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Looking for a bit of mystery? The best of British streamer BritBox is heading into the new month with a crime-heavy collection of new film and TV titles! The month will kick off with the BritBox exclusive serial adaptation of the Agatha Christie mystery “Murder Is Easy,” starring David Jonsson and Penelope Wilton. Continue throughout March for repeat offenders, like Season 2 of the multi-bafta Award-winning anthology series “Time,” the complete 12-season police procedural program “Trial & Retribution,” or the 1990s crime drama “Killer Net.”

Check out The Streamable’s top picks for BritBox’s latest additions and learn everything coming to the streamer this March!

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David Jonsson leads the cast as the young and ambitious Luke Fitzwilliam in the recent BBC One Christie adaptation. Arriving from...

The retired Rms Queen Mary docked in Long Beach, California is considered one of the most haunted locations in the world — which only somewhat shines through in Gary Shore’s Haunting of the Queen Mary. Any wishes to relive Dark Castle Entertainment levels of production design in Ghost Ship won’t be fulfilled, but that said, Haunting of the Queen Mary is more successful than its brushed-under-the-rug release undersells. Shore and co-writer Tom Vaughan channel the Queen Mary’s grave history for a supernatural infestation that spans decades, complete with atmospheric haunts akin to what’s accomplished in remakes of Thir13en Ghosts or House on Haunted Hill. Proper spookiness prevails, even though the over two-hour length gunks up the film’s gears with subplots that slow momentum.

Alice Eve stars as Anne Calder, who pitches Queen Mary’s Captain Bittner (Dorian Lough) on a virtual 3D tour experience to resurrect the ship’s reputation.

Warning: contains spoilers for The Gold Finale

At the beginning of each episode, The Gold announced itself as a mix of fact and fiction with the disclaimer: “The following is inspired by real events. Some characters or elements have been created or changed for dramatic purposes.” That meant while several of its characters had the real names of figures associated with the Brink’s-Mat Robbery, including Kenneth Noye, Micky McAvoy, John Palmer and Dci Brian Boyce, some were created for the series.

Money launderer Edwin Cooper is one of the invented names, for a character likely inspired by real-life solicitor Michael Relton, who was sentenced to 12 years for his part in washing the proceeds of the 1983 robbery. Detective Nikki Jennings is another invention, a composite character inspired by several of the female police officers who worked on the Brink’s-Mat investigation.

Two other characters appear under what seem to be invented names,...

The characters of The Last Kingdom are returning for their final battle. The fifth and final season of the Netflix series was released last March. The Seven Kings Must Die film, which will conclude the series, will arrive on April 14th.

Starring Alexander Dreymon, Emily Cox, Ian Hart, Joseph Millson, Mark Rowley, Toby Regbo, Millie Brady, James Northcote, Adrian Bouchet, Ewan Mitchell, Timothy Innes, Magnus Bruun, Jamie Blackley, Richard Dillane, Finn Elliott, Ruby Hartley, Nigel Lindsay, Dorian Lough, Stefanie Martini, Steffan Rhodri, and Eysteinn Sigurðarson, the series is based on Bernard Cornwell’s novel series, The Saxon Stories, and it tells the story of the son of a ninth Century Saxon nobleman after he is kidnapped as a child. The Netflix series follows his journey as he tries to reclaim his family's land.

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The Last Kingdom is returning for its final season next month. Netflix has set a premiere date for season five of the historical drama and released new photos and a teaser trailer. Starring Alexander Dreymon, Emily Cox, Ian Hart, Joseph Millson, Mark Rowley, Toby Regbo, Millie Brady, James Northcote, Adrian Bouchet, Ewan Mitchell, Timothy Innes, Magnus Bruun, Jamie Blackley, Richard Dillane, Finn Elliott, Ruby Hartley, Nigel Lindsay, Dorian Lough, Stefanie Martini, Steffan Rhodri, and Eysteinn Sigurðarson, the series is based on Bernard Cornwell’s novel series, The Saxon Stories, which takes places during the ninth century.

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Uhtred of Bebbanburg and his adventures are coming to an end with year five. The Netflix historical drama series, The Last Kingdom, is coming to a close so, there won't be a sixth season. The streaming service hasn't announced a release date for the final installments as yet.

The Last Kingdom stars Alexander Dreymon, Emily Cox, Ian Hart, Joseph Millson, Mark Rowley, Toby Regbo, Millie Brady, James Northcote, Adrian Bouchet, Ewan Mitchell, Timothy Innes, Magnus Bruun, Jamie Blackley, Richard Dillane, Finn Elliott, Ruby Hartley, Nigel Lindsay, Dorian Lough, Stefanie Martini, Steffan Rhodri, and Eysteinn Sigurðarson. An adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s novel series, The Saxon Stories, the historical drama follows Uhtred of Bebbanburg (Dreymon), the son of a 9th Century Saxon nobleman. After killing his father, Danish invaders kidnap the boy and he is raised by their warlord, Ragnar. Years later,...

Who will survive the fourth season of The Last Kingdom TV show on Netflix? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like The Last Kingdom is cancelled or renewed for season five. Netflix and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the fourth season episodes of The Last Kingdom here. Status Update Below.

A Netflix historical drama, The Last Kingdom stars Alexander Dreymon, Emily Cox, Ian Hart, Joseph Millson, Mark Rowley, Toby Regbo, Millie Brady, James Northcote, Adrian Bouchet, Ewan Mitchell, Timothy Innes, Magnus Bruun, Jamie Blackley, Richard Dillane, Finn Elliott, Ruby Hartley, Nigel Lindsay, Dorian Lough, Stefanie Martini, Steffan Rhodri, and Eysteinn Sigurðarson. An adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s novel series, The Saxon Stories, the...

The cast and crew of The Last Kingdom TV show will keep making history. Netflix has renewed the TV series that's based on Bernard Cornwell’s The Saxon Stories novels. The fifth season will be based on books nine and 10.

A Netflix historical drama, The Last Kingdom stars Alexander Dreymon, Emily Cox, Ian Hart, Joseph Millson, Mark Rowley, Toby Regbo, Millie Brady, James Northcote, Adrian Bouchet, Ewan Mitchell, Timothy Innes, Magnus Bruun, Jamie Blackley, Richard Dillane, Finn Elliott, Ruby Hartley, Nigel Lindsay, Dorian Lough, Stefanie Martini, Steffan Rhodri, and Eysteinn Sigurðarson. The historical drama follows Uhtred of Bebbanburg (Dreymon), the son of a 9th Century Saxon nobleman. After killing his father, Danish invaders kidnap the boy and he is raised by their warlord, Ragnar. Years later, when Ragnar is killed, Uhtred vows to avenge him and reclaim his birthright. In...

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Streaming on the Netflix subscription service, The Last Kingdom stars Alexander Dreymon, Emily Cox, Ian Hart, Joseph Millson, Mark Rowley, Toby Regbo, Millie Brady, James Northcote, Adrian Bouchet, Ewan Mitchell, Timothy Innes, Magnus Bruun, Jamie Blackley, Richard Dillane, Finn Elliott, Ruby Hartley, Nigel Lindsay, Dorian Lough, Stefanie Martini, Steffan Rhodri, and Eysteinn Sigurðarson. An adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s novel series, The Saxon Stories, the historical drama follows Uhtred of Bebbanburg (Dreymon), the...

Gem Wheeler Mar 9, 2017

Prime Suspect 1973's second episode ramps up the tension while maintaining the same period charm as the series opener...

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The investigation into Julie Ann Collins’ murder continues in Prime Suspect 1973’s second episode, while, far from the police’s notice, the bank robbery planned by Clifford Bentley and his sons enters its early stages. Eddie Phillips, Julie Ann’s boyfriend, has still not been traced after his escape from hospital, and Di Bradfield’s questioning of the young man’s associates isn’t getting very far. An interview with the smooth-talking Dwayne Clarke (Thomas Coombes) is obtained through collaboration with undercover officer, Duke...

Game of Thrones and Atlantis star Mark Addy is to swap his sword for a gun after joining the cast of crime drama New Blood.

He will play DS Derek Sands in the cop show from acclaimed writer Anthony Horrowitz, which will debut on BBC One in 2016.

Sands is described as a "rough and cynical" officer who has grown jealous and embittered by the success of his much younger colleagues.

Addy will reunite with his former Atlantis co-star Aiysha Hart in the drama, which will also feature No Offence actor Ben Tavassoli and The Mill's Mark Strepan in the lead roles of junior investigators Rash and Stefan.

Also joining the series is Four Weddings and a Funeral star Anna Chancellor, who will play boss Eleanor Davies, the tough Director of the Serious Fraud Office. Rounding out the cast are Ariyon Bakare, Kimberley Nixon, Mark Bonnar and Dorian Lough.

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To celebrate the release of Brand New hard-hitting drama The Smoke on DVD, we’ve teamed up with Acorn Media to give 3 lucky WhatCulture.com readers the opportunity to win a copy of the show on DVD, following its run on Sky One.

Written by acclaimed writer Lucy Kirkwood (Skins), The Smoke is a show about ordinary men and women, about fire-fighters, and heroes, about life and death stories of risk and rescue. Charged with adrenaline, gut-wrenchingly emotional, surprisingly funny, and often outrageously audacious, it’s a show with big thrills, huge heart, and characters who leave an indelible mark.

Jodie Whittaker (Broadchurch) plays Trish, Kev’s girlfriend, who is striving to hold on to love and hope against the odds, while Rhashan Stone (Bodies) is Kev’s best mate Mal, whose loyalty is tested to the extreme. Then there’s the rest of the watch: Little Al (Gerard Kearns...

Cinemax's hit action series Strike Back returns tonight, Friday, September 30th, with the all-new Episode 7. Section 20 negotiates the release of five European Union officials taken hostage by Kosovoan weapons, drugs and human trafficker Hasani (Mel Raido), intending to exchange the hostages for Hasani's cousin Rama (Zsolt Nagy), who is in a Vienna prison for attacks on U.S. and British targets. One of the hostages is undercover Mi-6 terror expert John Allen (Adrian Rawlins), identified by Crawford (Iain Glen) as Latif's (Jimi Mistry) inside man. When the exchange in rural Kosovo doesn't go as planned, Stonebridge (Philip Winchester) and Scott (Sullivan Stapleton) are stranded with the hostages and surrounded by Hasani's forces. We have an excited exclusive look at tonight's episode, which you can check out in the clip below, along with four more clips and a photo gallery.

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The week following Damian Tucker's (Dorian Lough) arrest in the drugs sting, DS Max Carter (Christopher Fox) and DC Jo Masters (Sally Rogers) are called to attend a scene at Fran Morris's (Kelly Harrison) house - the woman who used to catch the drug lord. There, they find Fran being stretchered into an ambulance having sustained severe head injuries, before realising that her 12-year-old (more)...