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Colin Dexter, creator of ‘Inspector Morse’, dies at 86
Crime writer Colin Dexter, the creator/author of the ‘Inspector Morse’ books died peacefully at his home in Oxford yesterday. Overall, Dexter wrote 13 Morse novels between 1975 and 1999. They were later adapted for the long-running ITV series of the same name and starred John Thaw. The author worked closely behind the scenes of the Inspector Morse series […]
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Filming begins in Port Isaac for new series of ‘Doc Martin’
Great news! Dr. Martin Ellingham isn’t done insulting his patients just yet. Everyone’s favorite cantankerous village physician with an ill-timed phobia for blood is back in Port Isaac filming the next set of eight programs that will make up series 8 of Doc Martin. All regular cast members are returning headed by Caroline Catz who plays Doc Martin’s […]
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Time to get your ‘red nose’ on for Red Nose Day 2017!
C’mon, all the cool kids are doing it. Grab your red nose and get ready to settle in at 7p on Friday, 24 March on BBC1 and BBC2 for some of the best and brightest when it comes to comedy. Who can forget some of the comedic brilliance from years past such as Dawn French […]
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Stars briefly align to bring former ‘Downton’ stars together again
While time supposedly heals all wounds, it’s still painfully difficult for many members of Downton Abbey-Nation to admit that Matthew is gone. It’s hard to believe but it’s been a full year since Downton turned out the lights and harder to believe that it’s been a full 4+ years since Matthew took that last fateful ‘I’m the […]
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Channel 4 turns up the heat on the Great British Bake-Off ovens by announcing new hosts
Surprisingly, it’s been ‘all-quiet on the British baking front’ for the last several months. You may remember the Brexit-style exit that the series made with the BBC last year when the producers and the Beeb couldn’t come to an agreement for the next season. After seven seasons, the series left the BBC for greener pastures […]
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Raising a ‘jar’ to Frank McCourt this St. Patrick’s Day
Regular readers of Tellyspotting may recognize this post from St. Patrick’s Day the past several years. It’s worth repeating so bear with me today this day just isn’t the same without Frank. If you are new to us since last year, I hope you enjoy. Some 10+ years ago, we had an incredible opportunity to […]
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‘Sherlock’ future looks murkier every day as actors/writers keep adding to their diaries
As we have all known for some time but have refused to admit, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman are in incredibly high demand.
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Beware The Ides of March – ‘Up Pompeii’ style
Aside from the brilliant series, I Claudius, it seems like an ‘Ides of March’ cannot pass without thinking of the classic BBC comedy, Up Pompeii, starring the late, great Frankie Howerd. The series, which ran only two short seasons back in 1969-1970, was written by and starred a number of Carry On film alumni, would probably have […]
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‘Waiting for God’ to get stage revival with U.K. tour set for next month
Following in the footsteps of Dad’s Army, Porridge, Last Of The Summer Wine and, even Fawlty Towers, the classic 90s sitcom Waiting for God is being revived for a new touring stage production beginning next month. The original comedy, which starred the brilliant duo of Graham Crowden and Stephanie Cole as elderly delinquents Tom and Diana, centered around their daily life as […]
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