How To Watch The Woman In The Wall Online
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.
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.
Promising six gritty instalments, find all the details below on how to watch The Woman in the Wall online from anywhere as it airs on the BBC and Paramount Plus later in the year around the world.
How to watch The Woman in the Wall online in the UK for Free
The Woman in the Wall is a BBC mystery drama that begins airing on Sunday, August 27 at 9.05pm BST on BBC One. The second episode will then air on Monday, August 28 at 9pm BST, with the remaining four episodes of the six-episode miniseries airing on subsequent Sunday and Monday evenings.
Can't tune into linear TV or want to watch The Woman in the Wall on catch-up? You can stream episodes via BBC iPlayer. 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.
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
As a BBC and Showtime production, The Woman in the Wall will arrive on Paramount Plus for viewers in the US, with Showtime's library now exclusively accessible via the Paramount Plus Premium plan. While an official date for its arrival on the CBS-owned platform hasn't been announced yet, we'll update with more news soon.
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, or save by paying $199.99 upfront for an annual plan.
Usually offering a 7-day free trial, right now you can use the code NEWHOME to get a whole 30-days free before you're charged.
Watch The Woman in the Wall in Canada
It's been confirmed Canadian's will be able to watch The Woman in the Wall exclusively on Paramount Plus later this year at 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 Down Under 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 Special Ops: Lioness 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 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 4
- Episode 5: "TBA" – September 10
- Episode 6: "TBA" – September 11
