Lacy's love of British TV primarily involves evangelizing all things Doctor Who and watching as many period dramas as possible. York apologist and Ninth Doctor enthusiast, you can find her other writing all around the entertainment web.
Agatha Raisin
It's official: Popular female-led mystery series Agatha Raisin will officially return for a fourth season on streaming service Acorn TV. Based on MC Beaton’s best-selling novels, the series follows a London PR whizz turned amateur sleuth, who becomes entangled in mischief, mayhem, and murder when
La Revolution
Sad news for those that like their period drama mixed with some horror on the side: It looks like Netflix's French series La Revolution won't be returning for a second season. Set during the latter years of the 18th century, the series reimagines the history of
The Serpent Queen
Premium cable network Starz continues to burnish its reputation as a home for female-fronted historical dramas, greenlighting a new adaptation focused on the life of the infamous Catherine de Medici called The Serpent Queen. This news follows the announcement that the series has also greenlight shows based on the
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Academy Award nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor has been tapped to star in a television adaptation of The Man Who Fell to Earth, though he will play a different alien the character made famous by David Bowie in the 1976 feature film. Showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet will helm the project
Bloodlands
The trailer for the new crime drama Bloodlands has arrived, in which The Missing star James Nesbitt plays a veteran Irish detective who must dig into his own dark past to hunt for the serial killer who murdered his wife. And - despite the fact that it's yet another
The Nevers
HBO released a trailer for its upcoming Victorian fantasy drama The Nevers, an inventive series that feels like a period piece crossed with a superhero story. Set in the last years of Victoria’s reign, as London is beset by the “Touched”: people, mostly women, who suddenly manifest abnormal abilities
The Pembrokeshire Murders
Though the new Britbox drama The Pembrokeshire Murders centers around a case that few Americans will likely be very familiar with, this ITV import is a show that dedicated true crime fans will know right down to its bones. Now, that's not necessarily a bad thing. But if
Actors and Actresses
Michelle Gomez is a Scottish actress who feels as though she’s been everywhere of late, but whose career actually dates back several decades. The fact that she’s finally getting her much-deserved moment in the spotlight is a testament to her ability as a chameleon-like character actress,
I Hate Suzie
I Hate Suzie is a chaotic, genre-shifting ride through one woman's worst nightmare. The series stars Billie Piper as the eponymous Suzie Pickles, a C-list celebrity whose nude photos are leaked in a worldwide hack. As she processes the impact of this in both her personal
Movies
Benedict Cumberbatch is set to play the most unlikely of spies in the upcoming Cold War thriller The Courier. Formerly titled Ironbark, the film is based on the real-life story of Greville Wynne, a British businessman-turned-spy who was recruited by MI-6 and the CIA to smuggle
It's a Sin
It's a Sin, the buzzy Russell T. Davies drama about the AIDS crisis in 1980s London is officially coming to HBO Max in February. Set in 1981, the five-part series follows a group of gay teenagers who move to London in search of sexual and personal freedom,
Honour
Keeley Hawes drama Honour, which tells the story of a tragic honor killing in London in 2006, is coming to America this February on streaming service Britbox. The series is based on the investigation into the real-life murder victim Banaz Mahmod, who disappeared in 2006. After months of searching,