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PBS' biggest hit of the last decade, Downton Abbey, arrived in 2010, three years before Netflix streamed its first original, and ended in 2015, two years before Disney, WarnerMedia, NBCUniversal, and Apple all jumped in with their own services. Its journey on streaming has been a microcosm of how
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Welcome to the first recap of the new PBS period drama series Hotel Portofino. The series is advertised as a story of "personal awakening at a time of global upheaval in the traumatic aftermath of World War I and the liberating influence of Italy's enchanting culture, climate,
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Mystery fans everywhere were devastated when Nicola Walker hung up her badge as detective Cassie Stuart on the wildly popular mystery series Unforgotten at the end of the show's fourth season. And while it will likely take some time for viewers to adjust to an Unforgotten without Cassie,
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The Bridgerton universe began as a TV show adapted by an American producer, Shonda Rhimes, from a series of novels by an American writer, Julia Quinn. But the result was as British as teatime, thanks to some brilliant casting. It also made one more smart alteration, adding in royal couple
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Given how many options there are these days when it comes to streaming services, it's natural that some might fall through the cracks for viewers. With big names like Netflix and Hulu constantly pumping out content and niche streamers like Acorn TV and Britbox there to fill in
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Gentleman Jack Season 2's finale begins with Lister and Ann arriving in London. Ann is furious, disappointed, and sulky. Lister promised to introduce her to her aristocratic friends, and now she won't! Lister asks her to pour her a cup of tea, and Ann's
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Long before Peaky Blinders Season 6 debuted in the U.K., series creator Steven Knight was already talking about a follow-up movie. The series, which Knight once claimed he wanted to cover the entire interwar period, ended in 1934 at the end of the final season, leaving half a decade
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As we celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of the second English queen named Elizabeth, it's worth asking ourselves why, nearly 500 years after her reign began, we as a culture are still so fascinated by the first. Perhaps it's because Elizabeth Tudor represents so much that we
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The film My Policeman was initially announced in 2020, with Harry Styles (Don't Worry Darling) and Lily James (The Pursuit of Love) eyed for the leading roles. But negotiations with James fell through, and Styles was announced to co-star Emma Corrin in early 2021, not long after her
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The penultimate episode of Gentleman Jack Season 2 starts with Eliza and William Priestley, Ann's cousins, who have invited Samuel Washington to their house to explain a letter they've received. Eliza Priestley cautions her husband William against being aggressive because they are good Christians and respectable.
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American network The CW is not usually considered a destination location for anglophile-friendly television (even though it is the network that tried (and sadly failed) to bring Taskmaster to U.S. shores). That said, it has had some success in recent years with splashy historical dramas like Reign, a generally
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The British TV series COBRA was one of those rare shows that benefitted from the 2020 shutdowns and lockdowns. Though the first season originally ran on Sky One in the weeks before the March pandemic announcement, the sense of impending apocalyptic doom out of human control fit the national mood