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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It's a truth universally acknowledged that we can't get enough of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective. From the BBC's contemporary Sherlock to Holmes-adjacent properties like Netflix's Enola Holmes and The Irregulars, there are more adaptations of and takes
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Being a television fan has long been an activity that requires patience. For some....more patience is often required than others. For example, Outlander fans are so used to extended breaks between seasons that they've come up with a name for it: The Droughtlander. And we're
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If the latest episode of Grantchester is anything to go by, that recent internet trend about men being obsessed with the Roman Empire has been true for much longer than TikTok has been around. The discovery of some Roman-era remains in local farmers Marcus and Della Blakely's
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As the old saying goes, it’s always the quiet ones you have to watch out for. Such is the basic premise at the heart of the forthcoming dark comedy Sweetpea, Starz’s latest British acquisition set to air in America later in 2024. Based on C.J. Skuse’s’
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When Dan Stevens left Downton Abbey back in 2012, a lot of viewers wondered if he was making a huge mistake. After all, he was one of the series' biggest stars and half of its most popular romance (Matthew + Mary forever!). But in the decade since departing Highclere Castle,
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if you watch a lot of TV, then you already know that stories about the middle-aged female experience are few and far between. Most shows tend to either focus on young women (girls experiencing traditional coming-of-age journies, romantic ingenues on the hunt for a perfect man) or
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With the Paris Games fast approaching everyone's catching a little bit of Olympic fever, even Disney+. The streamer is getting in the inspirational spirit by dropping its sports drama Young Woman and the Sea mid-month, just before the kick-off of the 33rd Olympiad. The film tells
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Starz has released the first images from its forthcoming prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood, which will explore the family histories of the flagship series' popular leads. The original Outlander, which is currently in its seventh season, follows the time-traveling romance between Claire Randall (Catriona Baife), a
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No matter how you felt about Saltburn, there's no denying that it was one of the buzziest, most talked-about films of 2023. From bathwater memes and debates about the ending to the resurgence of Sophie Ellis-Bextor banger "Murder on the Dance Floor" on the
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Grantchester may be a series that has evolved into an ensemble piece, but it's always been a show predominantly about men. It has its share of entertaining female characters: vicarage caretaker Mrs. C, Geordie's wife Cathy, and police secretary Miss Scott; however, the show's
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The first season of Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power ended with jewelry. Viewers finally saw the forging of three of the great rings, the trio of bands that belong to the elves. But while we know two of them now belong to
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Get ready to return to Great Slaughter --- production on Season 4 of Sister Boniface Mysteries is officially underway. The popular period-set mystery follows the adventures of Lorna Watson's eponymous Sister Boniface, a character who got her start on the long-running series Father Brown. She's