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Since the beginning of Grantchester Season 8, when the production announced the planned departure of lead Tom Brittney, fans have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of Season 9, partly to see his exit from the series as Reverend William Davenport, and to meet his replacement, the Rev. Alphy Kotteram, played
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Walter Presents (initially called Walter's Choice) came to PBS Passport in 2019 to help fill out the nascent member-based streaming offering, which was the shiny new thing those who support their local stations received along with a mug and tote bag. However, the PBS national brand didn&
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Since 2015, PBS' Summer of Mysteries has been headlined by two hit series headlined by two white guys: Grantchester and Endeavour. Whatever happens for the summer of 2024, that won't be the case, as the current lead of Grantchester, Tom Brittney, is out the door, due to
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Brace yourselves: Episode 4 was the carrot after many sticks, but Episode 5 of Alice & Jack punishes us for letting our guard down. For a show that consistently contains more dialogue than plot, the last third of this episode pushes the limits of just how much nonsense an audience
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In every movie about a big corruption or scandal there's always a scene where the trepid investigator goes, "This goes so much deeper than we thought." In Erin Brockovich, it's when Julia Roberts realizes that the Hinkley water contamination affected almost everyone who worked
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Normally, a day at the seaside would sound lovely. I was certainly looking forward to a nice beach day this week on Call the Midwife, but it was pure naiveté to believe that our favorite Poplar townspeople could enjoy some ice cream, sun, and sand castle building without any major
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It’s half over, gentle readers; we’ve made it to episode four of Alice & Jack together, and this time we get a little reward: Less nonsense! There are fewer dumb decisions and irritating actions. Jack’s daughter Celia, who is easily more interesting than him, features heavily and
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The much-anticipated Mr Bates vs the Post Office limited series has finally premiered on Masterpiece, plunging us into the heart of the British postal service scandal of the early aughts. The first episode unfolds the plight of Alan Bates (Toby Jones) and a group of local postmasters who fell
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Call the Midwife was all about lung health in Episode 4. The hospital provided tuberculosis vaccine tests to the local schoolchildren, leading Nurse Nancy (Megan Cusack) to the Chidozie family when two children tested positive. When Nancy visits the house with Dr. Turner (Stephen McGann), they discover that the family
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Despite sounding exactly like one of those twee English village comedies with ludicrously small stakes and a lot of homegrown British heart, Mr Bates vs The Post Office is about one of the most egregious and calamitous miscarriages of justice seen in the United Kingdom. Masterpiece will run an explainer,
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With Doc Martin drawing to a close as it reached its tenth season, Martin Clunes began turning to one of his passion projects with his free time: travelologues. Fans of the actor will know that since 2017, he's been behind several projects where he travels to different remote
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When people think of period dramas, they often think of something very specific: lavish stories set in Jolly Olde England, usually centered around the murderous whims of King Henry VIII, the generally tragic lives of his wives who deserved better, or the triumphal reign of his second daughter, Elizabeth. And