Are Yearly Breaks in TV Shows A Common Thing In the UK?

**Kane Knight** · 01-26-2013, 11:03 PM

Since there's a fair share of Brits on this board, I just figured I'd ask.

Like, I'm watching Luther right now, and I went to check the names of one of the cast members. I noticed IMDB said it ran 2010-2011, so I thought it was dead. But I noticed, then, that they also listed a 2013 season.

This isn't the first time I've seen it in a British series. Not counting Doctor Who, which bridged its last haitus with specials, I've seen more than one series from the BBC do this.

I'm really used to American TV, where a show is unlikely to come back if it's not on for a year. There are exceptions, but I think our ADHD nature makes it unlikely we will remember a show if it's been off for a whole year.

And I can't berate people for it, because seeing a show with no new season listed gives me the knee-jerk " it's canceled" vibe.

Is this just a normal thing, like the shorter seasons and whatnot?

01-26-2013, 11:03 PM	#1
Kane Knight Ron Paul 4 EVA Posts: 152,467	Are Yearly Breaks in TV Shows A Common Thing In the UK? Since there's a fair share of Brits on this board, I just figured I'd ask. Like, I'm watching Luther right now, and I went to check the names of one of the cast members. I noticed IMDB said it ran 2010-2011, so I thought it was dead. But I noticed, then, that they also listed a 2013 season. This isn't the first time I've seen it in a British series. Not counting Doctor Who, which bridged its last haitus with specials, I've seen more than one series from the BBC do this. I'm really used to American TV, where a show is unlikely to come back if it's not on for a year. There are exceptions, but I think our ADHD nature makes it unlikely we will remember a show if it's been off for a whole year. And I can't berate people for it, because seeing a show with no new season listed gives me the knee-jerk " it's canceled" vibe. Is this just a normal thing, like the shorter seasons and whatnot? �There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old�s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.� --John Rogers