Foyle’s War will return to ITV for 3 new episodes starting Sunday, January 4th. US fans don’t have long to wait either, the new series will be available on Acorn TV from February 2nd.
On PBS, also on the 4th, will be the first new Downton Abbey episode.
The next night, January 5th, Broadchurch begins its eight-part series two. You can watch a promo here.
Finally, or firstly, don’t forget the Call the Midwife holiday special airing on December 25th on PBS. Here’s a preview.
This looks like it could be good – Our Zoo is a six part series that follows the efforts of a traumatized war veteran (played by the excellent Lee Ingleby – think Inspector Gently’s sidekick) to open England’s first zoo without bars.
Here’s a short promo.
The first episode will air Wednesday, September 3rd at 9.
Check out the new ITV Drama trailer here – as slick and intriguing as ever.
Just a reminder to all Endeavour fans that the first of four new episodes will air this Sunday, June 29th at 9pm on Masterpiece.
You can check out a preview here.
The second half of 2014 will see the return of crime drama favorites such as Scott and Bailey, Lewis and New Tricks, but there are some brand new shows to look forward to as well.
One such show is six-parter Grantchester. Grantchester is based on the popular novels of James Runcie , who has so far written three novels of a planned six book series following the 1950s investigative exploits of Grantchester vicar, Sidney Chambers.
Here’s the briefest of teaser trailers.
The show is set to air sometime in the fall. I’ll send along updates as they become available.
Sundays this fall on Masterpiece are going to be good.
Three new episodes of ITV’s Miss Marple will start things off on September 21st.
Lewis will follow beginning October 5th with three new two-part episodes. Hathaway is now an Inspector and Lewis is called out of retirement to work with him.
Next Comes the P.D. James’ homage to Pride and Prejudice with period mystery, Death Comes to Pemberley, on October 26th.
Finally, on November 9th and 16th, the excellent Bill Nighy will reprise his role as MI5 spy Johnny Worricker (first seen in Page Eight) in two feature-length episodes.
Two new crime dramas begin next week on the BBC.
Happy Valley is a six-parter about the botched kidnapping of a young girl. You can watch a promo here and then tune in for the first episode on Tuesday, April 29th at 9.
Hinterland is set in Wales. DCI Tom Mathias, fresh from the Met in London, will investigate four separate crimes. The first concerns the dark past of a former children’s home. The show will air on Monday, April 28th at 9. Here’s a promo.
Interesting Fact: The filming of Hinterland appears to have been quite the undertaking – brutal weather aside; they had to film all the scenes with dialogue twice. Once in English and once in Welsh!
Reminder: Series 2 of The Bletchley Circle and Series 3 of Call the Midwife are currently airing on Sundays on PBS. You can catch up on the first few episodes of both online.
Don’t worry North American Endeavour fans – you don’t have to wait too long until series two airs on PBS. Young Morse is set to return starting Sunday, June 29th.
Also beginning on the 29th will be series two of Last Tango in Halifax, which will air in the hour before Endeavour.
Series four of ITV’s Vera returns with four new episodes starting Sunday, April 27th at 8. You can watch a promo here.
In the first episode, On Harbour Street, Vera and her team investigate a murder that takes place on a crowded train.
Looks like it will be another gorgeous, gloomy, deadly series!
Here’s the first trailer for series two — it looks great!
