As America readies itself for series 3 of the brilliant Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries on public television, another Australian drama is headed our way. Debuting in Australia in 2013, A Place to Call Home stars Marta Dusseldorp, Noni Hazelhurst, Brett Climo, Craig Hall, David Berry, Abby Earl and Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood. While its pretty certain these […]
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There are certain iconic series that you watch growing up that stay with you forever. For many who grew up in the UK in the 60’s and 70’s, it was most certainly Doctor Who. Given the fact that American television didn’t jump on the DW bandwagon for some time after, choices could be categorized as […]
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Right up there with all dramas being touted as ‘the next Downton Abbey‘ these days, seems to be the endless interest in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his alter-ego creation, Sherlock Holmes. Ever since co-creators/writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss so brilliantly brought Sherlock Holmes to life in the 21st Century in Sherlock it seems […]
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It seems like ever since that little British period drama we call Downton Abbey decided to call it a day after the upcoming sixth series, every series pitch, every series commission, every subsequent press announcement starts out by billing the proposed series as, “…the next Downton Abbey“. The most recent drama that has been tagged as the […]
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Traditionally, with Doctor Who, the early, long-lead trailers remind me of Renee Zellweger’s classic line in Jerry MaGuire of “..you had me at hello”. Just enticing enough to where you are reminded of the over a half-century greatness that is Doctor Who and to where you don’t really need anything else but just a brief […]
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As Father’s Day comes to a close, there’s a good chance that you might be more familiar with this particular Dad’s work than his son’s lengthy CV simply due to the fact that Dad will be forever remembered as the Third Doctor in Doctor Who. Jon Perwtee portrayed the Doctor from 1970-1974, replacing Patrick Troughton. Following […]
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At long last, the 2015 Poldark with Aidan Turner (Being Human, The Hobbit) in the lead roll as Captain Ross Poldark, is here. Filmed in Cornwall, the steamier re-boot of the 1975 classic, which starred Robin Ellis as Capt. Poldark, premieres tonight at 9:00p ET / 8:00p CT as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series. As many of you […]
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Moving out of the TARDIS and into Buckingham Palace, Matt Smith, more widely known as The Eleventh Doctor in Doctor Who, will also be exchanging his signature bow tie, elbow-patched tweed coat and ankle-high boots for a role with a little bit more of a royal fashion look when he plays the Duke of Edinburgh, […]
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As you know, when it comes to the endless efforts by American broadcast networks to tap in to British telly greatness, I normally do not care one bit for remakes of any kind. The British, however, seem to not only have written the book on how to create brilliant original content but they could also […]
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Even though the Are You Being Served and ‘Allo ‘Allo co-creator/writer passed away in December of last year, friends, family and colleagues gathered last week at a memorial service to celebrate the life and work of Jeremy Lloyd, share their stories and read poems and stories by the writer including excerpts from The Woodland Gospels […]
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