I got Britbox a year ago because I wanted to watch Shakespear's plays now that I'm retired. Britbox has lots of the plays! However, I couldn't understand what was going on. I gave up. So, instead, I watched Sherlock (with Benedict Cumberbatch), lots of Agatha Christie (Miss Marple and Pierot), and the murder mystery series Vera. Just great! (I'll just keep missing those Shakespeare questions on Jeopardy.)

Irish_Dem

(69,692 posts)

3. I subscribe once a year for a couple of months.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu May 30, 2024, 07:09 AM

May 2024

I do love all the British shows.
Watch everything in a short period of time and the end the subscription.

Wonder Why

(5,745 posts)

4. We did it once for a couple of months, then binged and quit like you.

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Thu May 30, 2024, 09:50 AM

May 2024

Tom Yossarian Joad

(19,275 posts)

5. At the moment.

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Thu May 30, 2024, 11:22 AM

May 2024

yellowdogintexas

(23,237 posts)

6. We have Britbox now. There are a lot of great shows there.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Jun 19, 2024, 04:35 PM

Jun 2024

Before we got Britbox, we had Acorn. The two services have different programming. We did Acorn for a while then cancelled it and subscribed to Britbox. Both are excellent with many choices. Lots of detective, courtroom, mystery and of course comedy

The Brits do love their detectives though.

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