Hundreds of titles from the UK, Ireland, and Canada were added to streaming and linear TV channels in 2019. Here are the 20 that made my list of favorites.
British TV in the US in 2019: Year in Review + Favorites


Hundreds of titles from the UK, Ireland, and Canada were added to streaming and linear TV channels in 2019. Here are the 20 that made my list of favorites.

Ovation TV has acquired the British mystery series Agatha Christie’s Partners in Crime, starring Jessica Raine and David Walliams.

The world’s favorite ex-MI6 operative and female assassin will be thrilling viewers once again when Killing Eve returns — both in the near and distant future.

On this Valentine’s Day, we look at Episode 2 of A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley, which shows Victorian ideals and fads that helped to shape our modern notions of romance.

A co-production between Sky and HBO, The Third Day is a new limited series drama starring Jude Law and Naomie Harris.

There’s never a dull moment in the realm of British TV. Here are some recent news bits.

Mark your calendars for the third season of Frankie Drake Mysteries, which premieres on Ovation TV this April.

It’s a leap year, so we get an extra day to stream, binge, or take our sweet time watching new and returning British and Canadian TV offerings in February.

Mark your calendars. The US and UK premiere dates for the most recent television adaptation of The Pale Horse have been set.

Arts network Ovation TV announced its acquisition of several British TV series from Sky Studios and DCD Rights, which include popular dramas and mysteries.

The Acorn TV schedule for 2020 is packed with new and returning Original series, as well as the highly-anticipated “Miss Fisher” movie.

Mystery-crime drama Deadwater Fell is holding Channel 4’s viewers in its grip right now, and it’s headed to Acorn TV in April 2020 to do the same.