Just as Jenna Coleman’s Queen Victoria begins her struggles with motherhood, monarchy and marriage in the forthcoming series 2 of Victoria, all is not well in the royal household of series 2 of The Crown as Claire Foy’s Queen Elizabeth is having her own marriage issues. As her empire begins to crumble around her, she must do what is […]
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It was ‘Bring your Granddad to Work Day’ recently during the filming of series 2 of Victoria when Jenna Coleman’s grandfather appeared on the set recently in period garb. While he won’t be playing her character’s grandfather, George III, Coleman’s real-life grandfather will be featured as an extra in the period drama as ‘man in crowd’. Coleman posted […]
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The Durrells are unpacking their bags and will stay in Corfu for a second series beginning Sunday, October 15 on PBS. The series, which premiered last Fall as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series, follows the exploits of the Durrell family during their four-year stay in Corfu in the 1930s. Based on environmentalist/author Gerald Durrell’s classic trilogy of Corfu memoirs, […]
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Queen Victoria and her consort Prince Albert are looking a bit pensive in this newly released picture from the long-awaited return of series 2 of Victoria. Series Executive Producer and co-writer, Daisy Goodwin, is someone who probably knows why as she hints that the course of true love ‘…does not run smooth‘ for Victoria and Albert in the forthcoming […]
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The post-Downton Abbey career path has been good to Lily James. Since Mr. Carson shuttered the doors of Downton in 2016, James, who played Lady Rose Aldridge, has been able to take full advantage of her efforts on the long-running ITV/PBS period drama. In 2015, James starred in the title role in the 2015 Disney film, Cinderella, […]
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While the long-awaited return of Last Tango in Halifax finally made it to BBC1 back in December 2016, the popular British romantic drama starring Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid has yet to find a home on the PBS schedule with their new 2-part holiday special. As UK viewers will attest, the new series does not disappoint as the […]
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Downton Abbey writer/creator Sir Julian Fellowes has confirmed what most of Planet Earth had hoped for since that fateful day in March 2016 when Mr. Carson closed the doors of Downton for what was to be, at the time, the final time. It finally looks as if there will, indeed, be a feature film version of Downton Abbey in […]
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Denis Lawson, best known the world over for his impressive array of roles, including the iconic X-Wing pilot Wedge Antilles in the original Star Wars franchise, and as the mild-mannered Jarndyce in the BBC’s Charles Dickens adaptation Bleak House, has joined the cast of Victoria for series 2. Looking quite a bit different than his most […]
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Most will agree that Grantchester, the current staple of PBS’ Sunday night drama line-up based on the ‘Grantchester Mysteries’, the acclaimed collection of short stories by James Runcie, primarily revolves around James Norton (Happy Valley), the handsome, jazz-loving vicar Sidney Chambers, and Robson Green, the law-enforcement ally, Inspector Geordie Keating. Yes, Sidney lives the life of a clergyman, […]
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Prime Suspect: Tennison, the long-awaited prequel to the brilliant, early 90s series, Prime Suspect, that starred Dame Helen Mirren as DCI Jane Tennison and based on writer Lynda La Plante’s book, “Tennison”, premieres on PBS on this Sunday as part of the Masterpiece series. Prime Suspect: Tennison, stars Stefanie Martini as a young Jane Tennison and will showcase her early days on […]
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