Ok, WKRP in Cincinnati isn’t British but it might as well be given the fact the famous ‘Turkey Drop’ episode is still a classic almost four decades after its premiere in 1978. You’re going to have to indulge me this one time as I stray from Tellyspotting‘s strict mission of bringing you the best in British television […]
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This is one of the series that a number of public television programmers have been tracking for several years after initially screening at the BBC Showcase in Liverpool. Finally, in 2018, viewers will get a chance to see why you never, ever break rule #1.
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As Red Dwarf XI & XII make their way to American public television stations in early 2018, visions of RD XIII are already dancing in series co-creator/writer Doug Naylor’s mind palace. While UKTV’s Dave has yet to officially commission a 13th series, Naylor has already begun planning the next set of episodes recognizing the difficulty of matching up the […]
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I think I’ve decided that only thing that could rival the fanboy love and appreciation for Sherlock Holmes by the mind palaces of Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss is the love of film and all things Hitchcock-ian by League of Gentlemen alumni, Steve Pemberton and Reese Shearsmith. Case in point. Following the greatness of The League of Gentlemen series, […]
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Since 2010, Halloween has been about two bits of small screen greatness that should be considered ‘must see TV’. The annual Simpsons Halloween Special and the 2010 ‘newcomer’ on the block which came from the brilliant mind palaces of Reece Shearsmith (League of Gentlemen, The Widower, Chasing Shadows) and Steve Pemberton (League of Gentlemen, Whitechapel, Happy Valley, Mapp […]
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While series 2 of Mum has yet to air on BBC2, a third series has already been commissioned with a target broadcast of late 2018 in the UK. Thankfully, American audiences will soon get a taste of what UK audiences already know as the comedy/drama series is headed to the U.S. via broadcast on American public television […]
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When you’re the BBC, you faced with having to make endless monumental decisions on an hourly basis. This is no more painfully evident than in what could be the final episode ever of W1A as it seems there’s only one BBC bike and Amanda Holden is not going to be riding it. David Tennant, once again, brilliantly narrates […]
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Someone recently told me that if you are trying to remember how it has been since something occurred, come up with a time frame and then add five years and you’ll probably be close to being correct. In the case of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, however, I’m going to have to add a lot […]
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Thanks to a bit of a recent nudge from Tom Ellis, a.k.a. Gary Preston, the brilliant mind palace of Miranda Hart has begun to consider bringing back her semi-autobiographical sitcom, Miranda. Originally conceived as a BBC Radio 2 comedy series Miranda Hart’s Joke Shop in 2008, the BBC2 (then BBC1) series ran for three series from 2009-2015. Ellis, who […]
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So, who’s up for a bit o’ science, Monty Python-style this Christmas? If you are, then The Entire Universe will be the perfect PBS Christmas gift to unwrap this holiday season. International Man of Science, Brian Cox, and the comedic greatness of Eric Idle will join forces in what will appear to be a scientific lecture going weird. Really […]
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