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This will be a shorter email, since we just wanted to let everyone know what’s in store over on Acorn TV next month. You can view the full lineup (it’s a relatively long one this month) HERE.
We still haven’t heard anything out of BritBox aside from the May 6th premiere of The Other Bennet Sister, but we’ll send out a quick email when we know more.
One quick news update…
After an almost 10-year break, Doctor Foster is set to begin filming season 3 in May 2026 in Hertfordshire. Suranne Jones and Bertie Carvel star, and it’s hard to imagine what kind of insane situations we’ll see in the new season considering everything that happened in the first two seasons - but it should be interesting. Producers have said it will be the final season.
We’ve just opened up pre-orders for the upcoming 11th edition of the British TV Streaming Guide, and we expect the first print run to arrive here in early May (with shipment the next business day). Pre-ordering guarantees your copy from the first batch.
~230 pages cover 25 US-based streaming services, telling you which British TV shows are available on each and what they're about. No need to give yourself carpal tunnel clicking through endless on-screen menus.
An alphabetised index for when you know the name of the show, but not the streaming service.
Size 12 font! Even as the guide has gotten longer, we’ve avoided shrinking the text because we don’t want it to be unreadably small.
Each edition has bonus features in back. This time, we look at under-the-radar and interesting early appearances by well-known British actors.
A "Renewals & Cancellations" section that offers status updates about which shows are returning (or not).
THIS WEEK IN BRITISH TV
On BritBox, season 29 of Silent Witness premiered (one episode per week). On the 21st, we can look forward to the premiere of season 15 of Death in Paradise (also one per week). On April 23rd, season 2 of After the Flood premiered (one episode per week), and they’re bringing back Fawlty Towers on the 29th. On May 6th, they’ll be adding The Other Bennet Sister, which takes a look at the oft-ignored Mary Bennet (from Pride & Prejudice).
On Acorn TV, Mondays are currently bringing us new episodes of season 19 of Murdoch Mysteries, season 2 of Mystery Road Origin, season 12 of Brokenwood Mysteries, and The Feud on Shelbury Drive. The 27th brought Attenborough: Behind the Lens. On the 1st of May, they’ll add the film The Limehouse Golem with Bill Nighy, and on May 4th, they’ll be adding the psychological thriller Dead & Buried, as well as the Canadian police procedural The Murders.
On PBS Masterpiece, all episodes of The Forsytes are now available. The Count of Monte Cristo is also available now, as is the third season of the Italian mystery Inspector Ricciardi.
On Netflix, the 21st brought the psychological thriller Unchosen, which follows a young woman who lives with her husband and daughter in a cloistered religious community - whose isolated existence changes when an escaped prisoner arrives. On the 29th, they added the reality series Should I Marry a Murderer? May 4th brings the recent BBC adaptation of Lord of the Flies.
On Starz, season 8 of Outlander premiered on March 6th. New episodes air weekly on Thursdays through May 15th.
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