PBS
For Miss Scarlet and the Duke fans — at least those who haven't already binged all of Season 4 early with PBS Passport — the past week has likely been agony. The season's second episode concluded with the show's biggest cliffhanger to date: William was shot,
Acorn TV
Christmas may only come once a year, but for shows like The Madame Blanc Mysteries and Call The Midwife, Americans get a double dose of celebration. Unlike in the U.K., where the Christmas specials function basically as kick-offs to the new seasons — in Madame Blanc's case, they
AMC/AMC+
It's been nearly two years since Americans have heard anything about the star-studded Irish series Kin, Peter McKenna's gangland drama about the Kinsella clan and matriarch Amanda's (Maria Doyle Kennedy) success coup to bring down drug lord Eamon Cunningham (Ciaran Hinds) after his men
Acorn TV
Most of the time, when people think of a "long-running weekly mystery series," the first things that come to mind are British shows. That's not an unfair reaction; between the launch of the government-funded BBC network and the plethora of Shakepearean-trained talent, the tiny island that
Apple TV
Like so many parts of modern culture that we take for granted, the modern fashion show is a Victorian invention, dating back to the mid-1800s and the middle of Queen Victoria’s reign. It was started by English fashion designer Charles Frederick Worth, whose House of Worth began using live
Netflix
Netflix's first entry in its expanded The Sandman universe is set to arrive this spring— but don't expect Tom Sturridge to pop up anywhere. Dead Boy Detectives may technically hail from the same universe as Dream of the Endless, but its story is very different. The
BBC
it is a truth universally acknowledged that every British actor of note must spend some time playing a detective of some type. Whether it's a grizzled veteran, a wide-eyed newcomer to the force, or someone whose unconventional career path has inexplicably landed them in the world of crime-solving,
The Avengers
When most people think of 1960s-era British television, they rightly think of PBS, as when broadcast TV was the dominant form, public television was the leading purveyor of shows from overseas. But what most people no longer remember is that PBS didn't form until the end of the
BritBox
A British comedy you might have missed in 2023 is getting a second chance to find its audience with a second season currently underway, featuring two beloved guest stars. Avoidance is a comedy-drama made for BBC One, co-created by Benjamin Green (Romantic Getaway) and Romesh Ranganathan (Staged). Fans of British
Apple TV
With its mix of murder mystery, criminal intrigue, and personal strife, Criminal Record established in its premiere that it would be an intense series. Suffice it to say, they upped the ante a lot in the show’s third outing. The episode, aptly titled “Kid in the Park,” kicks off
PBS
American fans of The Honourable Phryne Fisher first met her via PBS in the mid-2010s when PBS picked up the quirky Australian 1920s-era mystery Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, based on author Kerry Greenwood's historical mystery novels. However, the series didn't really hit the mainstream
Apple TV
It's been nearly two years since Apple TV+ first announced Noel Fielding would be trading in on his American fame from hosting The Great British Baking Show to land a spot in the Apple TV+ roster of comedy shows. Though Fielding was known among British comedy aficionados for