What's available
ITVX is accessible in South Africa, but the library is significantly smaller than the UK version. You can stream a selection of ITV classics and current shows, including:
- Coronation Street and Emmerdale (recent episodes)
- The Chase and its spin-offs
- Hell's Kitchen US seasons
- Selected reality content including Love Island highlights
- Some ITVX Original films and limited drama series
Free ad-supported streaming is available without a subscription, giving you basic access to this reduced catalogue.
What you're missing
Compared to the full UK ITVX library, South African viewers miss out on a substantial amount of premium content, including:
- Trigger Point and Manhunt (ITV crime dramas)
- Itvx Premium originals like A Spy Among Friends
- Full back catalogues of Downton Abbey and Broadchurch
- Live TV streaming of ITV1, ITV2, and ITV3
- ITVX Premium films including major Hollywood titles
- Full series runs of The Tower and Litvinenko
Essentially, you're getting a fraction of what UK subscribers enjoy, with most premium dramas and live content blocked by geo-restrictions.
How to access other regions
To unlock the full UK ITVX library from South Africa, you need a VPN. A VPN masks your real location and replaces it with one from your chosen country. Here's how to do it:
- Sign up for a VPN service — we recommend NordVPN as the most reliable option for streaming
- Download and install the NordVPN app on your device
- Connect to a United Kingdom server
- Open ITVX and enjoy the full UK catalogue
NordVPN consistently bypasses ITVX's geo-blocks and offers fast UK servers that handle HD streaming without buffering.
Pricing
ITVX itself is free with ads in its basic form. ITVX Premium costs around £3.99 per month (approximately R95–R100 ZAR depending on exchange rates). NordVPN plans start from roughly R90–R110 per month on longer-term plans, making the total investment modest for access to a vastly larger content library.
Our recommendation
If you're in South Africa and serious about getting the most out of ITVX, using NordVPN connected to a UK server is the straightforward solution. You'll go from a stripped-back catalogue to the full range of British dramas, live TV, and premium films that ITVX actually has to offer — making both subscriptions genuinely worthwhile.