A new year of British TV is off to a fabulous start in the US, so let’s look at what’s coming up for the rest of 2015, starting with the programs premiering in January.
British TV to Watch in 2015, Part 1: January
Get Your Poldark On Before the New Adaptation Debuts
There are period dramas aplenty to look forward to this year, one of which is the highly-anticipated new adaptation of Poldark. The original is 40 years old now, but it is still one of the best and most successful British
Our Favorite British TV Shows of 2014, Part 2: Shows That Returned to the US
Following up on Part 1 about our favorite 2014 Brit TV debuts, we look today at the programs that returned to this side of the pond with their second, third, etc. seasons.
Our Favorite British TV Shows of 2014, Part 1: Shows That Debuted in the US
As another year of fabulous British TV draws to a close, we take a look back at some of our favorite shows. Here in Part 1 are the ones that debuted in the US during 2014.
Watch: Juicy Trailer for Mr. Selfridge: Series 3
Crikey. It looks like things are not all peaches and cream in the world of Harry Selfridge. Take a peek for yourself with ITV’s trailer for the upcoming third series of the hit period drama, Mr. Selfridge.
Brit TV Shows to Add to Your Streaming List
Holiday gifts have arrived early in the form of new video streaming titles, including a few comedies and a drama. Go ahead. Get your binge-watch on.
Adaptations of JK Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy, Robert Galbraith’s Cormoran Strike Novels Coming to TV
Several of JK Rowling’s works, written under her own name as well as pen name Robert Galbraith, are headed to telly. Muggles of the world say, “Yay!”
Shetland: Scottish Noir Murder Mystery Series Debuts in the US on Public TV Stations
Murders in a cold climate? Check. Investigations done by an intense detective? Check. Nordic noir drama? Nope. Scottish. But Shetland is as dark and gritty as any crime series out of Scandinavia, and just as compelling.
Jack Taylor: Irish Crime Drama Makes US Broadcast Debut on WETA UK
WETA UK, the nation’s first and only broadcast channel that airs British TV programming 24/7/365, is also the first public TV channel to screen the Irish crime series, Jack Taylor.
Good Omens: Dramatization of Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett Bestseller Coming to Radio!
This holiday season keeps getting better and better. Good Omens, the bestselling fantasy novel by renowned authors Sir Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, has been dramatized for radio, and it’s coming to BBC Radio 4!
ITV Commissions Second Series of Grantchester
Grantchester, the new mystery drama that became a quick hit with UK viewers, has been recommissioned for a second series by ITV. (Yay!)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: There’s Magic in New Drama
Magic is in the offing at BBC America when it debuts its original fantasy drama, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, in 2015.