BritBox is already the Canadian home for series gems such as the full catalogue of beloved historical drama Downton Abbey, season 1-6 of the riveting police procedural Line of Duty and the chilling crime drama The Fall – just to name a few. However, this summer, the service welcomes even more thrilling titles to their rightful home on BritBox that are sure to enthrall audiences this summer.
Whether you’re looking to solve serious crime with Idris Elba, escape to picturesque Bath in Somerset, England or re-live the wedding of a century, BritBox has the perfect collection of upcoming titles to enjoy on balmy summer evenings in the backyard and to devour during rainy days indoors.
This summer will also see BritBox welcoming full catalogues of beloved British favourites, Bergerac and Whitechapel, back home. As the only streaming service in Canada to watch the largest collection of premium British content, BritBox truly has something for every type of summer streamer!
There is no better time to find your new favourite title on BritBox! To encourage more Canadians to spend their summer with BritBox, the service will be offering subscriptions for 50 per cent off for the first three months starting on June 11 until June 22. Fans of British TV can access the promo with code: SUMMER.
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Call the Midwife S1-9 – Coming June 22, 2021
A moving, intimate, funny and, above all, true-to-life look at the colourful stories of midwifery and families in East London in the Fifties, Call the Midwife is based on the best-selling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth. When Jenny Lee (Jessica Raine, Fortitude) first arrives in Poplar, she knows nothing about hardship, poverty or indeed, life itself. She soon becomes part of a team of midwives and nuns at Nonnatus House who provide the poorest expectant mothers with the best possible care. With just one, eight-bed maternity ward to serve the whole district, the series follows Jenny as she travels through the streets to meet her patients in their homes. Call the Midwife offers a fascinating insight into a community on the brink of huge social change.
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Luther S1-4 – Coming July 1, 2021
Maverick detective John Luther (Idris Elba) works for the Serious Crime Unit – he’s a dedicated policeman, an inspired maker of connections, and a whirlwind genius. For Luther, his profession is a vocation rather than a job, and he serves his own idea of a moral order. Luther’s confidante is also his archenemy – Alice, a beautiful multiple-murderess who evades his grasp early on, and with whom he becomes locked in a lethal battle of wits. Throughout the series, Luther faces a succession of psychological duels between hunter and hunted, predator and prey. Crackling with energy, beautifully shot and full distinctive characters and snappy, clever dialogue Luther is a thrilling psychological crime drama.
In the Footsteps of Killers– Coming July 6, 2021 | BritBox Original
Silent Witness star Emilia Fox and Britain’s top criminologist Professor David Wilson attempt to solve Britain’s most heinous murders in this unique true-crime series. Investigated like a documentary and filmed like a drama, In the Footsteps of Killers is a brand-new television hybrid in which an unsolved murder is solved in each episode. Through research for her role in the hit BBC series, Emilia has become an expert in unsolved murder. David specialises in studying serial killers, their modus operandi and psychology and has assisted many police forces across the globe. In each episode, the pair investigate an unsolved British murder.
Bergerac S1-9 – Coming July 13, 2021 | BritBox Exclusive
When it comes to detectives, Jersey has the cream. Loved as much for his human failings as for his strengths, Jim Bergerac (John Nettles) is a reformed alcoholic, and a tough professional with a rebellious streak. Jim Bergerac’s career and marriage have blown up in a haze of booze and recriminations. When he returns to the Bureau des Etrangers after a three-month absence, his bosses are reluctant to have him back. But Bergerac soon proves his worth, tracking down KGB assassins and a notorious French gangster. The full catalogue of Bergerac, seasons 1-9 as well as a collection of Christmas specials will be coming home to BritBox on July 13.
Whitechapel – Coming July 27, 2021
The streets of Whitechapel are awash with blood. A murderer stalks the night, picking off vulnerable women and leaving them brutally butchered. The locals live in feat and the police remain clueless – with no motive, no evidence and no hope of catching this barbaric killer. But this is not the 19th century and the time of Jack the Ripper. This is now. Assigned to the case is fast-tracked DI Chandler – a novice in the business of murder, an expert in the politics of policing and three day courses. Tipped-off by “Rippherologist” Edward Buchan, Chandler realizes that this modern day killer is copying the infamous Whitechapel murders, down to the very last detail. Can Chandler do what his fellow officers failed to do over 100 years before, and catch the person responsible?
McDonald & Dodds S2 – Coming August 2021 | BritBox Original
Featuring contemporary crime stories told with warmth and humour, McDonald & Dodds follows the investigations of a mismatched detective duo, against the backdrop of Britain’s most traditional city – Bath. In season 2, DCI McDonald (Tala Gouveia, Click & Collect) and the unassuming DS Dodds (Jason Watkins, The Crown) return with a growingly rumbustious, and ultimately highly effective crime solving partnership. As McDonald adjusts to life in picturesque Bath, she and DS Dodds investigate two deaths across the supposedly sleepy Avon Valley. In each episode, they must investigate a new and compelling crime.
Time – Coming August 2021 | BritBox Exclusive
Written by Jimmy McGovern, Time is a powerful depiction of prison life and a raw study of punishment and penitence, starring Emmy and BAFTA winner Sean Bean and Stephen Graham. Mark Cobden (Sean Bean, Game of Thrones) is a husband and father like any other. Except that he’s responsible for the death of an innocent man. Tortured by visions of his victim, Mark welcomes his four-year sentence as penance for his crime. But in this brutal environment, a former teacher is any easy target for the more ruthless residents. Eric McNally (Stephen Graham, Line of Duty) is a dedicated prison officer, doing his best to protect those in his charge. And in an understaffed prison that’s brimming with tension, the inmates’ safety rests on a knife-edge. when a dangerous convict threatens to hurt someone Eric loves, this honest man faces an impossible choice.
