Writer Janet Mullany is from England, drinks a lot of tea, and likes Jane Austen, reading, and gasping in shock at costumes in historical TV dramas. Her household near Washington DC includes a badly-behaved cat about whom she frequently boasts.
BBC
In late January, British culture secretary Nadine Dorries announced that the BBC License Fee would be frozen at £159 for the next two years. The statement, made in the tabloid (and right-wing) The Daily Mail, was suspected of having been made on a Sunday to distract the public from
Drama
As the Season 2 finale of All Creatures Great and Small opens, it's the day before Christmas, Skeldale House is beautifully decorated, and everything is ready for the annual party Siegfried throws for friends and clients. But early in the morning, James Herriot is rudely awakened by a
Drama
Episode 6 of All Creatures Great and Small, originally the finale of Season 2 (PBS airs the 2021 Christmas special as Episode 7), begins with James and Helen in line at their local movie theater, waiting for the projectionist to turn up. He arrives on a bicycle, the line shuffles
Drama
Siegfried begins Episode 5 of All Creatures Great and Small shocked and outraged — nothing new there, but this time it's because there is a hole in his cricket trousers, and Darrowby's most important event takes place in a few days. The match between the Darrowby Eleven
Drama
The latest episode of All Creatures Great and Small begins with a celebration: It's Tristan's birthday! During breakfast in Skeldale House, Tristan carefully unwraps the large leather case with his name and professional qualifications embossed in gold. It’s a magnificent gift and he is duly
Drama
The episode of All Creatures Great and Small opens with a funeral, black-clad mourners following a horse and cart that bears a wooden casket. It looks like all of Darrowby has turned out to pay their respects, and you’ll find yourself anxiously scanning the faces to see who
Drama
For weeks British viewers had been glued to their screens for new episodes of The Six Wives of Henry VIII, and period drama Elizabeth R was developed to both build on its popularity and finish telling the story of the Tudors, leading eventually to many, many offshoots of the good,
Drama
The second episode of All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 opens with a visitor to Skeldale House, divorcee Diana Brompton (Dorothy Atkinson). She’s selling tickets for that evening’s Daffodil Ball, an event to raise funds for the restoration of the church steeple. She warms up by flirting
Drama
You have to be made of stone if watching James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) gently tend to an injured pet on the surprise Masterpiece hit All Creatures Great and Small doesn’t make you sigh. But as Season 2 opens, surprise - we’re not in Darrowby anymore. Instead, James is helping
Drama
For many Jane Austen enthusiasts, the 1980 BBC Pride and Prejudice was their introduction to televised adaptations of Austen’s work. Like any adaptation of a beloved and brilliant novel there are additions, changes, and inexplicably left out scenes. You can’t please all of the people all of the
Drama
The Pact is a six-part thriller making its debut on Sundance Now and AMC+ this week, with new episodes arriving weekly until the finale premieres on Thursday, January 6, 2022. Written and created by Pete McTighe (A Discovery of Witches) and directed by Eric Styles (Hidden) and Rebecca Johnson
Mystery
We’re at the fourth and final episode of Britbox’s The Long Call and Simon’s murderer has still not been found. But we have learned about a lot of other problems and wrongdoing in the community, much of it criminal, all of it obfuscated and kept hidden. And