BritBox
The truth-is-stranger-than-fiction 1970s-era tale of real-life Labour MP John Stonehouse, who attempted (and failed) to fake his death and restart life in Australia, is the perfect fodder for true crime TV. It has all the hallmarks of the genre: a husband who cheats on his wife abuses his power, gets
Doctor Who
Many Doctor Who fans have spent the past few months breathlessly speculating about what's next for the iconic sci-fi series. And as we look toward its 60th anniversary next year and the massive celebration that's reportedly going to be taking place, there are still a lot
BritBox
American shows get rebooted, reimagined, and remade with alarming regularity since the beginning of the 21st century. It was only a matter of time before other countries caught on to the idea. Poldark and All Creatures Great and Small did it on PBS, and Father Brown also recently spun off
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
My Policeman is a movie you really want to like, although its strange and inconclusive ending may leave you confused. It has a great cast, is directed by Michael Grandage, is based on the book by Bethan Roberts, and with a screenplay by Roy Nyswaner (whose credits include Philadelphia). It’
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette is one of those rare historical figures that everyone has an opinion about—regardless of how much of the actual history surrounding her life you actually happen to know. Depending on who you ask, she's either a frivolous airhead, a spendthrift clotheshorse obsessed with shoes, or
Slow Horses
This time last season on Slow Horses, our characters sort of mirrored where they were by the end of season 2’s fourth episode. The conflict was escalating, and the strands were starting to unite, but there were still a lot of question marks floating about. Over a continuous, rolling
Apple TV
Most of the Christmas traditions we think of today as standards of the season were invented in the 1840s when the newly crowned Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, popularized his Germanic holiday standards. But, which the exception of A Christmas Carol and The Nutcracker, most of the entertainment
Sundance Now
Many people are probably passingly familiar with the story of British-naturalised Russian defector Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko, who was allegedly killed by radiation poisoning by the Russian government. Fewer are probably aware of the horrifically gruesome and painful way he died, the extended fallout from his alleged assassination, or the British
HBO & HBO Max
Nothing says happy holidays like an exploration of the uncomfortable dark side of show business! At least, not according to the critically acclaimed I Hate Suzie, which returns this month and aims to further explore its titular heroine's spiral into self-doubt and her struggle to remake her public
BritBox
BritBox initially launched in 2017 on the back of having a complete catalog of British favorites that were, up until that point, only found haphazardly on streaming. Classic Doctor Who, Red Dwarf, the old Upstairs Downstairs, Inspector Morse, and the like. The service also attempted to appeal to British ex-pats
Starz
It's been a rough few weeks for television fans — particularly for those of us who love period dramas and genre properties. Shows are being canceled outright, options to continue are not being picked up, and even shows that were ostensibly seen as "safe" aren't
Frozen Planet
At 96 years old, U.K. national treasure David Attenborough has been making documentary specials about the natural world for 70+ years. Though one of his few British contemporaries still remaining, Queen Elizabeth finally passed in 2022 (she was all of a few weeks older), he's still going.