• From the Friday Vault: Men Behaving Badly turns 20

    From the Friday Vault: Men Behaving Badly turns 20

    As we pull together our collective thoughts from the past couple of days at the BBC Syndication Showcase in the Big Easy, based on the response from last weeks premiere of From the Friday Vault, I thought we’d not only continue this feature but actually get it to you on a Friday! Great concept, huh? […]

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  • BBC brilliance from the Big Easy – Comedy

    BBC brilliance from the Big Easy – Comedy

    Working very hard on your behalf, Tellyspotting, along with representatives from a number of PBS stations across the country, have taken over New Orleans for the last few days for a sneak peak of what’s in store, programming-wise, for public television viewers in the coming months. With over 50 program/series offerings being made available for […]

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  • Doc Martin to make series 6 house call in 2013

    Doc Martin to make series 6 house call in 2013

    Bad news for patients, but good news for fans of Dr. Martin Ellingham came Monday with the announcement by ITV that the Martin Clunes series, Doc Martin, has been renewed for a sixth series comprised of eight episodes. According to the ITV Press Centre, all regular cast members will all but take over the fictional […]

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  • Sir David Jason goes behind the camera for the Pearly Gates

    Sir David Jason goes behind the camera for the Pearly Gates

    Following years in front of the camera, first as Del Boy in the brilliant Only Fools and Horses, then as Detective Jack Frost in the crime drama, A Touch of Frost and, most recently, as the Queen’s incompetent minder in The Royal Bodyguard, Sir David Jason is stepping behind the camera for his next project. […]

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  • BBC's REV to get U.S. re-make set in Chicago

    BBC's REV to get U.S. re-make set in Chicago

    What do you get when you come to the intersection of ‘Are You Kidding Me?’ Avenue, ‘This is Getting Ridiculous’ Boulevard and ‘Are There No New Comedy Ideas in America’ Street? The news that Rev, the award-winning BBC2 comedy starring Tom Hollander and Olivia Coleman, has been targeted for an American re-make, of course. Following […]

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  • From the Friday Vault – Lipstick on Your Collar

    From the Friday Vault – Lipstick on Your Collar

    I know it’s Saturday but…. Would love your thoughts about a new Tellyspotting feature on Fridays where we dig into the vault and highlight a classic Brit television series of any genre. The idea being to re-discover together a classic series or program that would be perfect for a power-watching session over the coming weekend. […]

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  • Fox orders U.S. version of Gavin & Stacey

    Fox orders U.S. version of Gavin & Stacey

    U.S. broadcast networks have struck again and will try to mine a bit of UK gold with the announcement that the Fox network has ordered a pilot of the British comedy sitcom, Gavin & Stacey. This will be the second attempt at a U.S. version with the first being the 2009 ill-fated ABC version. Ill-fated […]

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  • Happy belated birthday, Dawn French

    Happy belated birthday, Dawn French

    While, unfortunately, a bit belated in our birthday wishes for Dawn French, they are just as sincere as if they would have been sent at 12:01am Thursday morning. One cannot think of Dawn French and birthdays without thinking of the Vicar of Dibley New Years 2005 special which was classic on so many levels. As […]

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  • From the vault: Simon Day's 'Grass'

    From the vault: Simon Day's 'Grass'

    For a split second, you have every right to wonder just how a simple two-day brush with Rod Stewart greatness led me from being at the Getty Mansion in Los Angeles several weeks ago on the set of Stewart’s upcoming PBS program, Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas Baby, to suggesting you dig deep into the British […]

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  • OMG, lost Blackadder Christmas script surfaces…

    OMG, lost Blackadder Christmas script surfaces…

    Much like location, location, location is key to retail, when writing a book, the key is promotion, promotion, promotion. Or, have an event occur at the time of release that will send book sales into orbit. In the case of the upcoming book, The History of the Black Adder, this is the stuff that dreams […]

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