Drama
U.K. network Channel 5 has commissioned a convention-defying new drama focused on the death of the infamous English queen, Anne Boleyn, starring British actress Jodie Turner-Smith. It does not yet have a title but the three-part series will reportedly examine the downfall of Henry VIII's second wife
Reality
It's Top 5 Week on The Great British Baking Show Season 8 (or Series 11 if you prefer). It's the week the series has unofficially dubbed the quarter-finals since the show's second series (the one that's never aired over here.) Fittingly, it&
Sci-Fi
Not even a global pandemic can keep the Doctor down for long. Production on Doctor Who Season 13 - the third to feature Jodie Whittaker as the renegade Time Lady - has finally begun. Thanks to the effects of the coronavirus shutdowns that threw much of the entertainment industry into
Drama
Good news for COBRA fans - the political thriller will indeed return for a second season, but what that will look like is really anyone's guess, particularly after the bonkers events of Season 1. The Season 2 renewal was announced earlier this year. The drama, which follows the
Comedy
Buzzy dramedy I Hate Suzie officially arrives in Ameria this month, starring Doctor Who and Penny Dreadful alum Billie Piper as an actress whose life is turned upside down when her phone is hacked and graphic photos are published online of her extramarital affair. Piper, who is co-creator of the
Drama
Production on the second season of the critically acclaimed period drama Gentleman Jack is officially under way in Halifax. The show tells the story of Anne Lister, a 19th-century British landowner, lesbian, and all-around unorthodox woman who was wildly ahead of her time in many respects. In its first season,
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The trouble with this final episode of COBRA is that we know a second season is in the works, so we expect a finale that both wraps up issues and raises new questions. But this is COBRA, so... not so much. As usual, the tension and stakes in this particular
Drama
The second episode of Roadkill continues along in much the same vein as the first, full of ridiculous subplots, some over the top grandstanding from Hugh Laurie’s self-serving Peter Laurence, now officially the Minister of Justice, multiple car crashes of both the literal and figurative variety, and just enough
Drama
This week as Thurlbury got ready to plan an anniversary celebration, a secret was being methodically unearthed that would blindside Maggie in front of the whole town. But before we get into all that, let’s look back at where we left off last week. Amid all the Radiogate mess,
Actors and Actresses
By now you have probably heard the news that English character actor Geoffrey Palmer passed away last week at his home in Buckinghamshire, England. He was 93 years old. Best known to American audiences as Lionel Hardcastle in the beloved 90’s Britcom As Time Goes By, Mr. Palmer had
Comedy
In a surprise twist, the BBC lockdown comedy Staged will return for a second season. The series which stars real-life friends David Tennant and Michael Sheen, sees the two play slightly exaggerated versions of themselves, who happen to be starring in a play together. But, given the restrictions and shutdowns
Reality
When the idea of historically themed weeks started on The Great British Baking Show, they began with quintessentially English ones. The first, Victorian Week, celebrated the longest-serving monarch before Elizabeth II and the quirky delicacies that trended during her reign. The second, Tudor Week, also celebrated historical relics of baking,