New releases announced today, April 21:Tori & Dean: Inn Love - Season 1 will be coming out July 1 Wire in the Blood - Prayer of the Bone will be coming out August 5 Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items.
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Question: Is there any news as to when BBC America will air the "Prayer of the Bone" episode of Wire in the Blood? I saw that there was a special airing in the U.K. on Jan. 7, shown ahead of a sixth, eight-part series of Wire in the Blood.
Answer: Look for an announcement sometime this week that a new season of this terrific psychological crime thriller (inspired by a series of recommended novels by Val McDermid) will premiere on Sunday, April 6, kicking off with a first-ever U.S.-based episode that was filmed in Austin, Texas. (Hoping the storyline doesn't revolve around the mass murder-by-ratings of a certain high school football team. ...
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Question: Is BBC America planning to drop good U.K. mysteries like Wire in the Blood, Murphy's Law, Silent Witness, Waking the Dead and Rebus in favor of more reality shows, as A&E did a few years ago? I have been watching the BBC America mysteries for more than six years and have liked most of the ones they air. Have you heard or read any news about BBC America's plans for the future? Most of the summer they aired reruns of Murphy's Law. It looked like they would air a new season in the fall after airing the reruns of previous seasons. However, Top Gear now is airing in the time slot that until recently was BBC America Mystery Mondays. Any information would be appreciated.
Answer: Mysteries are always going to be part of the BBC America menu, but they may not necessarily be scheduled on a dedicated night. The way it was explained to me by an insider is that BBCA is looking to build more of its schedule around longer-running series for the sake of consistency, which is why the popular
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