Everything British worth streaming in December 2024

Dalgliesh Season 3

Our first show has already started airing, the new season of everyone’s favorite detective poet Dalgliesh. Bertie Carvel returns as the titular Adam Dalgliesh for three more two-part adaptations of P.D James’ best-selling crime novels. Like the first two seasons, the series continues to cover the same stories as in the 1980s Dalgliesh The series appeared on PBS, but in a more coherent narrative that sets everything back to the 1970s. The first two episodes streamed exclusively on Acorn TV starting Monday, December 2, 2024; two more follow on consecutive Mondays until mid-December.

White lies

I generally feel bad about this thing: Natalie Dormer Eventually she ended up in a police case that was politically relevant White liesa South African series produced during the hot minute, streaming services thought it might be a commercially viable place to launch. Unfortunately, in the time it took to produce the series that theoretically failed, the streamers left the country, and a small but brilliant show is now headed to Sundance Now and AMC+, where no one will ever know it exists . “White Lies” premieres on Thursday, December 5, 2024; One episode per week will follow until mid-January.

The Chelsea Detective Christmas Special 2024

Acorn TV’s first Christmas special is on The Chelsea Detectivewhich successfully returned for season 2 and announced season 3 a few weeks ago. Adrian Scarborough returns as DI Max Arnold takes on the case of Chloe Carmichael, a former pop star and one-time tabloid darling who is found dead in her Chelsea mansion in the days before Christmas. They initially suspect a drug overdose, but forensics soon determine that Chloe drowned in the bathtub – special premiere exclusively on Acorn TV on Monday, December 16, 2024.

The newscaster

A brand new period piece series set in the mid-1980s and starring edge area’S Anna Torv And “Interview with a Vampire”S Sam Reid, Sounds like it should be the next cult hit, if only it were streamed somewhere that wasn’t Sundance Now or AMC+. The newscaster is an Australian series in which Torv and Reid play an odd-couple-style reporter covering the era’s major stories, including the Challenger explosion, the Halley’s Comet hype and the complexities of the AIDS crisis. The series premieres on Thursday. December 19, 2024 and will stream one episode per week until the end of January.

The Madame Blanc Mysteries Christmas Special 2024

Acorn TV’s other high-profile Christmas offering is the second Christmas special for The Secrets of Madame Blanc. Antique dealer Jean White (Sally Lindsey) and her friends in Sainte Victoire attend a crime night at a hotel with a spooky story. When a murder actually occurs, Jean and all the suspects are trapped by a rainstorm. Sounds like a party to me! The special will air and stream on Channel 5 and Acorn TV on Friday 20 December 2024.

Darby & Joan Season 2

Finally the Australian set series Darby & Joan returns for a second season three years after debuting in 2022. Season 1 is about widowed English nurse Joan Kirkhope (Greta Scacchi), who is looking for her husband’s murderer and teams up with ex-detective Jack Darby (Bryan Brown). Season 2 will focus on Dabry’s past and why he was out on the open road with no plan of ever returning home. The new season will be released with two episodes on Monday, December 3, 20024 on Acorn TV; There will be new episodes every Monday until the end of January.