If you enjoyed ViaPlay's recent Rebus reboot, we have great news for you - the BBC has picked up the series and a second season is in the works (no dates yet). Based on Ian Rankin’s bestselling novels and filmed around Edinburgh and Glasgow, the gritty crime drama follows DI John Rebus as he battles Scottish crime and personal demons in equal measure.

Richard Rankin will return as Rebus in season two, which explores the links between Edinburgh’s violent drug world and its more polished legal and financial elite.

If you haven't watched season 1 yet, you can check it out HERE. And of course, we always recommend the original TV adaptation, which a lot of newer British TV fans may not have seen.

British TV Streaming Guide: US Edition, Summer 2025: Now in Stock

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What is it?

~230 pages cover 23 US-based streaming services, telling you which British TV shows are available on each and what they're about. No need to give yourself carpal tunnel clicking through endless on-screen menus.
An alphabetised index for when you know the name of the show, but not the streaming service.
Size 12 font! It adds a bit to our printing/shipping costs and makes the book longer, but let's be real - most of our readers are 50+, and nobody wants to be squinting at prescription bottle-sized print.
Each edition has bonus features in back. This time, we look at movies featuring older British female actors and the best modern British spy thrillers.
A "Renewals & Cancellations" section that offers status updates about which shows are returning (or not).

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What we're...

Watching: Highland Cops - It's not my usual viewing fare, but this docuseries about the men and women who police the vast and beautiful Scottish Highlands is kind of addictive (and it's only a little bit like Hamish Macbeth).
Reading: Royal Gambit by Daniel O'Malley - Just out this week, this book is kind of a fun blend of genres. It follows Alix, a bone-shattering agent of a secret UK agency, as she goes undercover as a lady-in-waiting to protect a royal heir from a preternatural assassination.

Time Machine...

The Best British TV Period Dramas of 2015

This Week in British TV...

On BritBox, season 2 of Forensics: The Real CSI was added on the 11th. On the 16th, they added Pigs, and on the 17th we can look forward to The Outcast. On the 18th, they're adding season 18 of Would I Lie to You?.
- BritBox July 2025 schedule & descriptions
On Acorn TV, the 14th brought episode 3 of Madame Blanc Mysteries, along with Babylon and A Stitch in Time. On the 21st, look for Battle of the Bagpipes and London Irish.
- Acorn TV July 2025 schedule & descriptions
On PBS Masterpiece, new episodes continue for season 10 of Grantchester, and the 20th will bring the season finale of Patience. Patience is a British adaptation of the French series Astrid et Raphaelle, about a police detective and autistic archivist who work together to solve cases.
On Netflix, July 10th brought Too Much, a Lena Dunham production about a 30-something workaholic who relocates from NYC to London in the aftermath of a breakup. On the 23rd, they'll add Critical: Between Life & Death, a docuseries about major trauma teams in London.
On Hulu, season 2 of Such Brave Girls premieres on July 7th.
On Apple TV+, The Wild Ones was added on July 11th. It follows elite wildlife experts who work to protect critically endangered species in remote and challenging regions.