Telly that bridges the Pond
Great news! Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp are reuniting for Scott & Bailey, as ITV has commissioned a three-part special series of the BAFTA-nominated drama featuring the dynamic detective duo.
The former trio of Top Gear — Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May — have a new gig and new place to get their car groove on: Amazon Prime Instant Video.
No introduction needed, right?
Sarah Alexander, John Hannah, and Robert Lindsay — no strangers to comedy — plus a spaceship with a cult following, will be returning to telly in new series from UKTV.
There is no shortage of television and streaming channels in the US. For Brit TV fans, this is good news, because more of these channels, even some heretofore unlikely ones, are adding UK content to their programming line-ups. Welcome to
“What the Dickens!” Hold on there, Mrs. Maguire. This is good news! Shooting is about to begin on the second series of the hit mystery Grantchester.
As filming has started on the Downton Abbey 2015 Christmas special — the final episode ever — Mr. Bates, I mean Brendan Coyle, has signed on for the Irish drama The Rising.
Filming is underway on the fourth series of the hit period drama, Mr. Selfridge, which will feature several new cast members.
“We both know there’s nothing more dangerous than a Welshman who has nothing to lose.” And so it is with The Bastard Executioner, the titular character of the new FX Original Series.
Filming has started on Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, the upcoming BBC mystery series with a star-studded cast that includes Aidan Turner and Toby Stephens.
Universal Cable Productions (UCP) unveiled new deals at Comic-Con International 2015 in San Diego (#SDCC), including one based on a cult Brit sci-fi film and another adapted from a comic series featuring none other than The Bard.
RLJ Entertainment’s Acorn brand, coined “chief curators of the best Brit TV” by Time magazine, has picked up the electronic-sell-through (EST) and DVD rights to the hit AMC/Channel 4/Kudos sci-fi drama Humans for North America.