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Event. 1. BBC One airs Alicia Keys Rocks New Year's Eve to see in 2021, [1] as well as the fireworks display from London. This year's display includes a light show created by 300 drones that pays tribute to NHS staff and notable figures of 2020. Overnight figures indicate the display is watched by 10.75 million viewers.
This article lists feature-length British films and full-length documentaries that have their premiere in 2021 and were at least partly produced by the United Kingdom. It does not feature short films, medium-length films, made-for-TV films, pornographic films, filmed theater, VR films or interactive films, nor does it include films screened in ...
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- Ridley Road
- Showtrial
- The Amazing Mr Blunden
This 1980s-set drama (previously titled The Boys) comes from acclaimed screenwriter Russell T. Davies (A Very English Scandal,Doctor Who) and tackles the impact of AIDS on the lives of three young men across a period of ten years. It’s the story of “the epidemic, the pain of rejection and the prejudices that gay men faced throughout the decade.” It...
A four-part true crime series about ‘Mansfield Murderers’ Susan and Christopher Edwards arrived on Sky Atlantic and HBO in December. The Edwards killed Susan’s parents and buried them in their garden, then spent over a decade draining their bank accounts before being discovered in 2014, but as this clever and experimental drama shows, there’s much ...
Attn: crime fans. Alibi commissioned darkly witty six-part thriller Ragdoll, adapted from the novel of the same name by Daniel Cole. It’s a Jo Nesbo-ish crime drama about a grotesque murder in which six victims have been sewn into the shape of a single body. Detectives Rose, Baxter and Edmunds are on the case, charged with protecting the killer’s n...
Four-part BBC One thriller Ridley Road is adapted from Jo Bloom’s 2014 novel of the same name by screenwriter-actor Sarah Solemani (Him & Her,No Offence). It’s the story of the fight against fascism in 1960s London. According to Solemani, the novel reveals “a darker side of Sixties London and the staggering contribution the Jewish community made in...
The Tunnel’s writer Ben Richards has teamed up with World Productions (the folks behind Bodyguard and Line of Duty) on six-part series Showtrial. This BBC One legal drama questions the role class, money and power play in justice being done. The story treats the disappearance of a young working class student and the subsequent arrest and trial of th...
Following on from Sky’s beautiful festive family film Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse with another, this time written and directed by Mark Gatiss. The Amazing Mr Blundencomes adapted from Antonia Barber’s novel ‘The Ghosts’ and its original 1972 film adaptation. The 90-minute feature starred Gatiss, Simon Callow and Tamsin Grieg, and...
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- We Are Lady Parts. Sarah Kameela Impey as Saira, Anjana Vasan as Amina, Juliette Motamed as Ayesha, and Lucie Shorthouse as Momtaz. What started as a Channel 4 comedy short has now been made into one of the must-see shows of the year.
- It's a Sin. From Queer as Folk creator Russell T. Davies, It’s A Sin is a deeply moving five-part series from Channel 4 and streaming on HBO Max. Set in London in the ‘80s, the show hinges around five friends — Ritchie (Olly Alexander), Jill (Lydia West), Ash (Nathaniel Curtis), Roscoe (Omari Douglas),and Colin (Callum Scott Howells) — living together over a decade amid the AIDS epidemic as it happened in the UK.
- The Pursuit of Love. Lily James as Linda and Andrew Scott as Lord Merlin in "The Pursuit of Love". Directed by Emily Mortimer, BBC One's adaptation of Nancy Mitford's 1945 novel is an absolute riot for lovers of period dramas.
Dalgliesh is a British crime drama television series, based on the Adam Dalgliesh novels by PD James. Bertie Carvel stars as the title character, an enigmatic detective–poet. The six-part series premiered on Acorn TV on 1 November 2021 in the United States followed by a Channel 5 premiere on 4 November in the United Kingdom.
Dec 14, 2021 · 12 shows that mattered to us. Our curatorial team pick some personal favourites from a year of British television. 14 December 2021. We Are Lady Parts (2021) Best of 2021. This year television proved to be a comfort and an escape, but also a reminder of all the challenges the pandemic has brought and continues to bring.
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Dec 23, 2021 · The 10 Best British TV Series of 2021. For a year that was again frequently marred by shutdowns and production setbacks, there've been a surprising number of great releases on our screens in 2021.
