After a tedious TV summer full of football and tennis stand by for a bumper autumn of exciting shows and big stars.

The doldrums are over as the channels unveil their schedules for an intriguing new season.

Those laddish former Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May will be launching The Grand Tour on Amazon. Will they retain their former glory, or will they be driving to disaster? We’d love to have your reviews.

The Great British Bake Off returns for its seventh season, but do you find it too sugary sweet? There’s another swashbuckling series of Poldark and The Missing is back with a new cast.

There are new series all our old favourites from The X Factor, Strictly to The Apprentice. Love ‘em or loathe ‘em, we want to hear what you think.

Here the list of the top programmes starting next month.

DRAMA

Poldark (BBC1, September 4, 9pm) Aidan Turner returns in the title role for the second season of the Cornish drama which attracted 9.4 million viewers.

The Missing (BBC1, late 2016) The second series of the smash hit drama about the anguish of parents of an abducted child who simply disappears with a top new cast including Keeley Hawes and David Morrissey.

Victoria (ITV, September) Doctor Who assistant Jenna Coleman’s eagerly awaited role as Queen Victoria with lavish costumes and splendid sets.

The Fall (BBC2, October) The third series of the psychological thriller starring 50 Shades Of Grey’s Jamie Dornan as the handsome serial killer Paul Spector.

Cold Feet (ITV, September) James Nesbitt, John Thompson, Faye Ripley and Hermoine Norris are transported back from the Nineties for eight-episodes of the cult classic.

Dark Angel (ITV, September) Downton Abbey’s Joanne Froggatt plays the evil Victorian poisoner Mary Ann Cotton in a two part drama.

The Crown (Netflix, November 4) Ex Doctor Who’s Matt Smith stars as a young Prince Philip while Clare Foy plays the Queen in the drama from across the pond.

REALITY

The X Factor (ITV, August 27) Comeback kids Sharon Osbourne, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh join Simon Cowell for the 13th series. Dermot O'Leary also returns as the host. So boring it hurts.

Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, September) The last series for Len Goodman with a star-studded line-up that already includes Louise Rednapp, Birds of a Feather actress Lesley Joseph and model Daisy Lowe.

The Apprentice (BBC1, October) Lord Sugar returns for the 13th series, alongside Karren Brady and hard man Claude Littner. You're fired!

COMEDY

Porridge (BBC1, September) Part of the BBC’s revival of old sitcoms, comedian Kevin Bishop plays the grandson of Ronnie Barker’s comedy character. This time he’s behind bars for a string of cyber crimes. It also stars Ralph Ineson, who played Finchy from The Office and Dave Hill from EastEnders.

Are You Being Served (BBC1, September) The Seventies’ favourite is now set in 1988 and stars John Chalice, who played Boycie in Only Fools and Horses. The department store has gone all high tech with hilarious results.

Young Hyacinth (BBC1, September) The one off special stars Him & Her’s Kerry Howard as a young Hyacinth living with her dad and three sisters in a little cottage. She tries to transform them up the social ladder from an early age.

Goodnight Sweetheart (BBC1, September) Nicholas Lyndhurst reprises his role as time traveller and TV repairman Garry Sparrow as he is catapulted into the future. Written by the original creators Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran.

Harry Hill’s Tea Time (Sky One, October) The former presenter of TV Burp has signed a two year deal with Sky to present this new series which is described as part chat show and part spoof cookery show.

Red Dwarf X1 (Dave, September) The original cast of Craig Charles, Chris Barrie and Robert Llewellyn are reunited for the eleventh series of the sci-fi comedy.

Divorce (Sky One, December) Sex and the City’s Sarah Jessica Parker produces and stars in this ten-part series about a woman who fancies a fresh start and leaves her husband.

FACTUAL

The Grand Tour (Amazon Prime) The grand unveiling of the eagerly-awaited car show with Clarkson, Hammond and May. Will it better Chris Evans’ and Matt LeBlanc’s disastrous Top Gear? You decide.

Who Do You Think You Are? (BBC1, October) EastEnders’ Danny Dyer discovers he’s related to the Queen, while Amanda Holden, Sir Ian McKellen and Ricky Tomlinson have their family histories meticulously examined. Haven’t we seen it all before?

SAS: Who Dares Wins (Channel 4, October) A new group of recruits are put through their rigorous paces in the jungle phase of the brutal SAS selection process.

Joanna Lumley’s Japan (ITV, September) Absolutely Fabulous star Joanna travels through Japan on the famous bullet train and to the country’s tropical islands in this three part series.