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In the last week or two, we’ve received a lot of emails asking for status updates on various shows - so today, we wanted to take moment to just go through some of the most popular British TV shows and see where things stand. This is long, so we’ve alphabetized and broken it up a bit.
British TV Status Updates
After the Flood - No Series 3 announced (yet)
All Creatures Great & Small - Double renewal! Seasons 7 AND 8 confirmed (Nov 20, 2025), each with six episodes plus a Christmas special; S7 filming began Feb 2026, likely US premieres in early 2027 and 2028
Art Detectives - Season 2 officially renewed; in production, no premiere date yet
The Bay - Series 6 confirmed; filming began in Lancashire May 2026 (murder of a teenage foster child storyline). Likely late 2026 at the earliest, more probably early 2027
Bergerac (2025 reboot) - Nothing beyond Series 2 announced yet. US premiere still unknown
Beyond Paradise - Series 5 commissioned; filming in Devon from July 2026, no air dates yet
Blue Lights - Season 4 greenlit (was renewed alongside S3); now in production with Richard Dormer returning. Expected UK ~September 2026, BritBox US late 2026/early 2027
Bookish - Series 2 renewed before S1 even aired; filming has wrapped and it airs on U&Alibi in summer 2026 (US likely 2027). Mark Gatiss says he’s already writing Series 3.
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A few years back, we released the British Mystery Variety Puzzles book - but there was a problem. We built it with a proprietary tool used by one printer (not a good idea) and that printer dropped all support for the software. As a result, it went out, we sold maybe 600 of them, and then we couldn’t get more without learning a new software and laying it out all over again.
The good news is that I finally managed to carve out a bit of time to do just that - and we’re getting ready to send it off to the printer in a couple days. We’ve opened it up for pre-orders to help us decide how many we need to order, so if you’re interested, you can learn more HERE.
What we’re…
Watching: Ride or Die - This is an American series, but English actress Hannah Waddingham is one of the main cast members, Bill Nighy has a substantial role, and quite a few other English and Irish actors appear - so if you enjoy a bit of action, adventure, and comedy, it’s not a bad option. Waddingham plays Judith, an international assassin who’s been masquerading as a forensic accountant. She and her best friend Debbie are forced to go on the run across Europe when Debbie’s husband gets involved in corruption.
Reading: A Voice in the Night by Simon Mason - This is the forth book in the Oxford-based DI Ryan Wilkins series, which follows a working class detective with a massive chip on his shoulder and a few problems with authority. As British regional crime goes, the entire series is well above average - with Mick Herron calling it “terrific” and Val McDermid saying, “Move over Morse.” This one picks up with the shocking stabbing of a security guard, along with the disappearance of an elderly linguistics professor. If you’re a bargain hunter like myself, you’ll be pleased to know the ebook version is on sale today. (I keep all my favorite series on an Amazon wishlist so I can see when the prices drop and swoop in for the kill.)
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British TV Status Updates (cont.)
Call the Midwife - Series 16 renewed (May 2025). Plus the universe is expanding: a WWII-set prequel series is coming to the BBC, and a Call the Midwife feature film set overseas in 1972 is in production
The Chelsea Detective - Season 4 confirmed - premieres on Acorn TV August 3, 2026 (4 feature-length episodes, weekly)
The Cleaner - No formal Series 4 order, but Greg Davies confirmed in 2026 that “it’s not over… we’re working on something”
Code of Silence - Series 2 commissioned by ITV (announced July 2025); filming began ~late 2025/2026, no premiere date yet
Cooper & Fry - Renewed for season 2 – season 1 premieres in the US on BritBox, date TBA
Dalgliesh - Season 4 greenlit (May 2026); premieres on Acorn TV in US/Canada/UK in 2027. Channel 5 has exited; includes the first fully original (non-novel) Dalgliesh story
Death in Paradise - Season 16 greenlit (expected early 2027); BBC has confirmed the show will run through at least 2028 (Seasons 16 and 17)
Death Valley - No Series 3 announced (yet), no US date for season 2 yet
Father Brown - Series 14 commissioned; production began ~April 2026
The Forsytes - Season 2 already filmed - premieres 2027 on Masterpiece PBS (US) and 5 (UK) - AND Season 3 is greenlit and in production. Richard Rankin joins for S2
Grace - Series 7 renewed (announced right after S6’s UK run); debuts in the UK in 2027. No word yet on date for season 5 in the US.
Granite Harbour - Series 3 confirmed (March 2025), no date yet
Grantchester - Series ends with Season 11
The Hardacres - Series 2 premiered in the UK in May, but still no US date - no Series 3 announced (yet)
Harry Wild - No Season 6 announced yet
Hope Street - Series 6 renewed as of early 2026, no premiere date yet
Hotel Portofino - Season 4 NOT confirmed. Cast and producers say they want to make it and are working toward it, but production realities have caused a delay - effectively in limbo
I, Jack Wright - Series 2 confirmed (March 2026) - production underway; will air on BBC One/iPlayer in the UK and BritBox in North America. Adds “one new family member, two new wills, and three new bodies”
Irish Blood - Season 2 renewed the day of the S1 finale (Sept 8, 2025); production underway in Ireland as of May 2026; premiere date TBA (guessing late 2026/2027)
Karen Pirie - Series 3 NOT officially renewed as of early 2026 (considered likely; next book in order would be “The Skeleton Road”)
Line of Duty - Series 7 officially confirmed (November 2025)! Six episodes; filmed in Belfast March–July 2026 (now wrapped); BBC says it will air in 2027. Compston, McClure, and Dunbar all return in a new post-AC-12 unit. No word on a US date.
Ludwig - Series 2 confirmed & filmed (Sept 2025); teaser dropped June 2026; premieres later in 2026 on BBC/BritBox (no exact date yet) – already renewed for season 3
Lynley (2025 reboot) - Season 2 renewed as of March 2026 - expanded to eight 45-minute episodes, to premiere on BritBox in US/Canada and BBC One in the UK, date TBA
The Madame Blanc Mysteries - According to Paramount’s UK Media Hub, season 5 has been confirmed and filming is underway as of summer 2026 – but we have no idea when to expect it on Acorn TV, given that they’ve been pretty quiet about this one.
Maigret (2025 contemporary version) - Season 1 premieres October 5th on PBS Masterpiece. Season 2 renewed, adapting “The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien,” “The Yellow Dog,” and “Maigret’s Revolver”
The Marlow Murder Club - Season 3 premieres in US September 6th. Season 4 - adapting “Murder on the Marlow Belle” plus original mysteries; filming imminent, airing 2027
Midsomer Murders - Season 26 commissioned (4 episodes); officially filming as of spring 2026
Miss Scarlet (fka Miss Scarlet & the Duke) - Season 7 confirmed (announced March 2026) - the FINAL season; expected ~January 2027
Murder Before Evensong - No Series 2 announced (source novels exist for more: “A Death in the Parish,” etc.)
The Other Bennet Sister - A three-part Christmas special confirmed (announced June 2026) - shooting in Wales summer 2026, airing this holiday season on BBC and BritBox; being billed by some outlets as “Season 2”
Patience - Series 3 renewed (announced March 2026, right after S2’s UK run); filming began ~March 2026; expect UK January 2027
Professor T (UK version) - Season 5 renewed (Feb 2025) - making it the longest-running Professor T adaptation in the franchise - and director Dries Vos has said a Season 6 will be made as well
The Puzzle Lady (UK title: “Murder Most Puzzling”) - No word on a second series (but also no news of cancellation)
Rebus (2024 reboot) - Series 2 officially confirmed (July 2025) after critical acclaim and RTS Scotland wins; filmed in Scotland, currently slated to air ~2027 (some earlier reports hoped for late 2026)
Rivals - Season 2 has 12 episodes released in two 6-episode batches (first batch now out; second batch to follow) – no word yet on season 3, but there’s plenty of source material and the show itself has been a hit
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators - Series 6 confirmed (filming announced Oct 16, 2025); set to air in 2026
Sherwood - Series 3 confirmed; filming began January 2026. Expected on BBC late 2026, BritBox US to follow
Shetland - Series 11 confirmed (announced at S10 finale); production began April 2026 – next season will be Tosh’s last
Silent Witness - Series 30 confirmed; filming underway (milestone season - longest-running BBC crime procedural)
Time - Series 3 confirmed - a BBC/BritBox co-production set in a Young Offenders Institution, starring David Tennant with Siobhan Finneran returning; filmed in Belfast, first-look images out July 16, 2026, premiere date TBA (likely late 2026)
Trigger Point - Series 4 commissioned back in June 2025 (before S3 even aired); airs on ITV in 2026 (US date not yet announced)
Vera - No plans for more episodes - series concluded with Series 14.
Whitstable Pearl - It’s been announced that this one has no plans to return
A Woman of Substance (2026 remake) - Series 2 confirmed by Channel 4 (announced June 22, 2026); Blethyn, Reynolds, and writers returning
DS Endeavour Morse: [upon seeing an incomplete crossword puzzle at the table of a murder victim] Cut off in the middle of a crossword. I should find that very hard.
Dr. Max DeBryn: Well, whichever way you look at it, sooner or later, we all end up six down and two across.
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