Brits brighten (or darken) our holidays
The British have a TV custom that Americans mostly avoid
Many of their best shows make a special Christmas episode. Even if they aren’t around then – British shows have short seasons – they pop up for one nignt in December.
Now several of them are coming here. The best, as usual, is PBS’ “Call the Midwife.” It manages to combine crisis, pain, joy and – a surprise for this show – an excellent romance.
Other shows all arrive by streaming. Acorn’s “The Chelsea Detective” and Britbox’s “Beyond Paradise” and “Death in Paradise” each have their usual mystery, with some Christmas flavoring around the edges. The shows are: Read more…
