Movies
The Catholic Church is known for many things, from centuries of tradition to painful public reckonings with its all-too-human failures. It is perhaps best recognized for its intricate rituals, from the comforting traditions of daily Mass to the pageantry of high feast days like Easter and Christmas. The Church has
PBS
Ridley Season 2’s final mystery, “The Memory Jar,” opens with a shiveringly good look at a brutal winter on the windswept moors. At the farm owned by Tara (Emily Stott) and Rob Dunning (Tachia Newall), they start another day in their homely, messy kitchen, getting ready to hit the
Sky
With production now officially underway in Wales, Sky has firmed up the cast of its upcoming limited series Under Salt Marsh. The crime drama is set in the fictional Welsh town of Morfa Halen, a tight-knit community precariously located between towering mountains on one side and the swiftly encroaching sea
PBS
Last week’s episode of Ridley started with the murder of Oliver Grant, heir to the directorship of the family property development business; however, it's now expanded to incorporate a drug-dealing enterprise operated from a go-kart track in Manchester. Worse, Carol’s son Jack is implicated in both
Starz
Though we've been singing a song of a lass that is gone for a decade now, the life-shifting force of Outlander's Claire (Catriona Baife) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) remains as powerful as it's ever been — at least if the trailer for the second
Acorn TV
It took over two years for the newest adaptation of The Midwich Cuckoos to arrive in the U.S. after it aired and streamed on SkyMax in mid-2022, doubling the length of its title along the way to become The Midwich Cuckoos: Villiage of the Damned (possibly as a reminder
Netflix
While word on the street is that Netflix is working on a proper new series adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, it's apparently not the streamer's only upcoming project connected to the Jane Austen classic. According to Deadline, they're also developing a feature adaptation of
BritBox
Season 3 of The Tower concludes with a tense, thrilling episode in which Operation Perseus finally gets underway. However, first, there is the little matter of Tia’s kidnapping, which concluded last week’s installment. DS Sarah Collins is sent to Loretta’s, traumatized by Kingfisher’s brutal home invasion.
Peacock
The bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 remains the deadliest terrorist attack in the history of the United Kingdom. On December 21, the plane was en route from Heathrow to JFK when a bomb exploded in its hold over the town of Lockerbie, Scotland. All 243 passengers and
Disney/Hulu
"You are in London. And this city makes only one promise — that it will kill you the first chance it gets." Such is the promise at the heart of the teaser for Hulu's A Thousand Blows, a period drama teaming with the sort of grit and
BritBox
The third and penultimate episode of The Tower: Gallowstree Lane opens as DS Sara Collins tries to explain to her girlfriend, Julie, why their relationship might be hitting a snag. If the Portland Tower case is reopened, Sara must admit to having a personal relationship with Julie, who was a
Netflix
As anyone who has watched British television in the past two decades can tell you, mystery series are a dime a dozen, with lead characters ranging from regular detectives and beat cops to more outlandish crime solvers like vicars and booksellers. But while these shows are popular, far too few