Is iPlayer down?
No problems detected
If you are having issues, please submit a report below.
The BBC iPlayer is a streaming television and radio service made available by the BBC. In addition to programming from the BBC, the platform also offers programs from broadcasters including ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5.
Full Outage Map
BufferingProblems in the last 24 hours
The graph below depicts the number of iPlayer reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.
At the moment, we haven't detected any problems at iPlayer. Are you experiencing issues or an outage? Leave a message in the comments section!
Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by iPlayer users through our website.
-
Buffering (43%)
-
Sign in (24%)
-
Playback Issues (24%)
-
Crashing (8%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
|---|---|---|
 Haverfordwest |
Buffering | |
| Towcester |
Playback Issues | |
| Luton |
Crashing | |
| Dorchester |
Playback Issues | |
| Huddersfield |
Playback Issues | |
| Stockton-on-Tees |
Buffering |
Full Outage Map
Community Discussion
Tips? Frustrations? Share them here. Useful comments include a description of the problem, city and postal code.
Beware of "support numbers" or "recovery" accounts that might be posted below. Make sure to report and downvote those comments. Avoid posting your personal information.
iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
-
Gaz
(@sharonsjanine) reported
@mr_sjpatterson I think i doesn't matter to us that know how to work iplayer and that. I feel bad for the elderly guys that might not be as good with iplayer. They will suffer I imagine as they might have to miss out on EE/ED
-
bee !! 🏳️⚧️
(@FE4RorL0VE) reported
bbc iplayer wasn’t working earlier but i got it to work so i’m actually watching drag race now
-
💫 Andrew Garfield Fan 💫
(@GarfySource) reported
@bernatviktoria Does the vpn not work on iPlayer?
-
Brekkie
(@Brekkietweets) reported
Yes, the iPlayer is of higher quality and available to most but nothing replaces the ease of broadcast. For me tonight the iPlayer via the red button had a temporary fault and the S4C live feed was showing Stwnsh, not rugby so had to the fire stick, missing 5 mins of key action.
-
Paul716
(@pwr_paul) reported
@BBCiPlayer truly a **** system, keep trying to login to setup iplayer. Changed PW 6 times and still will not let me in. Premier technology Broward cast my arse. Just given up, time to stop the TV licence.
-
k
(@KT78__) reported
Will the whole of the final series be available on Iplayer from Sunday, or is just an episode a week? Can anyone help me, cheers. #PeakyBlinders @BBCiPlayer @BBC
-
Kylo Ben
(@aspirationalbob) reported
@danielspaniel5 @youngbuckeen Better than those capitalist fuckpigs at disney. I'd say netflix and iplayer equal first, with differing issues Then amazon Then disnae Then those war crimes from uk domestic channels Then HBO
-
Framing Witches
(@FramingWitches) reported
Lass at work has left her iplayer signed in. I wonder if she's thought, who's been watching oj Simpson documentaries and one foot in the grave?
-
John Wilson
(@tug) reported
@devlin_jp I've never owned a TV. Rented one for a week in 1972 (returned it as reception was terrible). Had one for a year in a rented flat in Antwerp (watched Kojak dubbed into Dutch) Have TV licence to watch iPlayer less than once a week.
-
Dave Wrighton
(@davetv67) reported
@teresadg0 As you have loads of previous answers I wasn't going to answer but maybe this will help. I run surfshark, nord and express. Non of these seem to let you stream itv hub, but do work with stv player. Iplayer works with all. Nord or express would be my choice..
-
Nerakco
(@Nerakco1) reported
Does rte iplayer ever work? @rte
-
Roger Watling
(@2sticks66) reported
@virginmedia Cannot watch Catch up, iPlayer Netflix,Prime & even programme's recorded. Tried all online suggestions in help. It says call us, spend hour on the phone then get cut off. When you are paying a premium price and receive a absolutely unreliable service. #fuming
-
jeremyhead
(@jeremyhead) reported
@charlesarthur @jeffjarvis Even with iPlayer you now have to create and account and sign in. That too sucks. I pay my licence fee, why do I need to sign in?
-
alexis ⧗ || PEAKY BLINDERS 3 DAYS!!
(@DYLSWH0RE) reported
if i download a uk vpn will i be able to use BBC iplayer?? someone who lives in the uk help me please
-
Julie ‘Holy Moly’: Cillian Murphy #1
(@MummyJules61) reported
@PPeaksy I’ve already watched on DVD episode 1 of S5, as couldn’t get iPlayer to work this morning in order to finish S4. 😡 It’s so much better third time around. Hope that they release each episode weekly and S6 is not on iPlayer : treat ‘em mean, keep ‘em keen.
-
CK303
(@CK_303) reported
@NordVPN Hi there. Is there an issue with using NordVPN to watch iPlayer in Ireland? VPN seems to be working but getting an error message ‘This content isn’t working right now’. Thanks!
-
Frankie Rufolo
(@frankie_rufolo) reported
@linmeitalks Might watch on iPlayer when I get back from work.
-
_Margriet_😷
(@kophoogte) reported
@wombat37 @hilliatfields It's such a shame I cannot get BBC tv anymore ( noope, not on Iplayer either) I really miss British comedy. Not all of it, some was fcking awful ( Mrs Browns Boys springs to mind) but man.. League Of Gentlemen..
-
PeakyRianna
(@PeakyRianna) reported
@obcmurphy @obriensrights It does work. I use NordVPN with British server and can watch iPlayer stuff no problem. Got to give a valid UK postal code and agree you have paid TV licence when registering for iPlayer though.
-
bug mimic poop
(@tauroid) reported
do iplayer and netflix etc work on m1 macs because last i checked there wasn't a generic arm widevine implementation presumably apple has taken care of this
-
Kieran
(@HelloItsKieran) reported
@SkyHelpTeam Sky Q. It’s a really common problem. Look on your forums. There is no issue with my internet connection and iplayer and Netflix work fine on the box when it happens. It’s intermittent and something to do with your remote service
-
sumaya
(@katsIaterr) reported
i didn’t know iPlayer didn’t work in dusty Africa
-
Tracy Hopkins 💙
(@tracyshopkins) reported
@DapsDraws @NathanBryon Sorry you missed it, but great that they read it! Would this be on iPlayer at all? @CBeebiesHQ can you help?
-
Jonathan Weeks
(@weeksjm19) reported
@virginmedia Hi I cannot access Netflix on my v6 box error code nw25. I can access other apps iplayer & Amazon prime. Box is connected via Ethernet cable. Is there a problem at your end?
-
P
(@thingloki) reported
@sourshelbys vpn set to uk nd then bbc iplayer should work? idk otherwise srry :/
-
Lizz | Jodie Auckland Whittaker era
(@sprightlylizz) reported
It’s a real shame that the BBC iPlayer doesn’t work in the US. How am I supposed to get my British TV fix?
-
Sean The Mondasian Cyberman
(@WhoPotterVian) reported
@Romanamm @TheCyberdevil My problem with it is a lot is already available on iPlayer anyway, or failing that UKTV channels such as Drama or Dave.
-
-𝐉𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐄-
(@AMadmanNotABox) reported
@Firlows I'm not personally sure that the issue is the mixing so much as it is the abysmal deterioration in TV speaker output. The leitmotif for Graham, for instance, personally sticks out a lot better through headphones on iPlayer than it did on original broadcast through TV. A lot of-
-
glen cornhill 📡💙🛰️
(@CornhillGlen) reported
@sapphire_wiccan @MCU_Direct That’s awful, if you want to feel a bit better, in the U.K. we pay for BBC via the license fee, but all the good BBC content is on Brit Box that we have to pay extra for (I don’t on principle) so you have to pay twice for BBC shows when it should all be on BBC iPlayer 🤷 TV eh
-
gina g(r)ay
(@fruityanya) reported
quick does bbc iplayer work with a vpn