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VisionTV Canada's home to the most British comedy & drama series, plus mysteries, movies, music, news & faith. Many of these programs are available only on VisionTV.

VisionTV’s primetime entertainment rotation features favourite family-friendly Canadian and American retro TV series and movies like The Waltons, Little House On The Prairie, Quantum Leap, Highway To Heaven, Sue Thomas F.B. Eye, Anne with an E, Heartland Murdoch Mysteries, Columbo, and the perennially popular Murder She Wrote, starring Angela Lansbury as everyone’s favourite amateur detective. Ove

r the past decade, VisionTV has cultivated a reputation as the exclusive Canadian broadcaster for hit British drama and comedy series like the Emmy Award-winning Downton Abbey, Poldark, Victoria, Call The Midwife, and Doc Martin starring Martin Clunes as the world’s crankiest GP. Weeknight classic and contemporary British comedies like Last Of The Summer Wine, Keeping Up Appearances, and Absolutely Fabulous are also a channel staple as is Eastenders, Britain’s favourite soap with storylines that have consistently drawn in audiences for over 30 years. VisionTV also provides airtime and national distribution to approximately 70 ethno-cultural communities including Canadian and US-based Christian ministries, South Asian religious groups including Muslim, Hindu and Sikh faiths, as well as Buddhist, Jewish, and non-denominational groups. Each year, VisionTV is proud to work with Canadian producers and filmmakers to commission original documentaries and factual series on timely subjects related to topics important to the 45-plus demographic such as health, longevity, human rights, and spiritual, ethical, and social issues. Visit us at https://visiontv.ca and find out where to watch at https://visiontv.ca/get-visiontv.

A jealous husband, an unfaithful wife and a philandering architect who meets his end in a multi-story car park all add u...
10/04/2025

A jealous husband, an unfaithful wife and a philandering architect who meets his end in a multi-story car park all add up to murder. Can Morse and Lewis crack the case with just a diary and a parking ticket for clues? Watch Inspector Morse today and every Saturday at 6pm ET.
visiontv.ca/shows/inspector-morse

Something beautiful and exceptionally insightful recently written by Dame Patricia Routledge.
10/03/2025

Something beautiful and exceptionally insightful recently written by Dame Patricia Routledge.

One month before her 95th birthday, Dame Patricia Routledge wrote something that I like to share with all of you.

“I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.”

My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found.

At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me.

At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul.

At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being.

At 80, I took up watercolor painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible.

Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever.

I’m writing this to tell you something simple:

Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.

Let these years ahead be your "treasure years"

You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless.

You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours.

With love and gentleness,

— Patricia Routledge

This week on Lewis, when a North Oxford housewife is found hanged at home, it appears to be an open and shut case of su*...
10/03/2025

This week on Lewis, when a North Oxford housewife is found hanged at home, it appears to be an open and shut case of su***de. Much to the chagrin of CSI Innocent, Inspector Lewis' instincts tell him something's wrong about the verdict.

Watch Saturdays at 4pm ET. visiontv.ca/shows/lewis

Tonight on Your All Time Classic Hit Parade, our Zoomer Players bring us "Lazy River", "All The Way", "That Old Black Ma...
10/03/2025

Tonight on Your All Time Classic Hit Parade, our Zoomer Players bring us "Lazy River", "All The Way", "That Old Black Magic", "Who Can I Turn To" and a singalong to "All Of Me".

The all-new Season 7 continues Fridays at 8:30pm ET! visiontv.ca/shows/your-all-time-classic-hit-parade

Dame Patricia Routledge has sadly passed away at the age of 96. We share our deepest condolences to her family and all h...
10/03/2025

Dame Patricia Routledge has sadly passed away at the age of 96. We share our deepest condolences to her family and all her fans. We love Patricia and her work on many great productions including Keeping Up Appearances, which you can see every Friday on VisionTV.

10/03/2025

Never has a quest for perfection been so hilarious. Hyacinth Bucket is back on Funny Fridays! Laugh along with Keeping Up Appearances at 8pm ET / 5 PT every week. visiontv.ca/shows/keeping-up-appearances/

Tonight on Midsomer Murders, Barnaby investigates a death which looks very much like su***de, but Barnaby's nose tells h...
10/03/2025

Tonight on Midsomer Murders, Barnaby investigates a death which looks very much like su***de, but Barnaby's nose tells him to look for a murderer. During the investigation he recognizes someone from his past, in the shape of Dr Jane Moore.

Enjoy at 4pm ET! visiontv.ca/shows/midsomer-murders

10/02/2025

He doesn't understand service with a smile but, he cares, he really does.

Enjoy classic Doc Martin Thursdays at 10PM ET.
visiontv.ca/shows/doc-martin

Can Columbo trick the master trickster? Jack Cassidy stars as The Great Santini, a murderous illusionist with an air-tig...
10/02/2025

Can Columbo trick the master trickster? Jack Cassidy stars as The Great Santini, a murderous illusionist with an air-tight alibi.

Enjoy "Now You See Him" tonight at 8pm ET!
visiontv.ca/shows/columbo-now-you-see-him

Today on Midsomer Murders, Barnaby and Troy have to solve a double murder when a feisty former socialite and a Casanova ...
10/02/2025

Today on Midsomer Murders, Barnaby and Troy have to solve a double murder when a feisty former socialite and a Casanova are found bludgeoned to death. However, the motives for the murders seem disparate, and there are several people who are suspected of involvement.

Enjoy at 4pm ET! visiontv.ca/shows/midsomer-murders/

Tonight, Wycliffe and his team move in to investigate the death of a man found blasted by a shotgun at a Cornish holiday...
10/01/2025

Tonight, Wycliffe and his team move in to investigate the death of a man found blasted by a shotgun at a Cornish holiday home, and the investigation reveals an animosity between the dead man and his brother-in-law. Then on Heartbeat, a young woman is knocked down in a hit-and-run accident, Nick studies for an exam and Jo suggests planning a weekend away.

Watch at 9 & 10pm ET.
visiontv.ca/shows/wycliffe
visiontv.ca/shows/heartbeat

Tonight on The Marlow Murder Club, Judith, Becks and Suzie are brought in to help the police investigation as civilian a...
10/01/2025

Tonight on The Marlow Murder Club, Judith, Becks and Suzie are brought in to help the police investigation as civilian advisors, and uncover an important connection between the murders.

Watch at 8pm ET. Season 2 is coming your way starting October 15!
visiontv.ca/shows/the-marlow-murder-club/

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