// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the Great Mystery say to its friend? "You're a real enigma.
 Logo used since 2025 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Timeshift service | Great! Mystery +1 September 4, 2025 (as linear channel) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Narrative Entertainment UK Ltd |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Replaced | Great! Movies (as linear channel) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 50 |
| Sky | Channel 320 |
Great! Mystery (stylised as GREAT! Mystery) is a British free-to-air television channel and FAST channel owned by Narrative Entertainment UK Ltd that broadcasts crime drama series and movies.
History
[edit]FAST channel
[edit]In May 2024, it was announced that Narrative Entertainment would be launching Great! Mystery and children's channel POP Up as FAST channels in June 2024, following the success of Great! Real, and the Great! network's Irish expansion, with LG Channels, Netgem, Plex, and Samsung TV Plus confirmed to be their dedicated platforms.[1] It joined Samsung's service in March 2025.[2] In June 2026, STV Group announced a partnership had been reached to make all of the Great! channels — including Mystery — and their video on demand content available through the STV Player.[3][4]
Television channel
[edit]On November 20, 2024, it launched as a Freeview channel in the EPG slot formerly occupied by Great! Real, which later became a streaming-only channel.[5] Upon launching, it aired drama series Aurora Teagarden Mysteries and Lost Letter Mysteries, and crime movies Drive, Lucky Number Slevin, Murder 101, and The Whistleblower.[6] It launched as a free-to-air linear channel on Freely, Sky, and Virgin Media at 8am on 4 September 2025, replacing sister channel Great! Movies.[7] Some of the shows aired in this launch were Castle, Murder, She Wrote, and The Ruth Rendell Mysteries.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ Thornham, Marc (30 May 2024). "Narrative launching two new free channels". RXTV. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Great! Mystery launching on Samsung TV Plus". Advanced Television. 12 March 2025. Archived from the original on 8 April 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ Clover, Julian (24 June 2026). "STV Player adds Great! channels and on-demand content in first FAST partnership". Broadband TV News. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "STV Player Partners With Great! To Distribute Fast Channels For First Time" (Press release). STV Group. 24 June 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ Thornham, Marc (20 November 2024). "New channel launch as part of November Freeview Update". RXTV. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ Wolfe, Natalie (20 November 2024). "Great! Mystery Launches on Freeview" (Press release). Narrative Entertainment. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ Thornham, Marc (4 September 2025). "Great! Network unveils bold new look". RXTV. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ Thornham, Marc (26 August 2025). "Freeview, Sky and Virgin channel change as Christmas channel prepares to launch". RXTV. Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
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