A few quick updates before we get into what's new this week...

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It's been a great few weeks for fans of Edinburgh-based crime dramas - in case you missed the news, both Dept Q (Netflix) and the new Rebus (ViaPlay/BBC) have been renewed for second seasons.

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A bit further south, the Jersey-based reboot of Bergerac has also been renewed for a second season (even though American viewers are still waiting for the first season).

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​Grantchester may be ending with next year's new season, but those who love a dash of church with their mysteries will be pleased to know Father Brown just wrapped filming on season 13, and the all-new Murder Before Evensong is coming to Acorn TV on September 29th.

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What we're...

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• Watching: The Railway Murders - If you enjoy mysteries set on the railways, this historical true crime docuseries is worth watching. Each episode looks at a different crime in a different place and time within the UK's history.
• Reading: Lonely Hearts by John Harvey - The Times called this Nottingham-based crime novel one of the "100 Greatest Crime Novels of the Century" - so it's been on my list for a while. It's the first book in the Charlie Resnick series, and it's set in that strange little window of time where people used pagers (which makes it a fun change from all the device and CCTV-heavy crime stories we have now).

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Coming to Acorn TV US

​Acorn TV (US) September 2025 Schedule​

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This Week in British TV...

• On BritBox, new episodes of Sister Boniface Mysteries continue weekly through October 7th. On the 26th, they'll add Playing Nice, a new psychological thriller starring James Norton (Grantchester, Happy Valley). They'll also be added a couple of older shows that day - Last Tango in Halifax (all seasons) and Happy Valley (season 1 on the 26th, 2 on the 27th, and 3 on the 28th).
  • ​BritBox August 2025 schedule & descriptions​
  • ​BritBox September 2025 schedule & descriptions​
• On Acorn TV, new episodes of Irish Blood continue (1/week), along with new episodes of Summertide (2/week). On the 25th, they added season 6 of the Danish crime drama The Sommerdahl Murders.
  • ​Acorn TV August 2025 schedule & descriptions​
  • ​Acorn TV September 2025 schedule & descriptions​
• On PBS Masterpiece, Sunday the 24th brought a load of new premieres - season 2 of Marlow Murder Club, season 4 of Professor T, and season 6 of Unforgotten. New episodes continue weekly on Sundays (though if you have a Passport membership via their website, you can get many series as a binge instead of a weekly drip).
• On Netflix, the 21st saw them add the new Suranne Jones political thriller Hostage. On the 28th, they add the long-awaited Thursday Murder Club film starring Dame Helen Mirren, Sir Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, and Pierce Brosnan. (More info and trailer HERE)
• On AMC+, Kidnapped premieres on August 28th. The thriller follows a young British model who thinks she's landed a modeling job, only to be drugged and kidnapped.
• On Starz, new episodes of Outlander: Blood of My Blood continue to air weekly on Fridays through October 3rd.
• On BBC Select, they added Lucan, Wonders of the Sun with Dara O'Briain, and First Britons on the 21st. On the 28th, they'll add Westminster Abbey: Behind Closed Doors (S1), Fake or Fortune (S10), and The Travel Show (Vol. 5).

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​BritBox (US) September 2025 Schedule​

​GET YOUR GUIDE HERE​

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"Sometimes I like to put the sand of doubt into the oyster of my faith."

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Brother Cadfael, Cadfael​

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