New shows are premiering and starting production, and a (relatively) old favorite is returning with a new regular character. Read on to find out who’s who in what.
Brit TV News Bits: Blunt Talk, Churchill’s Secret, Endeavour
New Brit TV Drama Commissions and Cast Announcements
Woo hoo! Both the award-winning writer Sally Wainwright and the producers of Endeavour and the upcoming Poldark have new dramas in the works. Plus, some of our favorite Brit TV actors are going to feature in other new and returning
Spotless: Crime Dramedy Featuring Brendan Coyle, Miranda Raison Set for US Cable Premiere
Stateside Brendan Coyle and Miranda Raison fans, rejoice. Spotless, the British/French co-production that is taking France by storm right now, is headed to the US.
The Syndicate: Hit Lottery Drama Returning with Series 3
Another lottery syndicate, another set of winning numbers, and more lives changed by money are in store when the critically-acclaimed drama, The Syndicate, returns for a third series.
British TV to Watch in May 2015: The Fixer, Mr. Sloane, Moone Boy, Penny Dreadful, and More
It’s time to wrap the maypole and begin watching the more than dozen British TV shows premiering in the US this month, including The Fixer, Mr. Sloane, the third and final season of Moone Boy, and the second season of
War and Peace: A&E, History, Lifetime Channels to Screen UK Series in US
A+E Networks has announced that its Lifetime, History, and A&E channels are partnering with The Weinstein Company and the BBC on the limited series event, War and Peace.
Interview: Emmy® Awards Winner Robert B. Weide Talks Mr. Sloane, His Hit Brit Series Coming to Public TV Stations
The critically-acclaimed UK series, Mr. Sloane, is set to have its US national broadcast premiere on KCET and Link TV, and series creator Robert B. Weide chatted with me about his bringing it from concept to screen. (Yowzah!)
Last Tango in Halifax: Hit Drama Returns with Season 3 to PBS (Plus News About Vicious!)
Our friends in the north — Alan and Celia, Gillian and Caroline, et al — are returning to telly in the US, when the third season of Last Tango in Halifax premieres on PBS this summer.
Casting News: Toby Jones, Lesley Sharp, Johnny Harris, Amanda Abbington Join New Series
New British dramas are headed to telly in the coming months, and some of our favorite actors will be in them, including Amanda Abbington, Johnny Harris, Toby Jones, and Lesley Sharp, amongst others.
Hit Dramas Poldark and Prey Get Second Series
Viewers who have been riveted by hit BBC period drama Poldark and ITV’s contemporary thriller Prey will get more of both, as each will return for a second series.
Clunatics Rejoice! Doc Martin: Series 7 in Production
No amount of grumpiness on the part of Dr. Martin Ellingham can keep Doc Martin fans, a.k.a. Clunatics, away from the hit comedy-drama that is now filming its seventh series.
British TV to Watch in April 2015: Game of Thrones, Outlander, Ripper Street, Wolf Hall, and More [UPDATED]
What better reason to stay indoors during the rainy month of April than to watch the US premieres of the highly-anticipated returns of Game of Thrones, Outlander, and Ripper Street, and the critically-acclaimed Wolf Hall. And there’s more besides…