August on BritBox – highlights for the month of August include The Tower, The Thief His Wife and the Canoe, Years & Years and Hinterland.
The best of British television is arriving to Aussie screens this August. From gripping new crime dramas to timeless classics and side-splitting comedies, there’s something for every crime enthusiast and British telly lover alike.
Get ready to cosy up and binge on a highly anticipated lineup that will keep you captivated throughout this chilly month.
The Tower
SEASON 2, NEW & EXCLUSIVE TO BRITBOX
GENRE: CRIME DRAMA
Based on Kate London’s second crime novel, Death Message
Following the success of its initial season, Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones) reprises her role as DS Sarah Collins.
Tasked with unravelling a 27-year-old cold case involving a missing girl, she finds herself quickly entangled in a shocking new investigation and must once again work with troubled young police officer from her past, PC Lizzie Griffiths.
The Tower is loved by Line of Duty fans. Produced by Mammoth Screen, the creators of Endeavour, Poldark, McDonald & Dodds and Victoria.
Also starring Emmett J Scanlan (The Fall) and Tahirah Sharif (A Christmas Prince, The Haunting of Bly Manor).
Coming to BritBox from 29 August 2023
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
SERIES, NEW TO BRITBOX
GENRE: BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA
Based on the extraordinary true story of how a police officer faked his own death to avoid bankruptcy
Eddie Marsan (Still, Ray Donovan) and Monica Dolan (Pride, A Very English Scandal) star in this bizarre but true con story about a couple who became a notorious media sensation in 2007.
Based on the John Darwin disappearance case, a man fakes his own death with the help of his wife. In doing this, they end up neck deep in a sea of lies, crime and deception.
From Chris Lang, the creator of Unforgotten and A Mother’s Son.
The Guardian UK gave the series a rating of 4 out of 5 stars.
Radio Times described it as “quirky, off-beat, hard-hitting, and truly memorable” with a 5 stars rating.
Coming to BritBox from 17 August 2023
Years and Years
SERIES, NEW TO BRITBOX
GENRE: DOCUMENTARY
Emma Thompson stars in dystopian Britain under a dictatorship.
An ordinary British family navigate the tumultuous waves of an uncertain future. Starting in 2019 and propelling the characters 15 years forward, this thrilling saga delves into their hopes, anxieties, and joys amidst an increasingly unstable world, leaving viewers on the edge of their seats.
Created by and starring Russell T Davies (A Very English Scandal), Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility, The Children Act), Rory Kinnear (Brexit: The Uncivil War, Lucan) and T’Nia Miller (The Diplomat, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Sex Education).
The Guardian UK rated The Tower five-stars, praising it as a “glorious near-future drama from Russell T Davies.”
The Hollywood Reporter praising it for defying expectations “It shouldn’t work, but it’s magnificent.”
Coming to BritBox from 3rd August 2023
Hinterland
SERIES, NEW TO BRITBOX
GENRE: CRIME DRAMA
A noir crime drama set in Aberystwyth, Wales, where troubled DCI Tom Mathias solves murders while searching for redemption.
On the run from his London past, brilliant but troubled DCI Tom Mathias isolates himself on the outskirts of a town filled with secrets as dark and destructive as his own.
Partnered with the intelligent and complex DI Mared Rhys, they form an engaging relationship as they embark on solving cases that involve the ultimate anti-social crime: murder.
Starring Richard Harrington (The Crown, Poldark), Mali Harries (Foyle’s War, Sixty Six), and Alex Harries (Keeping Faith, The light In The Hall).
Coming to BritBox from 24th August 2023
COMPLETE LIST OF WHAT’S COMING TO BRITBOX IN AUGUST 2023 – IN DATE ORDER
YEARS AND YEARS, SEASON 1, 3RD AUGUST 2023
A LITTLE CHAOS, 4TH AUGUST 2023
MIDSOMER MURDERS, SEASON 22, 10TH AUGUST 2023
SIX MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT, 11TH AUGUST 2023
HUGH’S WILD WEST, SEASON 1, 15TH AUGUST 2023
THE THIEF, HIS WIFE AND THE CANOE, SEASON 1, 17TH AUGUST 2023
COLLETTE, 18TH AUGUST 2023
HINTERLAND, SEASON 1-3, 24TH AUGUST
WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY, 25TH AUGUST 2023
THE TOWER: DEATH MESSAGE, SEASON 2, 29TH AUGUST 2023
BACK, SEASON 1-2, 30TH AUGUST 2023
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