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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Though we won’t see the new Duchess of Hastings when period drama Bridgerton returns for its third season, star Phoebe Dynevor won’t be a stranger to Netflix viewers this Fall. The actress, who played eldest daughter Daphne Bridgerton in the series’ breakout first season, is starring in the
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Due to the ineffable whims of scheduling, the last two episodes of Grantchester Season 8 arrived together, airing back-to-back on PBS Masterpiece as a two-hour block. And, while that particularly broadcast decision was perhaps an unintentional one, the pairing of the final two episodes of the season
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The official kick-off of Netflix's planned Roald Dahl universe of interconnected films and series will take place later this year with the arrival of The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Both the story of a man who steals a book and teaches himself to see the future
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Though it appears that while Sean Bean (Time) won't be part of World on Fire when the period drama returns for its second season later this year, fans of the BAFTA winner will still be able to catch him on PBS this Fall. He's starring opposite
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Even if Masterpiece hadn't already announced that Tom Brittney would be leaving Grantchester at the end of this season, at this point, I think most of us would be expecting it. (Though, admittedly, I do appreciate the powers that be confirming that the show will continue with Whitstable
Movies
Helen Mirren is certainly no stranger to playing historical women, having portrayed three English monarchs (Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Charlotte, and Queen Elizabeth II --- twice!), a Russian Empress (Catherine the Great), and an infamous American gun heiress (Sarah Winchester). So, the fact that she's doing it again shouldn&
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Most Anglophiles have likely heard of John le Carré. After all, he's widely considered one of the greatest novelist of the postwar era, the bestselling mind behind such famous novels as The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and The Constant Gardener. If you haven't
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Streaming service BritBox will be closing out summer with a little extra sizzle next month with the launch of the new series The Ex-Wife, a four-part psychological thriller about a woman who can't seem to let go of her previous relationship. Based on Jess Ryder’s
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Will Davenport may have avoided going to prison for his role in the motorcycle accident that killed an innocent passerby, but if the third episode of Grantchester Season 8 is anything to go by, he certainly hasn't escaped punishment. In the wake of last week's devastating
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Prime Video released the first batch of photos from its upcoming revenge thriller Wilderness, a series about a seemingly happy couple whose marriage falls apart when one learns the other is cheating—and decides to take payback into her own hands. Based on the novel of the same name by
Sundance Now
It's a truth universally acknowledged that often real life can be a whole lot stranger (and often much, much darker) than fiction. This, of course, is a big part of the reason that the true crime genre is so enduringly popular. And the story of Irish criminal and
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The world of period drama is steadily getting bigger. Not only are we (finally!) getting more stories focused on British periods outside of the Regency (Mary & George, Monstrous Beauty), lavish foreign dramas are rapidly picking up the slack when it comes to historical dramas set outside the United Kingdom.