Mystery
When asked if I would be interested in writing about the most recent screen incarnation of Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel, Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? I jumped at the chance. The casting announcements alone made watching this mini-series must-see TV for me. What Anglophile wouldn’t want to
Mystery
After a long wait, fans finally have a release date for Miss Scarlet and the Duke Season 2 in the U.K. and a time frame of when to expect its arrival in the U.S. Alibi and Masterpiece have revealed the series returns to the airwaves in June 2022
Mystery
For Line of Duty fans who need more Adrian Dunbar in their lives, the announcement that he would star in a new ITV detective series, Ridley, was welcome news. But it wasn't clear if the show would cross the pond or where it would end up. BritBox seemed
Drama
The story of Elizabeth Tudor is one that's fairly well told. Or, at least, most of it is. Even if you don't consider yourself a particular expert in British history, you're probably still deeply familiar with Queen Elizabeth I. The iconic Virgin Queen who
Movies
Though it's been the 1920s since Season 3 of Downton Abbey, the upcoming sequel film Downton Abbey: A New Era leans heavily into the decade in a way the previous installments of the franchise did not. And that's not a historically inaccurate decision. Like many eras
Mystery
Acorn TV's latest original mystery series is officially set to arrive this May, and the project will likely serve as a balm for those of us who have been dreaming of international travel during the recent anxiety-ridden years of the coronavirus pandemic. As its title indicates Signora Volpe
Sci-Fi
On October 18, 1922, the British Broadcasting Corporation will turn 100 years old. As the world's oldest national broadcaster, and the largest broadcaster globally by the number of employees, the BBC is known worldwide. It is famously funded by a royal charter. It operates under an agreement with
Mystery
In this week’s pair of Harry Wild episodes, a social event gets messy, and Harry is arrested for murder while she tries to investigate a sexual predator. Then she, her sidekick Fergus, and her granddaughter Lola are trapped in a pub where a kidnapping attempt becomes murder, and she
Mystery
As someone who watches a lot of mysteries, the world of endless acronyms for the different bureaus can run together. From Line of Duty's AC-12 to The Capture's SO15 to the various CIDs in Midsomer Murders, Inspector Morse, and so forth, they can all start to
Drama
Last month, Paramount+ began finally moving into international productions, including Flatshare and A Gentleman in Moscow, with the ultimate goal of having 50 international series in production by the end of 2022. Now there's another series that quietly began filming in London at the start of the month,
BBC America
Coming into Doctor Who knowing that there's only one more episode until regeneration is always a surreal experience. Even though the franchise has promised the BBC centennial special will be feature-length, providing more than the usual 45-60 minute runtime to wrap up all the loose ends, it'
Drama
Love is in the air in the penultimate episode of Sanditon Season 2, as the Parkers manage to stave off their circling creditors long enough to throw a ball that gives all our favorite characters the chance to deck themselves out in gorgeous dresses, dance the night away, and engage