As always, British TV has kicked off the year with a swathe of excellent TV shows that have destroyed us, lifted us up, made us cackle, and provoked cultural conversation. We'd love to go outside, ...

BritishTV has been around as long as the television itself, although Britain was swiftly overtaken as the frontrunner of small-screen programming by the United States in the immediate postwar period.

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As a red-blooded, flag-waving, apple-pie-consuming American, I am feeling so grateful for “Dying for Sex,” easily the best show of the year, along with “The Lowdown,” “Untamed” and a handful of others ...

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