We’re back right where we left off, bird fans: in the middle of the street, whilst the crime scene techs collect evidence from the body of Meatball. While they do their thing, Piet and Hassell speculate on who would want to kill Meatball anyway: he ostensibly did his part of the job, having delivered that giant bag of money. Was it retribution for killing Gerda? Or maybe it was the fact that he saw someone else at the scene and thus could rat out the murderer.

The MASTERPIECE family recently lost Dame Maggie Smith, drawing tributes from thousands of fans and entertainment industry members. However, fewer American fans have heard that Cleo Sylvestre — who most recently had a recurring role in All Creatures Great and Small — also recently passed away. A few years ago GBH Drama covered the introduction of Sylvestre’s character on All Creatures, and it feels right in this time of mourning to revisit and reflect on her long career.

This week’s episode kicks off in what I can only describe as a gorgeous museum/art gallery with the kind of giant windows that people love and birds just hate. The irony of this description will become apparent soon.

A Very Royal Scandal, starring Ruth Wilson (Mrs. Wilson) and Michael Sheen, (Gallowglass, Good Omens) is a dramatization of Prince Andrew’s disastrous 2019 BBC Newsnight interview.

Last week we learned that evil drug queenpin BiBi Franken, fresh off of blowing up her own son for daring to defy her, was waiting to meet Piet in whatever location would mess with him the most. So it’s not SUPER surprising that this week we’re heading right over to the crew’s beloved bar.

Ah fall. The perfect season to return to Van Der Valk, everyone’s favorite cocktail of grumpy emo detectives, esoteric crimes, and the always gorgeous setting that is Amsterdam. We’ve got three delightful cases coming our way, and if you need a refresher on what happened previously, recaps for all the previous season are here.

Reverend Alphy Kotteram — like his Grantchester predecessors — did not see solving crimes with Inspector Keating as part of his official job description. The main difference? Alphy in Season 9 is way more skeptical of the police than Will or Sidney until Geordie makes a good impression. DI Rachita Ray has the benefits of modern technology, but she still has to navigate working for a majority-white police department. D.I. Ray Season 2 continues to show how racial bias plays a role in hindering active investigations and relations between police personnel.

McDonald & Dodds is a gem offering the best of both the cozy and gritty facets of UK mystery and police procedural series.

Bridgerton Season 3 is officially finished, and boy howdy is there a lot to discuss. Amanda-Rae and Jackie talked about the first half of the season here, and are back to discuss casting reveals, their favorite moments, and more. Note: there are spoilers for all of season three, plus some speculation on future seasons.

Well, reader, we’re back for the remainder of Bridgerton season three here at GBH Drama, and let us just say: it’s about to get MESSY. Read on for a brief recap of each episode, a list of other shows you may like to watch to fill the void until next season (apparently production may take about two years), and a spice score so you can plan your viewing accordingly. There will, naturally, be spoilers.