Telly that bridges the Pond
There are a couple of weeks until Christmas, which means we’ll have Brit TV holiday specials to add to our festive cheer this year! Here’s a peek at what’s coming up…
Murders in a cold climate? Check. Investigations done by an intense detective? Check. Nordic noir drama? Nope. Scottish. But Shetland is as dark and gritty as any crime series out of Scandinavia, and just as compelling.
You haven’t seen dark and twisted until you’ve seen Black Mirror. And if you haven’t already watched the sci-fi series that will make you think twice (and then some) about your use of technology, it’s yours for the streaming at
Ciao, bella! With the Thanksgiving holiday now over, get a taste of la cucina italiana as Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon take to the road once more in their second bromance foodie film, The Trip to Italy, which is headed to Netflix
The Met’s UCOS cold case team will have a new member when award-winner Larry Lamb joins the cast of New Tricks for the show’s twelfth series in 2015.
WETA UK, the nation’s first and only broadcast channel that airs British TV programming 24/7/365, is also the first public TV channel to screen the Irish crime series, Jack Taylor.
Downton Abbey goes Hollywood when megastar George Clooney makes a guest appearance in the hit series’ short for this year’s ITV Text Santa special. Take a look!
From the college professor who brought us the popular #TrekClass course on Star Trek comes the live and online Doctor Who #WhoClass, “Doctor Who in the Digital Age.”
This holiday season keeps getting better and better. Good Omens, the bestselling fantasy novel by renowned authors Sir Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, has been dramatized for radio, and it’s coming to BBC Radio 4!
Grantchester, the new mystery drama that became a quick hit with UK viewers, has been recommissioned for a second series by ITV. (Yay!)
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Foyle’s War, the BAFTA Award-nominated drama adored by critics and fans alike, returns to telly with a new season next year. Makes you wish it were 2015 already, doesn’t it?
Netflix subscribers, rejoice, because “the world’s leading Internet television network” is bringing you more Brit TV hits in December: Broadchurch and The Honourable Woman.