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Brit Binge Watching: Five British Costume Dramas You Can View Online

Brigid Brown — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:40:49 +0000

With Downton Abbey on hiatus, we expect you may be jonesing for some British costume dramas. Just a friendly reminder, there are plenty of shows streaming online and we’ve picked out a sampling of five to highlight:

Damian Lewis Stars in 12-Minute Jaguar Commercial

Brigid Brown — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:37:27 +0000

Damian Lewis (Homeland) sports his native accent in the Jaguar advert, disguised as a short film, produced by Ridley Scott’s (Pompeii) advertising company, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

WATCH: Damian Lewis Granted Freedom of the City of London Award

Brigid Brown — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:33:34 +0000

Damian Lewis (Homeland) has been awarded the Freedom of the City of London based on his achievements as an actor, reports BBC News.

Damian Lewis In ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’? It Must Be Comic Relief

Fraser McAlpine — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:15:49 +0000

It’s Comic Relief time again, in the UK, and that means, among other things, a lot of money raised for charitable causes, a lot of awareness raised as to why that money needed gathering together, and a few old TV shows raised from ...

Six Roles Featuring Damian Lewis’ British Accent

Brigid Brown — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:35:49 +0000

Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning actor Damian Lewis (Homeland) kicks off the season premiere of Top Gear tonight (February 4) at 9pm Eastern. We get to see him race, maneuver on black ice and, most importantly, speak in his fancy pants ...

British TV Cop Show Reboot ‘The Sweeney’ to Open March 1

Leah Rozen — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 03:40:09 +0000

The poster for the new movie reboot of one of the most popular of British TV shows of the 1970s has just been released in the U.S.

Brits Represent at 2013 Golden Globes

Brigid Brown — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:39:35 +0000

The Brits have made an early showing at the 70th Annual Golden Globes with Dame Maggie Smith winning Best Supporting Actress for her performance in BBC’s Downton Abbey. Let’s do some Brit-spotting at the Globes!

Dame Maggie Smith, Brits Lead Field at the 2012 SAG Awards

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:59:42 +0000

The nominations have just be announced for the Screen Actor’s Guild awards, 2012, and it is fair to say that the Brits have done a very nice job. So much so that only two awards are unblessed by British influence, and Dame Maggie ...

Damian Lewis, Maggie Smith Score Biggest British Emmy Wins

Paul Hechinger — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 05:00:04 +0000

The biggest British wins at last night’s Emmys were the acting awards given to Maggie Smith for Downton Abbey and to Damian Lewis for Homeland, but American series snatched other major awards away from strong British contenders.

Idris Elba: BBC America’s ‘Luther’ Gains Presidential Seal of Approval

Kevin Wicks — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:18:59 +0000

The hot ticket in the nation’s capital this week was the White House state dinner, with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama honoring Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha on Wednesday ...