One recommission + one stateside premiere date + one cast announcement = a lot of Brit TV goodies to look forward to in the new year and beyond.
News Bits: More Call the Midwife, London Spy US Premiere Date, Victoria Cast Update
British TV to Watch in December 2015: Part 1: Christmas Specials, Brokenwood, Luther & More Premieres
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, as holiday specials, dramas, a mockumentary and rockumentary, a music-filled movie, and a proper musical, premiere on US channels and streaming services this month.
Doctor Who Christmas Special 2015: The Husbands of River Song: Alex Kingston Is Back
Is Steven Moffat Father Christmas? Yes for this Whovian, because Alex Kingston returns to Doctor Who in this year’s Christmas special, “The Husbands of River Song.”
Luther: Idris Elba Returns as DCI John Luther in BBC America Special Event Drama
The countdown has begun. Idris Elba will soon be back on US telly in his iconic role of Detective Chief Inspector John Luther in the Luther event special on BBC America.
British TV to Watch in September 2015: TBX, Doctor Who, Indian Summers, Partners in Crime [UPDATED]
The 2015 Fall TV Season kicks off this month with some of the most highly-anticipated British TV programs of the year. The ones in the title of this post, for a start.
Doctor Who: More of Maisie Williams, Missy, and Monsters in New Trailer for Season 9
Not only is Peter Capaldi’s Doctor suited and booted in the upcoming Season 9 of Doctor Who, his future’s so bright, he’s gotta wear shades.
Colin Morgan Goes from Synth to Haunted Human in ‘The Living and the Dead’
Colin Morgan’s latest character won’t need to plug in or hide from the law, as he plays a fully-human and haunted rather than hunted being in the new BBC supernatural period mystery drama The Living and the Dead.
TCA 2015 Recap: Downton S6 Premiere Date, Victorian Sherlock, New BBC America Titles
The Television Critics Association (TCA) Summer Press Tour 2015 is in full swing, and here’s a recap of Brit TV-related news from PBS and BBC America.
The British TV Invasion Is Spreading to More US Channels
There is no shortage of television and streaming channels in the US. For Brit TV fans, this is good news, because more of these channels, even some heretofore unlikely ones, are adding UK content to their programming line-ups. Welcome to
Ripper Street: Two More Series Commissioned by Amazon (Huzzah!)
Ripper Street fans, rejoice! The BAFTA-nominated and IFTA-winning crime drama is returning for not just one but two more series. Woo hoo!
Brit TV Coming to US Cable Channels in 2015
Now that British TV screening stateside in 2015 has been kicked off in high style with PBS’ second-highest-rated Downton debut, it’s time to look at what’s coming, cable-wise.
Broadchurch: Series 2: Debut Date and New Trailer [UPDATED]
The mystery of who killed Danny Latimer has been solved, so now the question is: Will there be another murder in Broadchurch: Series 2?