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.
Netflix
The first season of Netflix's The Diplomat ended with a bag. Literally. Just as the new U.S. ambassador Kate Wyler (Kerri Russell) discovered that the call may in fact be coming from inside the British government when it comes to a recent deadly terrorist attack, a car
Starz
Filming on the final season of the Starz period drama Outlander has officially wrapped, bringing over a decade of time-traveling, romantic adventures to a close. The network celebrated with a series of wrap photos featuring the bulk of the series main cast with production clapperboards, and it's a
Netflix
As anyone who has watched British television in the past two decades can tell you, mystery series are a dime a dozen, with lead characters ranging from regular detectives and beat cops to more outlandish crime solvers like vicars and booksellers. But while these shows are popular, far too few
Theater
So often, American Anglophiles are forced to watch the British theater scene from a distance, thrilled over the news of favorite actors cast in yet another William Shakespeare or Oscar Wilde classic. While U.S. fans occasionally get to see a handful of the productions that make their way to
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
Prime Video has released the Season 2 trailer for its time-bending psychological thriller The Devil’s Hour. If our first look at the series’ new footage is anything to go by, audiences should prepare themselves for even more thrilling twists and surprises. The series stars Jessica Raine (Baptiste) as Lucy
Channel 5
Can money buy you happiness? That’s the question at the heart of the new Channel 5 period drama The Hardacres, a rags-to-riches story from the producers of All Creatures Great and Small that is based on the bestselling series of novels by CL Skelton. Set in 1890s Yorkshire, the
Netflix
Netflix's German period drama The Empress was a surprise hit for the streamer when it premiered in late 2022. It won an International Emmy for Best Drama series the following year, and anticipation for its second season has been steadily growing ever since. Luckily, we won't
Movies
Cillian Murphy won an Oscar for portraying the American theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in the Best Picture-winning film, Oppenheimer. But for his next major role --- and one that sure looks likely to earn him some additional awards buzz --- he's going back to his Irish roots.
Theater
Some of the biggest performers in the world regularly take to the stage in London's West End, and the city's booming, vibrant theater scene can often leave American Anglophiles feeling a bit left out when it comes to seeing their favorite British actors perform live. At
Actors and Actresses
Dame Maggie Smith, titan of stage and screen, has left us. The Oscar-winning actress, who starred in everything from A Room with a View to Downton Abbey, passed away in London at the age of 89. The news was announced this morning by her two sons Toby Stephens and Chris
Sundance Now
Streamers Sundance Now and Acorn TV are joining forces to bring the seven-part British sci-fi horror series The Midwich Cuckoos to the U.S. just in time for spooky season. Based on the perennially popular 1957 John Wyndham novel of the same name, the show originally aired on U.K.
Movies
It’s not like the film world wasn’t already buzzing about director Emerald Fennell’s forthcoming adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic novel Wuthering Heights. After all, her established interests in boundary-breaking female characters and class tensions make her a natural fit to tackle Brontë’s often unhinged story