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As promised, we just wanted to send out a quick message now that BritBox has released their May 2026 schedule. You can see the full schedule + descriptions HERE.
Another bit of British TV news dropped today. There’s to be a new Monarch of the Glen adaptation. Though we’re a bit wary (so many remakes are terrible, and the original was such a lovely show), we’ll certainly give it a try when it comes out. You can read more about the adaptation and who’s involved HERE.
Pre-orders are still open 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 - and once we have copies in stock, the pre-order discount goes away (they’ll be $17.99 instead of $14.99).
~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, new episodes of Silent Witness, Death in Paradise, and After the Flood continue weekly. Fawlty Towers returned on the 29th, and they’re adding Bridget Jones’s Diary and Twenty Twenty Six on the 1st. 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 1st of May brings 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 29th brought the reality series Should I Marry a Murderer?, and 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.
On Hulu, they’ll add Amsterdam Narcos on the 3rd. The docuseries tells of how Amsterdam became a hub for drugs and organized crime.
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