Once again, Red Nose Day has distinguished itself as the single most brilliant example known to man and/or woman of how an entire country can demonstrate the ability to create brilliant content and rally around a charitable cause. Comic Relief was launched on Christmas Day in 1985 by comedian Sir Lenny Henry and writer/director Richard Curtis (Blackadder, […]
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It’s the cops’ job to clean up the city, but it’s Wicky’s job to clean up the crime scenes…after CSI finishes, of course. When the detectives are done, he moves in, armed with his bleach, pristine-white rags, biohazard buckets, scrubbing brushes and an endless supply of protective clothing.
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Douglas is Cancelled is worth keeping an eye on for a number of reasons. One being the outstanding cast that starts with Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey, Twenty Twelve, W1A), Karen Gillan (Doctor Who, Guardians of the Galaxy), Alex Kingston (Doctor Who, ER), Ben Miles (Coupling, Forsyte Saga, The Crown) and Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso) and, two, the mind palaces behind the series are acclaimed writer Steven Moffat (Coupling, Sherlock, Dracula) and Sue Vertue’s Hartswood Films (Men Behaving Badly, Coupling, Sherlock, Jekyll, Dracula).
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Gemma Arterton as Barbara Parker/Sophie Straw in Funny Woman Season 2 Sky Max/PBS Funny Woman, which premiered in January 2024, followed Barbara Parker (Gemma Arterton), a small-town (Blackpool) beauty queen who decides to swap her pageant life for comedy television in 1960s London. Series two, premiering Sunday, February 2 on PBS, finds Sophie on a […]
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Full disclosure for those that have had a long-time understanding that I would love to live in London. Recently, however, I’ve found myself going 180 degrees in the opposite direction and have started thinking about the possibility of life in Dog River, Saskatchewan. Ok, maybe just for a long weekend With a population of approximately […]
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While it’s hard to tell just how far down the food chain that ‘snail mail’ has fallen in the age of digital communication be it phone, text or social media, if there is one thing that will renew my interest in the post office as a primary mode of communication is todays release by Royal […]
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It’s repetitive…it’s predictable…yet it continues to be brilliantly funny every year and it’s worthy of an annual mention on Tellyspotting every New Years Eve. On the surface, Dinner for One is a short British cabaret sketch from the 1920s that has become a German New Year’s tradition. Whether or not you understand the cultural significance of this, […]
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Much like watching It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, A Christmas Story, Tuna Christmas or, as evidenced by a long-standing admission, Die Hard, one of my annual Christmas traditions is to listen to John Cleese’s adaptation of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas from podcast No. 28. Never mind that there have been endless readings over the years by the likes […]
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Monty Python (and Red Dwarf, and Yes Minister) fans – this particular roundup of Tellyspotting’s best Q&A interviews of all time is for you.
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As we put a final bow on the long Thanksgiving weekend, I couldn’t help but stop for a moment to be eternally thankful for my much better half, Kim, our friends, long-time and first-time Tellyspotting readers, good health and our kitty, MiniBoots, no Thanksgiving would be complete without recognizing the contributions made by two classic British series […]
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