When people talk about British TV shows, it often seems like shows from a number of other countries are all tossed into the same bucket (or it is bouquet?). Scotland has given us a lot […]
If you’re in the mood for something a bit different, consider Thriller – a classic British mystery and suspense program. Each episode is a separate story with its own cast. The stories are, as you probably […]
While it seems like most American mystery and detective shows come from screenwriters, and abnormally large percentage of British mystery shows are based on novels. We did a post on this topic once before, which […]
After 8 series, Vera has become incredibly popular among fans of British mystery shows. Unfortunately, because it’s a British TV show (and British shows generally produce fewer episodes per series), there just aren’t enough episodes […]
If you like old detective fiction or you watch many television shows from mainland Europe, you’re probably familiar with Maigret. The gruff but fair Parisian detective has been the subject of 76 original novels and […]
Most of us have heard the phrase “punch drunk”, but a lot of people don’t know that it was originally an expression used to describe a neurodegenerative disease caused by multiple head injuries. The modern […]
As much as we love shows like Midsomer Murders, Sherlock, and Rebus, there are times we enjoy sitting down to a show with women who know how to hold their own. It’s not a matter […]
It’s officially fall now, and you know what that means – darkness comes earlier, pumpkin spiced things are showing up everywhere, and it’s time to start watching Halloween-appropriate television shows. Luckily for us British-TV lovers, […]
If you’ve never watched Friday Night Dinner, you’re missing out on one of the finest comedies currently airing in the UK – and one of only a handful of shows that actually make me laugh […]
Jonathan Creek is one of my all-time favorite British mysteries, so I was excited to see (most of it) pop up on BritBox recently. Unfortunately, you still can’t watch Series 1 on BritBox, though fans […]
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