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First off - now that Black Friday is drawing near, Amazon has opened up their channel sale again. It's a great way to test out channels or catch up on shows at a discount, as the promotional price applies to a 2-month period.
You can cancel online on the “Memberships & Subscriptions” page in your Amazon account, and they let you cancel before the month ends but keep the subscription until the last day (as opposed to shutting off your access instantly when you cancel).
Here's what's on offer now (that's relevant to a British/EU/AU/CAN TV-loving audience):
AAStarz - $2.75/mo, selections like Outlander, Mary & George, and Outlander: Blood of my Blood
AMC+ - $2.50/mo ad-free, $1.75/mo with ads, selections like The Light in the Hall, Wisting, Fifteen Love, Hollington Drive
PBS Documentaries - $1.25/mo, selections like Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets, Attenborough's Life Journey
Up Faith & Family - $1.50/mo, selections like Hudson & Rex, Heartland, Sue Thomas: FB Eye (which includes Yannick Bisson from Murdoch Mysteries)
Hallmark+ - $2.00/mo, includes British or British-related titles like Jolly Good Christmas, The Canterville Ghost, The Presence of Love (with Samantha Bond from Marlow Murder Club), Shakespeare & Hathaway, and Rosemary & Thyme.
Acorn TV - $2.25/mo, includes Harry Wild, Midsomer Murders (new season next month), and The Brokenwood Mysteries.
PBS Masterpiece - $1.75/mo, includes shows like Marlow Murder Club, Professor T, Van der Valk, Maigret, and Patience.
BBC Select - $1.50/mo, includes hundreds of British documentaries and docuseries, including Canal Boat Diaries, Hairy Bikers Pubs That Built Britain, Highclere: Behind the Scenes, and Joanna Lumley’s Britain.
The opportunity to lock in these prices for 2 months ends on December 1st.
What we’re…
Watching: Hard Times (aka Holy Water) - Set in a small Irish village (but filmed in Devon), this light-hearted comedy begins when four down-on-their-luck friends decide to highjack a Viagra truck and sell the goods. When an American investigator shows up, they panic and throw the stash in the village water supply… Also available on Tubi (free with ads).
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THIS WEEK IN BRITISH TV
On BritBox, all new episodes of season 3 of Beyond Paradise are now available, and new episodes of Blue Lights continue weekly on Thursdays. On the 21st, they added Seasons 1 and 2 of the hilarious family comedy Friday Night Dinner. On the 25th, Season 5 of Shakespeare & Hathaway begins (10 episodes, airing weekly).
On Acorn TV, the finale of Season 2 of The Gone airs on the 24th, and all new episodes of The Light in the Hall are now available. New episodes of the Graham Norton Show arrive on Fridays. Harry Wild returns on the 24th with a Christmas special.
On MGM+, new episodes of Robin Hood arrive weekly on Saturdays.
On Netflix, November 26th brings Jingle Bell Heist, a Christmas rom-com about two small-time thieves with their eyes on the same London department store.
On PBS and PBS Masterpiece, November 23rd brings The Great Escaper, a film about a WW2 veteran who escaped his care home to join fellow veterans on the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Landings. Michael Cain stars alongside Glenda Jackson.
On AMC+, the Graham Norton Show continues with new episodes on Thursdays. The Assassin premiered November 20th, starring Keeley Hawes as a retired assassin living a solitary life in Greece. When her son (played by Freddie Highmore) arrives with questions about his paternity, her peaceful life turns chaotic.
Over on Apple TV+, new episodes of the Mick Herron adaptation Down Cemetery Road continue on Tuesdays. Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson star in this Oxford-area thriller. Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age will premiere on November 26th.
On Netflix, November 20th brought The Great British Baking Show: Holidays: Season 8.
I know several couples who are perfectly happy. Haven’t spoken in years.
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