R.I.P. Dame Maggie Smith
Dame Maggie Smith has passed away at the young age of 89. While The Dowager Countess did not know what a weekend was, there will be no weekend without her tomorrow. There are no words. RIP Dame Maggie Smith.
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‘Shakespeare & Hathaway’ to return for S5!
At long last, the BBC has confirmed that Shakespeare & Hathaway will return for a 5th series. Filming is currently underway in Stratford-upon-Avon with Jo Joyner, Mark Benton and Patrick Walshe McBride reprising their roles as Luella, a.k.a. Lu, Shakespeare, Frank Hathaway and Sebastian Brudenell. Expressing what can easily be categorized as youthful exhuberance, the cast […]
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Agatha Christie’s Greenway Estates followed by a visit to the English Riviera and Torquay
As if we didn’t get our fill of stunning countryside and coastline in Port Isaac, today’s journey on the KERA/Transcendent Travel Iconic British Classics 2024 Tour saw us, sadly, leave the picturesque home of Doc Martin for the equally as stunning family holiday home of Agatha Christie, The Greenway Estates. Aside from the estate being […]
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First look at All Creatures Great and Small in advance of January 2025 premiere!
With temps in Texas set to hit a high of 106 today and remain there for much of the rest of the week, many people have visions of January 2025 dancing in their head at the moment. But, with the new series of All Creatures Great and Small set to premiere on PBS beginning in January 2025, we now have another reason to dream of cooler temps and great telly to enjoy!
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‘Moonflower Murders’, ‘Magpie Murders’ sequel, set to premiere September 15 on PBS!
Lesley Manville as editor turned sleuth Susan Ryeland and Timothy McMullan as fictional detective Atticus Pünd reprise their roles when the Magpie Murders band gets back together for Anthony Horowitz 2020 sequel, Moonflower Murders, premiering Sunday, September 15 on Masterpiece. In addition to Manville and McMullan, also returning are Daniel Mays (Ashes to Ashes, Line of Duty), Michael Maloney (Belfast), […]
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3rd film from ‘Downtown Abbey’ confirmed!
The Internets hair has been on fire recently with the official confirmation from Focus Features and Carnival Films of a third film in the Downton Abbey saga coming this past week. Months of rumors have finally been put to rest as a third film following on from 2022’s Downton Abbey: A New Era is happening! […]
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‘The Forsyte Saga’ headed to Masterpiece on PBS
First broadcast in 1967 on the BBC, The Forsyte Saga was produced on a budget of £10,000 per episode which, at the time, was a fairly significant gamble not only because it was the last major British drama serial to be made in black and white but it was produced at a time when only a small proportion of […]
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‘Mr Bates vs. the Post Office’ premieres tonight on PBS!
Beginning tonight, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, another true ‘masterepiece’ heads to PBS Masterpiece on Sunday nights. Based on a true story (known as the British Post Office Scandal), the 4-part Mr Bates vs The Post Office shines a light on a major transgression in the UK justice system and the public and media have […]
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‘Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light’ on PBS Masterpiece — a first look!
When two-time Booker Prize-winning author, Hilary Mantel passed away in September 2022 at the all-too-young age of 70, she was consulting on the television adaptation of her most recent 2020 novel, “The Mirror and the Light”, which was the conclusion to her critically acclaimed Tudor trilogy. The writer’s first two books in the trilogy, “Wolf […]
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It appears Saint Marie will be getting a new sheriff, or DI, for ‘Death in Paradise’ S14!
With the sun finally setting last night on series 13 of Death in Paradise, we will resist the temptation and urge to begin wild speculation and refrain from too many spoilers given the series has yet to have its small screen premiere on your local public television station in the U.S. at this point. It is […]
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