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After nearly two decades on the air, The Great British Baking Show is something of an institution in British culture. For its first decade, it also debuted like clockwork in the same spot in the calendar, right after the three-day bank holiday at the end of August. Even when the
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In what may be the least surprising news of the summer, Netflix has confirmed a second season of Dept. Q has been commissioned. Hailing from Scott Frank, whose adaptation of The Queen's Gambit became an unlikely smash hit in the summer of 2020 for the streaming service, Dept.
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For a series that bills itself as a political drama and hails from former The West Wing and Homeland scribe Debora Cahn, The Diplomat sure loves to go for the most enormous cliffhanger swings imaginable. Season 1 ended with an assassination attempt that left multiple characters' fates uncertain right
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Steven Knight is preparing to return to Netflix in a major way in the next two years with the Peaky Blinders feature film, followed by the long-awaited Season 7 of the gritty period drama. However, before that arrives, 2025 has given him multiple opportunities to make a second first impression
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Regular readers of Telly Visions will have noted the past few weeks have been a bit light in posting; much like 2024, the summer has been filled with family emergencies, and rescission means less help. It's a dark time, not just for public broadcasting, but for the world
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Irish actor Cillian Murphy, currently in the prime of his career, is charting a course followed by many before him who have achieved commercial blockbuster success, albeit with performances that are not particularly creatively fulfilling, even as they pay the bills. In the wake of his Academy Award win for
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The Addams Family is an American enterprise, originating as a New Yorker cartoon drawn by Charles Addams in the early part of the 20th century. But upon reflection, the spooky family and their eldest daughter, Wednesday, share a distinct and gloomy aesthetic that is uniquely British. That's become
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Little old ladies (and sometimes men) solving crimes in the village is probably the basis for at least 50% of the United Kingdom's entertainment output, a fact that is reflected in everything from the long-running popularity of shows like Miss Marple to new series like The Marlow Murder
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Even if you're not super familiar with the name Guillermo Del Toro, you've likely seen his work before. An Academy and BAFTA award-winning director well known for his striking visuals and fascination with monsters who seem altogether human despite their otherness, he's the mind
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In the decade since the streaming revolution began, meaty roles for women actors have been on the rise. One of the quiet side benefits of the twin rise of Prestige TV and Peak TV is that the lines that once divided actors into "TV stars" and "Movie
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The first image for Netflix's new Pride & Prejudice is out, and those holding their breath can breathe a sigh of relief. While it won't be certain whether this new adaptation will be as embarrassingly bad as the 2022 Persuasion until it debuts*, the first image
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Thanks to the premiere of The Fantastic Four: First Steps this weekend, the world is about to come to know British actress Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, one of the most famous heroines in all of Marvel comics. But to Anglophiles everywhere, she'll always be Princess Margaret in