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Drama

An unlikely romance collides with espionage in BBC America’s “London Spy”

On Thursday, Jan. 21, at 10pm ET/PT, BBC America premieres the new five-part mystery series London Spy, from author Tom Rob Smith. In this series, brilliant investment banker Alex (Edward Holcroft) has an unlikely romance with hard-partying, youthful bon vivant Danny (Ben Whishaw). Just as their relationship deepens, Alex is found dead under suspicious circumstances, and his real identity is uncovered to be that of a code-breaking spy working for MI6. With a desire to find out the truth about Alex’s identity and his death, Danny begins following the trail into the dark world of espionage. In over his head, Danny […]

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Drama

River Song returns for 2015 Doctor Who Christmas special

In the 11th Doctor Who Christmas special “The Husbands of River Song” (Friday, Dec. 25, at 9pm ET/PT on BBC America), time traveler River Song (recurring guest star Alex Kingston) meets her husband’s new incarnation, in the form of Peter Capaldi, for the first time. “The last time the Doctor saw her, she was a ghost. The first time he met her, she died. So how can he be seeing her again?” asks executive producer and writer Steven Moffat. “As ever, with the most complicated relationship in the universe, it’s a matter of time.” Episode description from BBC America: It’s […]

Drama

Idris Elba is back in BBC America’s “Luther” special

Idris Elba returns as DCI John Luther in this long-awaited Luther special event premiering on BBC America Thursday, Dec. 17, at 9pm ET/PT. Pitted against his most chilling adversary yet, haunted by the ghosts of his past and hellbent on retribution, Luther’s drawn into a terrifyingly complex case that pushes him closer to the edge than he’s ever been. Preview: Photo: Credit: Steffan Hill © BBC

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Drama

Sneak peek at Maisie Williams in Doctor Who “The Girl Who Died”

ALSO SEE: BBC America’s Doctor Who Season Preview Maisie Williams of Game of Thrones guest-stars in a highly anticipated episode of BBC America’s Doctor Who on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 9pm ET. In “The Girl Who Died,” the first of a two-part story, the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and Clara (Jenna Coleman) are captured by Vikings and must help protect their village from the Mire, an army of deadly space warriors from the future. The ragtag band of Vikings is outnumbered and overmatched, but the Doctor thinks Viking girl Ashildre (Williams) may hold the secret to victory. Part 2 of the story airs Saturday, Oct. […]

The Last Kingdom BBC America
Drama

“The Last Kingdom”: Violence, revenge, intrigue and the birth of England

BBC America’s new eight-part drama The Last Kingdom will appeal to Game of Thrones fans, though the former lacks dragons, effective sorcery and the (likely) resurrection of dead primary characters. Based on a historical fiction book series by Bernard Cornwell, The Last Kingdom is set in ninth-century England. At the center of the story is Uhtred, a Saxon who was captured as a boy and raised into a man by Danish invaders. Amid waves of violence, revenge and intrigue, Uhtred’s loyalties are tested on his quest to reclaim his birthright. The journey will lead him to join King Alfred in […]

Doctor Who
Fall TV 2015

Doctor Who “The Magician’s Apprentice” season premiere Saturday on BBC America

In Peter Capaldi’s second season as the Doctor, the series sees the Doctor and Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) going on a journey that takes them to deadly alien planets, creepy underwater bases, Viking villages, a global Zygon uprising, and through hidden alien dens, to the very end of time itself. Doctor Who returns to BBC America with a two-part season premiere, “The Magician’s Apprentice” (Sept. 19 at 9pm ET/PT) and “The Witch’s Familiar” (Sept. 26 at 9pm ET/PT), written by showrunner Steven Moffat. In “The Magician’s Apprentice,” Clara needs her friend when the skies of Earth are frozen by a […]

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Drama

BBC America’s “Broadchurch” heads to court for Season 2

Broadchurch, the haunting murder mystery that premiered on BBC America in 2013 (and was the basis for last year’s less successful FOX adaptation Gracepoint) returns for a new season on Wednesday, March 4, at 10pm ET/PT. Season 2 begins as the person charged with the killing of 11-year-old Danny Latimer faces trial. David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan and Arthur Darvill reprise their roles. Newcomers to the cast include Charlotte Rampling, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, James D’Arcy, Eve Myles and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. ITV in the U.K. has already commissioned a Season 3 for Broadchurch, so it’s very likely BBC America […]

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Awards Shows

2015 BAFTA Film Awards to air in U.S. on BBC America

Stephen Fry will once again host The EE British Academy Film Awards (a.k.a. BAFTA Film Awards) when the 2015 installment is held Feb. 8, marking his 10th time as host. BBC America will have exclusive U.S. broadcast coverage of the ceremony held at London’s Royal Opera House beginning at 8pm ET. The Grand Budapest Hotel leads the field with 11 nominations. Films with multiple nominations include: Birdman (10), The Theory of Everything (10), The Imitation Game (9) Boyhood (5), Whiplash (5), Mr. Turner (4), Nightcrawler (4), Interstellar (4), and Pride (3). And note to the Oscars: The Lego Movie is nominated for Best Animated […]

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Competition

Rev Your Engines for BBC America’s “Mud, Sweat and Gears”

BBC launches a new reality competition series where teams of car nuts transform ordinary autos into extraordinary vehicles. Each week, hosts Tom “Wookie” Ford and Jonny Smith captain teams of two and in 24 hours, the teams reconstruct the cars and navigate them through three extreme challenges (that promise tons of stunts!) In Episode 1, the teams create the ultimate cop cars. Jonny is joined by two hot-rodding brothers from Detroit and they choose to start with a Jaguar in homage to 1970’s British police dramas. Wookie and his team of California racers opt for a Pontiac Firebird, like the model used […]

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TV News & Program Updates

Preview: Tensions are high in BBC America’s The Game

It’s a sad commentary on the state of the world when the Cold War is viewed nostalgically, as it is in BBC America’s The Game. The six-episode series, premiering on BBC America Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 10pmET, stars Tom Hughes (Dancing on the Edge) as MI5 agent Joe Lambe, a young man haunted by his lover’s murder and his own betrayal against his country. His boss, whose name is Daddy (Brian Cox, The Bourne Supremacy), runs a tight department, but double-crossers lurk among his agents. Creator Toby Whithouse (Being Human) captures the tensions and mood of 1972, and to ensure […]