil Morrissey and Amrita Acharia back in the lead roles, with Harkhi Bhambra (Our Girl) and Rebecca Ablack (Ginny & Georgia) being new additions). John Simm and Richie Campbell return for three new films in Grace series two, based on the novels by Peter James, while there will also be more crime-solving from Vera as Brenda Blethyn finishes her eleventh series with another four feature-length episodes.

Robson Green and Tom Brittney will return as DI Geordie Keating and Reverend Will Davenport in a seventh series of Grantchester, which sees the unlikely duo solving more murder cases against the backdrop of summer 1959. If you’re in the mood for something a little lighter – but still involving a surprise partnership – keep an eye out for the second series of Kate and Koji, which follows the friendship between a working class café owner and an asylum-seeking doctor.

ITV is also well known for its high-concept entertainment formats and that won’t change in 2022, with the launch Ant & Dec’s Limitless Win. The new game show gives contestants the chance to climb an endless money ladder by answering questions correctly, with the jackpot being limitless (as the title suggests). However, with every step they take they risk losing everything, which creates some agonising decisions and nail-bitingly dramatic moments. The comedy duo will also be bringing back their Saturday Night Takeaway in spring 2022.

Dancing On Ice will be back in the New Year with Corrie’s Sally Dynevor, Love Island’s Liberty Poole, Pussycat Dolls singer Kimberley Wyatt and Happy Mondays member Bez among the line-up. The Masked Singer will also be back in early 2022, with more celebrities disguising themselves with elaborate costumes as viewers at home attempt to figure out exactly who they are. Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Rita Ora and Jonathan Ross return to their detective chairs.

Million Pound Pawn will return for another series on ITV, along with Bradley and Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad, which will see the boys embark on a new trip spanning from the heat of the Mediterranean to the tundras of the Arctic Circle. That’s not all for celebrity travelogues as we’ll also see Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific, and Joanna Lumley’s Secret Cities, the latter of which focuses on lesser known tourist sights in Rome, Paris and Berlin. We’ll also return to the Florida home of comedy legend Billy Connolly for My Absolute Pleasure, which sees him look back on his favourite stand-up routines as he launches his autobiography.

Fans of Stars in Their Eyes might gel with ITV’s latest entertainment format Starstruck, in which a members of the public will be transformed into their favourite musician for one night only. But rather than perform alone, they’ll join a team of three people mimicking the same icon and compete against rival groups for a chance of winning £50,000. They’ll have to impress a judging panel consisting of Sheridan Smith, Adam Lambert, Jason Manford and Beverly Knight, while Olly Murs will take on hosting duties.

Lee Mack will be the latest comedy name to try his hand at a quiz show, becoming the face of upcoming primetime series The 1% Club. Each episode begins with 100 contestants, each with a personal prize fund of £1,000. They will start off by answering an easy question that approximately 90 per cent of the general public would know, but as the show goes on the topics will get harder and people will be rapidly knocked out of the running – with their money going into a jackpot for those still in the competition (a la Squid Game). To take home the Prize Pot, the last remaining contestants will have to nail a question that only a mere 1% of people would know. Good luck!

Following up on his recent Doctor Who success, The John Bishop Show will see the titular jokester perform brand new sets and talk with celebrity guests, with a premiere date currently set for 2022. The comedian fronted another series of the same name on BBC One between 2013 and 2015, with this iteration seemingly taking a similar format. The BRIT Awards also return to ITV next year, with the ceremony set to air on Tuesday 8th February, with a new as-yet-unconfirmed host set to replace Jack Whitehall.