Esquire has added a Jamie Dornan thriller to its latest list of the seven best British shows to watch this week, giving viewers a fresh reason to scan the weekly TV slate. The recommendation sits alongside the return of Rivals, making the roundup feel less like a general guide and more like a set of what to watch now.
The timing matters because the list is built around this week’s viewing, not a broad best-of archive. That makes Dornan’s name the hook, even if the title of the thriller is not spelled out. For anyone looking for a British drama with current momentum, the recommendation lands in the same breath as documentaries, dramas and a mockumentary, all grouped as immediate picks.
Esquire’s headline also folds in Late Night with Seth Meyers, with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jamie Dornan mentioned together in that context, which pushes the piece beyond a simple British-TV checklist. It suggests a broader pop-culture frame around the week’s viewing, but the central draw remains the same: a Jamie Dornan thriller is one of the seven shows being pushed to the front of the queue.
That missing title is the one unresolved piece. The guide makes clear that a Jamie Dornan thriller is in the mix, but leaves readers without the specific name they need to press play. For now, the recommendation works as a tease as much as a guide, and that is exactly why the search will continue: the show is on the list, but the identity of the show is not.
