Everything British Worth Streaming in October 2023
The Writers Guild of America's strike is about to lift, and the TV season for spring 2024 is about to begin. But in the here and now, October yawns before us, with turning leaves, pumpkins on doorsteps, and horror in theaters and on TV. Award season is also prepping for the SAG-AFTRA strike at the end of autumn and will bring British films to theaters. However, October on TV is more U.S. than U.K. If you look at the lists of 31 Days of Horror, 30 Days of Spooky Season, and 29 Days of Shuddering Shows, it's all American fare.
The bulk of British debuts this month are actually on PBS, which has always marched to the beat of a different drummer. However, the days when public television had exclusive domain over U.K. imports are long gone. While some of the usual suspects are sitting this month out (looking at you, Sundance Now and AMC+!) or too busy stringing up pumpkins to worry about alternate fair (hi Hulu and Amazon!), there are still, plenty of British shows and movies arriving on streaming to keep Anglophiles occupied. And several of them are mysteries and murders to chill the blood just nicely, thank you very much.
So settle in with a nice cuppa, and let's run down what British fare is worth streaming for October 2023.
