Netflix is adding a British drama to its library, which stars Sheridan Smith alongside a popular Emmerdale star.

As winter approaches, it’s the perfect time to settle in with a warming beverage and an addictive drama series – and fortunately, Netflix is bringing back another Sheridan Smith triumph for viewers to enjoy. Netflix users can look forward to a wealth of fresh content hitting the platform – from Victoria Beckham’s latest documentary to the eagerly awaited second instalment of rom-com Nobody Wants This.

Yet there’s one Channel 5 production that’s returning to the streaming service after a three-year absence, featuring Sheridan Smith as an educator accused of inappropriate relations with a student. The Teacher centres on instructor Jenna Garvey, who faces allegations of sexual misconduct with her 15 year old pupil Kyle following an alcohol-fuelled evening.

BAFTA award-winner Sheridan takes the lead role, with Coldwater’s Samuel Bottomley portraying student Kyle. The supporting ensemble also includes Emmerdale favourite Kelvin Fletcher, as well as The Bill’s Cecilia Noble, My Mad Fat Diary’s Sharon Rooney and Waterloo Road’s Tillie Amartey.

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The series initially broadcast on Channel 5 in 2022 and captivated audiences, with viewers heaping praise on Sheridan’s “incredible” portrayal.

“Just finished watching The Teacher on Netflix and I thoroughly enjoyed it, Sheridan Smith is just incredible,” one fan posted on X.

Someone else mentioned being “gripped for all four episodes” and that Sheridan “played a blinder”.

Another commented: “Just finished watching The Teacher on Netflix and I thoroughly enjoyed it, Sheridan Smith is just incredible.”

A fourth viewer described it as an “addictive bit of telly” with “cracking” Sheridan, whilst another said: “Just binged the whole of ‘The Teacher’ now that it’s on Netflix.

“It made me want to buy silk shirts and hoop earrings. Say want you want about Sheridan Smith but she does very good crying.”

Last month, BBC drama Accused landed on Netflix, with many viewers binge-watching the award-winning anthology series, reports the Mirror.

Each instalment tells a different tale, with Accused boasting the likes of Christopher Eccleston, Mackenzie Crook, Tina O’Brien, Peter Capaldi and Naomi Harris across six gripping episodes in series one.

In recent years, Sheridan has tackled numerous demanding roles, from office cleaner Sam in ITV’s Cleaning Up to the lead character in Sky’s Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything.

Earlier this year, she portrayed Ann Ming in true crime drama I Fought the Law – chronicling the real-life mother’s crusade to overturn the double jeopardy law following her daughter Julie Hogg’s murder.