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  • More blood, guts and brilliant forensic work headed our way as BBC commissions ‘Silent Witness’ S23
    February 7, 2019

    More blood, guts and brilliant forensic work headed our way as BBC commissions ‘Silent Witness’ S23

    Before series 22 could even fade to black earlier this week, the BBC confirmed it had commissioned another series of the critically acclaimed, award winning British crime drama series. 

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  • ‘Broken’ starring Sean Bean emerges from BBC Showcase as another must-see TV drama
    February 6, 2019

    ‘Broken’ starring Sean Bean emerges from BBC Showcase as another must-see TV drama

    I have to believe if you looked up words like “gritty,” “powerful” or “gripping” in the dictionary, you would find the episode listings for ‘Broken.’ 

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  • Shaun Evans returns as DS Endeavour Morse when series 6 premieres June 16 on PBS
    February 4, 2019

    Shaun Evans returns as DS Endeavour Morse when series 6 premieres June 16 on PBS

    Shaun Evans is back at it both in front of and behind the camera as Endeavour returns for its 6th series beginning Sunday, June 16 at 9pET / 8pCT on PBS (February 10 on ITV). Sporting a new look complete with a moustache sadly indicative of the time period, Evans will put his directorial mark on […]

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  • Bodyguard’s Keeley Hawes returns to MI5 in Channel 4’s period spy drama ‘Traitors’
    January 30, 2019

    Bodyguard’s Keeley Hawes returns to MI5 in Channel 4’s period spy drama ‘Traitors’

    Venturing into Nicola Walker territory in my book, the greatness that is Keeley Hawes returns next month in a new spy drama from Channel 4, Traitors. The former Spooks, Ashes to Ashes, Durrells in Corfu, Upstairs Downstairs, Line of Duty, Bodyguard star will play Priscilla, a woman working as a member of the Civil Service following the Labour Party’s […]

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  • MODUS comes to PBS as first offering from Channel 4’s Walter Presents
    January 26, 2019

    MODUS comes to PBS as first offering from Channel 4’s Walter Presents

    PBS’ PBS Distribution unit recently struck a deal with British streaming service Walter Presents, which last year launched in the U.S. as an SVOD product, to add more than 300 hours of international drama series to its PBS Masterpiece channel on Amazon’s Prime Video Channels. Started in January 2016 as a co-venture between Britain’s Channel 4, […]

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  • The power of television on display as ‘Call the Midwife’ shines spotlight on sickle cell disease
    January 22, 2019

    The power of television on display as ‘Call the Midwife’ shines spotlight on sickle cell disease

    Dr. Patrick Turner and Nurse Trixie treat a young Ghanaian family affected by a mysterious illness.

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  • The X-Files’ Gillian Anderson will play Margaret Thatcher in ‘The Crown’ S4
    January 21, 2019

    The X-Files’ Gillian Anderson will play Margaret Thatcher in ‘The Crown’ S4

    Before a single minute of episode 1 of series 3 of Netflix’s The Crown has seen the light of day, the streaming service has confirmed that Gillian Anderson (Bleak House, X-Files, Great Expectations, The Fall, American Gods) has signed on to play Margaret Thatcher, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979-1990, in series 4. […]

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  • It’s scandal, secrets and passion as Sir Julian Fellowes adapts his historical novel ‘Belgravia’ for ITV
    January 16, 2019

    It’s scandal, secrets and passion as Sir Julian Fellowes adapts his historical novel ‘Belgravia’ for ITV

    Following his 2016 foray into the digital book-writing world, the ‘Downton Abbey’ creator/writer is adapting his app-based novel about London’s grandest postcode, Belgravia.

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  • Jenna Coleman talks ‘Victoria’ as series 3 premieres on PBS
    January 12, 2019

    Jenna Coleman talks ‘Victoria’ as series 3 premieres on PBS

    “It’s very interesting to have an emotionally-led Queen whose life is all about restrictions and protocol and ways of behavior. This is what I find most interesting about playing her.”

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  • Lucy Worsley talks ‘Victoria & Albert: The Wedding,’ premiering on PBS
    January 11, 2019

    Lucy Worsley talks ‘Victoria & Albert: The Wedding,’ premiering on PBS

    Queen Victoria’s wedding set the wedding standard for generations to come. Worsley answered our questions about the two-part series, which premieres Sunday, Jan. 13 on PBS.

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