PBS
Change is always hard. That's more than evident as Grantchester settles into the third vicar of its run, proving that while the show is more than capable of surviving a significant character change, like anything else, there's an adjustment period involved. Admittedly, things are slightly less
PBS
We teach best what we most need to learn; this week, Jasper is the perfect example of this idiom, gaining wisdom and (eventually) embracing humility in Professor T's fourth episode. He haunts his old lecture hall – both when empty and when occupied by his replacement, Erik Haiden (Cornelius
BritBox
If there's one thing cozy crime shows and endless Agatha Christie adaptations have taught us, it's that anyone can solve crimes. From English professors to vicars, priests and nuns, antique dealers, and cab drivers, the list is endless. This bizarre insistence on having random people solve
Apple TV
Hitch up your skirts and saddle your ponies; Dick Turpin rides at... well, not dawn; he's a man who likes breakfast and also travels during reasonable hours. However, despite his inability to be an early bird (who wants to eat worms anyway?), the entirely SEO-unfriendly The Completely
Movies
British national treasure Ken Loach's final film, The Old Oak, premiered just over a year ago at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival but is only just reaching theaters in America, ironically, as the Labour Party wins a landslide victory in the July 4th election. With The Old Oak&
Movies
It made headlines in June 2024 when Sir Ian McKellen fell off the edge of the stage toward the end of one of his final four-hour performances of The Player King, a retelling of Shakespeare's Henry IV plays as a single show. The actor, who is in
Netflix
A former Doctor Who star, a decidedly not family-friendly superhero thriller, and a Spotify playlist-worthy rap soundtrack may seem like an unlikely combination. However, first-time showrunner Rapman proves he can pull off just about anything in his TV debut, Supacell. Landing on Netflix just in time for
ITV
Many American viewers likely only know the name Andrew Lincoln because of AMC's megapopular zombie franchise The Walking Dead (possibly with a dash of the "To me, you are perfect" scene from Love Actually on top). Lincoln starred as gritty, long-suffering sheriff Rick Grimes on
PBS
Though many of us may poke gentle fun at shows like HBO's The Gilded Age for their constantly expanding cast rosters the truth is that part of the appeal of period drama, as a genre, is its expansive sense of scope. From recreating the technical details of specific
HBO & HBO Max
The Max streaming debacle will one day be featured in classrooms as a case study of every misstep made in the entertainment world during the transition from linear cable television to digital streaming. However, few shows have suffered quite so severely during this era as Industry, the British series that,
Theater
Doctor Who fans may find themselves more motivated than usual to book a trip to London this Fall as a trio of Doctors (David Tennant, Jodie Whittaker, and Ncuti Gatwa) take to the stage in different productions across the city's West End from October through the end of
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In its second season, the engrossing cop shop/found family drama Blue Lights has continued to delve deeply and sensitively into daily life among the officers of a Belfast police precinct. This season’s overarching plot directly addresses the continuing echoes of The Troubles, the sectarian civil war that tore