Telly that bridges the Pond
When the BBC Three comedy, Pramface, first screened in 2012, there were two things I had to get past to give the show a go. The first was the title. Pramface? That just sounded so mean. (British slang terms aren’t necessarily
Is it authentic or isn’t it? That question is just the tip of the iceberg when the British-mystery-meets-Antiques-Roadshow-meets-Art-of-the-Western-World series, Fake or Fortune?, returns to local PBS stations this Spring.
Chalk up another Brit TV exclusive for Acorn TV. This time it’s the fabulous legal dramedy, The Brief, starring the versatile actor/comedian, Alan Davies.
From England on the verge of the First World War to England on the cusp of the Swinging Sixties, PBS has an evening full of period drama when it premieres the new seasons of Mr. Selfridge and Call the Midwife
Zombies will be amongst us once again when the award-winning supernatural drama, In the Flesh, returns with its second series in May.
Television programs are filmed in cities across the UK, from Cardiff and Belfast to Manchester and Glasgow. And one of them — Bristol — has been named “the best city to live in Britain.”
In the realm of crime dramas, noir is the new black, and the latest series of Line of Duty is as dark and gripping from start to finish as any of the Nordic Noir programs that have crossed the fjords.
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I can hear it now. “Series 8? Midsomer Murders is well past that now.” Well, yes, but only online in the US. So, for those who have been waiting for new episodes of the hit Brit mystery to arrive on
Hit Brit mystery Endeavour will soon be gracing telly screens again in the UK, and ITV has released the first trailer for the upcoming second series. Take a look!
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British mysteries such as the Marple, Poirot and Sherlock series have been delighting armchair detectives for decades, but it has only been within the past several years that foreign language television dramas have been catching on and thrilling ever-larger audiences
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It’s been 17 years since Midsomer Murders first screened in the UK, and now local public television viewers in the US can get the inside scoop on why this Brit mystery series has been such a hit on both sides
British TV fans of both sides of the pond should be thrilled to know that two of the most popular programs to have come to the small screen in the past few years — Call the Midwife and Death in