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.
Doctor Who
Not even a global pandemic can keep the Doctor down for long. Production on Doctor Who Season 13 - the third to feature Jodie Whittaker as the renegade Time Lady - has finally begun. Thanks to the effects of the coronavirus shutdowns that threw much of the entertainment industry into turmoil, filming
COBRA
Good news for COBRA fans - the political thriller will indeed return for a second season, but what that will look like is really anyone's guess, particularly after the bonkers events of Season 1. The Season 2 renewal was announced earlier this year. The drama, which follows the global
Comedy
Buzzy dramedy I Hate Suzie officially arrives in Ameria this month, starring Doctor Who and Penny Dreadful alum Billie Piper as an actress whose life is turned upside down when her phone is hacked and graphic photos are published online of her extramarital affair. Piper, who is co-creator of
Gentleman Jack
Production on the second season of the critically acclaimed period drama Gentleman Jack is officially under way in Halifax. The show tells the story of Anne Lister, a 19th-century British landowner, lesbian, and all-around unorthodox woman who was wildly ahead of her time in many respects. In its
Roadkill
The second episode of Roadkill continues along in much the same vein as the first, full of ridiculous subplots, some over the top grandstanding from Hugh Laurie’s self-serving Peter Laurence, now officially the Minister of Justice, multiple car crashes of both the literal and figurative variety, and just
Comedy
In a surprise twist, the BBC lockdown comedy Staged will return for a second season. The series which stars real-life friends David Tennant and Michael Sheen, sees the two play slightly exaggerated versions of themselves, who happen to be starring in a play together. But, given the restrictions and
Movies
The trailer for the controversial new David Bowie biopic Stardust is here, and fans of the iconic performer are likely to have conflicting feelings about it. Though most Bowie enthusiast (yours truly included) are likely quite excited about the thought of a film that explores the singer's quite
Noughts + Crosses
On paper, Peacock’s Noughts + Crosses should have been a buzzy summer hit – a cultural conversation starter a la Hulu’s The Handmaid's Tale that arrived at a perfect and necessary moment, pushing its viewers toward necessary conversations about issues of race and cultural privilege. In actuality, the
Miss Scarlet (and the Duke)
The first trailer for the upcoming Masterpiece period mystery series Miss Scarlet and the Duke is here, and it's everything we could have wanted it to be. The series follows the story of one Miss Eliza Scarlet, the first female private detective in Victorian London. When her father
Culture
The dark comedy Two Weeks to Live, starring Game of Thrones alum Maisie Williams and Fleabag's Sian Clifford, will debut on HBO Max this November. The series which aired on the U.K. network Sky earlier this Fall received rave reviews from critics, who compared it to the
Roadkill
The new Masterpiece political thriller Roadkill is certainly entertaining viewing, but it often feels as though it arrived on our screens from a parallel dimension, one in which any fallout from Brexit didn’t really happen and where a pandemic isn’t dominating every conversation in the halls of government
Becoming Elizabeth
German actress Alicia Von Rittberg has been cast to play the famous Tudor princess in the upcoming Starz period drama Becoming Elizabeth . The eight-episode series will focus on a time period that isn't often covered in onscreen adaptations of Elizabeth I's life: Her youth. To