PBS made several program announcements during the Summer 2014 TCA Press Tour yesterday, not the least of which were about the British shows scheduled for 2015.
PBS Sets 2015 Dates for Downton Abbey and Call the Midwife
New Endeavour, Last Tango in Halifax, Vicious This Sunday
PBS is the place for back-to-back Brit TV this Sunday, when the public television network premieres the second series of both the beloved family drama Last Tango in Halifax and popular mystery drama Endeavour and the first series of hit
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.
PBS Masterpiece Fall 2014: Marple, Lewis, the Darcys, and Worricker
Not to put too fine a point on it, but PBS is the place for stateside Brit TV fans to be on Sunday nights this autumn, because Masterpiece is bringing some of our favorite Brit TV characters back to US
Brit TV News Bits: Selfridge, Sherlock, Bletchley, Derek, and More
Well, Brit TV land has been chockablock with good and bad news, along with updates that we’re not sure what to make of yet. So without any further ado, let’s get to it.
Breathless Brings ’60s Style and Drama to US Screens
For a period drama whose key characters are mostly the doctors and nurses of a hospital gynecology ward, Breathless is not a medical drama in the usual sense, and it is anything but sterile.
Suchet Returns to PBS as Poirot in Two of the Sleuth’s Final Mysteries
Alors, mes amis, after portraying Hercule Poirot for a quarter century, David Suchet has put away the Belgian detective’s hat and mustache, donated his cane to a museum, and bid a final au revoir to the legendary character. Telly won’t
David Tennant Legal Thriller “The Escape Artist” Gets US Premiere Date
The Doctor is a lawyer. That is, Doctor Who‘s Tenth Doctor, David Tennant, portrays a barrister whose charmed life becomes a living nightmare in the suspense thriller, The Escape Artist, which debuts in the US this summer.
Confirmed: Endeavour: Series 2 to Premiere in the US on PBS
A month after ITV released the first trailer for the second series of Endeavour comes news that the hit mystery will debut in the US on PBS this summer. Wahoo!
Call the Midwife S3 and Mr. Selfridge S2 Premiering Tomorrow
From England on the verge of the First World War to England on the cusp of the Swinging Sixties, PBS has an evening full of period drama when it premieres the new seasons of Mr. Selfridge and Call the Midwife
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
Downton Abbey: Series 5: Guest Stars Announced
Production has begun on the fifth series of Downton Abbey and a few well-known faces of British TV and film have joined the cast, with others reprising their guest-starring roles.