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World War II dramas remain a staple of the entertainment industry, from the Oscar-winning film The Zone of Interest to Apple TV+’s hit series Masters of the Air and Peacock’s forthcoming adaptation of The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Few other time periods encompass so much of the best and
BritBox
Changing lead actors several years into a long-running series is never easy. Even though shows like Call The Midwife and Doctor Who make it look easy, it's always risky when Grantchester changes vicars or Unforgotten brings in a new Detective Chief Inspector. The longer the series goes with
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Unforgotten's transfer of power from Nicola Walker to Sinead Keenan was a bit of a nail-biter for the production and fans alike. The series, one of the most popular mysteries in the PBS lineup and on ITV, seemed to hinge on Walker's charisma and her chemistry
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Boat Story is the new British crime caper from Harry and Jack Williams of The Tourist and Baptiste fame. It came out in the U.K. in November 2023, before The Tourist Season 2 dropped in early January. But no matter if you watch them in Britain or America, you’
Movies
While there is plenty to complain about when it comes to the last few seasons of Game of Thrones, one of the things the show consistently did right throughout its run was its depiction of the Stark clan, the long-suffering custodial wards of the North and a family who spent
PBS
Though it followed the same contours as the Belgian series, Professor T Season 2's cliffhanger was one of the show's best decisions of the sophomore outing. Fans of the original series who knew that Professor Jasper Teerlinck (Koen De Bouw) ended the second set of 13
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Nolly had not yet debuted in the U.K. when Masterpiece announced in January 2023 that it had picked up the three-part series starring Helena Bonham Carter, fresh off her turn as Princess Margaret in The Crown. The debut series from the brand new ITV production studio Quay Street, it
Tubi
If you haven’t noticed yet, FAST channels are becoming a rapidly expanding source of British entertainment content in the U.S. For those of you who haven’t tried one of these new platforms yet, FAST stands for Free Ad-supported Streaming Television, essentially what we old folks remember as
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Despite its initial promising start, Belgravia: The Next Chapter has become something of a muddle, crammed with what feels like a half dozen subplots that don't get the depth they deserve and a narrative that's all too content to use Frederick's abundant (and annoying)
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In the first season of ITV’s Funny Woman, Gemma Arterton as Barbara Parker (stage name: Sophie Straw) is unquestionably the sun around whom everyone else revolves, but Barbara’s besties, Diane and Marge (Clare-Hope Ashitey and Alexa Davies, respectively), provide extra zing, oomph, and mutual support to her life
BritBox
BritBox may have been bought out by the BBC at the end of February, but change is not in the cards for the British streaming service, at least not right away. The going theory in circles right now is that BBC didn't buy BritBox to change how the
Apple TV
The newest streaming comedy that wants to steal your heart (literally) is The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, not to be confused with any of the many preceding shows and movies that share its eponymous origins. Of course, The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin isn’t wholly made-up.