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BritBox North America April 2023 Highlights
BritBox’s exclusive interview with Emmy Award winner Brian Cox in his native Scotland, An Interview with Brian Cox, gives fans a deep dive into the man behind Logan Roy. Cox’s previous works, such as Bob Servant Independent, Saltwater, and Blue/Orange, will also be available for fans to watch. Shetland, Red Dwarf, Agatha Christie’s Marple, and more all feature Cox, and these new entries are available on BritBox as well. The second seasons of BritBox Originals Sister Boniface Mysteries and Grace begin airing in April, providing mystery aficionados with even more brand new episodes to enjoy.
April 1, 2023: Antiques Roadshow S42 | New to BritBox | 25 x 60′
The 42nd series of Britain’s best-loved and most popular antiques appraisal show travels around the country staging a free antiques valuation day for people to bring along their treasured objects and family heirlooms.
April 4, 2023: Sister Boniface Mysteries S2 | BritBox Original, North American Premiere, BritBox Exclusive | 10 x 60′
The acclaimed, light-hearted murder-mystery series returns, along with its eponymous Vespa-driving, crime-solving Catholic nun. It’s the 1960s and Sister Boniface (Lorna Watson, The IT Crowd), with her aptitude for detective work, is an invaluable asset to the Great Slaughter Police Department.
April 6, 2023: Jesus of Nazareth | New to BritBox | 4 x 100′
Robert Powell (The Italian Job) stars in the epic 1977 drama chronicling the birth, life, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. With Laurence Olivier (Rebecca), James Earl Jones (Star Wars) and Ian McShane (Deadwood).
April 11, 2023: An Interview with Brian Cox | BritBox Original, North American Premiere, BritBox Exclusive | 1 x 60′
Award-winning actor Brian Cox (Succession, King Lear) sits down for an exclusive, in-depth interview on his life and career. From his early years in Scotland and Shakespearean beginnings to his contemporary roles across film and television, no stone is unturned in this heartfelt interview with the iconic actor.
April 11, 2023: Bob Servant Independent | New to BritBox | S1 6 x 30′, S2 3 x 30′
When Broughty Ferry’s MP is decapitated in a car crash, the resulting by-election receives an unlikely candidate. Local cheeseburger tycoon Bob Servant (Brian Cox, Succession) launches an eccentric campaign, managed by hapless right-hand man Frank (Jonathan Watson, Two Doors Down). Over the series, Bob and Frank battle with slick English candidate Nick Edwards (Rufus Jones, W1A) and his wife (Pollyanna McIntosh, The Walking Dead) for the votes of a bewildered Broughty Ferry public.
April 11, 2023: Saltwater | New to BritBox | 1 x 95′
The ups and downs in the lives of a widowed fish and chip shop owner and his three children. College student Carmel (Valerie Spelman, Call Girl), is involved with her philosophy lecturer, while her younger brother Joe (Laurence Kinlan, Marcella) is constantly in trouble at school. As well as running the shop and handling his kids, George (Brian Cox, Succession) must find a way to pay off his debt to a dangerous bookie, so eldest son Frank (Peter MacDonald, The Batman), decides to help out, staging a daring – and inept – robbery.
April 11, 2023: Blue/Orange | New to BritBox | 1 x 95′
Based on the award-winning play by Joe Penhall, Blue/Orange follows a young doctor (John Simm, Grace) who clashes with an older colleague (Brian Cox, Succession) about the condition of a mental patient (Shaun Parkes, Small Axe). In a London psychiatric hospital, an enigmatic patient claims to be the son of an African dictator – a story that becomes unnervingly plausible. Blue/Orange is an incendiary tale of race, madness and a Darwinian power struggle at the heart of a dying National Health Service.
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