David Hollingsworth

David Hollingsworth

Editor

David is the What To Watch Editor and has over 20 years of experience in television journalism. He is currently writing about the latest television and film news for What To Watch.


Before working for What To Watch, David spent many years working for TV Times magazine, interviewing some of television's most famous stars including Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland, singer Lionel Richie and wildlife legend Sir David Attenborough. 


David started out as a writer for TV Times before becoming the title's deputy features editor and then features editor. During his time on TV Times, David also helped run the annual TV Times Awards. David is a huge Death in Paradise fan, although he's still failed to solve a case before the show's detective! He also loves James Bond and controversially thinks that Timothy Dalton was an excellent 007.


Other than watching and writing about telly, David loves playing cricket, going to the cinema, trying to improve his tennis and chasing about after his kids!

Latest articles by David Hollingsworth

Rob Brydon in Destination X.

Viewers throw Destination X under a bus for impenetrable clues comparing it to 1980s classic gameshow

By David Hollingsworth published

Rob Byrdon's show baffled many

UK Shows
Adrian Dunbar in Ridley season 2

Line of Duty star's hit detective drama gets season 2 release date after nearly three-year wait

By David Hollingsworth published

Adrian Dunbar returns in the Lancashire-set crime drama

Crime Dramas
Destination X on BBC1 sees Rob Brydon host a game like Race Across the World meets The Traitors.

How does Destination X work? Are Rob Brydon's outfits clues? And what's the prize?

By David Hollingsworth published

Rob Brydon takes us on a magical mystery tour of Europe

UK Shows
Destination X host Rob Brydon and his team send players on their travels.

TV tonight: our highlights for Wednesday, July 30, including Destination X

By David Hollingsworth published

Also on is Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace and the final episode of Bookish

UK Shows
Pride and Prejudice Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle

Netflix releases first look at Pride and Prejudice — but can it possibly compare to the Colin Firth classic?

By David Hollingsworth published

The new Pride and Prejudice has big shoes to fill...

Netflix
Bake Off: The Professionals hosts and judges

TV tonight: our highlights for Tuesday, July 29, including the final of Bake Off: The Professionals

By David Hollingsworth published

Also on is Pompeii: Life in the City with Dan Snow

UK Shows
Vanessa Kirby in The Fantastic Four: First Steps

If Fantastic Four is the best Marvel movie in years, I'm happy not to watch another Marvel film

By David Hollingsworth published

The Fantastic Four, frankly, isn't that fantastic

Movies
DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall) and DS Esther Williams (Zahra Ahmadi) stand next to their police truck in an open space next to a field. Humphrey is leaning up against the truck and Esther is facing him, while looking off to her left.

Beyond Paradise season 4: everything we know

By David Hollingsworth published

We're off to Shipton Abbott for more crime mysteries for Humphrey and Esther to solve

Death in Paradise
Ben Fogle with Kate Humble in Animal Park 2025

TV tonight: our highlights for Monday, July 28, including Animal Park

By David Hollingsworth published

Also on is Mandy and Fake or Fortune

UK Shows
Chloe Kelly of England celebrates scoring her team's second goal during the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Semi-Final match between England and Italy at Stade de Geneve on July 22, 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.

TV tonight: our highlights for Sunday, July 27, including UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Final

By David Hollingsworth published

Can England triumph? Also on is Karen Pirie season 2 episode 2...

UK Shows
Don Gilet as Blake Albrighton in The Loch

Netflix adds forgotten cop series starring Death in Paradise's Don Gilet

By David Hollingsworth published

Don plays a forensic psychologist helping the hunt for a serial killer

Crime Dramas
Whitney Houston performing in Paris in 1988

TV tonight: our highlights for Saturday, July 26, including Whitney Houston Night

By David Hollingsworth published

Also on is Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

UK Shows
Stolen: Heist of the Century

Netflix offers first look at world's largest ever diamond heist documentary

By David Hollingsworth published

The alleged criminal mastermind behind it is among those interviewed

Documentaries
Julie and Edward in a press shot for The Assassin - both looking into the camera with a target on them. Julie is holding a gun

The Assassin cast: who's who guide

By David Hollingsworth published

Meet all the key characters in Prime Video's big new action thriller

Thrillers
First look image of Mike and Pearl in Whitstable Pearl season 3.

TV tonight: our highlights for Friday, July 25, including Whitstable Pearl

By David Hollingsworth published

Also on is Here We Go and The Assassin

UK Shows
Plane crashed in The Last Frontier

Apple TV Plus reveals glimpse of The Last Frontier which has Con Air vibes

By David Hollingsworth published

The Last Frontier sees a prisoner plane crash!

Apple TV+
Suranne Jones as Prime Minister Abigail Dalton.

Netflix offers intense look at thriller series which will be my next major binge

By David Hollingsworth published

Hostage is a must-watch

Thrillers
MasterChef 2024

MasterChef 2025 gets speedy release schedule with the first 3 episodes dropping on BBC iPlayer on the same day

By David Hollingsworth published

After all the controversy, MasterChef fans will get the chance to binge part of the new series

Competition Shows
Molly (Maya Rudolph) in Loot season 3

Loot season 3: release date, cast, plot and everything we know

By David Hollingsworth last updated

Molly is set for more romantic adventures in series 3 of the Apple TV Plus hit...

Comedy
Anna Friel plays Anna in Unforgivable

TV tonight: our highlights for Thursday, July 24, including Unforgivable

By David Hollingsworth published

Also on is Mr Bigstuff and Tom Kerridge Cooks Spain

TV Shows
The rookie cast of Blue Lights season 2 gathered in an office in full tactical gear

10 great crime mysteries coming in 2025 to BBC1, ITV1, Netflix and more

By David Hollingsworth published

Blue Lights is just one of the great crime dramas coming soon...

Mystery
Critical: Between Life and Death

Netflix adds documentary following critical ER stories including funfair-ride accident

By David Hollingsworth published

From critical emergencies to the operating room, the cameras go everywhere in this new Netflix series

Documentaries
Sterling K. Brown as Medwin holding a gun in the woods in Washington Black

TV tonight: our highlights for Wednesday, July 23, including Washington Black

By David Hollingsworth published

Also on is Bookish and Critical: Between Life and Death

TV Shows
Molly (Maya Rudolph) in Loot season 3

Apple TV Plus finally reveals the release date for the third season of the best comedy it's ever made — I feared it would never happen

By David Hollingsworth published

We have a date with Molly and co in October

Comedy
Shetland season 9 episode 5 Tosh and Calder

Shetland's Ashley Jensen teases changing Ruth/Tosh relationship in new series

By David Hollingsworth published

Not long to wait until season 10 of Shetland...

Crime Dramas
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