Goodness Gracious Me, the British sitcom with a central theme focusing on British Asian culture, ran for 3 series and 23 episodes from 1998-2001. Starring the foursome of Sanjeev Bhaskar (Kumars at No. 42, Unforgotten), Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Syal (Kumars at No. 42) and Nina Wadia (Eastenders, Still Open All Hours), Goodness Gracious Me sketches poked fun at the British by reversing […]
I think, in my head, I have wanted (or, threatened) to do this since we began this little British blog experiment on October 1, 2009. There are so many things to be thankful, not only during Thanksgiving, but every day of every year. For today, however, here are a few additional folks that have not only given me something to write about for the last decade but have given us all endless laughter, tense drama and heart-pounding mysteries for more years than the law should allow.
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators is the newest daytime detective effort from Will Trotter, creator of Father Brown. Created by Father Brown alumni Paul Matthew Thompson and Jude Tindall, Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators has been commissioned for two additional series beginning in 2020.
Ben Stiller has signed up to direct and executive produce an American re-make of Channel 4 comedy Home, with Black-ish executive producer Stacy Traub overseeing the script re-write. Home follows the plight of a Syrian refugee who enters Britain illegally to claim asylum, in the car boot of a family coming home from holiday. Written by and starring W1A star […]
When series 12 of the rebooted Doctor Who returns to BBC1 in early 2020, The Doctor will cross paths with two pretty iconic individuals as the TARDIS travels through space with Jodie Whittaker at the helm with companions Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill and Bradley Walsh in tow. Making their Doctor Who debut will be Stephen Fry (A Bit […]
