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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If you're an Anglophile who isn't yet familiar with the concept of FAST channels, it's probably time to start doing some research. FAST stands for Free Ad-supported Streaming Television, essentially what we old folks remember as "regular television," only it's
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Prepare yourselves, Doctor Who fans: The TARDIS doors will officially open once more this spring. Disney+ has officially confirmed a May return for the popular sci-fi franchise, which will mark the first full season featuring Ncuti Gatwa (Sex Education) as the Doctor. There's no specific date just yet,
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Anyone who's still watching Belgravia: The Next Chapter probably has to be asking the same question at this point in the series: What on earth are we doing here? Five episodes into its run, it really shouldn't be this hard to identify the series' primary
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In the trailer for the upcoming BBC drama The Way, dystopian unrest, revolution, and survival are a family affair, and possibly a cautionary tale. The three-part drama marks the television directorial debut of Good Omens star Michael Sheen, who created the series alongside James Graham (Sherwood) and Adam Curtis (HyperNormalisation)
Classics Revisited
For all that Thomas Hardy's novels are now considered classics of English literature, they were remarkably modern, forward-thinking texts at the time of their publication. His works feature complex female protagonists and often focus on controversial issues, including sex, religion, marriage, and education. Rather than idolize the Victorian
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Valentine's Day is upon us which means it's the season for love and romance. And what television show is more synonymous with the idea of romance than Netflix's Bridgerton? The swoon-worthy period drama celebrated the most romantic day of the year by hosting a
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Apparently, 2024 is shaping up to be the year of Prince Andrew, whether any of us want it to be or not. Two of the biggest streamers in the industry are prepping dramas based on the infamous 2019 BBC Newsnight interview that saw Queen Elizabeth's third son disastrously
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In a season where William finally told Eliza he loved her, you might expect the Miss Scarlet & The Duke finale to address that major shift, or at least mention it in passing, or explore Eliza's behavior from the season's penultimate installment, where she was a
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Miss Scarlet & The Duke Season 4 is the show's most dramatic and potentially controversial season yet. The popular will they/won't they tension between the series' titular leads finally tipped firmly into blatantly romantic territory, as William straight-up admitted he loved Eliza and the
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As part of their presentation to the Television Critics Association during their biannual winter press tour in Pasadena, Disney+ has announced that its fantasy adventure series Renegade Nell will officially arrive on the streamer this March. The series, originally called The Ballad of Renegade Nell before it shortened its name,
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it's a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen is the gold standard of romance. From Lizzie and Darcy to Emma and Knightley, her love stories have made us all swoon for two hundred years. Given all this, it's honestly surprising that we haven't seen
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Paramount+ and Showtime have released the first look at their upcoming period drama A Gentleman in Moscow, an eight-part limited series that adapts Amor Towles's internationally bestselling 2016 novel of the same name. Set to arrive in March, the drama stars Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), complete with a