The Weekly List (13-19 March)

New and returning world dramas

Old School S1 Acorn UK [Available since 08/03/2021]
La Entrega S1 Amazon [Available since 09/03/2021]
Abla Fahita: Drama Queen S1 Netflix 15/03/2021
Mountain Rescue S1 Walter P. 19/03/2021
Sky Rojo S1 Netflix 19/03/2021

New and returning British and US dramas

Hapless S1 My5 [Available since 01/03/2021] [*]
LA’s Finest S1 5USA [Airing since 03/03/2021] (Freeview Premiere)
South Park S24P2 Comedy Central 12/03/2021
Grace S1 ITV 14/03/2021 [*]
Zero Chill S1 Netflix 15/03/2021 [*]
The Good Doctor S4 Sky Witness 16/03/2021
The Good Fight S4 More4 18/03/2021
Bob’s Burgers S11 Comedy Central 19/03/2021
Calls S1 Apple TV+ 19/03/2021 [*]
Country Comfort S1 Netflix 19/03/2021 [*]
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier S1 Disney+ 19/03/2021 [*]
The Flight Attendant S1 Sky1 19/03/2021 [*]

For shows marked with a [*] scroll down the page for more details and links to trailers where available.

Continuing subtitled dramas (TV only)

Man in Room 301 S1 BBC4 Sat Ep. 5 & 6 (of 6)
Devils S1 Sky Atlantic Wed Ep. 5 (of 10)
ZeroZeroZero S1 Sky Atlantic Thu Ep. 7 (of 8)
Deutschland 89 More4 (WP) Fri Ep. 3 (of 8)

Other continuing world dramas (First run TV only)

Coroner S3 Sky Witness Mon Ep. 4 (of 10)
Murdoch Mysteries S14 Alibi Mon Ep. 9 (of 11)
Frankie Drake Mysteries S4 Alibi Tue Ep. 8 (of 10)
Private Eyes S4 Sky Witness Thu Ep. 7 (of 12)

New and returning world dramas – details

Old School S1 Acorn UK [Available since 08/03/2021]
“Twelve years after the infamous Sterling Nickle heist, ex‐cop Ted McCabe (Sam Neill) is still looking for the mysterious man who shot him. When ex‐crim Lennie Cahill (Bryan Brown) is released from prison after serving time for that same robbery, he wants to know where his share of the money is. This odd couple will have to learn to work together if they want to solve the case”. Australian comedy drama.

La Entrega S1 Amazon [Available since 09/03/2021]
“Raquel is a fugitive single mother whose teen daughter disappears. Pato is a TV reporter obsessed with sex trafficking cases. Jorge is an alcoholic ex soccer star whose son is ill. Desperate for money for the cure, Jorge kidnaps and sells Raquel’s daughter to a human trafficking network. After his son dies, Jorge will do anything to get the girl back”. Bolivian drama.

Abla Fahita: Drama Queen S1 Netflix 15/03/2021
“Falsely incriminated, Abla Fahita is separated from her kids, but the self-indulgent diva will stop at nothing to redeem herself and reunite her family”. Netflix Original comedy series from Egypt.

Mountain Rescue (Åreakuten) S1 Walter P. 19/03/2021
“Drama about the lives of first responders in the seemingly idyllic town of Åre, Sweden”. Swedish drama.

Sky Rojo S1 Netflix 19/03/2021
“A fatal turn of events at a brothel sends three women haunted by their pasts on a wild run from their pimp and his henchmen”. Netflix Original series from Spain.

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

Hapless (The Jewish Enquirer) S1 My5 [Available since 01/03/2021]
“Misadventures of Paul Green, an investigative journalist working for a small Jewish publication in the UK, The Jewish Enquirer”.

Grace S1 ITV 14/03/2021
“When the unorthodox policing methods of Detective Superintendent Roy Grace are brought into question under cross examination in a local murder trial and a journalist gets hold of the story, it does nothing to improve his standing with his superiors who are concerned about the damage he has done to the reputation of the force”. Adaptation of Peter James’, Dead Simple, his debut novel from the award-winning Roy Grace series.

Zero Chill S1 Netflix 15/03/2021
“Talented teen figure skater Kayla is forced to leave everything behind when her family follows her twin brother, Mac, to a prestigious hockey academy”.

Calls S1 Apple TV+ 19/03/2021
“Told through a series of interconnected phone conversations, this groundbreaking series chronicles the mysterious story of a group of strangers whose lives are thrown into disarray in the lead-up to an apocalyptic event”. English adaptation of the popular international short-form series ‘Calls’ created by Timothée Hochet.

Country Comfort S1 Netflix 19/03/2021
“After hitting the skids in her career, an aspiring country singer finds new life as a nanny for a handsome widower and his five charming children”.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier S1 Disney+ 19/03/2021
“Following the events of ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ Sam Wilson/Falcon and Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier team up in a global adventure that tests their abilities — and their patience”.

The Flight Attendant S1 Sky1 19/03/2021
“A flight attendant wakes up in the wrong hotel, in the wrong bed, with a dead man – and no idea what happened. In a fit of panic and fear, she tries to clean up any trace of her presence and jets back to New York in a state of barely concealed anxiety. Of course, she has no idea of the dark and crazy mystery about to unfold”.

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 (BBC, Channel 4 & Film 4)

Clouds of Sils Maria (France, 2014) Sat/Sun, BBC2
I Got Life! (France, 2017) Sun, BBC4
Blue is the Warmest Colour (France, 2014) Wed/Thu, Channel 4
Wild Tales (Argentina, 2014) Wed/Thu, Film4