For a period drama whose key characters are mostly the doctors and nurses of a hospital gynecology ward, Breathless is not a medical drama in the usual sense, and it is anything but sterile.
Breathless Brings ’60s Style and Drama to US Screens
The Rise of TV from Down Under [UPDATED]
The British “invasion” of American television has become an entrenched and still-growing part of the stateside viewing landscape, but another invasion is also taking audiences by storm, and this time it’s Australian.
Call the Midwife S3 and Mr. Selfridge S2 Premiering Tomorrow
From England on the verge of the First World War to England on the cusp of the Swinging Sixties, PBS has an evening full of period drama when it premieres the new seasons of Mr. Selfridge and Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife and Death in Paradise Recommissioned
British TV fans of both sides of the pond should be thrilled to know that two of the most popular programs to have come to the small screen in the past few years — Call the Midwife and Death in
New Poldark to Star Aidan Turner [UPDATED]
Poldark, one of the UK’s most beloved and enduring period dramas, is getting an update, and heartthrob Aidan Turner is leading the cast of the long-awaited remake.
Ripper Street is Returning for Season 3!
There is rip-roaring fantabulous news in the world of British TV today. Ripper Street IS returning for a third series!
Ripper Street: Season 2 Is Top-Notch, Fingers Crossed for Season 3
The long-awaited second season of the hit period crime drama, Ripper Street, finally premiered in the US, and it is as gritty and gripping as ever. And while there are seven more excellent episodes to look forward to, there isn’t
Downton Abbey: Series 5: Guest Stars Announced
Production has begun on the fifth series of Downton Abbey and a few well-known faces of British TV and film have joined the cast, with others reprising their guest-starring roles.
Local PBS Stations Debut Biopic Wodehouse in Exile
Keeping a stiff upper lip might be the quintessentially English way of handling a crisis, but for noted author P.G. Wodehouse, doing so backfired on him during World War II. The biopic, Wodehouse in Exile, tells the story of how
In Brit TV News: Downton Abbey: Series 5 and 6
With a few more episodes to go until the finale of Downton Abbey: Season 4 airs in the US, fans are already wishing that Season 5 episodes would start immediately thereafter. Well, they won’t, but filming of the fifth season
Period Drama The Making of a Lady Premieres in the US
Fairy tale romance and psychological suspense combine for a genteel costume drama turned nail-biter when the ITV made-for-TV movie, The Making of a Lady, premieres on PBS.
UK Thriller Murder on the Home Front Comes to the US
A new crime drama is headed to the US, one in which murder is mingled with other menaces in war-torn London. And it is coming to PBS next month.