Acorn TV
Here at Telly Visions, we sometimes encounter the problem of what constitutes a British series. Does The Lord of the Rings: The Rings off Power count? It's based on Tolkien's works and stars a heavily U.K. cast, but it's also set in Middle
Acorn TV
Acorn TV has been on a commissioning spree, a move that seems at odds with parent company AMC Networks, whose financial picture has been a disaster for 2024. The streaming service has three brand new shows for 2025, including Art Detectives and Irish Blood, both in the vein of Harry
Acorn TV
The final mystery of Dalgliesh Season 3, “Devices and Desires,” takes us to a community dominated by a nuclear power facility where a serial murderer, known as “The Whistler,” is targeting female employees. The episode opens with a young woman, Vivienne Mitchell (Holly Demaine), leaving a party; she narrowly misses
BBC
Sir David Attenborough is the most famous naturalist in the world, but before 1979, he was just another upper-class Brit who discovered the power of television by being in the right place at the right time. That final year of the 1970s marked the release of Attenborough's seminal
AMC/AMC+
One day, AMC Networks will have to admit that the real flagship streaming service it owns is Acorn TV and not the named-for-the-company service AMC+. Case in point: Gangs of London, a series that should, by rights, be a massive hit in the U.S. The cast is all British
BBC America
Sir David Attenborough's name is virtually synonymous with natural history and wildlife programming. The award-winning naturalist has taken us everywhere, exploring the full breadth of our world with the Planet Earth series and delving even further into the specifics of everything from the deep sea (Blue Planet) and
Sundance Now
It's been almost two years since we first reported Natalie Dormer (The Tudors) would lead the South African crime thriller White Lies. At the time, the news came not long after the debut of the South African mystery series Recipes for Love & Murder on Acorn TV; it
Acorn TV
Being chosen to film a Christmas or Festive Special is a sign of having made it for U.K. network shows. It denotes a level of popularity or cultural relevance to be one of those series immortalized as part of the TV Christmas lineup for that year. Last year, it
Acorn TV
The Acorn TV series Hidden Assets is one of those crime shows that has flown under the radar in America, and with good reason. The Irish-Belgian RTE co-production series stands out as odd among the cozy crime drama world's offerings. There's no small village; everyone is
BBC America
It's been a rough year. Perhaps not as rough as some I've lived through (2004 and 2014 would like a word), but still deeply difficult. Those previous times when I would wake up at 1 am with no hope of more, I'd put on
Acorn TV
Acorn TV is on a bit of a roll. In 2024, it released a new season of nearly every fan favorite on the roster, from Harry Wild to My Life is Murder to Whitstable Pearl. Now, on the heels of Inspector Ellis' debut, the streaming service has announced it
Acorn TV
Acorn TV’s new three-part series Inspector Ellis (Ellis in the UK) challenges our preconceptions of a female detective. DCI Ellis (Sharon D Clarke) is a Black woman, no longer young, whose long black coat and brightly colored scarf are a statement of strength and power. She is neither pleasingly