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.
The Essex Serpent
After launching several successful series that feel British even if they're technically not (Ted Lasso, Dickinson, Suspicion), Apple TV+ is finally set to launch its first proper British period drama this Spring. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, The Essex Serpent will officially launch this
Gentleman Jack
Gentleman Jack is back! Well, almost. HBO announced that the highly anticipated second season of the popular period drama would finally hit our screens in April, nearly three years after its first aired. Gentleman Jack centers on Anne Lister, a 19th-century British landowner, intellectual, lesbian, and all-around unorthodox
Peaky Blinders
The final season of popular period gangland drama Peaky Blinders is currently airing in the U.K., and American fans were preparing themselves to wait for several months to find out how the story of the Shelby clan (at least in this particular incarnation) would come to an end. After
Good Omens
Admittedly, when it was announced that a second season of Good Omens would be coming to Prime Video, fans were rightly a bit perplexed. (Over the moon, likely, but perplexed all the same.) Because the first season of the series, based on the beloved Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett novel
Slow Horses
Academy Award winner Gary Oldman is back in the spy game again for Apple TV+ in the upcoming series Slow Horses. But, unlike his previous turns in prestige films like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, this time he's playing very much against type, as the unwilling leader of a
The Man Who Fell to Earth
When you think of the title The Man Who Fell to Earth, your brain most likely conjures images of the cult 1976 film and rock icon David Bowie, all sharp cheekbones and shocking red hair, who starred as Thomas Jerome Newton, the titular character who became stranded on our planet.
Outlander
Premium cable network Starz is reportedly working on a prequel series based on its megapopular period romance series Outlander. The drama, which is about to kick off its sixth season, is based on author Diana Gabaldon's bestselling series of novels of the same name and has been one
Stonehouse
Real life spouses Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) and Keeley Hawes (The Durrells in Corfu) are set to play infamous married couple John Stonehouse and his wife Barbara in a new three-part drama titled simply Stonehouse. The series will tell the story of disgraced Labour politician John Stonehouse, a high-flying
COBRA
Season 2 of the deliciously bonkers political thriller COBRA won't make its way to PBS until a still-to-be-announced later date in 2022, but PBS Passport members can get an early look at the series' highly anticipated return right now. All eight episodes of the
Julia
It's official: Julia, the HBO Max drama chronicling the life of the famous cookbook author and television personality Julia Child, will arrive on the streaming platform this March. Last Tango in Halifax star Sarah Lancashire will play the iconic chef---an intriguing casting choice given that Child is
Ridley Road
Masterpiece has given us our first look at the upcoming period thriller Ridley Road, a drama that promises to be one of the highlights of the Spring programming slate. An adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel of the same name by Jo Bloom, the series is set against the backdrop
The Staircase
The first images from HBO Max's highly anticipated drama The Staircase are here, which will likely lead many of us to ask the question: Could Mr. Darcy be a murderer? Colin Firth (Pride & Prejudice, The King's Speech) stars as Michael Petersen, the man at the