First off, a bit of British TV news…
UK cast and crew databases (for the TV production industry) now show a listing for season 2 of A Woman of Substance - the Brenda Blethyn-led series due to premiere on BritBox on June 24th. There’s no official confirmation yet, but it’s a very promising sign of more to come.
Acorn TV has renewed their recent American series You’re Killing Me for a second season. It goes into production later this year, and there will be 6 episodes.
What we’re…
Watching: Hudson & Rex, Season 8 - This one’s not British, but it IS a light Canadian mystery, and our 22-year-old parrot can’t seem to get enough of it (which means I’m watching it with her). Based on the Austrian-Italian series Kommissar Rex, it follows a Newfoundland police officer who works alongside a very talented German Shepherd - and new episodes of season 8 arrive weekly on Thursday through September 10th.
Reading: Let’s Play by Alex Scarrow - If you’re not familiar with Scarrow’s DCI Boyd series, you’ll likely want to start back at book 1 (Silent Tide) - but as I’m all caught up, I’m working on the newest in series (#14), released about a week ago. Boyd begins the series having recently relocated from London to Hastings, and on the personal front, the books include storylines related to his teenage daughter and his attempts to slowly get back into the dating world after tragic loss. On the cozy-to-gritty scale (1 being fluffy and 10 being horrifying), I’d put it around 6-8, depending on the book. The characters are well-drawn, and it manages to be serious and well-plotted without getting too gruesome.
THIS WEEK IN BRITISH TV
On BritBox, new episodes of Beyond Paradise continue weekly through July 14th (Tuesdays). On June 15th, they’ll add season 14 of the comedy panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. On the 18th, the first two episodes of season 3 of Trigger Point will premiere, with single episodes dropping weekly after that through July 16th.
On Acorn TV, Mondays are currently bringing us new episodes of season 19 of Murdoch Mysteries, season 1 of You’re Killing Me, Summertide, and Summerwater. Look for The Last Anniversary (delayed from a couple months back) on June 15th, followed by season 5 of Harry Wild on June 22nd.
On PBS Masterpiece and PBS.org, the final season of Grantchester (11) will premiere on June 14th, with new episodes weekly through August 2nd.
On Amazon Prime Video, season 5 of Clarkson’s Farm premiered with episodes 1-4 on June 3rd, with episodes 5-6 coming on the 10th and 7-8 on the 17th. On June 17th, they’ll add the romantic drama Your Fault: London, the second installment in the UK adaptation of Mercedes Ron’s Culpables trilogy.
On Peacock, season 3 of The Capture will premiere on Thursday, June 18th.
On Hulu, June 8th brought the Nicola Walker-led drama Alice and Steve. The series follows a middle-aged woman who loses her best friend and daughter when the two start dating.
On Starz, they added The Listeners on June 12th. This thriller follows an English teacher who begins to hear a low humming sound nobody else can hear.
On BritBox Premier and BBC Select, the 15th brings Rethinking King George III: In Ten Portraits, and the 18th brings Walking with Dinosaurs and Britain’s Hidden Heritage (seasons 1-2).
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An alphabetised index for when you know the name of the show, but not the streaming service.
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A "Renewals & Cancellations" section that offers status updates about which shows are returning (or not).
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