New and returning world dramas
Toy Boy S1 Netflix [Available Now]
Velvet Collection S3/SF Netflix 01/03/2020
War of the Worlds S1 FOX 05/03/2020
Babylon Berlin S3 Sky Atlantic 06/03/2020
The Protector S3 Netflix 06/03/2020
New and returning British and US dramas
Chesapeake Shores S4 Movies24 29/02/2020 (TV Premiere)
McDonald & Dodds S1 ITV 01/03/2020 [*]
My Left Nut SS BBC3online 01/03/2020 [*]
Blue Bloods S10 Sky Witness 02/03/2020
Liar S2 ITV 02/03/2020 [*]
Moving On S11 BBC1 02/03/2020
The Trip to Greece S4 Sky Atlantic 03/03/2020 [*]
Sandylands S1 Gold 04/03/2020 [*]
The Trouble with Maggie Cole S1 ITV 04/03/2020 [*]
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist S1 E4 04/03/2020 [*]
Castlevania S3 Netflix 05/03/2020
Noughts + Crosses S1 BBC1 05/03/2020 [*]
Young Sheldon S3P2 E4 05/03/2020
Amazing Stories S1 Apple TV+ 06/03/2020 [*]
Paradise PD S2 Netflix 06/03/2020
*For shows marked with a [*] scroll down the page for more details and links to trailers where available.
Continuing subtitled dramas
Just One Look MS More4 Fri Ep. 5 (of 6)
Public Enemy S2 Sky Atlantic Fri Ep. 9 & 10 (of 10)
Other continuing world dramas
Murdoch Mysteries S12 Drama Sat Ep. 7 (of 18) (Freeview Premiere)
Murdoch Mysteries S13 Alibi Mon Ep. 8 (of 18)
The End S1 Sky Atlantic Mon Ep. 4 (of 10)
Frankie Drake Mysteries S3 Alibi Tue Ep. 7 (of 10)
Finding Joy S1 W Wed Ep. 5 (of 6)
Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries S1 Drama Wed Ep. 7 (of 8) (Freeview Premiere)
Rookie Blue S5 5USA Wed Ep. 9 (of 11) (Freeview Premiere)
The Dead Lands S1 Shudder Thu Ep. 8 (of 8)
New and returning world dramas – details
Toy Boy S1 Netflix [Available Now]
“After seven years in a Málaga prison, a male stripper is released pending retrial and sets out to prove his lover framed him for her husband’s murder”. Spanish drama series which is marketed as a Netflix Original series.
Velvet Collection (Velvet Colección) S3/SF Netflix 01/03/2020
“In the late ’60s, fashion designer Ana enlists friends Clara, Pedro and Raúl to open a store and design school in Barcelona in this “Velvet” spinoff”. Series finale of the Spanish drama.
War of the Worlds S1 FOX 05/03/2020
“Set in present-day Europe, War Of The Worlds is eight-part drama written and created by the BAFTA award winner Howard Overman (Misfits, Crazyhead, Merlin) based on the timeless story by H.G. Wells”.
Babylon Berlin S3 Sky Atlantic 06/03/2020
Gereon Rath & Charlotte Ritter are back in Season 3 of the German crime drama based on the novels by Volker Kutscher.
The Protector S3 Netflix 06/03/2020
“Discovering his ties to a secret ancient order, a young man living in modern Istanbul embarks on a quest to save the city from an immortal enemy”. Netflix Original series from Turkey.
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
McDonald & Dodds S1 ITV 01/03/2020
“A shy and enigmatic Detective Sergeant is partnered with a wildly ambitious Detective Chief Inspector to solve crimes in the historic city of Bath”.
My Left Nut SS BBC3online 01/03/2020
“Teenager Mick discovers a swelling on his testicle. He can’t tell his Dad about it – he died 7 years ago. His Mum has a million other things on her plate. He can’t tell his mates. What can he do about it?”
Liar S2 ITV 02/03/2020
The return of the thriller series in which schoolteacher Laura Nielson accuses renowned surgeon Andrew Earlham of rape. We found out in season 1 who was telling the truth and now there is another mystery to solve…
The Trip to Greece S4 Sky Atlantic 03/03/2020
Steve Coogan & Rob Brydon return for the fourth in their “trip” series – with Greece the destination this time.
Sandylands S1 Gold 04/03/2020
“Twenty-seven-year-old Emily Verma swore she’d never return to her neon-encrusted childhood home, the seaside town of Sandylands. But when a pedalo last hired by her estranged father Les Vegas is washed ashore, Emily is summoned back to attend his memorial after Les is pronounced ‘lost at sea'”.
The Trouble with Maggie Cole S1 ITV 04/03/2020
When a radio journalist interviews Maggie Cole (Dawn French) for a small reportage piece about local life, she gives him far more detail – and embellishment – about the locals and their personal lives than he was counting on. In the days and weeks following the show’s broadcast, Maggie’s over-zealous chit-chat gets her into serious hot water, as the fallout from her very public gossip-fest disrupts the lives of her fellow residents.
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist S1 E4 04/03/2020
“Jane Levy stars in this high-concept drama as Zoey Clarke who, after an unusual event, starts to hear the innermost wants, thoughts and desires of the people around her through music”.
Noughts + Crosses S1 BBC1 05/03/2020
“Noughts + Crosses follows two young people Sephy and Callum, who are divided by their colour but united by love”. Based on the series of young adult novels by Malorie Blackman.
Amazing Stories S1 Apple TV+ 06/03/2020
“Reimagining the anthology from visionary Steven Spielberg, “Amazing Stories,” executive produced by Spielberg, will transport the audience to worlds of wonder through the lens of today’s most imaginative filmmakers, directors, and writers”.
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)
After the Storm (Japan, 2016) Sat, BBC4
Summertime (France, 2015 Sat/Sun, BBC2
Force Majeure (Sweden, 2014) Sun/Mon, Film4
Square Eyed World 