• Nearly 100-year-old Sherlock Holmes film discovered in Paris
    October 5, 2014

    Nearly 100-year-old Sherlock Holmes film discovered in Paris

    While it won’t erase the daily reminder that we still have 14 months (plus or minus a few days) until Benedict Cumberbatch returns to the small screen in Sherlock, the recent discovery of a long thought to be lost Sherlock Holmes film will delight even the most casual fan of the world’s most famous consulting detective. The 1916 silent movie about Sherlock Holmes has been discovered by the Cinematheque Francaise, which has joined with the San Francisco Film Festival to create a digital restoration.

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  • 'Endeavour' back for third series in 2015
    October 2, 2014

    'Endeavour' back for third series in 2015

    As we dive head first into our 6th year of Tellyspotting, why not start things off with more great news from the world of British telly — it was announced late last week that the brilliant Inspector Morse prequel, Endeavour, will return for a third series on ITV.

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  • Inspector Lewis returns to PBS with Hathaway in-tow
    September 30, 2014

    Inspector Lewis returns to PBS with Hathaway in-tow

    There was no joy in Mudville back in the Fall of 2013 when news came out of the UK that Inspector Robert ‘Robbie’ Lewis and Detective Sergeant James Hathaway were pulling a Brett Favre and were going to ‘retire’ after seven series. As you can imagine, when ITV announced that both Kevin Whately and Laurence […]

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  • Ranking the best of 'Sherlock' as we (patiently) wait for 2016
    September 27, 2014

    Ranking the best of 'Sherlock' as we (patiently) wait for 2016

    The Sherlock Nation is already painfully aware that it’s a very, very long time until anyone will see new episodes. A long, long time as in 15 months to be exact when a Christmas special rolls around in 2015, followed by three new episodes in 2016 for series 4. Thankfully, the folks over at DigitalSpy […]

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  • Grantchester headed to ITV/PBS
    September 25, 2014

    Grantchester headed to ITV/PBS

    Grantchester, set against the backdrop of the real hamlet of Grantchester, is the newest addition to an already stellar drama lineup over at ITV and could soon be a part of the PBS drama line-up. The six-part drama focuses upon the life of Sidney Chambers, played by James Norton (Death Comes to Pemberley, Happy Valley), […]

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  • Last original 'old dog' to leave 'New Tricks' in 2015
    September 20, 2014

    Last original 'old dog' to leave 'New Tricks' in 2015

    Dennis Waterman, a.k.a. Gerry Standing, will leave the British comedy/drama New Tricks part way through the long-running series’ 12th season, which will begin filming in November. As the last original member of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS) of the Metropolitan Police Service, Waterman has appeared in every episode of the series’ first 11 seasons and will bow out after appearing in two episodes of the upcoming series which will transmit in 2015.

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  • Miss Marple: Two Mysteries, One Night, One Place – PBS
    September 15, 2014

    Miss Marple: Two Mysteries, One Night, One Place – PBS

    By the end of this week, I’m guessing that most of America will be Roosevelt-ed out having just been riveted to the small screen for 14 hours of brilliant telly from the mind palace of filmmaker, Ken Burns. Not to worry, PBS stations around the U.S. will have three new Miss Marple mysteries headed their way beginning Sunday, September 21.

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  • 'Being Poirot' is a delight for current and future Poirot fans
    August 9, 2014

    'Being Poirot' is a delight for current and future Poirot fans

    When the phrase Must See TV was coined by NBC years ago for its’ Thursday night comedy/drama lineup it must have had an upcoming public television special in mind some 30 years later. Being Poirot, which recounts Sir David Suchet’s last days as that ‘funny little man’ born in the mind of Agatha Christie, will […]

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  • David Suchet's final days as Poirot begins tonight on PBS
    July 27, 2014

    David Suchet's final days as Poirot begins tonight on PBS

    It all began in January of 1989. Probably not even David Suchet himself knew that some 25+ years later he would have portrayed the world’s most notable Belgian detective for the entire Agatha Christie catalog that featured Hercule Poirot. Tonight’s premiere of “The Big Four” on PBS’ Masterpiecemarks the return of Captain Hastings (Hugh Fraser), […]

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