British television series released on DVD this week include:

British television series released on DVD this week include:

v “Downton Abbey” season 5: The British aristocracy’s current season hits stores midway through its “Masterpiece” run, for fans who just can’t wait five weeks for the TV conclusion (March 1). Among this season’s 1920s cross-currents: the arrival of radio, the Labour Party, birth control, emigration and more. Extras include behind-the-scenes tour, historical background. Price: $50 DVD/$55 Blu-ray, out today from PBS.

vMore from the UK: “The Jewel in the Crown”: India has the title role in this 1984 “Masterpiece Theatre” hit about the 1940s end of British rule, with career-making work from Art Malik and Charles Dance, also Tim Piggott-Smith, Peggy Ashcroft; $40, PBS.

v “Above Suspicion” complete collection: “Prime Suspect” creator Lynda LaPlante is behind homicide detective Anne Travis (played by Kelly Reilly, ABC’s “Black Box,” HBO’s next “True Detective”); $60, Acorn.

v “Silent Witness” season one: “CSI” came after this 1996 UK forensic pathology drama; $35, BBC.

v “The Story of Women and Art”: Docuseries on female artists in post-Renaissance Europe, with Amanda Vickery; $35, Athena.

“Nova” (9 p.m., PBS): Dramatic collapses are shown in “Sinkholes — Buried Alive.”

“The Americans” (10 p.m., FX): The suspenseful adventures of Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings (Matthew Rhys, Keri Russell) resume as this Cold War-era thriller launches its third season. Now, the undercover Russian spies have differing opinions on how to handle orders from their bosses regarding their teenage daughter. “The Americans” continues to be one of TV’s standout shows. Maybe this year, Emmy voters will finally realize that.

“Suits” (10 p.m., USA): “Suits” returns for its midseason premiere and things could get ugly. That’s because the wretched Louis (Rick Hoffman) now knows that Mike (Patrick J. Adams) isn’t a real lawyer.

TV listings, B6

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Howland native cut from ‘Bachelor’

Jillian Anderson’s run on ABC’s “The Bachelor” ended Monday night.

Anderson, a Howland native who now lives in Washington, D.C., started strong on the episode but ended in tears.

She earned a date with Chris Soules (a.k.a., the bachelor) by badly beating the competition — five other contestants — in a mud-pit obstacle course. The fit Anderson, who is a body builder, tore through the course and finished first.

But her date with Soules wasn’t as successful. She talked too much for Soules, and deflected his desire to have children when asked about her goals. At the end of the date, Soules did not give the tearful Anderson a rose, ending her time on the show.

Anderson, 25, was part of the 30 women competing on the show.

She is a 2007 graduate of Howland High School and a 2013 graduate of Youngstown State University. She lives in the Washington area, where she works for Fox News.