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.
To see what you might have missed in previous months and years, visit the British TV View Guide Archives:
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015
For program descriptions, read “British TV Premieres in Dec 2019”
- 1st — Great Indian Railway Journeys (UK) — Public TV stations*
- 1st — Midsomer Murders retrospective documentary (UK) — BritBox
- 1st — Midsomer Murders: Season 21 (UK) — Acorn TV, BritBox
- 1st — The Repair Shop: Seasons 1-2 (UK) — Netflix
- 1st — Tide (UK-Ireland) — Public TV stations*
- 2nd — Ain’t Misbehavin’ (UK) — Acorn TV
- 2nd — Doc Martin: Season 9 (UK) — Amazon Video, iTunes
- 2nd — Motherland: Season 2 (UK) — Amazon Video, iTunes
- 2nd — Mount Pleasant: Series 4 (UK) — Acorn TV
- 3rd — The Nurse (UK) — Prime Video
- 4th — Toast of London (UK) — IFC (midnight ET)
- 4th — Vikings: Season 6: Part 1 (Ireland-Canada) — History (9 PM ET)
- 5th — V Wars (Canada) — Netflix
- 6th — Burden of Truth: Season 2 (Canada) — Hulu
- 6th — Deep Water (UK) — PBS Masterpiece on Amazon
- 6th — Glow Up (UK) — Netflix
- 6th — In the Long Run: Season 2 (UK) — Starz (10 PM ET)
- 6th — Would I Lie To You?: Season 13 (UK) — BritBox
- 9th — The Art Detectives: Series 4 (UK) — Acorn TV
- 10th — The 2019 Royal Variety Performance (UK) — BritBox
- 12th — Jack Whitehall: Christmas with My Father (UK) — Netflix
- 13th — The Sweeney: Seasons 1-4 (UK) — BritBox
- 16th — Care (UK) — Acorn TV
- 16th — Slings and Arrows: Season 3 (Canada) — Acorn TV
- 18th — Killing Eve: Season 2 (US-UK) — Hulu
- 19th — A Christmas Carol (UK) — FX (7:30 PM ET)
- 20th — In the Long Run Christmas Special (UK) — Starz (10 PM ET)
- 22nd — The Lights Before Christmas: Estates Aglow (UK) — BritBox
- 23rd — The Victorian House of Arts & Crafts (UK) — Acorn TV
- 24th — Carols From King’s (UK) — BritBox
- 25th — Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2019 (UK) — PBS* (9 PM ET)
- 25th — Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2019 (UK) — BritBox
- 25th — Gavin & Stacey: Seasons 1-3 (UK) — BritBox
- 25th — Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas (UK) — PBS* (8 PM ET)
- 25th — Mrs. Brown’s Boys Christmas (UK) — BritBox
- 25th — Murdoch Mysteries: Season 13 (Canada) — Acorn TV
- 25th — The Queen’s Christmas Message 2019 (UK) — BritBox
- 26th — Close to the Enemy (UK) — Sundance Now
- 26th — Doctor Who: The Macra Terror (UK) — BBC America (9 PM ET)
- 30th — The Fragile Heart (UK) — Acorn TV
- 30th — The Fragile Heart (UK) — Acorn TV
- tba — Celebrity Mastermind (UK) — BritBox
- tba — Corrie at Christmas (UK) — BritBox
- tba — Mock the Week Christmas Special (UK) — BritBox
- tba — QI Christmas 2019 (UK) — BritBox
- tba — Would I Lie To You? At Christmas 2019 (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.
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