Telly that bridges the Pond
Summer’s here and the time is right for tuning into new and returning crime thrillers, documentaries, mysteries, period dramas, and sci-fi series, plus a competition show, from the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
On both sides of the pond, fans of Grantchester can’t get enough of this hit Brit mystery. So ITV and PBS are bringing us more!
A vicar and a detective walk into a pub… No, really, they do. And not just to share a pint, but to discuss murder, in the second season of the hit mystery drama, Grantchester.
“In like a lion, out like a lamb?” Not for British TV in the US, because this month is chock-full of must-watch premieres of new and returning shows, plus lots of Irish programs, too!
During PBS’ first day of presentations at the Winter 2016 TCA (Television Critics Assn) Press Tour, British stars were on hand to chat about their shows. See the pics below.
One hundred thirty TV shows from British Commonwealth territories and Ireland were new to the US in 2015, and selecting my fifteen favorites of the year took some doing.
Hmm, might there be three “men behaving badly” in Grantchester: Series 2, now that Neil Morrissey is joining James Norton and Robson Green on the hit show? And which public TV stations are adding the third series of Miss Fisher
“What the Dickens!” Hold on there, Mrs. Maguire. This is good news! Shooting is about to begin on the second series of the hit mystery Grantchester.
The licensing agreement between Amazon and PBS has been expanded to include more PBS programs, including those from the public broadcasting network’s British TV line-ups.
A new year of British TV is off to a fabulous start in the US, so let’s look at what’s coming up for the rest of 2015, starting with the programs premiering in January.
Grantchester, the new mystery drama that became a quick hit with UK viewers, has been recommissioned for a second series by ITV. (Yay!)
Put the resolutions aside and get comfy in front of the telly, when Brit TV favorites return and new ones debut during the PBS 2015 Winter/Spring season and into the summer.