![]() ![]() Set in 1885 in the beautiful haunting countryside of Fermanagh, Ireland, Death and Nightingales stars Jamie Dornan ( The Fall), Matthew Rhys ( The Americans) and Ann Skelly ( Red Rock). The Fall creator Allan Cubitt has adapted Eugene McCabe’s novel as a new three-part mini-series for BBC Two. Season 7 is available to watch on Amazon Prime. “My God, but that Call the Midwife is one ruthlessly efficient emotion-harvesting machine, is it not?” – The Guardian It has now returned for a seventh series brighter, fresher, stronger, and still with much to say.” – The Telegraph “ Call the Midwife remains a flagship drama for the BBC. The eight new episodes saw our beloved Nonnatus House team stretched to the limit, as they faced a series of medical, social and emotional challenges, including Leprosy, Tokophobia, Stroke, Huntingdon’s Chorea and Cataracts. The BBC’s hugely popular period drama returned for a seventh season, introducing Black Mirror actress Leonie Elliott as Nurse Lucille Anderson, the show’s first West Indian midwife. ![]() ![]() “Sky’s historical romp set in ancient Britain may be smaller in scale than US giant Thrones but it has a mad, earthy charm all its own.” – Radio Timesīritannia is available to watch on Amazon Prime. “… Britannia clearly has enough in common with Game of Thrones to be aimed at replacing that sprawling brilliance in people’s hearts and on watchlists when.” – The Guardian Starring David Morrissey, Kelly Reilly, Zoë Wanamaker and Mackenzie Crook, Britannia has already been recommissioned for a second season, set to air in 2019. Set in 43AD, the first season of Sky and Amazon’s British historical fantasy series followed the Roman army as they returned to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia, a mysterious land led by warrior women and powerful Druids who claim to channel the powerful forces of the underworld. The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco is available to watch on Amazon Prime. One more reason why it feels old-fashioned, of course, but none the worse for it.” – Daily Mail “This couldn’t be further from the bleak, Scandi-style murder mystery. “A compelling return for the codebreaking crimebusters.” – The Telegraph Years after secretly serving during WWII as code-breakers, they turn their skills to solving murders overlooked by the police. The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco captures the lives of four remarkable women gifted with extraordinary intelligence, breathtaking capacity for pattern recognition, and a genius for decryption. Their characters are joined by two American codebreakers to investigate a string of new murder cases in the mid-1950s. Julie Graham and Rachael Stirling return in this new San Francisco-based Bletchley Circle spin-off series, four years after the original British series was cancelled. The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco – Season 1 The ABC Murders is available to watch on Amazon Prime. What it lacked, though, was real suspense.” – iNews “This mystery was perfectly gloomy and atmospheric, rich in visual detail, and smartly scripted with a funny, insouciant unseen villain. Which is certainly what John Malkovich did in The ABC Murders, taking on the role of Hercule Poirot, a character well-worn to the point of transparency, and transforming him utterly.” – The Telegraph “It is in the gift of great actors to make pre-eminent characters entirely their own. He’s joined in BBC One’s new three-part drama by Rupert Grint ( Harry Potter), Andrew Buchan ( Garrow’s Law), Tara Fitzgerald ( Game of Thrones).Īgatha Christie’s 1936 detective novel sees Hercule Poirot, Arthur Hastings and Chief Inspector Japp investigate a series of killings by a mysterious murderer known only as “A.B.C.”. John Malkovich has the rather unenviable task of making the first TV appearance of Poirot since actor David Suchet retired from the role in 2013. Let’s take a look at the past year’s best series, mini-series and TV movies, in alphabetical order: 2018 was another wonderful year for period dramas on British television. ![]()
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