Based on Shakespeare’s four distinct works, Henry VI, Part I, Henry VI, Part II and Henry VI, Part III (condensed into one film), and Richard III, the second installment of The Hollow Crown franchise features a cast that reads like a who’s who in British acting. Subtitled “The Wars of the Roses”, Shakespeare’s first tetralogy will star Benedict Cumberbatch as Richard […]
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ITV has announced that the current UK run of the fifth series of Scott & Bailey should now be referred to as the fifth and final series of the British police procedural. Series 5, which concludes on 27 April in the UK, will end a 5-year tension-filled run for Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp as members of the Syndicate Nine […]
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The Durrells will return for a second series, actress Keeley Hawes confirmed during her recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show. The series, which premiered early this month on ITV in the UK and has been tapped for a U.S. broadcast on PBS’ Masterpiece series in early 2017, follows the exploits of the Durrell family during their […]
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Scott & Bailey returned to the telly last night courtesy of ITV for its 5th series. While it’s been a rather bumpy ride for Detective Constable Rachel Bailey (Suranne Jones) since her beginning days with the Syndicate Nine Major Incident Team, I always found myself pulling for her to catch a break, make even one right decision […]
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Given that PBS viewers of Call the Midwife have just begun series 5, this may come as a bit of a backhanded spoiler alert but news out of the UK today is that Chummy, played brilliantly by Miranda Hart, will return to the friendly confines of Nonnatus House for the sixth series of Call the Midwife which will […]
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From Laurence Olivier to Kenneth Branagh to Derek Jacobi to David Tennant to Benedict Cumberbatch, the role of Hamlet has attracted a veritable who’s who of British acting greatness the last half century. Most recently, at the National Theatre, Benedict Cumberbatch continued to showcase his considerable talents by taking on the title role last year […]
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As cast and crew ready themselves to begin filming on series 6, the residents of Nonnatus House return to PBS beginning tonight for what promises to be the most gut-wrenching set of episodes so far. Having already dealt with the likes of domestic abuse, prostitution, infant mortality, homosexuality, racism, poverty and alcohol addiction through the […]
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Book your flights to Manchester. The streets are once again safe! The crime-fighting duo of Janet Scott and Rachel Bailey are back on the job for a new series of Scott & Bailey. The new series will see Janet, Rachel and the Syndicate 9 Major Incident Team tackle one of the biggest and darkest cases they […]
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Armed with the thought that roughly 10 million people are going to be desperately searching for some quality British period drama to watch come January 2017, PBS has already planned out your Sunday nights television viewing when the mega-hit British period drama ’tis but a memory of January’s past. Jenna Coleman, who has spent the last several […]
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As America is now painfully aware, the doors of Mr. Selfridge were opened for the final time last night with the beginning of the fourth and final series as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series. As most of you know, I’m a sucker for DVD extras and behind-the-scenes, making-of videos. Seeing how the sausage is made becomes all the […]
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