The Imposter: When is the next episode? Full schedule for Channel 5 drama starring Kym Marsh and Neighbours legend Jackie Woodburne
A brand new drama thriller has hit screens, with Channel 5 viewers treated to a new mystery.
The Imposter premiered on the channel on Monday evening, with viewers already raving over the return of one soap legend to the screen. Former Neighbours star Jackie Woodburne heads up the brand new series in her first role on screens since departing the Aussie soap.
Here’s everything you need to know about The Imposter on Channel 5.
When is the next episode of The Imposter on TV?
The Imposter will be airing throughout the week. The show’s first episode aired at 9pm on Monday, December 15.
The Imposter will return to screens at 9pm on Tuesday (December 16), Wednesday (December 17), and the finale will air at 9pm on Thursday evening (December 18).
You can catch up on the first episode of the series on 5’s streaming service. Each episode will also be available to watch on catch-up after its broadcasts on television.
What is The Imposter about?
The Channel 5 plot synopsis for the show reads: "A sprawling seaside hotel sits at the heart of a dispute between matriarch Helen and her three adult children, Simon, Kate and Ian. The kids want to sell but Helen is against the lucrative deal, despite her deteriorating health.
“But Helen also harbours a secret – an older child, Amanda, whom she gave up for adoption in the UK before the other kids were born. When Amanda turns up out of the blue, Helen embraces her, believing she is the answer to her problems. But is Amanda who she says she is? The lucrative hotel is the ultimate prize and a twisted scheme soon spirals into betrayal and ultimately, murder."
Who is in The Imposter?
The new drama thriller from Channel 5 boasts a number of well-known names in its main cast. Neighbours legend Jackie Woodburne heads up the show as matriarch Helen, who rules over the seaside hotel with an iron fist until a bombshell is dropped at the door. Woodburne will be best known to viewers as Susan Kennedy in Neighbours, a role she played from 1994 until 2025.
Former Coronation Street star Kym Marsh also features on the cast. She plays ‘Amanda’ - the mysterious stranger who shows up at the door claiming to be Helen’s long-lost secret first child. Dannii Minogue stars as the real Amanda, who was born in the UK and put up for adoption so that Helen and her then-boyfriend Bill could start a new life in Australia.
The full cast list can be seen below:
- Jackie Woodburne is Helen
- Kym Marsh is ‘Amanda’
- Dannii Minogue is Amanda
- Don Hany is Simon
- Jane Harber is Kate
- Charlie Clausen is Todd
- Jackson Gallagher is Ian
- Kabir Singh is Lee