I, Jack Wright will come to an end tonight but there’s an exciting drama taking its place
John Simm stars as Gray Wright in I, Jack Wright (Image: BBC)
BBC’s latest drama I, Jack Wright will come to an end tonight.
The six-part family thriller, which was written by Chris Lang, known for Unforgotten, Innocent, The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, began airing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer earlier this month. The murder mystery first debuted in April 2025 on U&Alibi but was brought to new audiences after being acquired by the BBC.
Starring Nikki-Amuka Bird, John Simm, Daniel Rigby, Ruby Ashbourne-Serkis, Zoë Tapper, Percelle Ascott, Harry Lloyd and Liz Kingsman, I, Jack Wright follows the fallout after the death of high-powered businessman Jack Wright and the Will he leaves behind.
The last instalment will finally see some arrests made and conclude who gets the inheritance, but all is not as it seems and one character is set to make a confession that will shock audiences.
Nikki Amuka-Bird as Sally Wright in I, Jack Wright(Image: BBC)
I, Jack Wright has been airing in the primetime slot on Sunday and Monday nights, so BBC viewers will be sad to see it go and keen to know what is replacing it.
Luckily, BBC One has confirmed a brand new drama will be taking up the Sunday night slot. Starting on Sunday, July 26 is The Rapture, a psychological thriller based on the bestselling book Liz Jensen.
Filmed in Wales, the series is set during a heatwave, and has been described as a high-stakes thriller that crackles with wit and danger.
The Rapture also has a star studded cast list, including Ruth Madeley, India Amarteifio, Sam Hazeldine, Jack Farthing, and Iwan Rheon.
The Rapture on BBC(Image: BBC / Mammoth Screen)
A synopsis for The Rapture rads: “After a life-altering car accident killed her husband and left her paralysed, psychologist Dr Gabs Fox (Ruth Madeley – Years and Years, Then Barbara Met Alan, The War Between the Land and the Sea) starts a new job at a psychiatric hospital where she is assigned 17-year-old inmate Bethany Krall (India Amarteifio – Queen Charlotte, The Midwich Cuckoos).
“Two years before, Bethany was sectioned for the brutal murder of her mother, Carys Krall. The case shocked the nation, not least because Bethany’s father, Leonard Krall (Sam Hazeldine – The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power, Slow Horses), is the charismatic leader of the Faith Way, a spiritual movement with millions of online followers.
“Bethany seems to know private details about Gabs’ life and insists she can see visions of the future, which she communicates through disturbing sketches of disasters: storms, fires and floods. Bethany’s nurse Rafiq insists Bethany’s predictions always come true, but Gabs is sceptical, determined to find a clinical explanation.
“As the heat intensifies, Gabs begins to notice unsettling connections between Bethany’s prophetic drawings and the world outside, forcing Gabs to re-examine her assumptions. Could Bethany be innocent after all? If she didn’t kill Carys Krall, who did and why?
“With the help of journalist Dick Carwyn (Iwan Rheon – Those About to Die, Game of Thrones) and engineer Frasier Melville (Jack Farthing – Industry, Rain Dogs), Gabs digs deeper into the history of the Kralls. As she falls further down the rabbit hole, Gabs is forced to question – is Bethany telling the truth, or is she being manipulated by a deeply troubled teenager?”
The Rapture starts on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Sunday, July 26 at 9pm.
