The British TV Viewing Guide covers programs from the UK, Canada, and Ireland that are premiering in the US this month on broadcast and cable channels and streaming services. Dates for their debuts are provided in the calendar section below.
(Info about Aussie and Kiwi TV premieres is now on The Down Under TV Place.)
To see what you might have missed in previous months, visit the British TV View Guide Archives:
2018 Archives | 2017 Archives | 2016 Archives | 2015 Archives
For program descriptions, read “British TV Premieres in August 2018.”
- 1st — Death in Paradise: Season 7 (UK) — Netflix
- 1st — Heartland: Season 10 (Canada) — Hulu, Netflix
- 1st — Marley’s Ghosts (UK) — BritBox, BritBox on Amazon
- 1st — Meet the Hedgehogs (UK) — Public TV stations*
- 3rd — Agatha Raisin: Series 1 (UK) — Amazon Video
- 3rd — George III: The Genius of the Mad King (UK) — Prime Video
- 3rd — Hitler’s Favourite Royal (UK) — Prime Video
- 3rd — I Am a Killer (UK) — Netflix
- 3rd — Isambard Kingdom Brunel: In Brunel’s Tracks from Bristol to Plymouth (UK) — Prime Video
- 4th — 24 Hours In Police Custody: Seasons 1 & 2 (UK) — BritBox, BritBox on Amazon
- 6th — Father Brown: Season 6 (UK) — Amazon Video
- 6th — Mr. Palfrey of Westminster: Series 1 & 2 (Complete) (UK) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- 6th — No Offence: Series 1 (UK) — Amazon Video
- 6th — No Offence: Series 2 (UK) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- 7th — Carter: Season 1 (Canada) — WGN America
- 7th — Robin of Sherwood: Season 2 (UK) — Prime Video
- 8th — Three Girls (UK) — BritBox, BritBox on Amazon
- 9th — Edward and Mrs. Simpson (UK) — Prime Video
- 9th — Grand Designs: Season 12 (UK) — Prime Video
- 9th — Men Behaving Badly: Season 3 (UK) — Prime Video
- 10th — Million Pound Menu (UK) — Netflix
- 10th — Ordeal by Innocence (UK) — Prime Video
- 11th — BBC Television’s Live Production of George Orwell’s 1984 (UK) — Prime Video
- 11th — The Monarchy (UK) — BritBox, BritBox on Amazon
- 11th — Queen Victoria’s Letters: A Monarch Unveiled (UK) — Prime Video
- 11th — The Ride: London to Beijing (UK) — Prime Video
- 11th — Victorian Pharmacy: Leeches & Tonic Water (UK) — Prime Video
- 11th — Victorian Pharmacy: Part 2 (UK) — Prime Video
- 11th — Victorian Pharmacy: Part 3 (UK) — Prime Video
- 12th — Orphaned by the Ripper (UK) — Prime Video
- 12th — Rawhide: Season 1 (Canada) — Prime Video
- 12th — The Story of Queen Elizabeth II (UK) — Prime Video
- 13th — Five Days: The Train (UK) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- 13th — Murder Investigation Team: Series 1 & 2 (Complete) (UK) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- 14th — Avoiding Apocalypse (Canada) — Prime Video
- 14th — Sharpe: Season 4 (UK) — Amazon Video
- 14th — Victoria: Season 2 (UK) — Prime Video
- 15th — Bliss (UK) — BritBox, BritBox on Amazon
- 15th — World Class (UK) — Prime Video
- 16th — Bliss (UK) — Amazon Video
- 17th — Keeping Up Appearances: Seasons 1-5 (UK) — Amazon Video
- 18th — Restoration Home: Seasons 1-3 (UK) — Tubi TV
- 18th — Restoration Man: Seasons 1-3 (UK) — Tubi TV
- 18th — Suffragettes (UK) — BritBox, BritBox on Amazon
- 19th — The Investigator: A British Crime Story: Season 2 (UK) — Netflix
- 20th — The Spy Who Went Into the Cold (UK) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- 20th — Testament (UK) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- 2oth — X Company: Season 3 (Final) (Canada) — Ovation TV (10 PM ET)
- 24th — The Innocents (UK) — Netflix
- 25th — In Plain Sight (UK/Scotland) — BritBox, BritBox on Amazon
- 27th — Love Hurts: Series 2 (UK) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- 27th — Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (UK) — BritBox, BritBox on Amazon
- 29th — Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (UK) — BritBox, BritBox on Amazon
* For all shows airing on public TV stations, including PBS programs, check your local listings or contact the station that serves your area for local broadcast dates and times.
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