Emma O’Neill-Dietel is a writer, educator, and history nerd from Philadelphia, PA. She eats, sleeps, and breathes Doctor Who but has been known to enjoy other British TV and movies too.
Acorn TV
What happens when you mix Broadchurch, Criminal Record, add a dash of Killing Eve, and a healthy dose of Eve Myles? You get Acorn’s newest crime drama, The Crow Girl, one of the refugee shows from Paramount+'s very short-lived U.K. division. Based on a bestselling Swedish
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The latest addition to BritBox’s crime drama lineup, the big-hearted thriller Code of Silence, has become one of the streaming service's biggest series to date. It follows Alison, played by Rose Ayling-Ellis (Ludwig), a young deaf woman who gets swept up in a dangerous investigation because she’
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Though the failed heist is over and arrests have been made, more hurdles lie ahead for Alison in the season finale of Code of Silence. Liam is on the run with the jewel necklace, but detectives James and Ashleigh have managed to book three gang members involved in the heist.
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Long-kept secrets come to the surface and the best laid plans of detectives and thieves go awry in the latest episode of Code of Silence. All begins quietly, when DI James Marsh visits a woman at her home. It turns out she’s Liam’s former foster mother, Dawn. It’
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In what is becoming a pattern in Code of Silence, the series' fourth episode begins with Ashleigh yet again warning Alison not to get too emotionally involved with Liam. Throwing caution to the wind as usual, Alison goes to see Liam and asks him more about his criminal activities.
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BritBox’s Code of Silence has all the hallmarks of a typical crime thriller, but it’s also unlike any show on television today. Key to its success is its lead actor, Rose Ayling-Ellis, a rapidly rising star and one of the most prominent Deaf actors in the UK. Ayling-Ellis
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Alison’s romance with Liam deepens, but she struggles to evade detection in the latest episode of Code of Silence. She meets with DS Ashleigh Francis to report her close call with Liam and Braden the night before, and Ashleigh warns Alison (not for the first time, nor the last)
BritBox
BritBox’s latest crime thriller, Code of Silence, has hit the ground running with an adrenaline-filled two-episode premiere. The series stars Rose Ayling-Ellis as Alison, a young Deaf woman with a talent for lipreading and a thirst for adventure beyond her mundane life. Alison’s life takes a dramatic turn
Disney/Hulu
With dark humor, odious characters, and outlandish plots, Such Brave Girls is the kind of show that viewers either love or hate. To enjoy it requires a strong stomach for secondhand embarrassment and suicide jokes. Its risky debut in 2023 paid off, winning audience acclaim and the 2024 BAFTA for
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Pride Month is upon us, and it seems there are more high-profile shows centering queer characters than ever, despite the current political climate. The buzz around queer British TV is heating up as American streaming services (especially BritBox) have been bringing over multiple series featuring LGBTQ+ talent and stories. Over
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Thanks to the oddities of PBS scheduling, the second season of Lucy Worsley Investigates has aired sporadically throughout the last three months. We reviewed the first two episodes when they aired in January 2025, and with the final episodes now out, we’re back to wrap up the season. The
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Whether you’re calling it Season 2, Season 15, or Season 41, a new season of Doctor Who by any numbering system would be just as eagerly anticipated. Tidbits about the upcoming season have been trickling out since Season 1 ended in June 2024. The rechristened Season 1 was an