September Highlights on BritBox South Africa
New and exclusive to BritBox this September is the fourth season
New and exclusive to BritBox this September is the fourth season of edgy British crime series Unforgotten, plus three new Agatha Christie movies – with the writer herself taking centre stage – to confound and intrigue the most ardent whodunit fan.
September is sure to be a sizzler for royal watchers on BritBox, with a slate of quality documentaries on offer, headed by Wedding of the Century, a BritBox Original commemorating 40 years since the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer and featuring beautifully restored, high-definition footage.
Plus, get ready for some binge-able springtime silliness with the classic mockumentary series The Office (UK) and the equally funny sitcom Extras, both created by the inimitable comedy-writing duo of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant available on BritBox from Thursday 2 September.
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New and exclusive to BritBox in September
Thursday 9 September 2021
Unforgotten Season Four
If you’re intrigued by cold cases, come closer! BAFTA-nominated actors Nicola Walker (Last Tango in Halifax, The Split) and Sanjeev Bhaskar (The Kumars at No. 42, Yesterday) return as DCI Cassie Stuart and DI Sunny Khan in the fourth season of this critically acclaimed crime drama. The new six-parter, exclusive to BritBox, charts a fresh investigation into another emotionally charged unsolved murder. Look out for a roll call of choice guest stars and regulars, as the season opens with the discovery of a dismembered body in a scrap metal yard that appears to have been stored in a freezer for 30 years – a cold case, indeed. If you’re new to Unforgotten, you can also binge-watch seasons one to three on BritBox, before diving into season four.
If you love crime drama, then BritBox is the place to be this September. As well as six seasons of Agatha Christie’s Marple and 12 seasons of Poirot to binge-watch, you can also enjoy three new feature films that place the famous crime writer herself at the centre of the action, exclusive to BritBox.
Thursday 16 September 2021
Agatha and the Truth of Murder (2018)
Drawing on her novels and real-life events, this feature film puts the famous author centre stage. Facing writer’s block, Agatha Christie (Ruth Bradley) becomes embroiled in a real-life murder during her mysterious 11-day disappearance in 1926 and goes undercover to solve the murder of Florence Nightingale’s goddaughter.
Thursday 23 September 2021
Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar (2019)
Crime novelist Agatha Christie (Lyndsey Marshal) turns detective when she travels to Iraq in 1928 seeking culture and peace following the emotional turmoil of her divorce. In Baghdad, she gets involved in a real-life murder case when she discovers an attractive young archaeologist with a bullet wound.
Thursday 30 September 2021
Agatha and the Midnight Murders (2021)
As the Blitz rages in 1940, writer Agatha Christie (Helen Baxendale) struggles with financial woes and considers taking the drastic step of killing off her most famous creation, detective Hercule Poirot. However, her plan goes awry when a series of murders takes place at the hotel where she hopes to illicitly sell her manuscript.
Royal documentaries on BritBox
Dust off the commemorative royal china and settle down with a pot of Earl Grey as September serves up a feast of royal documentaries to savour on BritBox.
A sumptuous treat for South African fans of the royal family is Wedding of the Century, an exclusive BritBox Original. This feature-length documentary marks the 40th anniversary of Prince Charles and Lady Diana’s wedding on 29 July 1981, when a record 750 million people in 74 countries tuned in to see the blushing Lady Diana Spencer and the dapper Prince Charles exchange vows at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. The grainy wedding footage has been lovingly restored in this beautifully remastered film, which also features never-before-heard anecdotes from the day and exclusive interviews with royal insiders who worked behind the scenes on this iconic event.
Narrated by Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), Born to Royalty examines the realities of being raised in the British royal family, while in the two-part documentary Paxman on the Queen’s Children, veteran broadcaster Jeremy Paxman explores the lives and roles of Queen Elizabeth II’s children. In a similar vein, the three-part Queen Victoria’s Children charts the reign of Victoria through her relationships with Prince Albert and their nine children.
The short documentary William at 30 commemorates Prince William’s 30th birthday in 2012, Diana, 7 Days was commissioned by her sons in 2017 to mark the 20th anniversary of their mother’s death, while Diana: A Love Affair looks at the qualities that made the world fall in love with ‘the people’s princess’.
Rewinding several decades, Princess Margaret: The Royal Rebel profiles a royal who fascinated and scandalised the world, while mini-series The Queen Mother focuses on the life of Margaret and Elizabeth’s mother, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon – the ‘Queen Mum.
