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BBC America Sets a Premiere Date for Clone Saga 'Orphan Black'
BBC America's set a premiere date for its newest show "Orphan Black" -- Saturday, March 30th at 9pm will be the kickoff for the sci-fi series, which willl air between the season premiere of "Doctor Who" at 8pm and the series premiere of Chris Hardwick's "The Nerdist&...
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BBC America to Co-Produce a TV Movie About the Creation of 'Doctor Who'
James Bond isn't the only iconic British character able to celebrate a 50th anniversary -- the long-running and oft-reincarnated British sci-fi series "Doctor Who" marks five decades of existence this year, a milestone that BBC America plans to celebrate with a TV movie about the franc...
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BBC America Orders a Second Season of Victorian Procedural 'Ripper Street'
"Ripper Street," the British police procedural set during the reign of Jack the Ripper, will be back for a second season on BBC America.
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BBC America Sets Spring Premiere Date for David Tennant Espionage Miniseries 'Spies of Warsaw'
With "Restless" recently on the Sundance Channel, "The Americans" premiering on FX at the end of this month and "Homeland" scooping up awards, spies are all over the small screen at the moment. The latest addition will be two-part miniseries "Spies of Warsaw,"...
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Jerome Flynn Talks 'Ripper Street,' How 'Game of Thrones' Changed His Life and His Era as an Accidental Pop Star
Jerome Flynn makes a dramatic entrance in "Ripper Street," BBC America's new Victorian cop drama -- barechested and bloody and in the middle of an underground boxing match, from which he takes a brief pause to remove a tooth that has gotten lodged in his knuckles following a punch. Thi...
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Dominic Cooper Will Play Ian Fleming in a BBC America Miniseries About the Bond Author
Dominic Cooper ("The Devil's Double," "Captain America") will play Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, in a new four-part drama being co-produced by BBC America and Sky Atlantic. With the fictional spy film franchise celebrating its 50th anniversary this past year, "...
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WELCOME TO RIPPER STREET
Guest review by Darwyn Carson - Suffering from "Copper" withdrawal yet? No worries. "Ripper Street" is more than enough to keep BBC America drama lovers ecstatic until Corky pummels his way back to our TV sets.
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CALL THE MIDWIFE – Season One
Guest column by Alice Maltin - I watched the first episode several months ago. Screaming women giving birth in squalid conditions in the poorest part of London was not my cup of tea. Looking for a pleasant escape, I turned off the DVD. Then, on a rainy Sunday afternoon with nothing to do, I watched ...
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BBC America Picks Up David Tennant Crime Drama 'Broadchurch'
BBC America has picked up "Broadchurch," an ensemble drama starring David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, Vicky McClure and Arthur Darvill, for a 2013 release.
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An Irresistible Mix: Smart Meets Soapy in 'The Hour'
When smart meets soapy, the results can be delicious and addictive television – as long as the show proudly owns its soap opera qualities (that’s one of the secrets of Downton Abbey) and integrates them into the drama (the gap between soap and preaching is what dooms The Newsroom.) ...
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