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First off - we hope everyone is staying warm and safe this weekend! It’s a great time to stay in, be cozy, and watch British TV (if you’re able to). If you’re one of those hardworking people who help keep roads clear, power on, and essential services running - thank you!
If you’re a Stephen Fry fan, now’s your chance to own a piece of his personal history (assuming you have 1.3 million pounds or so to spare, anyway). The actor and author’s childhood home in Norfolk has hit the market, and it boasts more than 7000 square feet of living space in the main building, along with a 2BR annex.
Want to take a peek inside? You can view the listing HERE.
What we’re…
Watching: Shakespeare & Hathaway, Season 5 - Even though the series doesn’t have a complex ongoing storyline, I like to wait until most or all of the episodes are available before getting back into something. With episode 10 arriving this week, the long, cold weekend is a great time to start.
Reading: A Drowning Tide by Sarah Lawton - I bought this one in a Sherman’s bookshop in Maine the other day, and I was surprised to later see Amazon US doesn’t even have a Kindle or Audible version of it (just paperback and hardcover). It feels a bit like Ludwig or Marlow Murder Club. The reclusive leading character, Merry, lives on the Isle of Wight and creates cryptic crosswords for a living, and she also enjoys wild swimming (this will sound VERY familiar for the Marlow Murder Club fans). When her neighbor disappears, she sets out to find him. The premise is not very original, but it scratches that “I want more of the same, but a little different” itch.
Our latest British TV Streaming Guide (US Edition, Winter 2026) is now available.
241 pages and more than 2500 different shows you can stream in the US.
Want to know more?
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Click HERE to check it out over on Amazon (slightly faster, but more expensive unless you have Amazon Prime)
THIS WEEK IN BRITISH TV
On BritBox, new episodes of season 5 of Shakespeare & Hathaway continue on Tuesdays (final episode this week), along with episodes from season 10 of Shetland on Thursdays and new episodes of Riot Women on Wednesdays. BritBox Premier members will get episode 2 of season 13 of Father Brown on the 27th (regular members will get the first episode on February 3rd). On the 27th, they’ll be adding the classic Scottish mystery Hamish Macbeth.
On Acorn TV, new episodes of the Graham Norton Show arrive on Fridays, and new episodes of season 5 of the Australian mystery My Life is Murder and season 3 of Hidden Assets premiered, and on the 26th they’ll be adding season 3 of Britain’s Most Scenic Counties (Cheshire).
On PBS Masterpiece, season 6 of All Creatures Great & Small premiered on January 11th, as did the Mark Gatiss-led cozy mystery Bookish. New episodes continue weekly on Sunday evenings.
On Netflix, the 15th marked the premiere of Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials. On the 22nd, they’re adding the two-part docuseries London’s Gangsters, and on the 27th, they’ll add Take That, a documentary about the popular British boy band (which included Robbie Williams). Season 4 of Bridgerton (Part 1) arrives on the 29th.
On Amazon Prime, the 21st brought Steal, a Sophie Turner-led crime thriller set in the financial world.
On Hulu, the US remake of Doc Martin, Best Medicine, continues weekly on Tuesdays. It’s also available with a FOX One subscription via Amazon.
On AMC+, the 24th brought the Sir David Attenborough-narrated series Kingdom (about four African animal families). It’s a little early to list it here, but we’ve had a lot of people asking about Dark Winds - and the new season (4) arrives on February 15th.
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There is something essentially English about seaside candy floss. Its quite revolting. Goes with the grey sea and the fried food, and the appalling hopelessness of all those dead people dragging their lumpen bodies up and down waiting for the blessed relief of autumn, where they can let their brains fur over and their limbs atrophy while they crawl back into their holes and spend their winter breaking wind in front of the telly.
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