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.
Apple TV
Between the return of espionage drama Slow Horses, the premiere of the buzzy Edith Wharton adaptation The Buccaneers, and the arrival of prestige films like Napoleon and Fingernails in the next few months, Apple TV+ is slowly shaping itself into a must-have platform for Anglophiles. (And that's
Drama
Jenna Coleman's next role is something of a British acting rite of passage: Starring in a detective drama. Granted, the upcoming four-part series, called The Jetty, seems anything but traditional. In it, Coleman plays rookie detective Ember Manning, called in to investigate when a fire demolishes a
Better Late Than Never
Editor's Note: Life is short, and Peak TV is vast. Our Better Late Than Never feature series is here to help us all catch up on some of the shows and movies we've probably all missed out on in the past year or two simply because
Documentary
It is a truth universally acknowledged that no one makes nature documentaries like the British. Groundbreaking series like Life, Frozen Planet, and Blue Planet have offered unprecedented and largely unparalleled views of Earth and its ecosystems, dazzling — and educating — viewers along the way. But nothing comes close to the Planet
Netflix
Love --- and the corporate boardroom --- is a battlefield. Such is the premise at the heart of the buzzy Netflix thriller Fair Play, a dark exploration of romance and corporate gender politics that also seems to make a pretty compelling argument that you should probably never date your coworkers. The film
Netflix
Mystery series are old hat to British TV fans. After all, the Brits have essentially made an art form out of the genre, whether it's a series based on classic literature or one that sees an individual with a completely inappropriate background (priest, professor, restaurant owner) suddenly take
Drama
Now that his decade-long stay in Portwenn has come to an end, Doc Martin star Martin Clunes is set to tackle a slightly darker role in the upcoming ITV thriller Out There. Out There will focus on the story of a family whose home and way of life are
Netflix
Netflix has rounded out the casting for its upcoming drama Toxic Town, a a four-part limited series that aims to shine a spotlight on the Corby poisonings, an event that is considered one of the U.K's worst environmental disasters. Bridgeron star Claudia Jessie has joined the
Doctor Who
As a new era of Doctor Who dawns, the show's upcoming trio of 60th anniversary specials seems poised to revisit a key event from the series' past. Look, most Whovians have never fully gotten over the fate of former Tenth Doctor companion Donna Noble (Catherine Tate), who
Netflix
The Netflix Italian period drama The Law According to Lidia Poet is probably one of the best shows most people haven't seen. And, while technically, it's not British, its premise and heroine will certainly feel familiar to fans of popular PBS series like Miss Fisher'
Paramount+
After a fairly slow start, streaming service Paramount+'s long-awaited raft of British content is finally beginning to arrive on screens around the world. Prestige heist drama The Gold (finally) premiered in the U.S. earlier this month and Sexy Beast is set to arrive later this year.
Apple TV
Once upon a time, the romantic comedy was all the rage in our entertainment landscape. Anyone who spent any time at their local multiplex back in the 1990s undoubtedly remembers the golden age of these sorts of stories, often led by major A-list actors like Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lopez,