Posted February 28, 2023 -  No Comment

More deaths in paradise in the works as ‘Death in Paradise’ commissioned for two more series

In addition to it being a bit hazardous to your health to live in a small English village, it appears that visiting the picturesque fictional Carribean island of Saint Marie is no less dangerous.

Death in Paradise creator/writer, Robert Thorogood, will continue to find a few more ingenious ways to kill off said visitors as the BBC announced that the series has been comissioned for 2 additional series (S13 and 14). In addition, two feature-length Christmas special episodes are also on their way beginning in December 2023.

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Posted February 25, 2023 -  No Comment

Happy 80th, George Harrison, 25 February 1943.

Sometimes known as ‘the quiet Beatle’, George Harrison would have been 80 years young today. The Liverpool-born musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer and, oh yeah, lead guitarist of the Beatles passed away in November 2001 of lung cancer at the extraordinarily young age of 58. While most Beatles fans will immediately identify with songs written […]

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Posted February 25, 2023 -  No Comment

For your viewing pleasure — a Dutch parody of ‘Keeping Up Appearances’ courtesy of De TV-Kantine

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then satirical parody imitation must be off the charts. From the the Dutch satire TV show De TV-Kantine, comes their own take on the iconic BBC series, Keeping Up Appearances with Carlo Boszhard, Dutch TV personality, singer, impersonator, and host as Hyacinth. While admittedly just a tad bit ‘over the top’, […]

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Posted February 23, 2023 -  No Comment

Celebrating Edward Gorey’s birth and remembering ‘Mystery’ on PBS before mystery was cool …

Edward Gorey, noted for his characteristic pen-and-ink drawings that often depicted vaguely unsettling narrative scenes in Victorian and Edwardian settings was also a Tony Award-winning costume designer and artist. Gorey was also known for his own illustrated books as well as cover art and illustration for books by other writers, would have been 98 years young on 22 February. PBS […]

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Posted February 21, 2023 -  No Comment

Could ‘Being Human’ ever rise up again for a one-off special?

When you think about it, just the idea of ‘being human’ is hard enough for the average individual. Imagine how difficult it is for your average vampire, ghost and/or werewolf. Now, put them all in a flat in Wales and it becomes almost ‘humanly’ impossible to imagine. If you’re not familiar with Being Human, it’s […]

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Posted February 17, 2023 -  No Comment

Happy 94th — Dame Patricia Routledge!

One of the few upsides of another year of semi-living under a pandemic cloud is the opportunity to send good wishes for a very happy birthday to the brilliant Dame Patricia Routledge, who turns 94 today. Given Hyacinth would have been appalled at the possibility that I might forget to drop a card in the […]

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Posted February 17, 2023 -  No Comment

‘Unforgotten’ returns as Sinéad Keenan joins Sanjeev Bhaskar (and his rucksack) for S5!

With a confirmed Monday, 27 February transmission date on ITV, Sinéad Keenan (Doctor Who, Being Human) joins Sanjeev Bhaskar (DI Sunil ‘Sunny’ Khan) for the S5 premiere of Unforgotten. Keenan joins the team as DCI Jessica ‘Jessie’ James, following the tragic S4 finale and the death of DCI Cassie Stewart (Nicola Walker). Walker went on to star in Annika for the BBC and PBS this […]

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Posted February 16, 2023 -  No Comment

‘Blackadder’ set for Red Nose Day return….well, sort of.

While there have been endless rumors over the years of a Blackadder re-boot, it seems as though the most recent idea flooding the Internets of a Blackadder reunion for this years Red Nose Day might actually have legs. Unfortunately, however, it appears that this ‘reunion’ will be sans Rowan Atkinson and may feature only Tony Robinson as Baldrick. With director […]

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