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Some fresh British TV news…
A lot of people have been asking about Mackenzie Crook’s Small Prophets, and we finally have US premiere news to share. It will air on Apple TV+ in the US, and it premieres on October 7th (more details here). Even better - the BBC has just announced they’ve renewed it for season 2.
Those who enjoyed the Nicola Walker-led drama Alice & Steve will be pleased to know it’s also returning for season 2. Filming is expected to begin in February 2027. In the US, you can watch it on Hulu/Disney+.
And lastly, a bit of sad news. Monty Don has announced today that he’s leaving Gardeners’ World after more than 20 years at the helm. The current season will be his last, but he DOES plan to continue working with the BBC on other projects.
RESERVE YOUR COPY NOW - We’re currently awaiting copies from the printer (expected sometime around the middle of the month), but you can still reserve your copy of British TV Streaming Guide: US Edition, Autumn 2026 from the extras we’ve ordered.
The guide contains more than 220 pages of listings for US-based streaming services like Acorn TV, BritBox, Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, and more - and there’s also an alphabetized index in back where you can find the service if you know the name of the show. 2500+ shows in total!
If you’re sick of endlessly clicking around trying to find something to watch, or if you feel like you’re not seeing everything that’s available to you on the services you use, it’s a great way to navigate the options. We use a larger-than-average 12-point font to make sure it’s readable, and there’s plenty of room for making notes about upcoming shows you want to remember to check on.
Want to learn more? You can CLICK HERE to view more details and sample pages, or to place your pre-order.
What we’re…
Watching: Girlfriends - I first watched this one back in 2019 or so, and I’m still a little bitter at the lack of a second season. Starring Phyllis Logan, Miranda Richardson, and Zoe Wanamaker, it was primarily a story about three middle-aged women who’d been friends since they were teens - but with Kay Mellor in charge, it spiraled into serious drama the way her stories often do (and I mean that in a good way). It’s a fun show, even if it does end abruptly.
Reading: Plot Twist: Life, Craft, and the Messy First Draft by Harlen Coben - Many British TV fans will know him best as “the guy behind all those Netflix adaptations with James Nesbitt” - but Harlen Coben is a prolific author of fast-paced thrillers, and more than 100 million copies of his books are in print. It’s interesting to read about how he approaches the task.
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THIS WEEK IN BRITISH TV
On BritBox, new episodes of Escape to the Country continue at a rate of four new episodes every Friday through September 25th. The 3rd brought season 1 of Showtrial, a legal drama that follows high-profile cases from arrest to trial. On the 9th, they added seasons 1-3 of Monarch of the Glen (the best seasons, in my opinion), and on the 10th, the crime series Cooper & Fry will finally be available to all subscribers. On the 15th, they’ll be adding the modern adaptation of Tommy & Tuppence, along with a giant pile of older Agatha Christie adaptations (full listing in the post below).
On Acorn TV, new episodes of Blue Murder Motel and The Assassin continue on Mondays. On the 7th, season 7 of The Sommerdahl Murders premiered, and on the 14th, the docuseries The Heiress & the Heist will be added.
PBS Passport and PBS Masterpiece subscribers gained early access to season 5 of Professor T and Bergerac in August. On September 6th, Marble Hall Murders (the follow-up to Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders) and season 3 of Marlow Murder Club premiered.
On Apple TV+, new episodes of season 4 of Ted Lasso continue weekly through October 7th. On the 16th, season 6 of Slow Horses will premiere.
On Amazon Prime Video, The Runner premiered on September 2nd. Gal Gadot stars as Maia Marten, a high-powered lawyer in London whose world is shattered when she gets a phone call saying her son has been abducted. On the 4th, they added the first season of the new incarnation of The Grand Tour.
On Netflix, The Gentlemen returned for season 2 on September 3rd.
On MGM+, A Tale of Two Cities premiered on September 6th.
On BBC Select (+ BritBox Premier), season 49 of Antiques Roadshow premiered on the 3rd. On the 10th, they’ll add Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and The Secret Life of Rockpools, followed by season 9 of The Travel Show on the 12th.
This Day in British TV History - 8 September
Many of these are older and obscure - not available on any of the major streaming services - but sometimes, a poke around YouTube will unearth rare gems. They’re not strictly legal copies in most cases so we won’t link out, but what you search is your own business 😉
Counterstrike (1969) — Jon Finch starred as an alien agent posing as a journalist, sent to Earth to foil an invasion by refugees from a dying planet; the BBC later wiped six of its ten episodes, and a seventh was pulled from the schedule on the night and never shown at all.
Hogg's Back (1975) — Children's slapstick comedy with Derek Royle as a stammering, prat-falling country GP dragged out of retirement by an administrative blunder, featuring Wendy Richard — Miss Brahms in Are You Being Served? — as his long-suffering secretary.
My Son Reuben (1975) — A 35-year-old bachelor running the family dry-cleaning business can't escape his domineering mother, who feigns a heart attack every time he tries to leave.
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) — Leonard Rossiter as a Sunshine Desserts executive whose midlife despair drives him to fake his own death and start over; David Nobbs's series is still ranked among the finest British sitcoms ever made.
The Fuzz (1977) — Thames sitcom about a bungling CID sergeant and the useless constables of a sleepy provincial station, with Lynda Bellingham a decade before she took over as Helen Herriot in All Creatures Great and Small.
Only Fools and Horses (1981) — Peckham market traders Del Boy and Rodney Trotter chase the fortune that's always one dodgy deal away; the opening episode launched David Jason, later Inspector Frost, on a run that lasted until Christmas 2003.
You Must Be the Husband (1987) — Tim Brooke-Taylor as a man whose comfortable marriage curdles when his wife writes a steamy bestseller and he becomes a bit-part player in her success; a young Kevin Whately, later Lewis, turned up as a guest in the second series.
Bloomin' Marvellous (1997) — John Godber's sitcom about a couple in their late thirties trying for a baby, starring Sarah Lancashire of Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax, with Shirley Stelfox — the original Rose in series one of Keeping Up Appearances — in support; it was due to premiere a week earlier but was bumped for coverage of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Noah's Ark (1997) — Anton Rodgers as an old-school Worcestershire vet whose city-minded son reluctantly joins the practice when his father's health fails, with Angela Thorne of To the Manor Born as his wife; an All Creatures-shaped Sunday-evening drama filmed beneath the Malvern Hills.
Grass (2003) — A Fast Show spin-off in which pub know-it-all Billy Bleach witnesses a gangland killing and is hidden in rural Norfolk, with Philip Jackson — Inspector Japp in Poirot — as the detective minding him and Mark Williams, now Father Brown, as the village publican.
Wedding Season (2022) — Disney+'s first UK original series: two lovers go on the run after the bride's new husband and his entire family are murdered at the reception, each convinced the other did it. This one IS available, and it’s on Hulu.
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