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Christmas may only come once a year, but for shows like The Madame Blanc Mysteries and Call The Midwife, Americans get a double dose of celebration. Unlike in the U.K., where the Christmas specials function basically as kick-offs to the new seasons — in Madame Blanc's case,
AMC/AMC+
It's been nearly two years since Americans have heard anything about the star-studded Irish series Kin, Peter McKenna's gangland drama about the Kinsella clan and matriarch Amanda's (Maria Doyle Kennedy) success coup to bring down drug lord Eamon Cunningham (Ciaran Hinds) after his
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Most of the time, when people think of a "long-running weekly mystery series," the first things that come to mind are British shows. That's not an unfair reaction; between the launch of the government-funded BBC network and the plethora of Shakepearean-trained talent, the
Apple TV
Like so many parts of modern culture that we take for granted, the modern fashion show is a Victorian invention, dating back to the mid-1800s and the middle of Queen Victoria’s reign. It was started by English fashion designer Charles Frederick Worth, whose House of Worth began using
The Avengers
When most people think of 1960s-era British television, they rightly think of PBS, as when broadcast TV was the dominant form, public television was the leading purveyor of shows from overseas. But what most people no longer remember is that PBS didn't form until the end of
PBS
American fans of The Honourable Phryne Fisher first met her via PBS in the mid-2010s when PBS picked up the quirky Australian 1920s-era mystery Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, based on author Kerry Greenwood's historical mystery novels. However, the series didn't really hit
Apple TV
It's been nearly two years since Apple TV+ first announced Noel Fielding would be trading in on his American fame from hosting The Great British Baking Show to land a spot in the Apple TV+ roster of comedy shows. Though Fielding was known among British comedy aficionados for
BBC
David Mitchell’s long-awaited return to the BBC has started filming. The project was announced in May 2023, his first since 2016’s Upstart Crow. BBC Comedy Director Jon Petrie announced at the Comedy Festival in Cardiff that one-half of the team who made That Mitchell & Webb
Netflix
You probably have never heard of Guy Richie's The Gentlemen, a film technically considered a 2019 release because it debuted in December at a film festival and got high marks. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Colin Farrell, and Hugh Grant,
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Three major long-running reality series in the U.K. are considered the kings of the genre, where every season is a rating smash. The first, Strictly Come Dancing, which began in 2004, airs on ABC here as Dancing with the Stars. The second, The Great British Bake Off, here
Movies
The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare officially has an opening weekend. The Guy Richie film, based on the true story of Winston Churchill's secret Special Operations Executive in World War II, will fling open its doors and let viewers in on its secrets this coming spring. The would-be
Movies
Since actor Maggie Gyllenhaal’s massive success directing her first feature film, The Lost Daughter, Hollywood has been keeping its eyes peeled for hints of her next big project. Those first surfaced in May 2023, with an exclusive report via the website Giant Freakin Robot, which claimed her next film