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Glenda Jackson's passing in mid-2023 was a tragic loss for the British stage and screen. The two-time Oscar-winner (in 1969 and 1973) had semi-retired from acting by the time the 21st century rolled around. She used her fame to further the progressive politics she believed in, serving as
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Masterpiece is returning to its literary roots, announcing that the new French-made adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo starring Sam Claflin (Enola Holmes) will air next year. Though its author, Alexandre Dumas, is likely more famous for his other adventure novels, such as The Three Musketeers and The Man
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Fun Fact about Lucy Worsley, the woman best known in the U.S. for her many documentary series, like Lucy Worsley Investigates and Holmes vs. Doyle, in which she does historical deep dives into British history. In the U.K., she's actually known for her many documentary series
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The triaging of The Marlow Murder Club release schedule continues apace, as Season 3 gets announced by UKTV, despite the series being a co-production with Masterpiece, which has not even released the first images from Season 2, let alone a trailer. It's slightly better than the Season 2
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As it must, everything in Miss Austen turns out well in the end. Well, for a given value of "okay" at any rate. Cassandra commits some literary vandalism, Jane's legacy is preserved, and we're given an explanation for why one of those things needed
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It is somehow once again time to say goodbye to Call the Midwife, even though it feels like we just returned to Poplar. Luckily, we already know that we'll be getting at least two more seasons, a spinoff, and a movie, so this is definitely "goodbye for
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And so we come to the end of the beginning; conveniently, also the name of this episode, which suits our final exploration of the most lavish and interesting costume design moments in Marie Antoinette’s second season. This episode features many reliable old friends I’ve discussed before, including Provence’
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It's renewal season in TV land as networks roll out their plans for the 2025-2026 television season. In America, the scene has been somewhat grim, as more scripted series are canceled than renewed on broadcast networks, with some networks going down to just four or five shows for
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Much like the Ben Miller version of Professor T, PBS' new series Patience arrives next month with a semi-built-in audience. Based on the super popular French crime drama Astrid, about an autistic researcher who helps her police precinct solve crimes, the new show is an English language remake of
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PBS did something deeply unusual during the 2023-2024 TV season. Normally, schedules are set months in advance, and in the case of something like Masterpiece, where premiere dates are dictated by when the show airs in the U.K., there's a lot of shifting around of series to
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Marie Antoinette's Season 2 finale was an hour stuffed to the bustles with drama. Big speeches were successfully given, deals less successfully struck; heirs died, other potential heirs discovered they weren't dying, just being steadily poisoned by their spouse. The Season 2 finale then sped up
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Violence has always been a breath away, and Marie Antoinette’s Season 2 finale brings the danger home to Versailles. “The End of the Beginning” (alternately “The Winds of Change,” due to the recurring theme of windows blowing open) hails the end of an era, namely the monarchy. The revolution