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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The original series Belgravia was a Julian Fellowes production through and through. Based on a novel Fellowes himself wrote, the series focused on a pair of families bound together by an unspoken secret: An illegitimate child. On paper, it had everything—deception, infidelity, long-lost relatives, false identities, and lots of
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In our current entertainment environment, almost no one likes to take risks, professionally speaking. It's why many "new" pieces of media are little more than rehashed versions of old ones. (Even in the best of circumstances.) From sequels and larger franchise universes to spinoffs and prequels,
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Love rarely follows a straight line, a fact which is more evident than usual in the trailer for Netflix's upcoming romantic drama One Day, a swoon-worthy story of fate, chance encounters, and the unexpected connections that go on to shape our lives. “It’s one of the great
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As the popular mystery series Miss Scarlet & The Duke enters its fourth season, it's time to ask some difficult questions. The Season 4 premiere, an hour that sees William and Eliza team up to investigate a burglary in an elite brothel that caters to the powerful and
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Showtime's The Woman in the Wall is hardly the first story that has flavored a traditional murder mystery with serious Gothic vibes and black humor, but what will likely set the series apart for many viewers is its use of those familiar tropes to explore a very unfamiliar
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Everyone knows the story of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination. The ill-fated trip to Ford's Theatre to see Our American Cousin. The scuffle in the presidential box after Lincoln was shot. John Wilkes Booth leaping to the stage to declare that the South was avenged and thus
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Despite the fact that a loud minority keeps complaining about it, the BBC is greenlighting a more diverse programming slate than ever before, particularly when it comes to LGBTQ series . From dramas and reality shows to factual programs and even Doctor Who episodes, there are more ways than ever to
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For those of you who have been waiting for the Paramount+ U.K. series The Burning Girls to make its way to America, we've got some good news for you: It's already here! The six-part series, based on C.J. Tudor's bestselling novel of
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If you can name a particular specialty of crime solving, someone has almost certainly made a show about it. Annika's story revolves around a Scottish Marine Homicide Unit. Line of Duty follows an Anti-Corruption squad. And Trigger Point is centered around a Metropolitan Police bomb squad. Next to
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The BBC's upcoming six-part series Dope Girls seems as though it's about to put a thoroughly feminist spin on the concept of the period crime drama. Created and written by Polly Stenham (The Neon Demon) and Alex Warren (Eleanor), the series is described as something of
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Mystery series Miss Scarlet & The Duke is set to return for its fourth season in January, and fans everywhere are rightfully excited about what's next. Seasons 2 and 3 aired back to back as 2022 rounded into 2023, which means it has been about a year since
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After over a year's hiatus, Doctor Who has roared back on our screens in a big way over the course of this holiday season, and the show's clearly not planning to take its proverbial foot off the gas anytime soon. Thanks to its landmark 60th anniversary—