Luther
It's been a long decade since Luther was first released in 2010. The police procedural starring Idris Elba was what took his career from "the guy on HBO's The Wire" to a household name. The Neil Cross series, which co-starred Ruth Wilson as Luther&
The Great British Baking Show
The Great British Baking Show's success in America sometimes feels like something that happened despite everyone's best efforts, not because of it. PBS brought the show over five seasons into its run, proceeded to air everything out of order, and never attempted to keep it in
Jane Austen
Since we’re only a few weeks from Jane Austen’s birthday (December 16), let’s start with a BBC documentary, Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball, currently available on Acorn TV. Released in 2013, to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice, the documentary
Netflix
The name James Bond is virtually synonymous with the idea of British entertainment, which is perhaps why the U.K. tends to produce so many twisty thrillers and gritty dramas centered around the idea of spies and espionage, regardless of who might be playing 007 at any given moment. From
Mystery
Van der Valk is looking to change things up. The show, which is a reboot of the 1970s/1990s series, stuck somewhat close to the original series in its cast of characters, starting with Commissaris Piet van der Valk (Marc Warren). Hoofd-commissaris Halsbeek was gender-flipped to Inspecteur Lucienne Hassell (Maimie
Eurovision
Eurovision 2023 is going to be one of the history books. The 2022 contest winner, Ukraine, will not be hosting in the home country due to the continuing attacks by Russia. Instead, the contest will be held in the runner-up country, the U.K., in Liverpool, as a joint broadcast
Miss Scarlet (and the Duke)
Miss Scarlet and the Duke Season 2 has only just ended, so it feels a bit strange to already be diving straight into talk of Season 3. But such is our luck this year, since the series' third outing is set to arrive on Masterpiece in January, mere weeks
Doctor Who
The transitions between Doctor Who's titular characters as they regenerate are often bumpy, even when the circumstances are typical. But there's nothing ordinary about the latest changeover from Jodie Whittaker's 13th Doctor to Ncuti Gatwa, who at this point seems to be destined to
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
There’s a noticeable difference between a writer who can effortlessly pen pulp stories (or at least authentically recreate a pulpy voice and tone) and a writer who certainly enjoys a bit of pulp, but whose attempts to write in a rich, entrenched genre come across a little faux. This
Mystery
Annika's final episode for Season 1 opens with Morgan's 16th birthday on the horizon and a case that has our titular detective pensive. The deceased is Viola McCaskill, washed up from the drink. But it's the next of kin that's the problem:
PBS
The final episode of Magpie Murders is packed with revelations from the Alan Conway whodunit and the story of what happened to the author himself. In a change of pace, instead of the story starting in the real world, either present-day or a flashback, this week's finale begins
Miss Scarlet (and the Duke)
Before anyone gets too excited about the fact that the name of the Miss Scarlet and the Duke Season 2 finale is "The Proposal," I regret to inform you all that while there are multiple proposals of various kinds throughout the episode of both a business and a