What a difference a year makes. Ten months, actually. After renewing Ripper Street for both Series 4 and 5 last spring, Amazon Prime is now killing off the hit period crime drama.
Ripper Street: Series 5 of Hit Period Crime Drama to Be the Last
Cilla: Awesome Sheridan Smith Biopic of ’60s Icon Cilla Black Premieres in the US
Cilla Black, the legendary Liverpudlian entertainer, died a year after ITV aired the biopic of her early life — one of the most feel-good, must-watch miniseries you’re ever likely to see.
British TV to Watch in March 2016: Grantchester, Happy Valley, Vera, and More [UPDATED]
![British TV to Watch in March 2016: Grantchester, Happy Valley, Vera, and More [UPDATED]](https://thebritishtvplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/British-TV-Shows-to-Watch-in-March-2016-600x300.jpg "British TV to Watch in March 2016: Grantchester, Happy Valley, Vera, and More [UPDATED]")
“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!
Midsomer Murders: Series 11 Set for Broadcast Premiere on Public TV Stations
Midsomer Murders, one of the longest-running British detective series, returns to public TV stations next month with more murders and mysteries in its eleventh series.
Seeso: New Comedy Streaming Service Brings Awesome Britcoms to the US
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.
Death in Paradise & Father Brown: BBC One Renews Hit Brit Mysteries
Two of today’s most popular hit Brit mystery series — Death in Paradise and Father Brown — have each been recommissioned by BBC One for a new season. Hurrah!
DCI Banks: Samuel Anderson, Shaun Dingwall, Shaun Dooley Join Cast of Hit Crime Drama
New cast members join returning ones when the smash hit crime drama, DCI Banks, returns to telly with its fifth series later this year.
The Windsors: Cast Announced for Channel 4’s Royal Satirical Soap Opera
Crikey. The British Royal family is about the get the send-up treatment in The Windsors, the new comedy soap opera from Channel 4.
Banished: Intense Historical Drama Featuring All-Star Cast Premieres in the US
As narratives go, survival stories are compelling. And so it is with Banished, the star-studded drama about life in Britain’s penal colony in Australia, which just arrived in the US.
Red Rock: Addictive Primetime Irish Soap Opera Premieres in the US
Well, here’s a first for stateside Irish TV fans. And an addictive bit of craic it is, too. It’s Red Rock, the award-winning soap opera from the Emerald Isle.
Are You Being Served?: BBC Reboots Classic Britcom with All-Star Cast
The classic hit Britcom Are You Being Served? is getting a 21st-century reboot featuring an all-star cast, so longtime and new Brit TV fans can get your laugh on.
The White Princess: Follow-Up to The White Queen Coming to Starz
Two and a half years after the debut of the Golden Globes® and Primetime Emmy®-nominated The White Queen, Starz has greenlit the miniseries’ sequel, The White Princess.