We will only promote items and companies that are lovely. BAFTA Nominee Joan Hickson narrates. The Kembleford Choristers race against time to get to the competition before they are disqualified, all while Father Brown works to discover who is out to get them. Add to your WATCHLIST, The Mirror Crack’d: Miss Jane Marple played by Dame Angela Lansbury (Murder She Wrote), comes to solve the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim. These four BBC Victorian era movies star two-time BAFTA Film Award winner Paddy Considine (Peaky Blinders) in the title role of detective inspector Jack Whicher of the Metropolitan Police. BritBox celebrates her long and remarkable career with an array of mysteries titles. I also gave up feeling very disappointed. Available July 3, 2020 – The Murder at Road Hill House: Inspector Jack Whicher is part of the newly formed Scotland Yard detective department and travels to Rode, Wiltshire, to investigate a murder at a country house. Crime will see Irvine Welsh adapt his own novel of the same name, with Dougray Scott (Mission: Impossible 2) starring as detective inspector Ray Lennox, who is investigating the disappearance of a schoolgirl while battling his own personal demons. Directed by Daniel Schechter. Available July 21, 2020 – Episodes 7 & 8: Sid returns to Kembleford to ask his old family to help save his new one. It is to be be directed by Dome Karukoski (Tolkien, Tom of Finland) and is based on a novel by Nicholas Blake. The cast also includes Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson. Bunty’s fate lies in the hands of her defense barrister Bertie Quinton – but following a poor performance from Bertie, it looks like the jury and Judge Pickering may send Bunty to the gallows. If you enjoyed this post, wander over to The Period Films List. Add to your WATCHLIST, Available July 3, 2020 – Beyond The Pale: Whicher is hired by his former political master, distinguished and powerful grandee Sir Edward Shore, to investigate threats that have been made against his son Charles. BritBox announces four new originals including Irvine Welsh’s Crime and Magpie Murders adaptation. All covered by the Riviera Promise *Book with complete confidence, with flexible booking, financial protection and a “happiness guarantee”. First up, Chernobyl's Jared Harris (pictured) is set to start in The Beast Must Die, an adaption of the 1938 novel of the same name… Willow and Thatch loves period dramas from the Georgian/Regency, Victorian and Edwardian eras, and beyond. With no material evidence and only an inept local police force to help, he faces the unenviable task of solving a case in which members of the grieving family are the main suspects. Mrs McCarthy is dumbfounded, but when Father Brown goes about trying to establish the facts he is met with resistance from Inspector Mallory. Two time Oscar winner Dame Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey) stars as Jane Castle. Suspicion immediately falls on the rival choir, the Hambleston Harmonisers. But life does not remain peaceful for long, as the inquisitive and erudite Blake finds himself drawn into the quest to solve murders that confound local law enforcement. ( Log Out /  Good to see them releasing original exclusive content. With Jennifer Aniston, Yasiin Bey, Isla Fisher, Will Forte. Available July 3, 2020 – The Ties That Bind: A divorce case involving a landowner and his young wife spirals into something darker, drawing Whicher into the heart of the English countryside where he uncovers the most disturbing and destructive of secrets. the list of Agatha Christie adaptations added in June, British Period Dramas Added to BritBox May 2020. Add to your WATCHLIST, Available July 3, 2020 – The Murder on Angel Lane: The real-life detective is back with a new case at hand, and this time, when Whicher offers to help a country lady (Olivia Colman) find her niece, he’s up against the most powerful and wealthy figures. Add to your WATCHLIST. Agatha Christie’s Poirot: BAFTA Nominee David Suchet (Press, Doctor Who) shines in his signature role as Agatha Christie’s Belgian detective Hercule Poirot – the super sleuth who, with an expertly twirled mustache and a theatrical flair, solves murders with penetrating perception and no small amount of self-regard. ( Log Out /  Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. The four new programmes also include a limited series titled A Spy Among Friends - based on Ben Macintyre's best-selling novel of the same name. Considering the depth of both channels’ back catalogue, it’s disappointing to see how little content they actually have on the service. When a murder is committed, everyone has an alibi. On September 22, Agatha Christie’s Partners in Crime is new to BritBox: Francesca Annis and James Warwick star as the famous crime-fighting duo, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, as they solve mysteries and search for enemy spies in 1950’s Britain. The new puzzles website is now live - sign up now and enjoy a 7-day free trial! Joan Hickson (Great Expectations) stars and continues her reign as the grande dame of the genre and Agatha Christie’s personal pick for the much-beloved sleuth, Miss Marple. I tried the free trial a few months back and it was frankly appalling as a user experience. Lennox is a compelling character for me, not so much a cop as a broken avenging angel. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Doctor Blake Mysteries, courtesy of BritBox. The series is described by BritBox as a “beguiling murder mystery with a solution that will both astonish and shock viewers” and  revolves around an editor who is given an unfinished manuscript of author Alan Conway’s latest novel, but has little idea it will change her life. Starring Geraldine McEwan, Julia McKenzie, Joanna Lumley, Derek Jacobi, Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard E. Grant, Amanda Burton. Taking place over the course of a single night in 1912, this taut, affecting and ultimately tragic story centers on the prosperous Birling family. October 23. 0:42. Two time Oscar winner Dame Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey) stars as Jane Castle. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Whicher’s unswerving pursuit of justice takes him into the most dangerous corners of London’s Docklands, but it also brings him into contact with a woman who starts to melt his long-frozen heart. Your email address will not be published. Add to your WATCHLIST, Evil Under The Sun: Trying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings Hercule Poirot (Sir Peter Ustinov) to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. Seeing the opportunity to save a soul, Father Brown agrees to help Flambeau find her. ( Log Out /  “Creating this exceptional roll call of talent, stories and productions in our first drama slate to add exclusively to the treasure trove of BritBox boxsets from every UK PSB is something no one else can do, we can’t wait to bring them to subscribers.’, Kevin Lygo, ITV’s Director of Television added, “BritBox stands for the best of British and with this high calibre slate of Original Drama commissions, we are bringing the very best of UK creative talent to a UK streamer for the first time.”, Check out what else is on with our TV Guide, Get a Beurer electric heated throw for just £49.99. Flambeau reveals that his new rival is in fact his estranged daughter Marianne Delacroix. “An Inspector Calls” is both an enthralling mystery and a scathing critique of a hypocritical social inequality. Britbox has also announced the Irvin Welsh will adapt his novel Crime into a six-part series. So don’t expect a run of the mill cop show, and nonces beware.”. Everyone’s favorite 1950s era priest returns to solve more mysteries in the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford, in this BBC adaptation of. (See link below for the June list.) The Beast Must Die is a five-part revenge thriller set to star Jared Harris (Mad Men, Chernobyl), Cush Jumbo  (The Good Wife), Billy Howle (MotherFatherSon) and Nathaniel Parker (Vanity Fair) and follows a grieving mother who infiltrates the life of the man she believes killed her son.