Say what you will about Twitter these days but, in many cases, a innocent tweet can spread so much joy across the television landscape with a mere hint of something to come. Case in point is this simple tweet from PBS’ Masterpiece series regarding a brilliant addition to the Spring 2020 line-up. MASTERPIECE Mystery! is […]
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I might as well get this out of the way upfront. Lucy Worsley is as close to a national treasure as there is in my book. Worsley, the British historian, author, curator, and television presenter, is currently the Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, the independent charity that manages a number of the United Kingdom’s unoccupied royal palaces.
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As previously announced by the producers of Death in Paradise and recently reported here at Tellyspotting, the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie will be getting a new sheriff in town when DI Jack Mooney leaves his post during the forthcoming ninth series which returns to BBC1 in January 2020. While the announcement of the […]
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To celebrate the 10th anniversary of what has to be one of the most refreshing British situation comedies to come along in recent memory, the cast of Miranda will reunite this November for a special evening of more fun than the law allows. Careful to be clear that this is not going to be a new […]
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Mark Twain once said that “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” While he was talking about the rumors of his own demise, he could have just as easily been thinking ahead about the BBC drama series, Last Tango in Halifax, which seemed to come to an unofficial end following its last broadcast in December 2016.
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It’s been awhile since April 2015 when American audiences were introduced to the brilliant Wolf Hall on PBS. With author Hilary Mantel’s final chapter of the trilogy hitting the shelves in March 2020, the BBC has confirmed Wolf Hall 2 is in the works.
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There are those times in the world of television comedy and drama that when you hear about a reunion show, a re-boot or a spin-off that you immediately question why or what’s the point. James Corden’s recent announcement that the hit British comedy series, Gavin and Stacey, will return this Christmas for a one-off special is definitely NOT one of those times.
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Ardal O’Hanlon (Father Ted, My Hero) reprises his role as detective Jack Mooney, the current resident fish-out-of-water on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie, as filming has begun on series 9 of Death in Paradise.
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Principle filming on the Steven Moffat/Mark Gatiss adaptation of the uber-anticipated Dracula has begun with the production returning to Bray Studios in London, the home of Hammer Films, following some time at Slovakia’s Orava Castle.
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Capturing Sherlock Holmes’ deductive process was difficult enough for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Stephen Moffat and Mark Gatiss capturing it on the small screen is nothing short of amazing.
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