Today’s Hump Day news edition features three of our favorite UK crime dramas, including an Emmy winner, a BAFTA nominee, and an IFTA nominee.
Brit TV News Bits: Sherlock, Scott & Bailey, George Gently
Confirmed: Sherlock Will Return
Yes, we’ve missed him. Both hims. Sherlock and Watson. And today the BBC announced that, indeed, Sherlock will return to screens with a special and three new episodes.
Doctor Who: Series 8 Premiere Date and Teaser
The BBC has released information about and a teaser for the opening episode of the eighth series of Doctor Who, starring Peter Capaldi as the 12th Doctor and Jenna Coleman as companion Clara.
Doctor Who: The World Tour
Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman are gonna make like rock stars when they embark on the first-ever Doctor Who: The World Tour this August.
New Cast Members for Call the Midwife
New nurses will be joining the midwives and nuns at Nonnatus House when the hit drama Call the Midwife returns for a fourth series. And a certain narrator will be making an on-screen appearance, too.
Confirmed: New Poldark Adaptation to Air in the US on PBS
PBS Masterpiece, which brought the original 1970s BBC adaptation of Poldark to the US, has announced that it will screen the Aidan Turner-led adaptation of the romantic saga in 2015.
Playing a New Doctor Who Villain: Ben Miller
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!”
Call the Midwife and Death in Paradise Recommissioned
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
New Poldark to Star Aidan Turner [UPDATED]
Poldark, one of the UK’s most beloved and enduring period dramas, is getting an update, and heartthrob Aidan Turner is leading the cast of the long-awaited remake.
And Then There Were Two… New Commissions of Agatha Christie Mysteries, That Is
How thrilling! BBC One has announced its commissioning of two new series based on the popular mysteries of Agatha Christie for the Dame’s 125th celebration year!
Ripper Street is Returning for Season 3!
There is rip-roaring fantabulous news in the world of British TV today. Ripper Street IS returning for a third series!
Ripper Street: Season 2 Is Top-Notch, Fingers Crossed for Season 3
The long-awaited second season of the hit period crime drama, Ripper Street, finally premiered in the US, and it is as gritty and gripping as ever. And while there are seven more excellent episodes to look forward to, there isn’t