Movies
Christmas around the telly is a staple of the UK holiday season. Shows like Doctor Who, The Great British Baking Show, All Creature Great & Small, and Call The Midwife join in the tradition of holiday episodes that air between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day. But along
Mystery
When Robert Thorogood's British–French crime drama Death in Paradise debuted in 2011, Ben Miller, best known for Primeval, starred as the primary detective Detective Inspector Richard Poole. Poole arrived on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie to investigate the murder of a British police officer and
Mystery
When the BBC's House Productions announced a new crime drama, Sherwood, from James Graham, the writer behind Brexit: The Uncivil War, it was understandable most assumed it was another Robin Hood-focused series. But, despite the show's title and a couple of arrows, the drama, which debuts
Sci-Fi
After the BBC turned new Doctor Who casting announcements into media circuses in the past decade, Bad Wolf is making its new tenure felt right away. On Sunday, May 8, with little fanfare and no prior warning, the BBC Twitter account revealed showrunner Russell T. Davies chose Sex Education'
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,
Drama
Haven't you ever wanted more time? Apparently, the BBC did, and it's giving it to us. Time, the prison drama starring Sean Bean (World on Fire) and Stephen Graham (The North Water), was widely praised by critics when it premiered in the U.K. in June
BBC
In late January, British culture secretary Nadine Dorries announced that the BBC License Fee would be frozen at £159 for the next two years. The statement, made in the tabloid (and right-wing) The Daily Mail, was suspected of having been made on a Sunday to distract the public from Boris
Mystery
Based on the G.K. Chesterton novels, Father Brown follows the adventures of a 1950s Roman Catholic priest who also happens to solve crimes. The cozy mystery series is currently in its ninth season and is as popular - if not more so - than it's ever been.
Reality
Four major reality shows dominate the ratings in the U.K. BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing, which here in the U.S. we call Dancing With The Stars, is king. The Great British Baking Show over on Channel 4 is next. ITV's Love Island is the
Mystery
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
Drama
On paper, a period drama set in nineteenth-century New Zealand during the height of the gold rush feels fresh and different, precisely the sort of story we should see more of in a television landscape that's too-often obsessed with tales of Regency England. Yet, instead of being an
Comedy
2021 is a new year accompanied by cautious hopes for a fresh start. But for now, the pandemic continues and the general mood in the universe is still on the tense side. For months, my self-care regime has included setting aside an hour or so each evening to watch a