Telly that bridges the Pond
Twenty British, Irish, Australian, and Canadian series premiere nationally in the US in May, while In the Club debuts on, and Scott & Bailey and Shetland return to, public TV stations.
Hulu scored the exclusive US SVoD rights to the awesome, award-nominated drama-comedy, My Mad fat Diary, and is streaming the complete series as of today.
No, this is not an April Fool’s joke. A whopping twenty-one series premiere in or return to the US this month, including some of the most highly-anticipated shows this year.
For comedy gold, look no further than to Detectorists, the BAFTA Award-winning series that returns next month to the States, nationally and locally, with its second series.
“In like a lion, out like a lamb?” Not for British TV in the US, because this month is chock-full of must-watch premieres of new and returning shows, plus lots of Irish programs, too!
Wait. Before you roll your eyes at the thought of yet another streaming service, the Britcom fans amongst you will want to know about what Seeso has on offer.
Starting in little more than a week, the 66th Berlin International Film Festival will present the world premieres of three TV series from Great Britain and Australia/New Zealand.
February 2016. A shorter month days-wise, and one with fewer than ten British TV titles premiering in the US. However, those that debut this month make for some great viewing.
Snobberies and pretensions and rivalries, oh my! That’s upper-middle-class life in a small English town, as presented in the bitingly funny miniseries, Mapp & Lucia.
Penelope Wilton, Sophie Rundle, Angela Griffin, and Sharon Rooney have been cast in the lead roles of ITV’s new drama, Brief Encounters.
Inside No. 9, the award-winning, critically-acclaimed comedy-drama from the warped minds of Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, returns for Series 3 with a star-studded cast.
Happy New Year! It’s the 1st of January, which means Sherlock: The Abominable Bride! And there’s much more British TV screening in the US during the rest of the month, too!