Telly that bridges the Pond
First, a Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates it. Second, Happy Anniversary to BBC Two, which celebrates 50 years on air today. And third, I hope everyone who put on and attended Awesome Con DC had a rip-roaring good time.
Many a British crime drama can be described as noir, but few (if any) actually take viewers to Arctic climes. The chilling new series, Fortitude — starring Academy Award® nominee Stanley Tucci, Christopher Eccleston, Michael Gambon, and Jessica Raine —
“And now, the end is near, and so I face the final curtain…” I don’t know if Frank Sinatra ever watched Agatha Christie’s Poirot, but the opening lyrics to one of Ol’ Blue Eyes’ trademark songs are spot on for
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.
Alors, mes amis, after portraying Hercule Poirot for a quarter century, David Suchet has put away the Belgian detective’s hat and mustache, donated his cane to a museum, and bid a final au revoir to the legendary character. Telly won’t
The Doctor is a lawyer. That is, Doctor Who‘s Tenth Doctor, David Tennant, portrays a barrister whose charmed life becomes a living nightmare in the suspense thriller, The Escape Artist, which debuts in the US this summer.
A month after ITV released the first trailer for the second series of Endeavour comes news that the hit mystery will debut in the US on PBS this summer. Wahoo!
Rarely does a British program screen in the US ahead of the UK, and the same holds true for Scandinavian shows, too. However, Unit One, the 2002 International Emmy Award® winner for Best Drama, is an exception.
Oh, look — Derek’s wearing a different colored sweater! And he’s coming back to Netflix! Yay!
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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.
Doctor Who showrunner, lead writer, and executive producer Steven Moffat said it best. “… quite frankly, it’s about time Ben Miller was in Doctor Who!”
BBC Two is marking its 50th year, and guess who gets the anniversary present? We do! The gift? Not one but two more series of the critically-acclaimed and viewer-favorite crime drama Line of Duty. Woot!