PBS will be giving detectives a holiday and putting barristers front and center when the network brings Silk to Masterpiece: Mystery! later this summer.
The Brilliant Bill Nighy Returning to Television
BAFTA and Golden Globe Award winner Bill Nighy is returning to television after what will be a three-year absence from the small screen. (And I, for one, could not be more excited!) Not just that, he’s reprising his role as
“Downton Abbey: Season 4” U.S. Premiere in January 2013
Stateside fans of Downton Abbey, rejoice! PBS announced today the date of the mega-hit series’ Season 4 premiere!
“Foyle’s War: Series VII” Premieres This Fall
PBS has announced dates for the new season of Foyles’ War on Masterpiece: Mystery!
Morse Prequel “Endeavour: Series 1” Premieres in July on PBS
Whodunits will be burning up the PBS summer schedule when Masterpiece: Mystery! follows up the final season of Inspector Lewis, the Inspector Morse spin-off, with the first series of the Morse prequel Endeavour.
“The Fall” — New BBC Crime Drama Starring Gillian Anderson to Premiere in U.S. on Netflix
The gap between program premiere dates in the UK and U.S. is closing. At least that’s the case for the new crime drama, The Fall, starring Gillian Anderson.
“Inspector Lewis” Returning to PBS in June
Well, if all this gorgeous spring weather wasn’t enough to put a bounce in my step, then knowing that new episodes of Inspector Lewis will soon light up my television screen most certainly has been!
Hit Mystery “Vera” Returning for Fourth Series
Yes, pet. ITV has commissioned a fourth series of its hit mystery-crime drama, Vera, months before the third series has even premiered. Now that’s what I call a demonstration of commitment and trust.
“Pie in the Sky” Marathon in Celebration of Richard Griffiths
Famed British actor Richard Griffiths died one month ago yesterday, and Acorn TV is celebrating his life with a marathon of his hit detective dramedy Pie in the Sky.
U.S. Remake of UK Hit “Mistresses” Coming to ABC
Lifetime never got its remake of the Brit TV hit Mistresses off the ground, but ABC has, and the broadcast network is premiering it as part of its 2013 Summer schedule in a few weeks.
Mystery Miniseries “The Bletchley Circle” Premieres in the U.S. On PBS
It’s been a while since PBS has had a first-run British mystery on its schedule, so if you’ve been hankering for a whodunit since Wallander 3 concluded last autumn, hanker no more. The Bletchley Circle makes its U.S. debut tonight on
Kris Marshall Joining, Ben Miller Leaving “Death in Paradise”
There’s bad news and better news to report about the hit mystery program Death in Paradise. First, the better: Kris Marshall is joining the cast. Now the bad: Ben Miller is leaving.