Zap2it Fall TV Preview 2007: Ones to Watch

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Zap2it Fall TV Preview 2007: Ones to Watch: NBCs Brits: Michelle Ryan, Kevin McKidd, Damian Lewis
Bionic Woman, Journeyman, Life (NBC)

British actors are almost literally everywhere you turn on network TV this season; thespians from across the pond have sizable roles in shows on all five networks. At NBC, though, the Union Jack is flying more prominently than anywhere else. Three of the networks four new dramas have British leads -- Michelle Ryan in Bionic Woman, Kevin McKidd in Journeyman and Damian Lewis in Life. All three are the central figures in their shows, and all three make the transition seamlessly, showing off fine American accents and giving NBC reason to hope it can escape fourth place this season.

- Rick Porter

(Photos courtesy of NBC.)

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NBC's Brits

NBC's Brits: Michelle Ryan, Kevin McKidd, Damian Lewis
"Bionic Woman," "Journeyman," "Life" (NBC)

British actors are almost literally everywhere you turn on network TV this season; thespians from across the pond have sizable roles in shows on all five networks. At NBC, though, the Union Jack is flying more prominently than anywhere else. Three of the network's four new dramas have British leads -- Michelle Ryan in "Bionic Woman," Kevin McKidd in "Journeyman" and Damian Lewis in "Life." All three are the central figures in their shows, and all three make the transition seamlessly, showing off fine American accents and giving NBC reason to hope it can escape fourth place this season.

- Rick Porter