• Goodnight, Teddington: Iconic British comedy studio set for demolition
    November 18, 2014

    Goodnight, Teddington: Iconic British comedy studio set for demolition

    In the ‘let’s tear things down that have a history attached to it and build something that will make a lot more money’ era that we all seem to live in, it was bound to happen, unfortunately. Following on the heels of the recent closure of BBC Television Centre, Teddington Studios, the home for years to Thames Television and where much of the magic happened during Britain’s Golden Age that has been seen by generations of television viewers, is set for demolition in the not-too-distant future.

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  • Science confirms it! – 'Downton Abbey' and 'Only Fools and Horses' = TV perfection
    November 15, 2014

    Science confirms it! – 'Downton Abbey' and 'Only Fools and Horses' = TV perfection

    Finally, there is scientific evidence that supports what we have all known for some time. Downton Abbey is TV perfection. Radio Times reports on a recent study carried out at Bournemouth University which found that the Crawleys’ aristocratic dramas are the closest we can get to televised perfection. Researchers assessed the most popular TV episodes […]

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  • 'The Wrong Mans' set for Dec 24 return
    November 13, 2014

    'The Wrong Mans' set for Dec 24 return

    The Wrong Mans Rule #1 – After witnessing a horrific car crash on a desolate country road, never EVER answer the dead driver’s ringing mobile. If only Sam Pinkett had read rule #1.

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  • While Python is 'no more', could there a 'Life of Brian – The Musical'?
    November 12, 2014

    While Python is 'no more', could there a 'Life of Brian – The Musical'?

    On Sunday, 20 July 2014, Monty Python ceased to be. They went to meet their maker and are now pushing up daisies. It was on that day they shuffled off their mortal coil, ran down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. Bereft of life, they now rest in peace. Python is an ex-comedy troupe. Or…are they just pining for the fjords or just ‘stunned’?

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  • U.S. 'IT Crowd' won't be gathering Moss 2nd time around
    November 11, 2014

    U.S. 'IT Crowd' won't be gathering Moss 2nd time around

    While IT Crowd series creator/writer, Graham Linehan, has made his best attempt to calm any well-deserved fears by assuring adoring fans through Twitter that “we will get it right this time” and that it will retain the essence of the original show, Richard Ayoade, who played Moss in the original Channel 4 UK version, will not reprise his role as he did in NBC’s original attempt.

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  • It's…'Monty Python: The Meaning of Live'
    November 10, 2014

    It's…'Monty Python: The Meaning of Live'

    Monty Python began on 5 October 1969. 47 television episodes, 5 movies, 19 albums, 3 sketch-based live stage shows, 1 Broadway/West End special, 20 books and 9 games later, Monty Python ended on 20 July, 2014 at the O2 Arena with the final performance of Monty Python Live (Mostly): One Down, Five to Go.

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  • PBS getting more 'Vicious' in 2015
    November 2, 2014

    PBS getting more 'Vicious' in 2015

    Following a new Christmas Day special this coming December on PBS, Freddie Thornhill and Stuart Bixby are headed back to PBS in Summer 2015 for the second series of Vicious, the story of two aging partners who have lived together in their Covent Garden flat for 48 years. Vicious first premiered on PBS this past Summer bringing together two of the finest actors on Planet Earth, both very familiar to public television audiences, Sir’s Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi.

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  • Bear with…Miranda Hart pulling the plug on 'Miranda'
    October 28, 2014

    Bear with…Miranda Hart pulling the plug on 'Miranda'

    Aside from John Cleese and Ricky Gervais, you can probably count on one hand when the star of a British sitcom knows when enough is enough and gets to be the one that actually pulls the plug on their own show. Unfortunately, for show creators, writers and stars, in most cases, they usually find out […]

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