#britbox

Sneak peak into the world of The Other Bennet Sister

Nick Hendrix as Jamie Winter Annette Badland as Fleur Perkins Neil Dudgeon as John Barnaby

MIDSOMER MURDERS (1997 - ) Ep. 25.01 "Treasures of Darkness" dir. Paul Gibson written by Julia Gilbert

See this Instagram post by @romychestnut

Photo of @amcsannerice giving @britboxtv marketing advice.

BRITBOX - DO NOT LISTEN.

Assad Zaman is one of the #IWTV fandom's favorite actors and we get so little content from them. You may have noticed your post about Lynley S2 blew up after news about his casting hit the fandom? Yeah, keep that energy in mind. You want engagement, you want clicks and organic marketing? Feed us. Behind the scenes, interviews, promos, anything.

His signing announcement with @itg_ltd has over 3K likes. No one else comes close. He is so talented and his fans are so supportive.

And @amcsannerice and @amcplus you can still make it up to us - give us THE NIGHT ISLAND.

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Oh my goodness. You see, this is slightly difficult for me to answer because the core reason I subscribed to BritBox is that it holds the 1980s/1990s mystery shows that structured the Thursday nights of my childhood (and, in the case of Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes, arguably also proved formative for my aesthetic tastes. I was rewatching recently and realized what my living room is aspiring towards. Anyway.) The thing is, too, BritBox has so much, and that's not even counting the recent Premium offerings that include a boatload of BBC documentaries. I haven't increased my subscription commitment (yet?) but there are so many documentaries.

So, firstly, My Childhood / gold standard detective drama: Granada Holmes, Inspector Morse, Poirot. All of Poirot, so also Sir David Suchet's magnum opus. I feel as though Cadfael is more uneven, but I also find it very soothing. And the secondary stars in that one are often of Foyle's War caliber.

Recent gold standard detective drama: Vera, and Shetland through s7. Also Line of Duty, which is excoriating and incredibly intricate and incredibly smart, imho. Also Sherwood, which broke my heart a bit but I also really liked it, and the cast is brilliant.

Hidden gems: Michael Kitchen starring in a 1990s dramatization of an infamous 1920s poisoning case. Charles Dance in a 1980s play about misogyny and paranoia in WWII (looking, of course, sinful. When does he not look sinful? That's rhetorical. You can also find 1970s Charles Dance in the classic Father Brown adaptation. In uniform.) Anyway, where was I? Matthew Macfadyen AND Keeley Hawes in Stonehouse.

Speaking of Keeley Hawes! Our Mutual Friend is on here, and it might be my favorite Dickens adaptation. Bleak House is also on here, though. Also featuring Keeley Hawes: Ashes to Ashes, Crossfire, Tipping the Velvet, and more! Crossfire is sleek and interesting; Tipping the Velvet is, obviously, a classic. ...is it obvious enough that I have a crush on Keeley Hawes? Rhetorical.