Could Mr. Stink become the next It's a Wonderful Life?

Our last report from the 2013 BBC Showcase saw a simple one-time-only special with a big name cast grab the hearts of most of the cynical television program executives remaining in Liverpool. Although it had already aired on BBC One this past Christmas Day, the hope amongst all attendees was that this would become the […]

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Jonathan Creek returns – the dufflecoat lives on

One of the hidden gems of this years BBC Showcase was the upcoming Easter special, “The Clue of the Savant’s Thumb”, from the world of Jonathan Creek. The series (there were four of them), starring Alan Davies, was a fixture in BBC households from its’ premiere in 1997 through 2004, receiving the BAFTA for Best […]

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Moone Boy and Last Tango to possibly land stateside in 2014

As we finally are being drug kicking and screaming from the UK and 10 days of amazing telly, Tellyspotting takes one final look back at the hits of this years BBC Showcase in Liverpool. If our daytime screenings weren’t enough, at night it was brilliant to be able to watch great telly live such as […]

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Downton Abbey adds six to cast as Shirley MacLaine returns

Downton Abbey producers, Carnival Films and PBS’ Masterpiece announced yesterday that six new cast names will be joining the series when production begins later this month on series 4. The newest installment will also see the return of Shirley MacLaine, who reprises her role as Martha Levinson. Unfortunately, Downton fans will have to wait until […]

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Quintessentially English, Father Brown renewed for second series by BBC

One of the major dramatic highlights of BBC Showcase in Liverpool this year was Father Brown. Based on the short stories by G.K. Chesterton, series one will see the light of day in the States on public television in 2014. The highly successful first series of 10 programs, starring Mark Williams (Harry Potter, Doctor Who, […]

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Blue Peter visits One Infinite Loop

Blue Peter, the world’s longest running childrens television program (first broadcast in 1958), traveled to Cupertino and One Infinite Loop recently to pay a special visit to London-born Sir Jonathan Ive, Senior Vice President of Industrial Design for Apple. While most inhabitants of Planet Earth have probably used something that was designed by Ive, most […]

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Downton Abbey adds to cast as series 4 production ramps up

As we bid a fond and tearful farewell to Liverpool and the 2013 BBC Showcase, we’ll have more sneak peaks in the coming days of the 2013-2014 program pipeline that were screened over the past week. But, we must shift gears for a moment and talk about everyone’s telly obsession, Downton Abbey, which airs on […]

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