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.
Britannia
Amazon is set to launch a new British historical drama on their streaming service this month – one which looks like it has more than a touch of fantasy to it. Entitled Britannia, the series follows the Roman invasion of the island that would one day become Great Britain in 43
Agatha Raisin
Mystery series Agatha Raisin is getting a new lease on life, thanks to Acorn TV. The streaming service has greenlit a second season of the popular comedy-drama, stepping in to pick up the show after it was effectively canceled by UK network Sky. Announced during their session at the
Victoria
Previously, on Victoria: There is a way, way too much to summarize here. Here’s a quick guide to where we left everyone after Season 1 or, if you’re feeling particularly ambitious, we also have recaps of every episode. Admittedly, period drama Victoria started off in a fairly enviable
Les Miserables
The BBC and PBS Masterpiece are teaming up to bring a brand new version of famous novel Les Miserables to the small screen. Award-winning screenwriter Andrew Davies, best known for his work on BBC period drama Mr. Selfridge and the corporation’s lavish 2016 version of Tolsoy’s War
Patrick Melrose
Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch is headed back to the small screen this year. (And no, I’m sorry to keep having to reiterate this bad news every time the man gets a new project, but it’s not for another season of the popular detective drama. At least not yet.
The Widow
Film star Kate Beckinsale has been tapped to star in ITV’s upcoming thriller The Widow. The eight-part series comes from screenwriting brothers Harry and Jack Williams, the men behind recent popular British dramas Liar and The Missing. Beckinsale is probably best known these days for her role in
Call the Midwife
If you loved the recent Call the Midwife holiday special but are sad that it was just one episode, here’s a bit of good news to kick off your 2018. Call the Midwife Season 7 isn’t too far away! The drama’s seventh season is currently slated to
The Miniaturist
The BBC has released two clips from upcoming period drama The Miniaturist, a tense, lush-looking series based on the mega-popular novel of the same name by Jessie Burton. The three-part drama is a Masterpiece co-production, meaning that it’ll be heading to the U.S. next
Call the Midwife
Christmas is almost here, and for Call the Midwife fans that means exactly one thing: It’s time for the series’ annual holiday special! This year’s festive episode takes place in the winter of 1963, during what was popularly dubbed the Big Freeze. This was the coldest winter the
Little Women
The first trailer for the new BBC and PBS Masterpiece production of Little Women is here, and it’s pretty much everything that any fan of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel could ask for. This clip shows us our first look at all four March girls – played by Maya
Victoria
It’s official: Victoria has been renewed for a third season! Ahead of the series’ Season 2 return in America next month, PBS and ITV announced that stars Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes would both be back for the third run of the popular period drama, which chronicles the early
Victoria
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas for popular period drama Victoria! ITV dropped a trailer for the series’ first ever Christmas special, which is set to debut this holiday season. This episode will air on Christmas Day in the UK, but we’ll have to put our