• Jason Isaacs returns to American telly

    Jason Isaacs returns to American telly

    Unfortunately, the first bit of news out of Liverpool and the BBC Showcase happened before it has even begun. Like most meetings some of the greatest information can be obtained via hallway conversations and side meetings. On the upside, American fans of Case Histories and Harry Potter soon will be able to get a weekly, […]

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  • Tellyspotting heads to Liverpool for 2014 BBC Showcase

    Tellyspotting heads to Liverpool for 2014 BBC Showcase

    How appropriate given that 2014 is the 50th anniversary of the first Beatles appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show that, as you read this, Tellyspotting will be somewhere over New York City headed to Liverpool for the 2014 BBC Showcase. You might remember that this is annual gathering of television programming executives from around the […]

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  • Shirley MacLaine and Paul Giamatti head to Downton for Sunday's finale

    Shirley MacLaine and Paul Giamatti head to Downton for Sunday's finale

    As the sun gets ready to set on series 4 of Downton Abbey, you’re not going to want to miss the final this coming Sunday. Not having seen this week’s episode yet, one can only assume that we’ll dig deeper into the Bates/Anna drama, Edith’s forthcoming motherhood looking more and more like it will be […]

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  • 'Posh Nosh' provides perfect training for 'Downton Abbey'

    'Posh Nosh' provides perfect training for 'Downton Abbey'

    With the recent announcement that Richard E. Grant has been added to the cast of Downton Abbey, you might be wondering just how (and why) it took so long for this bit of brilliance to happen. All one has to do is look at the greatness of Posh Nosh and the creation of extraordinary food […]

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  • Wallander to return for fourth and final series

    Wallander to return for fourth and final series

    Wallander, the police procedural drama series adapted from Swedish novelist Henning Mankell’s Kurt Wallander novels and starring Sir Kenneth Branagh will return, most likely, to BBC One and PBS in 2015. That’s the brilliant news. The bad news is that the fourth series will be the last according to Branagh.   The three episode fourth […]

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  • RIchard E. Grant to join cast of 'Downton Abbey' for series 5

    RIchard E. Grant to join cast of 'Downton Abbey' for series 5

    As series 4 of Downton Abbey begins to wind down in the U.S., filming for series 5 is in full-swing in the UK. Targeted for broadcast this Autumn on ITV in the UK and, most likely, January 2015 on PBS in America, the forthcoming series will see several new faces as did series 4. For […]

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  • It's MUST SEE TV tonight on PBS! 'National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage'

    It's MUST SEE TV tonight on PBS! 'National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage'

    What better way to spend Valentine’s Day than to celebrate the incredible talent that has graced the stage of London’s National Theatre for the last 50 years. The National Theatre opened its doors in 1963 with Laurence Olivier as its first director. Eight hundred productions later, the venerable institution celebrates its 50th anniversary with a […]

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  • Inspector Lewis to return with new episodes!

    Inspector Lewis to return with new episodes!

    Normally, when someone retires, it’s time.  In the case of Lewis, there isn’t a mystery fan anywhere that thought it was time when Inspector Robert ‘Robbie’ Lewis ‘retired’ after seven series. That’s why the news out of ITV yesterday was more than welcome news.   Detective Inspector Lewis and Detective Sergeant James Hathaway are coming […]

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  • Touring the set of 'Mr. Selfridge'

    Touring the set of 'Mr. Selfridge'

    With PBS set to re-open the doors of Mr. Selfridge in a matter of weeks (March 30 at 9pET/8pCT, to be exact), a lot was made leading up to the 2013 premiere with regards to the set that was constructed for the filming of the interior of Selfridges. For obvious reasons, the real Selfridges couldn’t […]

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