A whole lotta TVing is going on at the BBC and ITV, as both have announced new program commissions. Plus there’s news about a returning show and another whose cast is set.
New BBC and ITV Series Commissions, Recommissions, and Casting News
DCI Banks: Hit Mystery/Crime Drama Returning with Three New Stories
DCI Banks, one of Brit TV’s most popular contemporary detective dramas, is coming back to ITV for another series of three stories. Woo hoo!
Wolf Hall, Humans Amongst Winners at C21 Drama Awards
Shows from the UK, New Zealand, and Canada won at the C21 Drama Awards ceremony, held last night at BFI in London.
British TV to Watch in December 2015: Part 2: Black Mirror & Other Shows Added to Streaming Services [UPDATED]
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Several Brit TV movies, documentaries, crime dramas and mysteries, and a sci-fi series’ holiday special from last year, make their way to US streaming services this month.
British TV to Watch in December 2015: Part 1: Christmas Specials, Brokenwood, Luther & More Premieres
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, as holiday specials, dramas, a mockumentary and rockumentary, a music-filled movie, and a proper musical, premiere on US channels and streaming services this month.
Doctor Who Christmas Special 2015: The Husbands of River Song: Alex Kingston Is Back
Is Steven Moffat Father Christmas? Yes for this Whovian, because Alex Kingston returns to Doctor Who in this year’s Christmas special, “The Husbands of River Song.”
The Collection: Amazon Commissions Its First UK Drama Series
Amazon has ordered The Collection, a period fashion drama from Primetime Emmy® nominee Oliver Goldstick, for its first UK series commission.
The Brokenwood Mysteries: Must-See Kiwi TV Returns with Series 2
It’s rare that two seasons of a show will premiere in the same year, yet that is what The Brokenwood Mysteries will do when its second series debuts in the US next week.
Giving Thanks for the British TV Goodness in My Life
Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and I’m expressing my gratitude today to every person that has played a part in brightening my British TV-filled life.
2015 International Emmy® Awards: Downton Abbey’s Julian Fellowes Receives Founders Award
Julian Fellowes, creator, writer, and executive producer of Downton Abbey, was honored with the Founders Award at the 2015 International Emmy® Awards celebration.
Barney Thomson: Robert Carlyle, Emma Thompson, Ray Winstone Film Gets US Distribution
Woo hoo! Robert Carlyle’s directorial film debut, the award-winning, twisted dark comedy thriller Barney Thomson, is headed to this side of the pond!
Taboo: Tom Hardy Begins Filming, Additional Cast Announced for New Drama Miniseries
Filming begins this week on Taboo, a new eight-part period drama featuring rising Hollywood film star Tom Hardy in the lead role.