BritBox
The coronavirus pandemic changed a lot about the world of entertainment. Lockdowns, filming delays, and new production restrictions shuffled and pushed back the release dates of almost every popular series to some degree or other. Even a lot of the kinds of content we consumed during the early days of
PBS
Spring arrives on March 20, but PBS will have it beat this year, with its yearly trio of Spring 2023 premieres debuting the night before on Sunday, March 19. However, linear debuts are merely the tip of the iceberg nowadays when it comes to programming, and shows are busting out
Call the Midwife
As springtime approaches, some things feel inevitable. The cherry blossoms are gearing up to bloom here in the D.C. area, your allergies are most likely gearing up to ruin your life wherever you happen to be living, and it's almost time for another season of the heartwarming
Netflix
The 2023 BAFTA winners may not have been as forward-thinking as some years, but its "EE Rising Star" award is still one of the night's most hotly-anticipated announcements. The category, founded in memory of legendary casting director Mary Selway after her passing in 2004, comprises five
FX
Though Great Expectations is not Charles Dickens' most frequently adapted work --- that honor goes to A Christmas Carol, which has been dramatized and remixed countless times for virtually every medium and performance genre --- but it may well be the work whose original text American audiences are most
BAFTAs
How much can you actually change the BAFTAs? In many ways, they reflect the period they were founded in, where war movies, theatrical performances, and poetic, wryly comedic dramas in picturesque locations struck accord with voters. The winners this year were only surprising in terms of how far the British
All Creatures Great and Small
It’s snowing in Darrowby in December of 1939, but there’s something different about Skeldale House. Every windowpane is pasted over with tape to protect its occupants from flying glass in case of a bomb attack. War is here, even in this quiet corner of the country, while major
AMC/AMC+
When most people think of period dramas, they think of England, whether it be the Tudors era, the Regency period, Victorian times, the Roaring 20s, or World War II. But in recent years, that has become less standard. While most mainstream hits still stick to London and the U.K.
Mystery
Sophie Rundle (Peaky Blinders) is headed back to the on-screen police force for the first time since her turn as PC Kirsten McAskill back in the early years of Happy Valley. The actor, who was last seen as Ann Lister’s wife, Anne, in Gentleman Jack, has landed the lead
Starz
Fans of period-piece dramas live in luxurious times, with more British and European television dramas available to American audiences than ever before. However, it's also frustrating, as those period pieces are all over the streaming map, making it hard to find and expensive to subscribe to them. However,
BritBox
The U.K. has homegrown celebrities who never make it to the U.S. market. Chief among them are footballers who easily reach U.K. A-list status but never bend it like David Beckham or marry up to someone like Victoria, the one-time pop sensation Posh Spice. Most marry childhood
BritBox
Food and Home shows are some of the most-watched programs on television, no matter what side of the pond you are on, bringing viewers comfort TV in the form of talented people doing their best work. BritBox, which has been making a play for a growing audience, has trebled down