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February 19, 2022
Join in the fight against fascism in 1960s London when ‘Ridley Road’ premieres May 1 on PBS

Set against the backdrop of a swinging sixties London we haven’t seen: an East End world where far right fascism is on the rise, Ridley Road tells the story of Vivien Epstein (Aggi O’Casey), a young Jewish woman who after falling in love with a member of the ‘62 Group’, rejects her comfortable middle-class life in Manchester and joins the fight against fascism in London, risking everything for her beliefs and for the man she loves.
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February 16, 2022
‘Julia’ with Sarah Lancashire and David Hyde Pierce heads to the streaming kitchen beginning March 31

Quickly making her way into Nicola Walker, Suranne Jones and Bill Nighy territory in my book, Sarah Lancashire (Happy Valley, Last Tango in Halifax) is headed to the kitchen in the forthcoming HBO Max series, Julia. Lancashire will portray the legendary television chef and cookery writer, Julia Child. Given this might border on what some will […]
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February 13, 2022
English adaptation of Swedish thriller, ‘Before We Die’, headed to PBS on March 20

Before We Die (Innan vi dör), the Swedish thriller from Walter Presents, is following in the footsteps of the Belgian series, Professor T, having been adapted in English and heading to PBS beginning Sunday, March 20. While I am typically not the biggest fan of remakes as they rarely, if ever, live up to the original version, the English version […]
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January 28, 2022
In yet another sign from above…and/or, below, stellar cast added for Neil Gaiman’s ‘Good Omens 2’

If anyone is still in need of proof that there is a God (and a Devil, for that matter), Good Omens is currently in production in Scotland for a second series. David Tennant and Michael Sheen will return as Crawley and Aziriphale while Derek Jacobi (Gladiator) will reprise his role as Metatron. Reprising their roles that span […]
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January 21, 2022
Pack your bags! We’re heading back to ‘Sanditon’ this March on PBS Masterpiece!

If you happen to know anyone who needs a little seaside romance and intrigue in their life, PBS is definitely your travel destination this Spring. Thanks in large part to the relentless efforts of an extraordinary fanbase led by the #SanditonSisterhood, who continued to have hope that one day Sanditon would rise from the ashes, Charlotte Heywood’s epic journey continues when the second series of Sanditon returns Sunday, March 20 on PBS.
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January 2, 2022
‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’ brings together stars of ‘Sherlock’ and ‘The Crown’

For me, there are times when a simple leap of faith to see a movie in which you are unfamiliar with the subject matter is based solely the fact that it’s British. That, and casting. For me, such is the case of the recently released, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain. Being unfamiliar with Wain […]
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December 10, 2021
‘Doc Martin’ returns to Port Isaac as filming of final series begins in February 2022

While it’s been the better part of two years since we last set foot in fictional seaside village of Portwenn to follow the efforts of Doctor Martin Ellingham, the village GP with a beside manner which resembles a fine line of somewhere between zero and none. Filmed in the picturesque village of Port Isaac, Cornwall, Doc […]
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December 8, 2021
PBS is your Sunday night home for the best in British drama in 2022!

As we begin to close the books on 2021, no one will argue that the last two years have been, let’s just say, a bit rough. Aside from the catastrophic and devastating effects of a worldwide pandemic, UK drama and comedy output suffered greatly as a result of a lengthy countrywide production shutdown. Fortunately, while […]
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December 6, 2021
The Crawleys are returning home this Christmas on PBS!

Armed with 15 Primetime Emmys® and 69 Emmy® nominations, the PBS drama series that set viewing records for a PBS drama is returning to its’ rightful home this Christmas — to PBS. Debuting on Masterpiece in January 2011, Downton Abbey ran for six series before Mr. Carson shuttered the doors on Downton in 2016, Downton Abbey: The Movie will broadcast Saturday, […]
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November 18, 2021
‘Call the Midwife’ delivers with a special 10-year retrospective this Sunday on PBS

It was a Sunday night like any other Sunday night back in April 2012 on PBS. The only thing really special about it at the time was that most British drama fans were anxiously awaiting the return of Downton Abbey wondering what character might not make it to next season. Fast forward to Sunday, November 21 on PBS for a very ‘special delivery’ as Call the Midwife takes a celebratory look back at 10 years in a retrospective full of births, deaths, love stories, faith and family.
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