Fans of Shakespeare and The Hollow Crown, rejoice! BBC Two has announced its commission of the Bard-based follow-up, The Hollow Crown: The Wars Of The Roses.
Brit TV News Bits: The Hollow Crown: The War of the Roses
PBS Sets 2015 Dates for Downton Abbey and Call the Midwife
PBS made several program announcements during the Summer 2014 TCA Press Tour yesterday, not the least of which were about the British shows scheduled for 2015.
Neighbours: Australian Serial Returns to the US
G’day, Aussie TV fans. It is a good day, because the long-running Australian serial, Neighbours, has moved back to the US from the land down under.
Get Your Irish On with Today’s Ireland in the US
The weekend is here, and that means more Irish programming straight from the Emerald Isle will be screened at MHz Networks.
Confirmed: Sherlock Will Return
Yes, we’ve missed him. Both hims. Sherlock and Watson. And today the BBC announced that, indeed, Sherlock will return to screens with a special and three new episodes.
Brit TV News Bits: Brendan Coyle Edition
Judging by Brendan Coyle’s Twitter feed, there’s never a dull moment for the English-born Irish actor who plays everyone’s favorite valet, Downton Abbey‘s Mr. Bates. So it comes as no surprise that he will be costarring in a new drama
The Queen Visits Game of Thrones Studio
The Queen visited the Iron Throne of Westeros today. No, not Cersei Lannister. The real queen, Queen Elizabeth II.
Freesat Awards 2014: The Winners to Watch in the US
The UK’s Freesat Awards were held this past Tuesday, and the winners in the three categories most relevant to British TV fans in the US — Best TV Sitcom, Best TV Drama, and Best of British TV — are all
Brit TV News Bits: Law & Order: UK, Penny Dreadful, Sherlock
There’s good news, bad news, and news we’re still waiting for in the realm of British TV. Here are a few tidbits.
Confirmed: New Poldark Adaptation to Air in the US on PBS
PBS Masterpiece, which brought the original 1970s BBC adaptation of Poldark to the US, has announced that it will screen the Aidan Turner-led adaptation of the romantic saga in 2015.
Brenda Blethyn in Vera: Series 5 and on The Graham Norton Show
One must really hand it to the commissioning powers that be at ITV. The fifth series of Vera is about to start filming, and the fourth series hasn’t even completed its run yet in the UK. How’s that for being
Brit TV News Bits: Selfridge, Sherlock, Bletchley, Derek, and More
Well, Brit TV land has been chockablock with good and bad news, along with updates that we’re not sure what to make of yet. So without any further ado, let’s get to it.