10 British Shows to Look Forward to on PBS In 2023
As 2023 rolls in, PBS viewers are gearing up for the new year. Since Masterpiece's mega-hit Downton Abbey turned the second Sunday in January into the debut point for period dramas on public broadcast, most local PBS stations now unofficially run programming on a calendar year schedule instead of the old September-June TV broadcast season. (If only the rest of the TV world -- and Emmy awards -- would follow this very sensible model.) It also means fans have a good idea of what's coming in the first half of the year, if not actual debut dates.
Even before the holidays hit, PBS viewers knew the January debuts to look forward to. The year will kick off with a trio of Season 3 arrivals: Miss Scarlet & the Duke, All Creatures Great & Small, and Vienna Blood airing from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET starting Sunday, January 8, 2023. Also, there's a new push to re-colonize Thursdays with imported dramas, with both 2014's Jamaica Inn and 2011's Without You (rechristened to What To Do When Someone Dies) will be arriving in January, on Thursday the 12th and Thursday the 26th, respectively.
But what else can fans expect for 2023? Here are some of the highlights.
