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Tessa Peake-Jones & Jason Watkins Team Up in ‘Last Resort’
Robson Green and Tessa Peake-Jones are following the same path out of 'Grantchester' with new mystery series co-starring Jason Watkins on 5.
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'The Stolen Girl' Trailer Hinges on Every Parent's Nightmare
Until the advent of streaming, the only major network that consistently brought over British programming for American audiences was PBS. Sure, Bravo and A&E took turns trying to be the "cable version of public broadcasting" when they launched; both were short-lived. Meanwhile, BBC America was
Freeform
'The Stolen Girl' Will Be Found on Freeform in April
Cable network Freeform is not exactly known as a destination for Anglophile-friendly fare. Formerly ABC Family before it changed its name and embraced buzzier, more teen-focused fare like Pretty Little Liars and The Bold Type, the closest the channel ever came to British programming was ordering a pilot
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Disney+ Will Abscond with 'The Stolen Girl'
It's been a rough decade for the entertainment industry. It first shut down in 2020 due to the pandemic, then was hobbled by the streaming wars as it tried to recover, only to have the twin writer and actor strikes derail most of 2023. At this point, the
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The 'Ridley' Season 2 Finale Would Be Better Left in "The Memory Jar"
The final episode of the second season of Ridley opens as the search for missing Tara Dunning brings Ridley and Carol to speak once again to Tara’s husband, Rob, revealing the parts of her life she was keeping from him. Understandably upset and angry that Tara didn’t confide
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'Ridley' Delves Into "The Memory Jar" in Season 2's Final Mystery
Ridley Season 2’s final mystery, “The Memory Jar,” opens with a shiveringly good look at a brutal winter on the windswept moors. At the farm owned by Tara (Emily Stott) and Rob Dunning (Tachia Newall), they start another day in their homely, messy kitchen, getting ready to hit the
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"Fool for Love" Concludes with Friendships in 'Ridley'
Last week’s episode of Ridley started with the murder of Oliver Grant, heir to the directorship of the family property development business; however, it's now expanded to incorporate a drug-dealing enterprise operated from a go-kart track in Manchester. Worse, Carol’s son Jack is implicated
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'Ridley' Season 2's Third Mystery Asks "Who's 'A Fool for Love?'"
The latest episode of Ridley, “Fool For Love,” opens with two very different celebrations. A well-heeled crowd gathers to celebrate the engagement of Oliver Grant (Rishi Ruan) and Amelia Mellor (Ellise Chappell); meanwhile, a rave at a condemned building slated for demolition and development wildly parties through the night.
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'Ridley's' "The Hollow Tree" Concludes with Justice Done But Families Broken
A cold case reopened, two – or more – dysfunctional families, and one murder keep Alex Ridley busy in conclusion to Ridley's second mystery of Season 2. The episode opens with David Hadderly, drinking and whining to his brother Andy that he’s a marked man; Jean Dixon, the original
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"The Hollow Tree Part 1" Reopens a New Cold Case on 'Ridley'
“There’s a storm a-comin’...” Ridley opens with our titular detective singing to an entranced crowd at the jazz bar as his love interest, Annie Marling, hangs out behind the bar with jewelry shop owner Harry Bentham. Art imitates life as outside a storm brings down a large tree,
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"A Sleeping Tiger" Rests the Case in Part 2 of 'Ridley's Season 2 Premiere
Ridley returns for the second half of its premiere mystery for Season 2, “A Sleeping Tiger,” with the discovery of a somewhat awkward problem. DI Darren Lakhan arrested Tasha Walker after raiding her house and finding a bag of clothes belonging to her boyfriend, Liam Manley, the team’s main
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"A Sleeping Tiger" Wakes in 'Ridley' Season 2 Premiere
Season 2 of Ridley is here, starring Adrian Dunbar as troubled cop Alex Ridley, whose dream of a peaceful retirement was shattered by the murders of his wife and daughter. Murder, in a sense, saved his sanity when his successor, DI Carol Farman (Bronagh Waugh), requested in Season 1 that