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.
Drama
Surprise, Deadwater Fell viewers. Our suspicions were right all along. The series’ penultimate episode reveals that David Tennant’s Tom is indeed a serious contender for Dirtbag of the Year. Granted, we already knew that he wasn’t close to the seemingly perfect husband and father he appears to be
Drama
Prepare your emotions, Grantchester fans. The first trailer for Season 5 is here, and it promises something of a fresh start for the popular mystery series. Season 4 marked a rather colossal shift for the show, as original star James Norton departed after just two episodes, leaving everyone to wonder
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After a premiere installment that spent most of its time setting up the framework for the rest of the season through flashbacks, Belgravia’s second hour is much more the show we thought this series would be. It’s dramatic, soapy, and full of characters lying and behaving snottily to
Mystery
Mark your calendars, mystery fans. The darkly comic period new mystery series Dead Still has an official premiere date at last. The new Acorn TV original series will officially premiere on Monday, May 18. Two new episodes will hit the streaming platform that day, with episodes premiering weekly thereafter, through
Drama
Poldark fans have been wondering what might be next for handsome series star Aidan Turner - and now we know. He'll be returning to television screens around the world next year, playing master painter and inventor Leonardo da Vinci in an upcoming European series called Leonardo. The series
Drama
Deadwater Fell is a series that’s deeply interested in forcing us, as viewers, to confront our assumptions and prejudices about the kind of story we’re watching. Thanks to procedurals and true crime podcasts, we’ve all been conditioned to immediately assume one thing: If a woman is dead,
Comedy
The Ricky Gervais dark comedy series After Life will return to Netflix for Season 2 this April, and the first trailer promises more of the same heartfelt, cathartic emotion that made the first season so affecting. After Life follows the story of Tony, a writer for the local newspaper in
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Belgravia, the scandalously soapy new period drama from Julian Fellowes, is not Downton Abbey. This new series is very different in both style, tone, and time period. Its first episode is a slow build, of which over half is framed as a flashback, with a laundry list of characters whose
Drama
Many of us turn to period dramas for escapism, whether we need to see a good romance, some complex class dynamics or just a raft of gorgeous costumes. Historical dramas, as a subgenre, turn all of this up to eleven, generally throwing in recognizable characters – who were real people, or
Drama
If you’re looking for a pleasantly escapist drama during these dark times, I am here to tell you that new Acorn TV drama Deadwater Fell is not that show. It’s certainly a compelling series – dark and difficult, with great performances and a deeply murky and uncomfortable central mystery
Theater
Get excited, Fleabag fans: Phoebe-Waller Bridge's critically acclaimed, one woman stage version of the story will stream online for two weeks this spring, all to benefit a variety of COVID-19-related charities. Fans of the television show may not be aware that Fleabag first came to life as a
Comedy
AppleTV+ will launch its first British comedy this Spring, from the creators of the popular (and hilarious) Amazon Prime Video series Catastrophe. Entitled Trying, the series will star Rafe Spall, Esther Smith and Imelda Staunton and tell the story of a young couple who are trying to adopt, including all