This October is a lucky month, as it brings 21 new shows and seasons to stateside fans of programs from across the pond and north of the border.
British TV Premieres in Oct 2018: Bang, Bodyguard, Doctor Who, The Woman in White & More


This October is a lucky month, as it brings 21 new shows and seasons to stateside fans of programs from across the pond and north of the border.

A comedy, a thriller, and a mystery walk into a bar… Okay, no, they don’t, but we have news about series in each of these genres that are returning to telly.

Adrian Dunbar headlines the cast of Blood, a new Irish thriller that will screen in Ireland and the UK and in the US on Acorn TV.

Filming began this past Monday on Pitching In, the new Acorn co-produced family drama for BBC Wales and BBC One Daytime that stars Larry Lamb.

The fall TV season is here. In stateside British TV, there are 15 national premieres, 9 of which are brand new shows, along with 25 titles added to streaming offerings.

The dog days of summer are here, so grab an iced beverage and your screen of choice and cool off with the 26 titles coming available this month.

BritBox has announced several titles that will premiere in the US exclusively on the BBC Studios/ITV streaming service, including the next BritBox Original series, Dark Heart.

The Innocents, a Romeo and Juliet-ish drama with a sci-fi twist, brings Guy Pearce back to US telly next month.

The real-life events that led to the downfall of a Member of Parliament aren’t laughing matters, but A Very English Scandal, the dramatization of said events, is very funny indeed.

Thirty programs from the UK, Canada, and Ireland, including 20 national premieres plus shows from Wales and Scotland, are coming to telly in July.

The cast of London Kills, Acorn Media Enterprise’s first straight-to-series commission, includes some familiar names in British TV.

Summertime, and the streaming is easy… and so is watching British TV on broadcast and cable TV, given nearly 40 titles premiering, returning, and being added to schedules in June.