New and returning world dramas
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories S2 Netflix 31/10/2019 [Available Now]
Pure S1+2 Virgin 31/10/2019 [Available Now]
Mary Kills People S3 More4 05/11/2019
Scams S1 Netflix 06/11/2019
*Scroll down the page for more details and links to trailers where available.
New and returning British and US dramas
His Dark Materials S1 BBC1 03/11/2019 [*]
The Young Offenders S2 BBC II!/BBC iPlayer 03/11/2019
The End of the F***ing World S2 C4 04/11/2019 [*]
Greenleaf S4 Netflix 06/11/2019
Britannia S2 Sky Atlantic 07/11/2019 [*]
*For shows marked with a [*] scroll down the page for more details and links to trailers where available.
Continuing subtitled dramas
Spiral S7 BBC4 Sat Ep. 7 & 8 (of 12)
The Lies Within S1 Netflix Sat/Sun Ep. 7 & 8 (of 16)
When the Camellia Blooms S1 Netflix Wed/Thu Ep. 15 & 16 (of 20)
The Team S2 More4 Fri Ep. 2 (of 8)
Vagabond S1 Netflix Fri/Sat Ep. 15 & 16 (of 16)
My Country: The New Age S1 Netflix Fri/Sat Ep. 11 & 12 (of 20)
Other continuing world dramas
Frankie Drake Mysteries S2 Drama Sat Ep. 2 (of 10) (Freeview Premiere)
Murdoch Mysteries S11 Drama Sat Ep. 11 (of 18) (Freeview Premiere)
My Life Is Murder S1 Alibi Tue Ep. 7 (of 10)
X Company S2 History Tue Ep. 10 (of 10)
Private Eyes S2 5USA Ep. 2 (of 18) (Freeview Premiere)
The Name of the Rose S1 BBC2 Ep. 5 (of 8)
New and returning world dramas – details
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories S2 Netflix 31/10/2019 [Available Now]
“Patrons of an otherwise mundane Japanese diner find simple yet profound connections with one another based on the shared love of a particular dish”. The trailer below is for season 1. You can find a season 2 trailer by following the Netflix link above.
Pure S1+2 Virgin 31/10/2019 [Available Now]
“Series which tells the story of Noah Funk, a newly-elected Mennonite pastor, who is determined to rid his community of drug traffickers by betraying a fellow Mennonite to the police”.
Mary Kills People S3 More4 05/11/2019
The third and final season of the thought-provoking, darkly comic drama about an ER doctor who lives a secret double life continues immediately after the conclusion of season two last week.
Scams S1 Netflix 06/11/2019
“Hit hard by the Lehman shock, a well-meaning young man joins a phone scam operation and gets increasingly embroiled in the underworld”. Japanese drama which is branded as a Netflix Original series. Trailer via the Netflix link above.
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New and returning British and US dramas – details
His Dark Materials S1 BBC1 03/11/2019
“Adaptation of Philip Pullman’s best-selling trilogy. Secrets and dangers lie ahead for young Lyra Belacqua in an epic tale of stolen children and the mysterious substance of Dust”.
The End of the F***ing World S2 C4 04/11/2019
Two years have passed since the events at the conclusion of season one. Who is troubled outsider Bonnie and what is her mysterious link to Alyssa? The return of the acclaimed drama series which is co-produced by Netflix and available there in the rest of the world. The series is airing from Monday to Thursday on Channel 4 (2 episodes per day).
Britannia S2 Sky Atlantic 07/11/2019
“In 43 AD, the Roman Army returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia”. The second series of the Sky original from acclaimed writers Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth & James Richardson and starring David Morrissey and Mackenzie Crook arrives on Sky Atlantic. The series will also be available as a boxset on Sky and Now TV.
A reminder, if you’re not a member already, that we have a Facebook group with discussion threads set up for you to discuss these shows and many other British and US dramas.
Subtitled film list (BBC4, Channel 4 & Film 4)
Nachom-ia Kumpasar (India, 2014) Tue/Wed, C4
Ivan’s Childhood (Russia, 1962) Thu/Fri, Film4
Manmarziyaan (India, 2018) Thu/Fri, C4
Square Eyed World 