Apple TV
Juno Temple's All-Star Phalanx of 'Husbands' Revealed
Apple TV unveils the seven spouses of Juno Temple in 'The Husbands.'
PBS
Sophie Gets the Last Word in 'Funny Woman's Season 2 Finale
Funny Woman Season 2, we hardly knew ye! I wish we’d gotten at least two more episodes of the life and times of Sophie Straw, but it’s been a fun, brisk quartet of episodes. I both enjoy and admire how the season’s many significant plots and character
PBS
The Personal & Professional Intertwine in 'Funny Woman's Penultimate Episode
Funny Woman’s second season is burning through plot like a bunch of raked-up autumnal leaves. A four-episode season means that where we’d be at the midpoint of a season with six episodes, we’re already in penultimate episode territory, often where the big turning points of the season
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Sophie Straw Is Back, Baby, in 'Funny Woman's Season Premiere
Sophie Straw (née Barbara Parker and played by Gemma Arterton) just wants to exercise her judgment in both professional and personal matters. Why is that so hard? That’s rhetorical; I know why it’s hard: there would be no TV show without this central conflict and journey, and it
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'Funny Woman' Season 2's Trailer Introduces BBC Star Sophie Straw
PBS introduced Funny Woman to the American public a year ago, in January 2024. The somewhat awkwardly titled series (based on the Nick Hornby book Funny Girl, necessitating alterations) stars Gemma Arterton (The Critic) as Barabra Parker, 1960s Blackpool Beauty Queen, who has plans to take her success on the
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'Funny Woman' Returns to PBS in 2025
Despite the awkwardness of the series name, critics and reviewers loved Gemma Arterton's first season of Funny Woman. (So-called because it's adapted from the Nick Hornsby novel Funny Girl, a title already taken by a rather famous musical.) However, viewers, assuming the title was a comedy,
BritBox
Sacrifice, Loyalty & Courage Lay at the End of 'The Tower: Gallowstree Lane'
Season 3 of The Tower concludes with a tense, thrilling episode in which Operation Perseus finally gets underway. However, first, there is the little matter of Tia’s kidnapping, which concluded last week’s installment. DS Sarah Collins is sent to Loretta’s, traumatized by Kingfisher’s brutal home invasion.
BritBox
Operation Perseus is Underway in 'The Tower's Penultimate Episode of "Gallowstree Lane"
The third and penultimate episode of The Tower: Gallowstree Lane opens as DS Sara Collins tries to explain to her girlfriend, Julie, why their relationship might be hitting a snag. If the Portland Tower case is reopened, Sara must admit to having a personal relationship with Julie, who was a
BritBox
'The Tower's Second Episode Brings Twists, Deception & Danger to "Gallowstree Lane"
In this week’s episode of BritBox’s The Tower, Ryan Kennedy is still shaken by memories of the murder of his best friend, Spencer. Unlike his sister Tia (Rawdat Quadri), he doesn’t believe in the authorities and prepares to take revenge with a knife, which he keeps hidden
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'The Tower' Returns for Season 3 with a New Case on "Gallowstree Lane"
The titular building of The Tower still looms over everything as the series returns for its third installment, entitled “Gallowstree Lane,” after the Kate London best-selling series of the same name it is adapted from. Despite now having moved on from that initial tragic incident on a high rise, in
BritBox
'Trigger Point' Season 2 Leads Off BritBox Trio of High-End Debuts
Once upon a time, not so very long ago, PBS had two nights of British programming a week. Masterpiece Theater, launched in 1970, was a Sunday night staple of public broadcasting and remains so. However, due to specific funding stipulations during its early years, Masterpiece Theater could only air period
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'Funny Woman' Season 2 Takes Sophie to France
PBS' newest addition to the period drama lineup, Funny Woman (based on the novel Funny Girl by Nick Hornby, with the title altered for obvious reasons), was commissioned for a Season 2 by producer Sky around the same time it landed an American distributor. As luck would have it,