How To Watch The Woman In The Wall Online And Stream All Episodes Now From Anywhere

Ruth Wilson as Lorna Brady in The Woman in the Wall
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How To Watch The Woman In The Wall Online

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Aired: August 27 - September 24
Channel: BBC One
Free stream: All episodes available now on BBC iPlayer (UK)
US stream: Paramount+
Watch anywhere: Stream from anywhere with ExpressVPN

Watch The Woman In The Wall: Synopsis

Delving into Ireland's most horrific legacy, Ruth Wilson (Luther, The Affair) and Daryl McCormack (Good Luck to You Leo Grande, Peaky Blinders, Bad Sisters) star in the BBC's latest gothic thriller, The Woman in the Wall. Examining the dark past of the Magadalene Laundries, the miniseries will delve into the troubling history of women unwillingly incarcerated into the institutions. Streaming for free on the BBC in the UK, we explain how to watch The Woman in the Wall online, now available to stream from start to finish.

Lorna (Wilson) wakes up to discover the corpse of a woman in her home. She has no recollection of who the dead woman is or how she got there – or, indeed, if Lorna herself is responsible. This is because Lorna has long suffered with chronic sleepwalking since her time spent in the Magdalene Laundries.

Not ideal with an unaccounted for corpse in her house, it turns out Lorna has raised the suspicions of Detective Colman Akande (McCormack), though for a different murder entirely. While she attempts to find the daughter that was taken away from her during her time in the laundries, Colman's pursuit to find a culprit overturns some grim secrets of his own.

With six gritty instalments, find all the details below on how to watch The Woman in the Wall online from anywhere.

How to watch The Woman in the Wall online in the UK for Free

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The Woman in the Wall is a BBC mystery drama that began airing on August 27 on BBC One, with the sixth and final instalment on September 24.

Want to watch The Woman in the Wall on catch-up? You can now stream all episodes via BBC iPlayer now. Sign up is free. All you need is an email address, a UK postcode (e.g. W1A 1AA) and a valid TV licence.

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

How to watch The Woman in the Wall from anywhere

If you're a UK citizen on vacation or working overseas, you can still watch The Woman in the Wall just as you would at home. 

While BBC iPlayer is free 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 to make 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 Woman in the Wall as if you were at home with a VPN

Watch The Woman in the Wall as if you were at home with a VPN
Offering a 30-day money back guarantee, try out ExpressVPN, the best VPN for unblocking many of the major streaming services including BBC iPlayer, and stream from any device, including your mobile or tablet, laptop, TV, or gaming console. Run into any problems? ExpressVPN has an excellent customer support team on hand 24/7.

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

1. Choose a VPN and install it - our go-to recommendation is ExpressVPN

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 live stream you wish to access - for The Woman in the Wall, head to BBC iPlayer

Watch The Woman in the Wall in the US

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As a BBC and Showtime production, The Woman in the Wall arrived on Paramount Plus for viewers in the US on Friday, January 19, with episodes now dropping weekly. Showtime's library is now exclusively accessible via the Paramount Plus Premium plan. 

As mentioned, you'll need a Premium Paramount Plus subscription to access Showtime titles, including The Woman in the Wall. This costs from $11.99 a month with a 7-day free trial, or save by paying $199.99 upfront for an annual plan. 

Watch The Woman in the Wall in Canada

Canadian's can watch The Woman in the Wall exclusively on Paramount Plus the same time as it drops in the States.

A subscription starts at CA$9.99 per month, after the 7-day FREE Paramount Plus trial. You could opt for the annual subscription at CA$99.99 instead, and that way pay 16% less over the entire year.

Watch The Woman in the Wall in Australia

In Australia, you'll be able to watch The Woman in the Wall online with a subscription to Paramount Plus later in the year. An official release date has yet to be announced. 

New subscribers can try out the service’s 7-day FREE trial before paying anything. And, if you like what you’re being served, than a monthly subscription will cost you AU$8.99 a month – or AU$89.99 a year.

As detailed above, may have trouble connecting to Paramount Plus and streaming from abroad. The solution? Try using a VPN as per our guide above.


The Woman in the Wall Trailer

The Woman in the Wall Cast

  • Ruth Wilson as Lorna Brady
  • Daryl McCormack as Detective Colman Akande

The Woman in the Wall BBC One Episode Release Schedule

  • Episode 1: "Back to Life" – August 27
  • Episode 2: "Show Thyself" – August 28
  • Episode 3: "Knock, Knock" – September 3
  • Episode 4: "The Cruelty Man" – September 10
  • Episode 5: "Ex Gratia" – September 17
  • Episode 6: "A Little Resurrection" – September 24

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Alice is CinemaBlend's resident eCommerce Editor, here to tell you about the best streaming services like Disney Plus and Apple TV Plus, and how to watch the hottest TV shows and movies. Begrudging Love Island fan and always thrilled about the latest book to screen adaptation. With six years experience in the commercial writing space, Alice has been writing about consumer tech and software for 4 years, previously writing for Trusted Reviews before joining the Future family.