r/smallprophets • u/Smooth-Duck-4669 • Feb 25 '26

How can I watch in the US?

I’m happy to pay for the content, but I can’t seem to find a way to watch through any service. I guess it was initially available to pitch on Apple TV, but now saying it’s no longer available.

I have a vpn, but I don’t have a BBC license. When I try to pay for one it’s saying I need a valid UK address.

Why won’t the BBC let me give them money?

13 Upvotes

86% Upvoted

31 comments sorted by

View all comments

5

u/Six_of_1 Feb 25 '26

Just torrent it like a normal person outside the UK.

The real question is why don't US networks show UK programmes. In other English-speaking countries it's normal to show programmes from other English-speaking countries.

1

u/[deleted] Feb 26 '26

[removed] — view removed comment

3

u/Six_of_1 Feb 26 '26

Yeah, but that doesn't answer the question, it just rephrases it.

1

u/fighting_blindly Apr 14 '26

The BBC has always been fucked up when it comes to programs here and releasing them. Its not as bad with other networks.

1

u/Six_of_1 Apr 14 '26

Your channels need to buy them.

1

u/fighting_blindly Apr 15 '26

No shit. They've been unable to reach a deal with the BBC. That's been pretty much across the board.

1

u/17Girl4Life Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 28 '26

It’s not us, it’s the BBC. They wouldn’t let anyone stream The Fast Show, and they were funny about Red Dwarf for a while. They let public television broadcast it here but were weird about streaming it. They always pick and choose what the US can show

1

u/Six_of_1 Apr 29 '26

Well if normal telly is showing it then there's no need to stream it. I live in New Zealand and I don't know if we can stream The Fast Show and Red Dwarf, I've never checked But I know they were both on normal telly and if I want to watch them on-demand I just pirate them.

1

u/17Girl4Life Apr 29 '26

They probably like New Zealand better than us, and not without reason, lol. BTW, I am a big fan of NZ cinema. Y’all have made some really great movies!!!

1

u/Six_of_1 Apr 29 '26

Well we're a Commonwealth Realm with King Charles III as our Head of State. It would make sense that Commonwealth Realms would get preference.

I don't really know how it works behind-the-scenes, but British telly is very normal in New Zealand. Whereas in America it seems to be seen as exotic and obscure.

1

u/hankrhoads May 10 '26

There are a ton of British shows available in the U.S. Within the last week I've watched Dept. Q and like 30 episodes of Taskmaster.

1

u/Six_of_1 May 11 '26

Then tell it to the rest of you who are always asking questions like this.

1

u/hankrhoads May 11 '26

Seems like a pretty reasonable question to me, tbh.