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We love British shows featuring stately manors and elaborate period costumes. But there’s a lot more on the telly across the pond than upstairs/downstairs intrigue. Below, we’ve assembled our picks for the best contemporary British TV shows running.
If you’re as obsessed with the adventures of Detective Alec Hardy (David Tennant) and Detective Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman) on British TV show Broadchurch as I am, then you’re in agony awaiting the third season. If you haven’t started the show and still have your emotions intact, here’s a primer: Broadchurch begins with the murder of 11-year-old Danny […]
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![DCI Banks: Season Three [2 Discs]](http://prodimage.images-bn.com/pimages/0883929468959_p0_v4_s90x140.jpg "DCI Banks: Season Three [2 Discs]")
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