Returning: The Musketeers, Miranda, Death in Paradise.

BBC First will fast-track three returning titles to screen in January: The Musketeers, Miranda and Death in Paradise.

Two of the titles will have their Australian premiere now on Subscription TV rather than the ABC. Miranda and Death in Paradise follow on from Call the Midwife switching to STV, with a Christmas special on December 26 at 8.30pm.

It isn’t clear how many of them may air on ABC after 12 months.

Tim Christlieb, Acting Director of TV Channels, BBC Worldwide Australia & New Zealand, said: “We are entering exciting times as we welcome some of the most popular UK shows to BBC First for the first time. We know Australian audiences have taken these shows to their hearts and we are pleased to be able to bring them the latest series express from the UK.”

The second series of The Musketeers will come bursting onto screens with more sword-fighting, action and thrilling adventure from January 4 at 8.30pm. Marc Warren joins the cast as the Comte de Rochefort, the Cardinal’s man in Madrid who has escaped from a Spanish prison. The Musketeers must join forces with Rochefort to carry out an audacious rescue, but can he be trusted?

The hilarious Miranda will draw to a close with one final special on January 3 at 7.30pm. Miranda (Miranda Hart) is faced with two proposals – one from Gary and one from Mike. Who will she choose and will she finally find contentment?

January will also see a new series of Death in Paradise – the popular detective series set on the Caribbean island of Saint Marie and starring Kris Marshall – being brought straight to Australian audiences from January 9 at 8.30pm.