BritBox highlights for the month of May include McDonald & Dodds, Redemption, The Trick, Deepwater Fell, Monarch of the Glen, The Tudors and A Very English Scandal.
It’s time to cosy up on the couch and binge the best of British television. From political thrillers, to romantic period dramas, suspenseful crime dramas and cosy comedies, BritBox has you covered for streaming this May.
CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS
MCDONALD & DODDS
SEASONS 1-2, NEW AND EXCLUSIVE TO BRITBOX
GENRE: CRIME MYSTERY
A witty crime solving series from the director behind Poldark and Doctor Who
Talia Gouveia (Cold Feet) plays the ambitious DCI McDonald who has swapped the mean streets of London to leap up the career ladder in picturesque Bath. A tough, driven cop, McDonald cracks cases through sheer force of will. When McDonald is partnered with the quiet and unassuming veteran sergeant Dodds played by Jason Watkins (The Crown, W1A, Line of Duty), the pair instantly lock horns over their different approaches to policing and to life.
Directed by Richard Senior (Poldark, Humans, Doctor Who) and created by Robert Murphy (DCI Banks, Inspector George Gently).
Coming to BritBox on 1st May 2022
REDEMPTION
SERIES, AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE AND EXCLUSIVE TO BRITBOX
GENRE: CRIME, DRAMA
A detective investigates the murder of her daughter who had been missing for 20 years.
Paula Malcomson (The Hunger Games trilogy, Ray Donovan, Deadwood) stars as DI Colette Cunningham, a fearless, plain-speaking, dedicated detective on Liverpool’s Serious Crime Squad. She is an unflappable force of nature until she takes an unexpected call from Dublin. A body has been found and Colette is listed as next of kin. She takes the ferry to Dublin to identify her daughter, Kate, who disappeared 20 years ago.
Consumed by grief, Colette resolves to stay in Ireland to work for the Garda, while also piecing together the truth about Kate’s death. If she did fail her daughter in life, Colette is determined to do right by her now – but is she prepared for what she finds?
Written by Sean Cook (Spooks). Also starring Sean Duggan (Blood, Dublin Murders) and Moe Dunford (Vikings, Patrick’s Day).
Coming to BritBox on 26th May 2022.
THE TRICK
FILM, NEW AND EXCLUSIVE TO BRITBOX
GENRE: THRILLER
Conspiracy thriller based on the events of the ‘Climategate’ scandal in 2009.
Respected scientist Professor Phil Jones and his team of climatologists at the University of East Anglia find that their work has been hacked by climate change deniers and turned into the first big fake-news story.
This film charts the unjustified persecution of Jones, played by Jason Watkins (McDonald & Dodds, Line of Duty, The Crown, W1A) and the fight for the truth about climate change science.
Also starring Victoria Hamilton (Doctor Foster, Lark Rise to Candleford, The Crown).
Coming to BritBox on 6th May 2022.
DEADWATER FELL
SERIES, NEW TO BRITBOX
GENRE: CRIME DRAMA, MYSTERY
David Tennant stars in a tragic crime drama set in a quaint Scottish town
David Tennant (Doctor Who, Broadchurch) plays village doctor Tom Kendrick, who loses his wife and children in a tragic house fire. The small Scottish community they call home becomes driven with mistrust and suspicion as those closest to the family begin to question everything they thought they knew about their friends.
Guardian UK reviewed the four part series as “the new Broadchurch … but more irresistible” with a four out of five star rating.
Also starring Cush Jumbo (The Good Fight, The Good Wife, Vera), Matthew McNulty (Versailles, Cleaning Up, The Terror) and Anna Madeley (All Creatures Great and Small). Created by Daisy Coulam (Grantchester).
Coming to BritBox on 12th May 2022.
MONARCH OF THE GLEN
SEASONS 1-7, NEW TO BRITBOX
GENRE: COMEDY, ROMANCE, DRAMA
A gentle comedy about a young restaurateur who unexpectedly becomes laird of his family’s decaying estate in the Scottish Highlands
Archie Macdonald left the family home in Scotland’s Highlands nearly ten years ago and had no desire to go back. When news of a family crisis reaches him, however, he reluctantly heads up to crumbling Glenbogle Castle and takes up the running of his family’s impoverished Highland estate.
Recommended for lovers of All Creatures Great and Small, the series features glorious scenery of the Scottish Highlands and a small rural community of eccentric characters.
Starring Alexander Morton (Casaulty, Luther) and Susan Hampshire (Vanity Fair, Casualty, Midsomer Murders).
Coming to BritBox on 16th May 2022.
THE TUDORS
SEASONS 1-4, NEW TO BRITBOX
GENRE: DRAMA, HISTORY, ROMANCE
A racy historical fiction drama detailing the early years of King Henry VIII’s reign of England and his famous female companions
From Queen Catherine of Aragon to Anne Boleyn, The Tudors chronicles young King Henry VIII’s famous mistresses and many wives. Focusing on King Henry VIII’s early years, the series entertainingly retells early historical events of his nearly forty year reign of England.
Created by Michael Hirst (Vikings, Elizabeth). Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Vikings, Elvis), Henry Cavill (Man of Steel, Justice League, Mission: Impossible – Fall out), Maria Doyle Kennedy (Orphan Black, Dexter), Natalie Dormer (Games of Thrones, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay).
Coming to BritBox on 2nd May 2022.
A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL
SEASON 1, NEW TO BRITBOX
GENRE: BIOGRAPHY, CRIME DRAMA
Based on a true political scandal starring Hugh Grant
It is the late 1960s, homosexuality has only just been decriminalised, and Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the Liberal party, has a secret he is desperate to hide.
Hugh Grant (Love Actually, About a Boy, Notting Hill) stars as Jeremy Thorpe, who was accused of conspiracy to murder his gay ex-lover, Norman Jossiffe and forced to stand trial in 1979.
This three part series has won a Golden Globe Award, British Academy Television Award and Primetime Emmy Award.
Also starring Ben Wishaw (The Lobster, Perfume) and Alex Jennings (Lady in the Van, The Queen).
Coming to BritBox on 4th May 2022.
COMPLETE LIST OF WHAT’S COMING TO BRITBOX IN MAY 2022 – IN DATE ORDER
MCDONALD & DODDS, SEASONS 1-2, 1ST MAY 2022
THE TUDORS, SEASONS 1-4, 2ND MAY 2022
A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL, SEASON 1, 4TH MAY 2022
THE TRICK, FILM, 6TH MAY 2022
NORTH AND SOUTH, SERIES, 9TH MAY 2022
THE GREAT POTTERY THROWDOWN, SEASON 3, 11TH MAY 2022
DEADWATER FELL, SERIES, 12TH MAY 2022
MONARCH OF THE GLEN, SEASONS 1-7, 16TH MAY 2022
THE REPLACEMENT, SERIES, 20TH MAY 2022
THE SCAPEGOAT, FILM, 23RD MAY 2022
ANTIQUES UNCOVERED, 24TH MAY 2022
REDEMPTION, SERIES, 26TH MAY 2022
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