Fantasy books and films are a massive hit with both readers and spectators. Although the tales occur in a fictional realm, the characters always speak with British accents instead of American accents.

Fans like us rejoiced at today's news that British actor David Tennant, the Tenth Doctor Who, would reprise his role in the ITV series Broadchurch for Fox's American remake. Then we read a little ...

Ever since the first Star Wars film, Imperial officers have had English accents, which reflected both George Lucas' inspirations and Star Wars lore.