History
On the 18th inst. at Winchester, Miss Jane Austen, youngest daughter of the late Rev. George Austen, Rector of Steventon, in Hampshire, and the Authoress of Emma, Mansfield Park, Pride and Prejudice, and Sense and Sensibility. Her manners were most gentle; her affections ardent; her candor was not to be
Grantchester
Will Davenport's first outing on Grantchester gives fans a hint at the new leading man's past. Leonard: God and I have been moving in rather different circles recently. The first half of this season of Grantchester saw previous leading man Sidney Chambers take his leave, and
Movies
The final Downton Abbey movie poster is here, as producers say "never say never" on a potential sequel. The Downton Abbey movie is rounding into the final six weeks before release, which means the publicity machine is ramping up. The film, which takes place in the fall of
Doctor Who
Despite initial reports that Doctor Who would not return to our televisions until 2020, rumors are starting to suggest otherwise. Here's what we know about Season 12. When Doctor Who aired New Year's Day special, "Resolution," on January 1, 2019, it was, according to
His Dark Materials
For anglophiles of most stripes, the title His Dark Materials will be a familiar one. The first book in the Philip Pullman trilogy, The Northern Lights, was released in the U.K. in 1995. It was then retitled The Golden Compass for American audiences before arriving over here, not unlike
Catherine The Great
HBO's upcoming limited series Catherine The Great promises a Helen Mirren tour-de-force as the titular monarch. It is the Year for Russian History on HBO. Following this spring's miniseries Chernobyl, the hit dramatization of the 1986 nuclear catastrophe in the USSR, HBO is bringing
Grantchester
With Sidney Chambers now gone from Grantchester, Geordie looks to a new religious assistant in crime-fighting: Leonard. Leonard: Apparently, it's not illegal because Queen Victoria couldn't imagine what two women would get up to together...and no one had the constitution to explain. For many,
Grantchester
Big news, mystery fans – Grantchester will officially return for a fifth season! The period mystery only just started airing its long-awaited fourth season here in the U.S., but that doesn’t mean we can’t take a second to celebrate the fact that our adventures in the picturesque
Actors and Actresses
This month I’ve chosen to profile one of those British actors that I've been following so long he sort of feels like family. At just 37, he's tackled stage, film and television and tried his hand at sci-fi, comedy, thrillers, animation and period pieces
Belgravia
Filming is officially under way on Belgravia the new period drama from Julian Fellowes, the creator behind the mega-popular Downton Abbey. And to celebrate U.K. network ITV and U.S. cable channel Epix have released a handful of first-look images from the show. Spoiler alert: It looks
Grantchester
As Grantchester Season 4 begins, the series says goodbye to leading man James Norton as Sidney Chambers and hello to Tom Brittney, the upcoming vicar Will Davenport. Geordie: This is your life. It's an endless merry-go-round: Sin, feel bad, drink; sin, feel bad, drink. Having rededicated
Grantchester
It's been two years since mystery series Grantchester last aired on these shores, and quite a bit has happened between then and now. The six-episode Season 3 (plus Christmas Special premiere) was a hard one for everyone's favorite Vicar, Sidney Chambers (James Norton). After spending