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BritBox Canada: Price, content and features

BritBox offers a generous collection of British television – whether you like dramas, mysteries, comedy or documentaries.

Fancy a healthy portion of British telly? BritBox Canada has what you need. As the name suggests, BritBox is a streaming service that specializes in British entertainment, particularly TV series.

A joint venture between the 2 largest networks in the UK – BBC and ITV – the platform hosts previous and current seasons of popular TV shows from the UK, including some you won’t be able to find anywhere else. The library features fan favourites like Doctor Who, Vera, Line of Duty and Midsomer Murders.

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Get BritBox

  • Stream British TV including Line of Duty, Doctor Who, Luther, Poldark and more.
  • $9.99 monthly or $99.99 annually

How much does BritBox Canada cost?

BritBox offers a monthly and annual subscription. You can access the British streaming platform for $9.99 a month or save with an annual subscription, priced at $99.99 a year.

In Canada, you can also access BritBox via Prime Video. An Amazon Prime subscription costs $9.99 per month or $99 per year, but you’ll have to pay an extra $9.99 monthly to get BritBox. The benefit is that you can access loads of other shows and movies via Prime Video.

Does BritBox Canada have a free trial?

Yes. BritBox Canada offers a 7-day free trial, so you can sign up and enjoy all the British TV you can handle completely free for a week.

If you get BritBox via Prime Video, you can try it out for 1 month before paying the full Prime Video subscription rate.

If you decide the service isn’t for you, be sure to cancel your subscription before the trial is up, so you won’t be billed.

Deal

Try BritBox with a 30-day FREE trial via Prime Video

Stream British TV including Line of Duty, Doctor Who, Time and more. Monthly or annual subscriptions available.

What can I watch on BritBox?

From mysteries and histories to beloved classics and intriguing new titles express from the UK, BritBox has a wide collection of television series including:

Comedy highlights

  • All Creatures Great and Small
  • Are You Being Served?
  • Fawlty Towers
  • Keeping Up Appearances
  • One Foot in the Grave
  • Only Fools and Horses
  • Spitting Image
  • The Vicar of Dibley
  • Waiting for God

Costume drama highlights

  • Brideshead Revisited
  • Cranford
  • Downton Abbey
  • Emma
  • The Forsyte Saga
  • Lark Rise to Candleford
  • Persuasion
  • Pride and Prejudice
  • The Royal

Crime highlights

  • The Fall
  • Line of Duty
  • Miss Marple
  • Poirot
  • Rosemary & Thyme
  • Shetland
  • The Sweeney
  • Unforgotten
  • Vera

Reality highlights

  • Britain’s Next Top Model
  • Celebrity Ex on the Beach
  • The Circle
  • Geordie Shore
  • Hunted
  • Love Island
  • Made in Chelsea
  • The Only Way is Essex
  • Sam Faiers: The Baby Diaries

BritBox originals

  • The Beast Must Die
  • The Dry
  • Feel the Noise
  • Hotel Portofino
  • Lambs of God
  • Magpie Murders
  • Murder in Provence
  • Sandition
  • Secrets of the Spies

BritBox Canada compatible devices

You can watch BritBox on your laptop/PC or download the app to your favourite device to watch on the go or on the big screen. You can register up to 4 devices with your BritBox account. Here are all the devices BritBox is compatible with in Canada:

  • iOS/Apple/tvOS
  • Android
  • Chromecast
  • AirPlay
  • Roku
  • Samsung Smart TVs
  • LG Smart TVs
  • FireTV
  • Android TV
  • Devices compatible with Prime Video

BritBox Canada features

BritBox is pretty basic in terms of features. The interface is user-friendly and easy to navigate. The search function is intuitive, and you can set up parental controls and closed captions. The service recommends similar shows based on the page you’re on. Thankfully, you won’t have to sit through ads while you watch.

On the other hand, the platform doesn’t offer multiple profiles, and you can’t download content for offline viewing. As for video quality, some titles are available in 4K if you have a compatible device (Samsung Smart TV). The rest are HD or SD quality. Audio descriptions aren’t available.

Should I get BritBox?

If you love British telly, BritBox may be a good choice. The service is a great resource for TV enthusiasts who want to rediscover classic series or find something new to watch from the UK. There’s plenty of content available, so there’s no chance you’ll run out of stuff to binge anytime soon.

Plus, the platform comes with a 7-day, so you can test it out and decide if you want to keep it in the long run.

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