Among the Entertainment and Children’s programs winners of the 75th Peabody Awards is Wolf Hall, the historical drama starring Oscar® winner Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell.
Wolf Hall: British Historical Drama a Winner at 75th Peabody Awards
Doctor Who: Pearl Mackie Is Bill, the Time Lord’s New Companion
BBC One has announced that Pearl Mackie will play Bill, the new companion to Peter Capaldi’s Time Lord in Doctor Who.
Acorn TV Is Consumer Reports’ Top-Rated Streaming Video Service
When it comes to streaming video services, stateside consumers have choices galore. And according to Consumer Reports ratings, Acorn TV tops all VoD services in the overall score.
Amazon’s MONTHLY Prime Video Option Takes on Netflix and Hulu Plus: A Comparison
Did Netflix triple-dog-dare Amazon? Because Amazon is now offering Prime Video as a standalone monthly subscription in the US, mere weeks before Netflix starts rolling out its higher subscription price.
Casting News: Sean Bean, Karla Crome, Philip Glenister, Steven Mackintosh, Olivia Williams [UPDATED]
![Casting News: Sean Bean, Karla Crome, Philip Glenister, Steven Mackintosh, Olivia Williams [UPDATED]](https://thebritishtvplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/British-TV-Casting-News-1-600x300.jpg "Casting News: Sean Bean, Karla Crome, Philip Glenister, Steven Mackintosh, Olivia Williams [UPDATED]")
Several of British TV and film’s favorite actors, including Sean Bean, Karla Crome, Philip Glenister, Steven Mackintosh, and Olivia Williams, are starring in new television series. Find out which others are costarring alongside them.
Broadchurch: New Cast Members Join David Tennant, Olivia Colman in ‘Final Chapter’
Season 3 of hit crime drama Broadchurch begins filming soon, with several actors joining David Tennant, Olivia Colman, and others of the returning cast for the show’s final outing.
My Mad Fat Diary: Hulu Premieres Awesome Dramedy Today in the US
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.
Grantchester: James Norton, Robson Green Will Return for Hit Mystery’s Third Series
On both sides of the pond, fans of Grantchester can’t get enough of this hit Brit mystery. So ITV and PBS are bringing us more!
The Secret Agent: Acorn Secures ALL US TV, Digital, DVD/Blu-ray Rights to New Espionage Drama
Acorn, the RLJ Entertainment brand that brings some of the best British TV to the US, has acquired the television, digital, and home entertainment rights to the highly-anticipated new espionage drama, The Secret Agent, from Content Television.
Line of Duty: Series 3 to Stream on Hulu in the US
It’s confirmed. Hulu has picked up the video-on-demand (VoD) rights to Series 3 of the BAFTA Awards-nominated, hit crime drama, Line of Duty, for stateside streaming.
Marcella: Netflix to Screen Anna Friel Crime Drama Worldwide
Technically, that’s worldwide minus the UK and Ireland, but still. Netflix has scooped up Marcella, the new British crime drama starring Anna Friel and premiering on ITV tonight.
Ann Cleeves: Bestselling Author Talks Shetland, Vera, Douglas Henshall, Brenda Blethyn
KCET premieres Shetland tonight, and Ann Cleeves, the bestselling British author who wrote the “Shetland” novels, chatted with me about this and her other series, Vera.