The Weekly List (9-15 November)

New and returning world dramas

Little Things S3 Netflix 09/11/2019
Mafia Only Kills in Summer S1 Walter P. 10/11/2019
Chief of Staff S2 Netflix 11/11/2019
Neighbours: Erinsborough High S1 My5 11/11/2019
The Club S1 Netflix 15/11/2019
GO! The Unforgettable Party CS/S2.5 Netflix 15/11/2019
The Stranded S1 Netflix 15/11/2019
The Yard (Avlu) P2 Netflix 15/11/2019

*Scroll down the page for more details and links to trailers where available.

New and returning British and US dramas

The Inbetween S1 Sky Witness 11/11/2019 [*]
Gold Digger S1 BBC1 12/11/2019 [*]
The Cockfields S1 Gold 12/11/2019 [*]
The Man in the High Castle S4 Amazon 15/11/2019 [*]

*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. 9 & 10 (of 12)
The Lies Within S1 Netflix Sat/Sun Ep. 9 & 10 (of 16)
When the Camellia Blooms S1 Netflix Wed/Thu Ep. 17 & 18 (of 20)
The Team S2 More4 Fri Ep. 3 (of 8)
Vagabond S1 Netflix Fri Ep. 16 (of 16)
My Country: The New Age S1 Netflix Fri/Sat Ep. 13 & 14 (of 20)

Other continuing world dramas

Frankie Drake Mysteries S2 Drama Sat Ep. 3 (of 10) (Freeview Premiere)
Murdoch Mysteries S11 Drama Sat Ep. 12 (of 18) (Freeview Premiere)
Mary Kills People S3 More4 Tue Ep. 2 (of 6)
My Life Is Murder S1 Alibi Tue Ep. 8 (of 10)
Private Eyes S2 5USA Ep. 3 (of 18) (Freeview Premiere)
The Name of the Rose S1 BBC2 Ep. 5 (of 8)

New and returning world dramas – details

Little Things S3 Netflix 09/11/2019
“A cohabiting couple in their 20s navigate the ups and downs of work, modern-day relationships and finding themselves in contemporary Mumbai”. Third season of the Indian web series which has been a Netflix Original since season 2.

Mafia Only Kills in Summer (La mafia uccide solo d’estate) S1 Walter P. 10/11/2019
“Set in 1970s Sicily and adapted from the multi award-winning film of the same name, this enigmatic and darkly comedic Italian series follows a young boy whose family become unintentionally entangled with the Palermo mafia”.  Episode 1 is on Channel 4 at 11.00pm.

Chief of Staff S2 Netflix 11/11/2019
“As a chief of staff in the National Assembly, Jang Tae-jun influences power behind the scenes while pursuing his own ambitions to rise to the top”. The Korean drama – which is marketed as a Netflix Original – returns for ten new episodes (two per week). Trailer via the Netflix link above.

Neighbours: Erinsborough High S1 My5 11/11/2019
“What goes on behind the school gates of Erinsborough High during exam period, with the disappearance of one of the Year Twelve students sparking a number of revelations”. Spin off from the long running Aussie soap.

The Club (El club) S1 Netflix 15/11/2019
“A band of misfit rich kids in Mexico strike out on their own selling MDMA and quickly run into trouble with other narcos, the law and their families”. Netflix Original series from Mexico. Trailer via the Netflix link above.

GO! The Unforgettable Party CS/S2.5 Netflix 15/11/2019
“Mía’s vacation with her dad is disrupted by the surprise arrival of Lupe, Mercedes, Juanma and Álvaro as their school drama moves lakeside”. Special episode of Netflix’s Argentinian teen original drama Go! Live Your Way (Go! Vive a Tu Manera). Trailer via the Netflix link above.

The Stranded S1 Netflix 15/11/2019
“Trapped on an island destroyed by a tsunami, the students of an elite school try to hold on to hope. But mysterious forces seem to work against them”. Netflix Original series from Thailand.

The Yard (Avlu) P2 Netflix 15/11/2019
“After a fateful domestic clash, a devoted mother finds herself in prison and fighting to survive in hopes of reuniting with her daughter”. Part two of the Turkish prison drama – a remake of Australian series Wentworth – arrives just four weeks after part 1. Trailer via the Netflix link above.

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 world dramas.

New and returning British and US dramas – details

The Inbetween S1 Sky Witness 11/11/2019
“A woman who can communicate with the dead reluctantly agrees to help her father solve some of the city’s most dark and puzzling cases”.

Gold Digger S1 BBC1 12/11/2019
“A wealthy woman falls in love with a younger man. Her children worry he’s a gold digger. At the heart of the story is a fractured family trying to recover from a violent past”.

The Cockfields S1 Gold 12/11/2019
“Brand new UKTV Original comedy starring Joe Wilkinson, Diane Morgan, Sue Johnston, Bobby Ball, Nigel Havers and Sarah Parish. Wilkinson stars as Simon, who is taking girlfriend Donna (Morgan) back home to the Isle of Wight for the very first time. There they’ll spend a long weekend as guests of his ever-doting mother Sue (Johnston) and controlling stepdad Ray (Ball)”.

The Man in the High Castle S4 Amazon 15/11/2019
Final season of Amazon’s ALT-history series based on Philip K. Dick’s award-winning novel which explores what it would be like if the Allied Powers had lost WWII, and Japan and Germany ruled the United States.

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)

Mirror (Russia, 1975) Sun/Mon, Film4
Satyakam (India, 1969) Tue/Wed, C4
Nude (India, 2018) Thu/Fri, C4

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