Susan Ryeland (Lesley Manville) and Atticus Pünd (Tim McMullan). Courtesy of Eleventh Hour Films and MASTERPIECE. Lesley Manville as editor turned sleuth Susan Ryeland and Timothy McMullan as fictional detective Atticus Pünd reprise their roles when the Magpie Murders band gets back together for Anthony Horowitz 2020 sequel, Moonflower Murders, premiering this Sunday on Masterpiece. In addition to […]
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Monty Python stars Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam recently appeared in the town of Colwyn Bay to raise funds for a statue of late member and “great friend” Terry Jones…the Welsh one in Monty Python. Palin and Gilliam are taking part in the ‘A Python on the prom’ campaign to raise £120,000 for a statue of Jones.
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The final leg of our 2024 Iconic British Classics Tour of England has us cautiously entering the quiet English country village of Dorchester-on-Thames, the home of a number of filming sequences of Midsomer Murders, where the body count is in excess of 200 over the years.
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As if we didn’t get our fill of stunning countryside and coastline in Port Isaac, today’s journey on the KERA/Transcendent Travel Iconic British Classics 2024 Tour saw us, sadly, leave the picturesque home of Doc Martin for the equally as stunning family holiday home of Agatha Christie, The Greenway Estates. Aside from the estate being […]
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Today’s edition of KERA’s Iconic British Classics Tour with Transcendent Travel took our group to the picturesque village of Port Isaac and the home of Doc Martin. Clearly THE highlight of the trip given most, if not all, of our group were major fans of the series, Port Isaac was made even more picturesque with […]
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After successfully navigating (a.k.a. avoiding) the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone, Tellyspotting began day one in Windsor on the 2024 KERA/Transcendent Travel Iconic British Classics Tour of England. Fortunately, Mr. Carson left the keys of Downton Abbey above the door so we were able to get in for a behind-the-scenes tour of the home of The 8th Earl and Countess of Carnarvon.
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Said to be entering his 17th year, Larry has enjoyed an enormously loyal following among British citizens over the years. Because of Larry’s age, preparations – codenamed Larry Bridges – are quietly being put in place for when he passes away, reports The Times. According to the Metro, the name is a nod to the code used for preparing what would happen when Elizabeth II died.
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As your head hit the pillow Saturday evening, Tellyspotting will be close to the end of the nine hour trek to London to begin the 2024 Iconic British Classics Tour courtesy of KERA and Transcendent Travel after surviving the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone!
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Full disclosure, I had no idea there were other versions of the brilliant Ricky Gervais series, The Office, outside of the original and the American remake starring Steve Carrell. The new remake kid on the block will be the 13th version of the acclaimed series with this version of The Office actually marking the first time that […]
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With temps in Texas set to hit a high of 106 today and remain there for much of the rest of the week, many people have visions of January 2025 dancing in their head at the moment. But, with the new series of All Creatures Great and Small set to premiere on PBS beginning in January 2025, we now have another reason to dream of cooler temps and great telly to enjoy!
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