British Invasion

“You have to give Hugh a lot of credit”

This coming season on network television, the sun will never set on what remains of the British empire.

Though English, Irish, Scottish and Australian actors working in Hollywood are hardly new -- it dates all the way back to the days of silent films and Charlie Chaplin -- the upcoming TV season will see a flood of British performers in lead roles on such high-profile new series as NBC's Bionic Woman, ABC's Pushing Daisies and CBS's Viva Laughlin. Chances are good you won't be able to tell they're from across the pond -- their American accents are too impeccable -- but they are. Read more