Telly that bridges the Pond
Life in the sleepy (fictional) village of Kembleford hasn’t exactly been peaceful. Some of its citizens have been up to no good, including murder. What is a parish priest to do? Solve the mysteries, of course.
Hold on to your hats, people. Hit crime drama DCI Banks is coming back, and this time the detective has relationship issues to resolve as well as cases to solve.
Headlines are made when a member of the British monarchy gets wed or gives birth. In advance of Prince George’s birth, the documentary film Born to Royalty was made, and Royal watchers in the US who missed seeing it in
Every once in a while, a television show comes along that just clicks. Such is the case with Frankie, the latest British drama to come to local PBS stations.
Several of the British TV imports that arrived stateside last year have been huge hits with audiences and ratings winners for the local stations that have been airing them. And more stations have come on board.
Viewers have been flocking to PBS to follow the saga of the Crawleys in all their aristocratic glory since Downton Abbey debuted on this side of the pond in 2011. And this year they came out in droves for the
Before there was Netflix’s Primetime Emmy®-nominated House of Cards, there was the original House of Cards from the BBC, one of the British Film Institute’s “BFI TV 100,” a list of the best British television programs to have ever aired.
For stateside viewers who have been longing for the new series of Doc Martin to arrive on broadcast television, your wait is nearly over.
With just 40 days to go until the US premiere of Downton Abbey: Series 4, fans of the hit period drama are practically chomping at the bit to find out how Lady Mary and others of the Crawley household have
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Another hit whodunit — Father Brown — is headed to the U.S. this Fall, courtesy of local PBS member stations and other public television stations!
More hit British TV shows are making their way to this side of the pond, thanks to dozens of local PBS stations. Following on the heels of their airing DCI Banks and Death in Paradise comes the hit ITV detective
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In “What to Watch When Felled by the Flu,” I mentioned the hit BBC One program Death in Paradise. A number of PBS affiliate stations across the U.S. have been airing it or will be, so if you haven’t seen