January marathons we can actually feel excited about: The bingeable box sets we should all be watching this winter

By BECKY FREETH FOR MAILONLINE

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If you’ve ever been sucked in by an epic cliff-hanger or a gob-smacking season finale, you’ll know that a marathon TV sesh isn’t just a ‘want’ but a ‘need’.

Especially when you’ve discovered a new binge-worthy obsession. The kind-of get comfy, turn off your phone, bring out the left-overs series that’s just too good to watch one ep at a time.

Because some shows were made for back-to-back binging, like ITV’s gripping psychological drama Sticks and Stones or bewitching new mini-series Lambs of God that can easily be gobbled up in one seriously-satisfying sitting.

Thanks to streaming service BritBox, an unbeatable selection of BBC and ITV box sets all in one place, poised for anytime, anywhere, any-mood telly sessions that do great shows good justice.

To help you discover your next obsession, we’ve rounded up the most bingeable box sets available on the streaming service this January.

Lambs of God

Three nuns live remotely on an island until a young priest comes and rips their archaic world apart

Three nuns live remotely on an island until a young priest comes and rips their archaic world apart

Available exclusively on BritBox, Lambs of God is the exciting show that's already got everybody talking.

Brooding and gothic, this gripping four-part series, featuring Essie Davis, Jessica Barden and Ann Dowd, is all about three nuns who have been hiding away on an isolated island, in a forgotten convent, until a Catholic priest comes along to ruin their rituals.

Sticks and Stones

Think you've had a bad day at work? Try being Sales Associate Thomas Benson (played by Ken Nwosu) - who is at the mercy of office bullies

Think you've had a bad day at work? Try being Sales Associate Thomas Benson (played by Ken Nwosu) - who is at the mercy of office bullies

Did you miss Sticks and Stones when it was on TV? Don't worry because it's straight on BritBox for you to catch up now - and you won't be able to not binge the entire thing in one sitting. 

That’s because the three-part psychological drama is so gripping you’ll need to push bedtime back or snooze that next appointment to find out what happens next. 

Sticks and Stones follows Sales Associate Thomas Benson (played by Ken Nwosu), who is pushed to his limits by office bullies after a sales pitch at work goes disastrously wrong. (See what we mean?)

Bancroft

Sarah Parish leads the charge in the bingeworthy crime series Bancroft

Sarah Parish leads the charge in the bingeworthy crime series Bancroft

Still dodging spoilers for Bancroft? Now’s your chance to catch up on the first season of the TV show everyone’s talking about. So if you've got serious FOMO from your friends talking about Season 2, you can watch the series from the beginning now on BritBox to see what the hype is all about. 

You'll be able to find out why everyone’s asking what happened to DSI Elizabeth Bancroft (played by Sarah Parish), and what the big Season 1 twist has got to do with our leading lady? 

Rev.

Moving from leafy Suffolk to East London was never going to be easy, but Rev Adam Smallbone finds his faith tested in this must-watch series

Moving from leafy Suffolk to East London was never going to be easy, but Rev Adam Smallbone finds his faith tested in this must-watch series

Need some LOLs after a long, hard day? 

Try taking a walk in ‘Rev’ Adam Smallbone’s shoes as he navigates the moral maze that is his new inner-city parish in the heart of East London. 

After transferring from a small-town rural church in Suffolk, suddenly life as an Anglican priest doesn’t seem so straightforward. So stick the kettle on because your day doesn’t seem so bad now, does it?

The Thick of It

Malcolm Tucker, the government's Director of Communications, puts the hapless politicians through their paces in The Thick Of It

Malcolm Tucker, the government's Director of Communications, puts the hapless politicians through their paces in The Thick Of It

Need to see a funnier side to government affairs? We hear you. 

Well, The Thick Of It is the original side-splitting comedy taking the ‘p’ out of ‘politics’ as we go behind the scenes at the fictitious Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship to see how the policies - and humdingers - really get made. 

Helping us to imagine the real tantrums and the stresses, the intricacies and the ineptitude, this fiendishly funny BBC box set is just the kind of light relief we need right now. And, of course, Director of Communications Malcolm Tucker (played by Peter Capaldi) is the icing on the terrifying political cake. 

The Split

In-fighting and scandal - things that go hand-in-hand for a family of lawyers

In-fighting and scandal - things that go hand-in-hand for a family of lawyers

Did we really think divorce lawyers were devoid of personal drama? 

Introducing, the Defoe sisters who run the family legal firm and deal with modern marriage and splits by day - and their own scandals by night. 

Prepare for a big night in with Seasons 1 and 2 because this intriguing legal drama is worth cancelling plans for. 

Brit of what you fancy? Try BritBox free for 30 days! 

Cosy up with the biggest collection of bingeable boxsets this winter on BritBox. 

Sign up for your 30-day free trial* and start making your way through a huge selection of sensational shows straight away. 

To find out more, visit BritBox here. 


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