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BBC AMERICA’s ‘Ripper Street’ Renewed for Second Season

staff — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:51:26 +0000

BBC AMERICA has just announced that its co-production Ripper Street, the crime drama set in 1889 London, has been picked up for a second, eight-episode season, which will air in 2014. The series stars Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn and ...

Five Filthy Things About Victorian England

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:45:05 +0000

Tomorrow night at 9/8c, Ripper Street premieres on BBC AMERICA. It’s a tale of terrible awfulness, of seedy depravity and murderous disgust, and it’s set in the heart of all things brutal and grubby.

Dapper TV Looks of Victorian England

Brigid Brown — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:06:56 +0000

The Victorian period (1837-1901) was a time where women displayed their husband’s success by dressing in the finest clothing. The men didn’t shy away from fashion donning stellar top hats and three-piece suits.

Looking Forward to 2013

Brigid Brown — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 23:47:13 +0000

2012 was quite a momentous year with London hosting the Summer Olympics and Team GB achieving a record-breaking Gold medal win. The Queen broke a personal record celebrating the Diamond Jubilee marking her 60th anniversary as reigning ...

WATCH: BBC America Programs Coming-in-2013

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 03:10:50 +0000

You may have sensed, during the breaks in Doctor Who, that astonishing things are afoot on BBC AMERICA in 2013. And if you did, you’d have been right. Here are just three reasons why:

‘Ripper Street,’ Starring Matthew Macfadyen, Set for Dramaville Premiere This Fall

Kevin Wicks — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:33:37 +0000

A modern-day Jack the Ripper copycat killer was the focus of BBC America’s successful crime series Whitechapel, but now the network is co-producing a period police drama that will transport us to the actual 1889 setting of the ...