The British TV Viewing Guide covers programs from the UK, Canada, and Ireland that are premiering in the US this month on linear TV channels and streaming services.
For program descriptions, read “British TV Premieres in October 2020”
- 1st — All Creatures Great and Small: Seasons 4-7 (UK) — BritBox
- 1st — Antiques to the Rescue (UK) — Ovation TV Art House
- 1st — CripTales (US-UK) — BBC America (10 PM ET)
- 1st — Death in Paradise: Season 1 (UK) — Ovation TV (7 PM ET)
- 1st — Gangs of London: Season 1 (UK) — AMC+
- 1st — The Great British Baking Show: Season 1 (UK) — Prime Video (included with Prime through 10/31)
- 1st — Liar: Season 1 (UK) — Prime Video (included with Prime through 10/31)
- 1st — McCallum: Season 2 (UK) — Ovation TV Mystery Alley
- 1st — Midsomer Murders: Season 3 (UK) — Ovation TV Mystery Alley
- 1st — Miranda: Christmas 2014 (UK) — Prime Video
- 1st — Mrs. Wilson (UK) — Prime Video (included with Prime through 10/31)
- 1st — Murdoch Mysteries: Season 11 (Canada) — Ovation TV Mystery Alley
- 1st — Rebus: Season 3 (UK/Scotland) — Ovation TV Mystery Alley
- 1st — Republic of Doyle: Season 3 (Canada) — Ovation TV Mystery Alley
- 1st — The Salisbury Poisonings (UK) — AMC+
- 1st — Speed Dreams – The Fastest Place on Earth (UK) — Prime Video
- 1st — The Split: Season 2 (UK) — Sundance Now
- 2nd — Neverland (UK) — Prime Video
- 3rd — Schitt’s Creek: Best Wishes, Warmest Regards (Canada) — Netflix
- 3rd — Schitt’s Creek: Season 6 (Canada) — Netflix (moved up from the 7th)
- 4th — Britannia: Season 2 (UK) — Epix (9 PM ET), Epix on Amazon
- 4th — COBRA (UK) — PBS (10 PM ET), PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel (10/5)
- 4th — David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (UK-US) — Netflix
- 4th — Flesh and Blood (UK) — PBS (9 PM ET), PBS Passport, PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel (10/5)
- 5th — Soulmates (US) — AMC (10 PM ET)
- 5th — Tales of Irish Castles (Ireland) — Acorn TV
- 6th — Interview with a Murderer (UK) — Sundance Now
- 6th — Mystic Britain: Season 2 (UK) — Amazon Video
- 6th — Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators: Season 3 (UK) — BritBox
- 7th — Coroner: Season 2 (Canada) — The CW (9 PM ET)
- 7th — Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones (UK) — BBC America (8 PM ET)
- 8th — Code 404 (UK) — Peacock (rescheduled from 10/1)
- 8th — Daring & Grace: Teen Detectives (Canada) — Amazon Video
- 8th — Scam City: Season 2 (Canada-UK) — Prime Video
- 9th — Agatha Christie Tribute — BritBox
- 9th — The Graham Norton Show: Season 28 (UK) — BBC America (11 PM ET)
- 10th — The Fall: Season 1 (UK) — Ovation TV (7 PM ET)
- 11th — The Spanish Princess: Part II (UK-US) — Starz (8 PM ET)
- 12th — The Labours of Erica: Series 1-2 (UK) — Acorn TV
- 12th — Luther: Season 1 (UK) — Ovation TV (7 PM ET)
- 13th — Play for Today Collection (UK) — BritBox
- 14th — Baroness von Sketch Show: Season 5 (Canada) — IFC (midnight ET)
- 14th — One Born Every Minute: Season 4 (UK) — Prime Video
- 15th — Death in Paradise: Season 2 (UK) — Ovation TV (7 PM ET)
- 15th — Des (UK) — Sundance Now
- 18th — Top Gear: Season 29 (UK) — BBC America (8 PM ET)
- 18th — The Trouble with Maggie Cole (UK) — PBS (8 PM ET), PBS Passport, PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel (10/19)
- 19th — Heavenly Gardens (UK) — Acorn TV
- 21st — My Family Secrets Revealed (UK) — BritBox
- 21st — Rebecca (UK) — Netflix
- 22nd — Slings & Arrows: Season 3 (Canada) — Sundance Now
- 26th — Temple: Season 1 (UK) (rescheduled from March) — Spectrum Originals
- 27th — Ghosts: Season 2 (UK) — HBO Max
- 27th — New Tricks: Seasons 1-6 (UK) — BritBox
- 29th — Death in Paradise: Season 3 — Ovation TV (7 PM ET)
- 29th — Witches: A Century of Murder (UK) — Sundance Now
- 30th — Catherine the Great (UK-Russia-Ukraine) — PBS Passport, PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel
- 30th — Truth Seekers (US-UK) — Prime Video
- 30th — The Turn of the Screw (1999) (UK) — BritBox
- tba — Mock the Week: Season 19 (UK) — BritBox
* For all shows airing on public TV stations, including PBS programs, check your local listings or contact the station that serves your area for actual local broadcast dates and times.
__________________
To see what you might have missed, visit the British TV View Guide Archives.
__________________
Outbound links on this page include non-affiliate links and affiliate links; the latter allows us to earn income from qualifying actions.
Share this post/page.