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First off - in the last couple months, we’ve received a LOT of emails and comments about BritBox Premium (mostly complaints and confusion). We just wanted to take a quick minute to offer a little more information that might help those who aren’t sure what’s going on.
Side note: We are not BritBox. Or Acorn TV. We’re just a news site that provides information about British TV for American viewers. We don’t mind complaints, but please remember we don’t own any streaming services and we’re not in a position to do anything about whatever billing issue or feature is troubling you.
BritBox Premium just adds to what you’re already getting. By paying a little extra, you get two things:
Faster access to all episodes for some shows. If you’re one of those people who complains about episodes getting dripped out weekly, this gives you the opportunity to pay a little more and not wait (or you can save your money and just wait until all episodes are available for everyone).
Access to the BBC Select catalogue. BBC Select is a standalone subscription you can get on Amazon Prime, and it typically costs $5.99/mo. With it, you get access to hundreds of documentaries and series like World’s Most Amazing Walks with Robson Green, Secrets of Britain’s Historic Houses & Gardens, Fake or Fortune (one of my personal favorites), Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley, Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius, Great Scots: The Writers Who Shaped a Nation, and loads of series from Sir David Attenborough and Joanna Lumley. There’s also a fair bit of true crime and political content.
Basically, you now have three subscription options:
Normal monthly subscription, $10.99/mo (through BritBox direct or other outlets like Amazon Prime) - Total of $131.88/year if you subscribe continuously for a year
Annual subscription, $109.99 (direct subscription only)
Annual BritBox Premium subscription, $149.99 (direct subscription only)
If you currently have BritBox and you want to switch to Premium, you’ll have to log into your current BritBox account (or switch to a direct subscription, if you subscribe elsewhere) and go into your “My Account” page to make the adjustment.
Hopefully, this explanation will help those who’ve been confused by the change (for those who are merely annoyed by the added complication, we’re sorry, we can’t help you there).
What we’re…
Watching: Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland - This 2019 series is basically just Billy Connolly giving us a tour of the Scotland he remembers - jokes, anecdotes, and lots of great scenery.
Reading: The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan - This one’s not British, but it’s set in Nova Scotia, has a similar feel to many British mysteries, and it was on sale this morning. It’s described as Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone meets The Goonies, and it mixes a seaside treasure hunt with a bit of murder.
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LINE OF DUTY + DOCTOR FOSTER NEWS
‘Line of Duty’ is officially returning for Series 7. The BBC has confirmed that Martin Compston (Vigil), Vicky McClure (Trigger Point), and Adrian Dunbar (Ridley) will reunite, with filming set to start in Belfast in spring 2026. AC-12 has been disbanded and rebadged as the Inspectorate of Police Standards, and the team is handed a highly sensitive case involving a feted officer accused of abuse of power, while a larger threat may still be at work.
Created and written by Jed Mercurio, the new six-part series will air on BBC One and iPlayer, with additional casting to be announced (no word on which US service will have it).
Separately, multiple UK outlets are reporting that ‘Doctor Foster’ may return for a third series, with Suranne Jones (Gentleman Jack) said to be reprising her role as Dr Gemma Foster. Early reports suggest the story would pick up years later as Gemma’s son Tom returns home as an adult, but there is no official BBC confirmation yet.
Coverage notes filming could begin in 2026, and there’s no confirmed word on returning cast for Bertie Carvel (Dalgliesh) or Jodie Comer (Killing Eve). We’ll update as soon as the BBC or producers release formal details.
HOWDY!
No, I’m not just being friendly - Howdy is the name of a new streaming channel from Roku.
If you like the kind of content typically found on free with ads streaming services (mostly older shows and movies), but you HATE ads…Howdy is designed for you. At $2.99/month, it’s cheaper than virtually any other service these days, and the selection is not enormous. However, if you want to watch an older show they have on offer and you can’t stand the thought of jarring adverts every 10-20 minutes, it’s well worth it.
They don’t have an easy way to find all the British shows available, but here are some of the titles that might be of interest…
Black Sails
Arthur & Arthur 2: On the Rocks
The Great American Baking Show
Line of Duty
The Dresden Files (with English actor Paul Blackthorne)
Brassic
The Bletchley Circle
Doctor Finlay
Noble House (with Pierce Brosnan)
Camelot
McCallum
London’s Burning
Archangel (with Daniel Craig)
It’s not a huge number, but if you also enjoy a lot of American and Canadian shows from the 70s-2010s, you might find it a great value to subscribe every so often.
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I’ll tell you, if I had a son and he turned out to be a punk rocker, do you know what I’d do? I’d spurn him, I would! Spurn him!
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