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To begin with, a bit of additional British TV news…
A few people had asked what’s happening with Signora Volpe. Good news on that front - it HAS been renewed for season 3, it was in production a while back, and everything we’ve seen so far suggests it will be out at some point this year (though we should note there’s been no official announcement about when, so it could always change).
Acorn TV has announced a premiere date for the upcoming mystery You’re Killing Me, which is set in New England with Brooke Shields in the lead. It follows a bestselling novelist who teams up with a podcaster to figure out who killed her friend - and it premieres May 18th.
Over on Peacock, they’ve recently added a couple things that might be of interest to British TV fans - Midwinter Break with Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds (which we mentioned previously, when it was only available for rent) and The Miniature Wife, which stars British actor Matthew Macfadyen as a man whose wife shrinks down to 6 inches as the result of an accident.
What we’re…
Watching: Tales of Para Handy - I love a good period drama, but I’m not a huge fan of most modern adaptations. It’s as though many of the producers think, “Oh this has been done before, so now we need to do something a bit crazy to make it interesting.” Personally, I’d just be happy to see them make really nice, faithful adaptations that take advantage of modern high-definition cameras. And so, I find myself watching more and more “vintage” period dramas. This one is set in 1930s Scotland and it follows the crew of a small, coal-fired cargo ship as they travel the coastal waters. Watch closely and you’ll spot a very young David Tennant in season 2.
Reading: The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith (aka the 8th Cormoran Strike novel) - I read this when it came out, and while it was a great story, it was also a little hard to keep track of all the lines of investigation on the first read-through. The re-read value is high, though, and it’s a lot easier to keep everyone straight this time.
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! It adds a bit to our printing/shipping costs and makes the book longer, but let's be real - most of our readers are 50+, and nobody wants to be squinting at prescription bottle-sized print.
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 premieres (one episode per week). On the 29th, they’re bringing back Fawlty Towers - and thank goodness, because for a while, there was nowhere to stream this essential classic in the US!
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 20th brings a few nature documentaries: Chasing the Rains, Predator v Prey, and The Wild Sides. On the 22nd, they’ll add season 2 of the dark Irish comedy SisterS (binge premiere), and on the 27th they’ll add Attenborough: Behind the Lens.
On PBS Masterpiece, The Forsytes premiered on March 22nd, and new episodes continue weekly on Sundays.
On Netflix, the 21st brings 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 Starz, season 8 of Outlander premiered on March 6th. New episodes air weekly on Thursdays through May 15th.
On Apple TV, April 22nd brings the premiere of season 2 of Criminal Record (with Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo).
On AMC+, season 2 of the dark Irish comedy SisterS will premiere on April 22nd (binge premiere). New episodes of The Audacity air on Saturdays, and while it’s not British, it DOES feature British actress Lucy Punch (Motherland)
On HBO Max, Half Man premieres on April 23rd. Jamie Bell and Richard Gadd star, and it follows two men who bonded as kids - who were then brought together 30 years later at a wedding, only to find everything seems different.
On Tubi, season 2 of Big Mood premiered on April 16th.
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