british drama
How this detective brought racist murderers to justice with 'Conviction'
February 11, 2022 | 10:15pmThe racially motivated 1993 murder of 19-year-old Stephen Lawrence in southeast London made headlines -- but for all the wrong reasons﷽. It took nearly 20 years for two of his...
Lucy Hale on her dark show 'Ragdoll' and 'Pretty Little Liars' reboot
November 5, 2021 | 6:35pmLucy Hale said that her gritty crime drama “Ragd꧅oll” kicks off a new phase of her career. “I wanted to do something🌠 a little surprising and a little different,” Hale,...
How the new TV version of sleuth Adam Dalgliesh differs from the others 𒁏
October 26, 2021 | 8:04pmAdam Dalg🌠liesh, the murder-solving investigator/poet at the center of PD James' bestselling series of crime books, comes to life in the "Dalgliesh." The six-episode Acorn TV series, premiering Monday (Nov....
Record-shattering series 'Line of Duty' lands on BritBox
May 18, 2021 | 6:55pmThe Season 6 finale of BBC police corruption drama "Line of Duty" sn🍸ared over 15 million viewers -- the century's most-watched UK drama episode. Season 6 is now available on...
New British thriller 'The Drowning' is a Lifetime movie on steroids
May 4, 2021 | 6:12pmThis four-part British thriller, which set viewership records on Channel 5 in the UK, arrives Thursday an✨d will premiere simultaneously on s🤡ister networks Sundance Now and Acorn TV.
BBC hit 'A Suitable Boy' makes its US premiere
December 8, 2020 | 6:51pmThere's a lot going on in "A Suitable Boy" -- but the British import takes its time to unravel. And it's woﷺrth the wait.
Otto Farrant stars in first IMDb TV series 'Alex Rider'
November 6, 2020 | 5:36pm𒅌 Step back, James Bond ✃— it’s time for Alex Rider.
'Penance' is British TV's answer to soapy Lifetime movies
May 18, 2020 | 6:34pmThe psychological melodrama ♉"Penance" is, by turns, creepy, silly, predictable and overwrought.
The British are c♑oming: UK actors tak꧅e over prime-time shows
August 20, 2019 | 6:54pmBrit💦ish actors on TV are usually relegated to the comfy period piece (“Downton Abbey”) or prestige costume dramaꦓ with top names (“The Crown”). Not anymore. They’ve been stealing roles and...
'Bodyguard' creator's latest big hit arrives in the US
May 22, 2019 | 6:43pmUK crime dramas “Bodyguard” and “Line of Duty” have shattered viewership records in Britain — and, remarkably, both series were created and written entirely by one person: Jed𝕴 Mercurio. There’s...
UK soap operဣa will feature first black family in 59 years
April 7, 2019 | 3:12pmLONDON — The long-running British TV soap "Coronation Street" is welcoming its fi🔯rst black family in its 59-year history. The soap opera is set to introduce the Bail༒eys, a family...
True-crime drama 'Manhunt' gives police work its due
March 9, 2019 | 1:04amThe US premiere of “Manhunt” gives American TV viewers the chance to see🅷 one of the biggest true-crime dramas in British TV history. The three-episode series, starring Martin Clunes (“Doc..💝.