From the Vault: It’s a pre-‘Phantom of the Opera’ British Christmas with Michael Crawford
How did he prepare for 1,300 performances as the Phantom? On ’70s British comedy 'Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em.'
Read moreHow did he prepare for 1,300 performances as the Phantom? On ’70s British comedy 'Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em.'
Read more"Apart from the fact that it looks absolutely stunning, it's bolder, braver and funnier."
Read moreJudging from the storylines of Agatha Raisin, Father Brown and Death in Paradise, seemingly quiet places one should never go if you love living would be the fictional villages of Carsley and Kembleford in the Cotswolds or the picturesque fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie. Based on the best-selling novels of M.C. Beaton, Agatha Raisin stars Ashley Jensen who packed up her London […]
Read moreHaving just wrapped production, Bletchley Circle: San Francisco, the original drama production output from ITV and Britbox, is headed to SVOD next month. The original Bletchley Circle series, starring Anna Maxwell Martin, Rachael Stirling, Sophie Rundle, Julia Graham and Hattie Morahan, followed a group of four female codebreakers at the famous World War II code-breaking center Bletchley Park […]
Read moreIt’s a brave new world when it comes to distribution of television content these days. Since the beginning of time, fans of specific series were at the mercy of a few network heads that held total control when it came to giving a thumbs up/thumbs down to a new season of a series. It’s only […]
Read moreWith the Agatha Raisin series airing Saturdays at 7p on KERA in North Texas and on a number of other public television stations across the U.S. later this month, fans of Doc Martin, Father Brown and Death in Paradise are definitely going to love this series! A cross between Doc Martin and Prime Suspect, the quirky crime drama stars Ashley Jensen (Ugly […]
Read moreBased on the highly successful, best-selling novel series by M. C. Beaton, the British comedy-drama Agatha Raisin is set to cross the Atlantic this month on public television. Originally broadcast as a one-off pilot, Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death, the program was commissioned for a new 8-part series that will premiere on American public television […]
Read moreFollowing in the footsteps of Dad’s Army, Porridge, Last Of The Summer Wine and, even Fawlty Towers, the classic 90s sitcom Waiting for God is being revived for a new touring stage production beginning next month. The original comedy, which starred the brilliant duo of Graham Crowden and Stephanie Cole as elderly delinquents Tom and Diana, centered around their daily life as […]
Read moreReason #(I’ve lost track) to be in the UK Christmas week. Why this Christmas? Well, aside from the previous mentioned bits of telly greatness, BBC1 has set Boxing Day for the two-part adaptation of Agatha Christie’s tale of love and murder in a smog-filled 1920s London, The Witness for the Prosecution, starring Kim Cattrall (Sex and […]
Read moreReason #I’ve lost track to be in the UK by this Christmas. Why this Christmans? Well, to start with, BBC1 is showing a two-part adaptation of Agatha Christie’s tale of love and murder in 1920s London, The Witness for the Prosecution, starring Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City), Toby Jones and Andrea Riseborough. The original text is […]
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