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.
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The fifth season of Endeavour just finished airing in America, but there’s no reason to despair. Filming on Season 6 is already under way. The mystery series was officially renewed for a sixth season back in March, while Season 5 was airing in the U.K. The show has
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Period drama The Miniaturist finally has a U.S release date! An adaptation of Jessie Burton’s best-selling novel, The Miniaturist follows the story of a young woman in 17th century Amsterdam who, excited for her new life as the wife of a prosperous merchant, finds herself in a world
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It’s official: The highly anticipated third season of family drama The Durrells in Corfu will premiere on PBS’ Masterpiece this Fall! Season 3 will be comprised of eight episodes, and is slated to begin on Sunday, September 30. It’ll once again be paired with the return of popular
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The BBC’s new adaptation of Wilkie Collins’ classic 1859 novel The Woman in White will arrive on PBS later this Fall. The story is widely considered one of the first psychological thrillers, and a pioneer of the sensation novel genre. The plot follows a young artist named Walter Hartright,
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The first full trailer for Doctor Who Season 11 dropped at San Diego Comic Con last weekend, as a massive crowd celebrated the arrival of the first female Doctor, Jodie Whittaker. The panel also introduced us to several of the Doctor’s new best friends, showed off her new sonic
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The Doctor is in. Finally, a year after it was announced that Jodie Whittaker would officially become the first female Doctor on Doctor Who, we have our first official footage of Thirteen. We also get our first look at her three companions, played by Mandip Gil, Tosin Cole and Bradley
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Stories of real-life queens are all the rage right now. From modern day period drama The Crown to more historical fare such as Victoria, The White Princess and upcoming Starz drama The Spanish Princess, we just can’t seem to get enough of the girls who run the world. The
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Sanditon, the unfinished Jane Austen novel that the author was working on just before her death, will be adapted for television next year. The original 11 chapter fragment was called “The Brothers”. Austen began work on the new effort just a few months before her death in 1817. The chapters
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Indie director Yorgos Lanthimos – the man behind critical darlings The Lobster and The Killing of the Sacred Deer – is bringing his talents to the period drama genre with upcoming film The Favourite. The movie – which upon first glance seems a bit like the English spiritual cousin of Sofia Coppola’s
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Hulu’s period drama Harlots, which follows the story of two warring brothels in Georgian London, returns for its second season on July 11. And the streaming service has (finally!) released a trailer for Season 2 – one that implies plenty of drama is in store. The series stars Emily Watson,
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Some stories are just universally loved, no matter how old they are. It doesn’t matter if we’ve seen feature film or television adaptations of them multiple times. Because people will make them again. And, like as not, we’ll all watch them again. And again. Louisa May Alcott’
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Despite the fact that the whole mess surrounding Britain’s impending departure from the European Union hasn’t even been properly sorted out yet, there’s already a TV adaptation in the works about it. Upcoming Channel 4 drama Brexit aims to unpack the often stranger-than-fiction true life story of