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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Many dramas, whether television shows or feature films, bill themselves as some variation of a parent's worst nightmare. Shows like The Stolen Girl, for example, follow the story of an elaborate kidnapping scheme, while dramas like Broadchurch revolve around the horrifying murder of a young boy, and recent
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Thanks to the premiere of The Fantastic Four: First Steps this weekend, the world is about to come to know British actress Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, one of the most famous heroines in all of Marvel comics. But to Anglophiles everywhere, she'll always be Princess Margaret in
Disney/Hulu
Gritty six-part period drama Dope Girls is finally set to premiere in America this month, and if the new Hulu trailer is anything to go by, it's going to arrive with a bang. The story, which feels like nothing so much as a more feminist take on
Movies
News that Focus Features was working on a brand new adaptation of Jane Austen's classic Sense & Sensibility dropped less than a month ago, but the project is apparently already in high gear. The first novel published by Austen (anonymously, of course), the story follows the Dashwood family,
Apple TV
Nearly two years after the divisive third-season finale, which felt like a definitive ending — if not for the show, at least its main character — Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso has officially started production on a fourth season. Considering it took the streamer over a year to even confirm
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The BritBox period drama Outrageous chronicles a particularly thorny time in history by telling the story of a complex and often challenging family. The six Mitford sisters — Diana, Nancy, Pamela, Deborah, Unity, and Jessica — captured the imagination of 1930s Britain thanks to their polarizing politics, dramatic fashion sense, and seemingly
Netflix
Teenage crime-solving is back on the (streaming) menu with our first look at the highly anticipated second season of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. The BBC series, which streams on Netflix here in the U.S., is based on popular author Holly Jackson's bestselling
Netflix
It took Netflix nearly a year after its first season concluded to announce that its British teen drama Geek Girl would be back for Season 2, but at least now that it’s official, it looks as though the production isn’t wasting any time. Filming is underway on the
BritBox
The finale of BritBox's Outrageous doesn't feel all that much like a finale. Perhaps that's a good thing, if it means the streamer is confident that the series will likely be back for a second season. The hour tries to conclude on a sort
Disney/Hulu
Surprise! Another popular British series is crossing the pond this month to stream on Hulu with relatively little promotional fanfare. The streaming service has acquired the high-octane thriller Red Eye and will release the series as a binge drop before the end of July 2025. The streamer is also
Movies
As celebrations of Jane Austen's 250th birthday intensify around the world, a new wave of productions of some of her most famous stories is in the works. Netflix is busy making a new limited series adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, BritBox is adapting The Other Bennet Sister, a
Netflix
No one does political thrillers quite like the British. From classics like the original House of Cards and State of Play, to more recent hits like Bodyguard, COBRA, and Treason, there is no shortage of dramas where not only lives, but quite often the fate of the U.K. itself