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.
Drama
Propulsive political thriller COBRA will return for a second season on PBS this summer, titled COBRA: Cyberwar. The first season of the series, which stars Robert Carlyle (Once Upon a Time) as British Prime Minister Robert Sutherland, was a surprise hit on both sides of the pond, thanks to its
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Move over Anthony Bridgerton, a new Regency rake is in town. Arriving just in time to fill the Bridgerton-shaped hole in our hearts in the gap between Seasons 2 and 3 is Mr. Malcom's List, a Regency-set romantic comedy full of all the extravagant dresses, verbal barbs, and
Comedy
Billie Piper may be best known to American audiences for her turn as Doctor Who companion Rose Tyler, who traveled through space and time with Time Lords Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant. But her post-TARDIS career has been full of interesting and eclectic roles, from her turn as the literal
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Rock icon David Bowie passed away in 2016 and, for some of us, the world hasn't seemed right since. But filmmaker Brett Morgan is trying to give us a deeper understanding of both the man and his music this Fall with Moonage Daydream, a film that's
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While Masterpiece certainly has no shortage of prestige mystery series in its stable (see also: Endeavour, Grantchester, Van Der Valk, Vienna Blood, Baptiste and many more) there are markedly fewer shows that feature a female lead taking charge of solving crimes. There's Miss Scarlet & the Duke, of
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Prime Video has released the teaser for its upcoming dark thriller The Devil's Hour, a brief clip that features absolutely no dialogue and precious little in the way of plot but plenty of deeply creepy vibes. (Not to mention a genuinely all-star ensemble cast.) The series's
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Production on Season 2 of the period drama The Gilded Age has officially begun, with shooting taking place in Rhode Island and New York state. The series hails from Julian Fellowes and is his long-awaited attempt at making an American version of Downton Abbey, set among the old money snobs
Sci-Fi
Given how generally terrible the real world has been in recent years, you may not have actually noticed that we haven't had new episodes of the dystopian science fiction series Black Mirror on our screens for going on three years now. But, apparently, Netflix is finally working on
Sci-Fi
Sometimes impossible things just happen, and we call them miracles. That seems to be a very prescient saying in the days since Doctor Who announced that former showrunner Russell T. Davies is returning to the TARDIS for Season 14. From Davies' impending return to the news that Sex Education
Actors and Actresses
As any Anglophile rightly knows, the world of British entertainment is full of “hey, it’s that guy!” performers, talented, seemingly omnipresent actors who pop up in every sort of production but never seem to earn the widespread acclaim they so obviously deserve. Ben Whishaw is a perfect example of
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It's been nearly two years since the first season of Gangs of London arrived on our screens, but the sprawling gangland drama is finally set to return later this year. Loosely based on the 2006 video game of the same name (yes, really), the series explores how various
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Although England's King Henry VIII famously had six wives, mainstream pop culture has not been equally interested in all these women's stories. Modern audiences remain generally fascinated by the downfall of second wife Anne Boleyn, a woman who pushed boundaries and triumphed from beyond the grave