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Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
BritBox's announcement of Hugh Laurie's adaptation of Why Didn't They Ask Evans? last year marked the production studio's most prominent, most expensive original to date, and the first clip looks spectacular. If the company's response is any indication, it seems
Traces
The second season of crime drama Traces is set to cross the pond this winter, arriving in late February on streaming service Britbox. The series follows the story of a group of women working at the fictitious Scottish Institute of Forensic Science (SIFA) in Dundee, Scotland who utilize cutting-edge
Documentary
The Beatles only existed as a band for about ten years, from 1960 to 1970. However, their effect on the Western world in that brief time is still being processed over half a century later. Moreover, their career as a band neatly divided into two halves: Beatlemania, when they were
Sister Boniface Mysteries
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. So much
Theater
For those with Apple TV+, it will be time to meet The Tragedy of Macbeth again, though in streaming, not thunder, lightning, or rain. But this new adaptation of one of William Shakespeare's most well-known tragedies is just another reminder that 400 years on, the Bard is
Line of Duty
The doldrums of winter are a time when it gets dark early and stays that way. It's perfect TV watching weather, made even more so these days with coronavirus variants and flu threatening to take out those who aren't careful. If you're looking to
The Long Call
Once again an episode of The Long Call opens with another early morning montage: Rosa, released from the hospital, is brought home by Dorothy and her mother Ruth. Matthew and Jonathan are bracing themselves for Dorothy’s visit later that day, and soon after Matthew and Jen intercept Christopher Reasley
The Tower
On the heels of the success of The Long Call, BritBox is delving further into ITV's mystery cache with The Tower. Based on Kate London's debut novel, Post Mortem, the three-part drama was initially announced this past spring, filmed in early 2021, and has now
The Long Call
After the first episode’s exhaustive introductions to the main players in the drama, it’s a relief to feel that we’re back on familiar police procedural ground as Matt and Jen’s investigation continues. They are now dealing with the abduction of a young woman as well as
The Long Call
The Long Call, Britbox’s newest four-part police procedural, has an impressive lineage, is based on a new series from mystery writer Ann Cleeves, whose Vera and Shetland series are longtime audience favorites among Anglophiles. With a great cast, ascreenplay by Kelly Jones (Death In Paradise, Baptiste, Des), and
The Long Call
Buzzy crime drama The Long Call is officially coming to Britbox this October - just a few short days after its initial U.K. broadcast wraps up. The four-part series is based on the new "Two Rivers" series of novels from author Ann Cleeves, first published in 2019.
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
With the announcement of the new original limited series Why Didn't They Ask Evans?, BritBox entered the ever-growing market of Agatha Christie adaptations for a new generation. Directed by and starring Hugh Laurie, the BritBox original is part of a growing slate of series for the streaming