From the time I was first introduced to the acting talents of Walker in her role as DI Susan Taylor in Touching Evil (co-starring with Grantchester‘s Robson Green), followed by her time as Ruth Evershed in Spooks (MI5), guest roles in Luther, Being Human and Inside Men, then her more recent efforts in Scott & Bailey and Last Tango in Halifax, once again I’m convinced she could […]
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Red Nose Day has to be the single most brilliant example known to man and/or woman of how an entire country demonstrates the ability to rally around a charitable cause. To label Red Nose Day in the UK as a cultural phenomenon is doing it an injustice. It’s an institution. The entire country gets involved. The entire British acting […]
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While producers of “Call the Midwife” were able to, thankfully, ‘deliver’ the annual Christmas special just in time for Christmas Day 2020, the full season of the drama did not arrive in time for its usual January slot this year thanks to COVID-19 and a five-month production delay. But, there seems to be light at the end of the Poplar tunnel…
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With a TOH to John Cleese, we remember Michael Gwynn who momentarily fulfilled Basil’s wishes of improving the class of guest that stayed at Fawlty Towers. Gwynn was one of a long line of talented actors who paid a visit to Fawlty Towers over the course of the 12 episodes (yes, there were only 12). Gwynn passed away on 29 January 1976 at the age of 59.
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Mary Berry is set to become a dame after being nominated as part of this years delayed Queen’s birthday honours list. The former judge on the Great British Bake Off will receive the accolade for services to broadcasting, culinary arts and charity. With 70+ cookery books under her belt, the first published 50 years ago in 1970, Berry is […]
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Based on the critically acclaimed 2014 novel by Jo Bloom and starring Rory Kinnear (No Time to Die, Count Arthur Strong, Penny Dreadful, The Imitation Game), Eddie Marsan (Ray Donovan, Little Dorrit), Tom Varey (Game of Thrones) and Aggi O’Casey in her first television role, Ridley Road is headed to PBS as part of Masterpiece. The 4-part mini-series also stars Tracy-Ann Oberman (Friday Night Dinner), Samantha Spiro (Sex Education), and Tamzin Outhwaite (EastEnders, Red Cap, The Fixer, New Tricks).
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As the days, hours and minutes continue to slowly tick off with Sanditon-Nation awaiting word on whether or not we will return to the ‘finest resort on the south coast’, here are a few bits courtesy of PBS’ Masterpiece series that will, hopefully, pass the time and make the wait a bit easier even if it is an ever so slight diversion. While there is no news of a 2nd season just yet, word is things could be heating up in the days to come.
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With much of the world ‘sheltering at home’ and a majority of schools closed for the remainder of the year, public broadcasters around the world have been stepping up to the plate to use the airwaves and online abilities to help educate the next generation of leaders and offer some relief to parents struggling with homeschooling […]
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Dawn French has confirmed she will reprise the role of Reverend Geraldine Granger in a much anticipated/long overdue revival of The Vicar of Dibley for next week’s The Big Night In on BBC1. This marks the first time in five years that French has portrayed the character as she last played Reverend Geraldine in a sketch for […]
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For many, this ‘sheltering at home’ concept combined with no sports has created America’s newest past time….the art of binge watching. While this has been around for awhile, it now affords the savvy telly watcher the opportunity to catch up on so many series that have been in the queue for some time that you […]
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