Killing Eve
When Killing Eve first burst on the scene, it was the biggest hit BBC America had produced in years. Conceived of and written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the recasting of the spy-vs-spy trope with two women was a revelation. It took Sandra Oh from a former Grey'
Bloodlands
Welcome to the first of four episode recaps for the new Acorn TV thriller, Bloodlands. We’re promised a twisty cat-and-mouse game that also ponders moral questions about the balance between justice for past crimes and protecting peace in the present. The first episode has quite a lot
The Trial of Christine Keeler
The six-part drama The Trial of Christine Keeler was originally released in the U.K. in December of last year and is now streaming on HBO-MAX. Apparently, the intention of the all-woman production team - writer Amanda Coe (Apple Tree Yard), Director Andrea Harkin, and Producer Rebecca Ferguson
Exclusive
When you hear the name James Nesbitt, you may think of any one of the Northern Irish actor's dozens of film and television roles over the past three decades, including Cold Feet, Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy, Waking Ned Devine, and The Missing. His career has
Movies
Killing Eve star Jodie Comer is in talks to star in director Ridley Scott's upcoming film Kitbag, an epic tale of the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Deadline reports that while there's no official deal in place just yet, Comer is Scott's first choice to
A Very British Scandal
BBC One has announced the follow-up to 2018's A Very English Scandal is finally a go at the network. The first installment of the series, produced by Blueprint Pictures, was a critical hit both on both sides of the pond with partner Amazon Studios, taking home Emmys,
Line of Duty
It took Bodyguard hitting big on Netflix before American TV networks took Line of Duty seriously. The U.K. crime procedural became a phenomenon over the first four seasons, making it Jed Mercurio's first major hit on the BBC. But Line of Duty's relegation to BBC
The Beast Must Die
With a new craving for prestige BBC-level content in America, the BBC has been going back to the well to revive older classics. In 2020, that brought viewers Black Narcissus, an update on the novel turned hit film from the mid-20th century. Though it stayed a minor hit
The Frankie Drake Mysteries
It's official: Canadian series Frankie Drake Mysteries will not return for a fifth season. The female-led period mystery is currently airing its fourth - and now final - season in Canada and the U.K., but the CBC has opted not to pick up the series beyond that point.
Miss Scarlet (and the Duke)
Masterpiece kicked off 2021 with a bang, with the double whammy hits of All Creatures Great & Small and Miss Scarlet & The Duke. Fans already know Season 2 of All Creatures was announced before the show even hit stateside. Though PBS hasn't confirmed it yet, the supposition
Comedy
Helena Bonham Carter is moving on from the high drama of The Crown to a very different sort of series. She is joining The Inbetweeners' star Greg Davies in the cast of a BBC comedy titled simply The Cleaner. The series is an adaptation of the long-running German
The Serpent
This spring will be light on British dramas over on PBS due to the ongoing delays in filming overseas. But the good news is that Netflix and other streamers will be here to supplement programming, bringing new types of dramas that anglophiles might otherwise have missed. When most people think