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A great cast, led by Robert Carlyle as Prime Minister Robert Sutherland, and a tight script by Ben Richards make for a gripping and frightening first episode of COBRA, a series about the impact of an electromagnetic storm on the world.

What's coming to the U.S. in British TV in October? Let's run down the list of titles arriving this month, from PBS Passport to BritBox.

Van Der Valk's final episode of the first season features fashionable deaths in the green clothing community.

This week on Last Tango in Halifax, Alan's brother is back for good, Gillian's cursed barn is at it again and Caroline's romantic hopes are dashed.

The Fifth Doctor is heading to Poplar for the holiday season - former Doctor Who star Peter Davison will be appearing in this year's Call the Midwife Christmas special.

Political drama COBRA arrives on PBS this October and, if the first trailer is any indication, it's going to feel uncomfortably timely for many of us.