How To Watch The Jetty Online And Stream All Episodes Of BBC Crime Drama Free From Anywhere Now

Jenna Coleman as Detective Ember Manning in BBC crime drama The Jetty
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How To Watch The Jetty Online

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Premiered: July 15 - July 22
Channel: BBC One
Stream free: on Watch all episodes on BBC iPlayer (UK)
International stream: Neon (NZ)
Watch anywhere: Stream from anywhere with NordVPN

Watch The Jetty: Synopsis

Still waters run deep in this BBC drama about a detective reckoning with the dark deeds of a Lancashire town. Jenna Coleman, star of The Serpent and ITV’s Victoria, heads up an incredible cast alongside House of the Dragon’s Tom Glynn-Carney, in this multi-layered series that’s part crime thriller, part coming-of-age story, and a bruising examination of sexual morality and memory. Read on below for further details on how to watch The Jetty online, from anywhere and 100% free on BBC iPlayer.

Written and created by Cat Jones (Waterloo Road, Hulu’s Harlots), The Jetty introduces audiences to an “iconic” new detective in the form of Ember Manning (played by Jenna Coleman). She’s as enigmatic as the perpetrators of the crimes she’s looking to solve, a widow with buried secrets of her own, and described by producer Elizabeth Kilgarriff as “complex, funny, and utterly human”.

The detective begins her beat investigating arson at a holiday home in a lakeside Lancashire town. Somehow, the incident turns out to be connected to a missing person’s case from many years ago, one which podcaster Riz (BAFTA-nominee Weruche Opia, I May Destroy You) is researching for her show about "crimes against women and girls." 

As the story unfolds, Manning finds corruption too close for comfort, learns about an illicit “love” triangle between an older man and two underage girls, and even begins to question her past relationship with her now dead husband.

The four-part series has been favorably compared to HBO’s Sharp Objects and the Elizabeth Moss-starring Top of the Lake as well as British crime drama sensation Happy Valley. With critics praising it as not only a top notch thriller, but "an unexpectedly attentive meditation on what it means to move as a woman through a world that is suffused with male violence."

Boasting heightened drama and suspenseful scripts, The Jetty should find fans among audiences the world over. So, get ready for your next BBC drama binge: read the following guide for everything to know about how to watch The Jetty online and from anywhere with a VPN.

Watch The Jetty online in the UK for free

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UK viewers can watch The Jetty through the BBC. The show premiered on July 15 on BBC One, with a couple of episodes airing per week for its short 4-episode run. All episodes were also made available to watch on via BBC iPlayer, which is where you can stream The Jetty from start-to-finish now.

BBC iPlayer is available on a number of devices and it’s absolutely FREE to watch. To create a BBC account, all you need is an email address and a UK postcode (e.g. W12 7FW), in addition to a valid TV licence.

As well as The Jetty, you can stream other boxsets. That includes watching A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, This Town, and Blue Lights.

Abroad? Use a VPN using the instructions below to access BBC iPlayer like you would at home.

How to watch The Jetty from anywhere

If you're a UK citizen on vacation or working overseas, you can watch The Jetty and stream every episode just like you would back home.

While BBC iPlayer is for licence fee-paying Brits and blocks access from IP addresses outside of the UK, there's a handy piece of software called a VPN which can change your IP address, allowing you to watch UK TV online by making it look like you're accessing streaming services from any country in the world. 

For example, UK citizens in the States can subscribe to a VPN, join a UK based server and tune into all the programmes on BBC iPlayer from anywhere in the world, just like you would back home.

Watch The Jetty as if you were at home with a VPN

Watch The Jetty as if you were at home with a VPN
Try out NordVPN, our choice of the best VPN for unblocking many of the major streaming services – and doing so speedily – including BBC iPlayer. You'll be able to stream from any device, including your mobile or desktop, TV, or gaming console. Incredibly secure, too, get assistance with its 24/7 customer support and enjoy a 30-day money back guarantee.

Step-by-step of using a VPN to unblock:

1. Choose your ideal VPN and install – our go-to recommendation for unblocking is NordVPN, costing from $3.99 a month with its 2-year plan.

2. Connect to a server – for BBC iPlayer, for example, you'll want to connect to a server based in the UK.

3. Go to the stream you wish to access - for The Jetty, head to BBC iPlayer.

How to watch The Jetty online in New Zealand

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If you're in New Zealand, you can watch The Jetty on streaming service, Neon. All four episodes are available to stream now.

Plans start from $12.99 a month for its ad-supported plan, or $19.99 a month to go commercial free. You also have the option of saving 16% by getting an annual subscription.

A Brit travelling in New Zealand? Use a VPN to port yourself home and access BBC iPlayer for a free stream of The Jetty.

Can I watch The Jetty online in the US?

There’s no word that The Jetty will have a US release just yet. We do know that BBC Studios is in charge of international distribution. And, given they own the BritBox streaming service, which is the home of other UK exports like Blue Lights, Trigger Point, and The Responder, it’s quite likely that new miniseries The Jetty will show up here too.

Out of the country? Download a VPN to connect to your home service and stream every episode of The Jetty free on BBC iPlayer.

Can I watch The Jetty free online in Australia?

While we're still waiting on a release date for The Jetty in Oz, it's been confirmed that it'll stream on BritBox, the new home for almost all BBC programming Down Under. But for now, if you’re based in Australia, you won’t be able to watch the new BBC drama.

A Brit traveling abroad? Then you’ll be blocked from connecting to regional services like BBC iPlayer. Download a VPN, however, and you can stream content from all your usual platforms from anywhere.

Can I watch The Jetty online in Canada?

Canadians looking to watch The Jetty online are also out of luck. The BBC series is currently only licensed to stream in the UK through the channel’s catch-up service, BBC iPlayer. If and when the show finds a Canadian home, we’ll be sure to update this space.

Currently away from home? A VPN will let you connect to BBC iPlayer and stream every episode of The Jetty free, just like you would at home.


The Jetty Episode Guide And Release Dates

All four episodes were released on BBC iPlayer on Monday, July 15. You'll find the linear BBC One broadcast dates just below:

  • Episode 1: Monday, July 15 at 9pm BST
  • Episode 2: Tuesday, July 16 at 9pm BST
  • Episode 3: Sunday, July 21 at 9pm BST
  • Episode 4: Monday, July 22 at 9pm BST

The Jetty Trailer

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Who was in the cast of The Jetty?

  • Jenna Coleman as Detective Ember Manning
  • Connie Jenkins-Greig as a young Ember
  • Shannon Watson as Miranda Ashby
  • Archie Renaux as Hitch
  • Ruby Stokes as Hannah
  • Amelia Bullmore as Sylvia
  • Ralph Ineson as Morgan
  • Weruche Opia as Riz
  • Tom Glynn-Carney as Malachy
  • Matthew McNulty as Arj
  • Joshua Gannon as a young Arj
  • Dominic Coleman as Brad
  • Elliot Cowan as Russell
  • Bo Bragason as Amy
  • David Ajala as Casey
  • Nina Barker-Francis as Chloe
  • Miya Ocego as Jules
  • Arthur Hughes as Liam
  • Niamh Blackshaw as Rosie

Where can I watch The Jetty?

Every episode of The Jetty was made available to stream on BBC iPlayer from 6am on Monday, July 15. It also aired on BBC One at 9pm on the same day. See our episode guide above for further details.

Where was The Jetty filmed?

Filming for The Jetty took place across a number of locations in the UK, including Calderdale in West Yorkshire and Rochdale in Greater Manchester. Specifically, this included Ripponden, Littleborough, Sowerby Bridge, and Todmorden. Filming of the show happened from September to December 2023.


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Daniel Pateman
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Daniel Pateman has been a freelance writer since 2018 and writing for fun for much longer. He currently works across Future Plc brands like TechRadar, T3, Games Radar, and What Hi-Fi?, where he has produced detailed guides on the best streaming services and regularly writes How to Watch pieces informing our readers where to watch the hottest new films and TV shows.

In addition to his work with Future, Daniel writes broadly on topics across the cultural spectrum, including photography, sculpture, painting, and film, the latter being the medium closest to his heart. He’s been published in Aesthetica, The Brooklyn Rail, and Eyeline magazine, interviewed various artists and has reviewed exhibitions within the UK and internationally. He’s also commissioned by curators and artists to help produce catalogue essays, press releases, and museum wall text.