When we last left the great Lord M, his ever-so-coy romance with the young Queen Victoria was resolved when she married Prince Albert, played by Tom Hughes, and Victoria (Jenna Coleman) had given birth to her first daughter. Given that Lord Melbourne is no longer Prime Minister by the start of series 2, it would be […]
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The ‘all-new’ Great British Bake Off is set to hit the Channel 4 airwaves beginning on 29 August. With its massive tent and only Paul Hollywood in tow from last year’s BBC series finale, the current version of the long-running BBC series welcomes new co-judge (and Mary Berry replacement) Prue Leith, with Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig taking […]
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According to the Evening Standard, the folks at ITV have revealed plans to open a mini theme park in London in 2018 that will include both Downton Abbey, Broadchurch and Victoria attractions. Promising a ‘distinctive visitor experience’, the announcement from the commercial and ventures arm of ITV said the mini-theme park would also include a 100-seat auditorium for ‘immersive cinematic […]
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Life continues to only get better and better if you are an Endeavour fan. Unlike Downton Abbey, Crimson Field, Home Fires, Lewis, Wallander, Mr Selfridge and Indian Summers where there will be no more episodes produced, Endeavour just keeps chugging along like ‘the little engine that could’ with the fourth series returning to PBS’ Masterpiece beginning tonight at 9pET/8pCT. The fourth series of the Oxford-set Inspector Morse prequel series starring Shaun […]
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The more than 16.2 million viewers that tuned in for the premiere season of Victoria have been waiting since last March for word as to when we’d find out how a young Queen Victoria would handle motherhood, monarchy and marriage. Well, Victoria-Nation, the wait is over as PBS announced earlier this week that series 2 will return on […]
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While getting a major multi-year £29 million overhaul, London’s most famous bell will only bong for special events.
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Remember when you HAD to read Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice in high school? I’m guessing a number of you have re-read it several times as an adult because you actually WANTED to. Whatever the case, it’s probably been awhile since read it or seen one of the numerous big or small screen adaptations. Well, now you […]
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Just as Jenna Coleman’s Queen Victoria begins her struggles with motherhood, monarchy and marriage in the forthcoming series 2 of Victoria, all is not well in the royal household of series 2 of The Crown as Claire Foy’s Queen Elizabeth is having her own marriage issues. As her empire begins to crumble around her, she must do what is […]
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It was ‘Bring your Granddad to Work Day’ recently during the filming of series 2 of Victoria when Jenna Coleman’s grandfather appeared on the set recently in period garb. While he won’t be playing her character’s grandfather, George III, Coleman’s real-life grandfather will be featured as an extra in the period drama as ‘man in crowd’. Coleman posted […]
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When last we left Jenna Coleman’s Queen Victoria, she’d just given birth to her first daughter and was resting on her bed in Buckingham Palace with husband Prince Albert, played by Tom Hughes. When series two begins this Autumn in the UK (January 2018 on PBS), the young monarch finds herself struggling with motherhood from the outset. […]
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