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Holliday Grainger & Tom Burke in “The Running Grave”
First off, a quick update on the upcoming season of CB Strike:
In the new season, “The Running Grave”, private detectives Strike and Robin get involved in one of their most disturbing cases yet - an investigation into a cult called the Universal Humanitarian Church, whose grip on its followers runs deep.
When a desperate family hires them to rescue their son, Robin goes undercover at the cult’s remote Norfolk compound while Strike works contacts on the outside. Their search leads them into a world of psychological control, twisted faith, and a chilling mystery surrounding the so-called Drowned Prophet.
Though the BBC hasn’t announced an official premiere date yet, they’ve released a couple first look images - which means we’re probably not too far off. The new season will have 5 hour-long episodes (a nice improvement from past adaptations) - and while we haven’t seen an official announcement, we would expect to see if on HBO Max in the US. You can catch up on past seasons HERE.
Tom Burke in “The Running Grave”
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BRITISH TV MYSTERIES & CRIME DRAMA CHRISTMAS SPECIALS
Looking for fun, seasonal episodes of your favorite British TV mysteries and crime dramas? Here are some you can currently stream in the US.
Agatha Christie’s Poirot - S6E1, “Hercule Poirot’s Christmas”
Death in Paradise - Each year since 2021 (Season 11) has had a Christmas special (and the 2025 special is expected on BritBox this month on a date not yet announced)
Agatha Raisin - S4E1
Beyond Paradise - S2E1, S3E1, upcoming 2025 special (BritBox December, date TBA)
Sister Boniface Mysteries - S3E1, S4E1, upcoming 2025 special (no US date yet)
Father Brown (2013 to present) - S5E1, S6E1
Lovejoy - S3E13
Foyle’s War - S5E1
Jonathan Creek - S2E7, S5E4 (Daemons’ Roost)
Madame Blanc Mysteries - S2E1, S3E1, S4E1, and (coming in December) S5E1
Midsomer Murders - S7E7, S11E6, S16E1
Vera - S12E5
Grantchester - S3E1
Sherlock - Christmas mini episode, “Many Happy Returns” (YouTube), 2016 NY special “The Abominable Bride” - listed as S3E4 in some places
A Touch of Frost - S1E1 Is based on the book Frost at Christmas, S7E1 and S7E2 make up a two part Christmas/NY special
Inspector George Gently - S7E4 “Son of a Gun”
Harry Wild - S4E7
The Chelsea Detective - S3E1
We’ll look at comedies and dramas/period dramas in upcoming emails.
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