Get a first look at Benedict Cumberbatch in Channel 4 drama ‘Brexit: The Uncivil War’
Cumberbatch had to spend a bit more time in makeup for this role than he did for ‘Sherlock.’
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From the Vault: ‘Upstairs Downstairs’ was the original ‘Downton Abbey’
They both chronicled the sinking of the Titanic, World War I and the slow decline of British aristocracy.
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Riots, revolution and more royal babies — a first look at ‘Victoria’ series 3
Creator Daisy Goodwin has assured fans that Albert is safe for the entirety of series 3 so, thankfully, we won’t have to suffer through an equivalent of the Christmas Day ‘Downton Abbey’ episode where Matthew died unexpectedly.
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From the Vault: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Downton Sixbey’
It’s been just since March 2016 that the U.S. has been without the razor sharp wit of the Dowager Countess, but it feels like a lifetime of weekends ago.
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First pic signals turbulent times are ahead for Queen Victoria in series 3
For the forthcoming 3rd series of Victoria, the Queen returns to the throne but tough times are ahead. One can only guess that as we continue to make our way through Victoria’s 63 year, 7 month reign that with more children on the horizon, the struggles of motherhood and being the Queen of the United Kingdom […]
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Blimey! Tellyspotting turns 9!
Our shared recognition that British comedy and drama are the best telly on telly has made it easy to look forward to year 10 and beyond.
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The Poldark’s return to Nampara as filming begins on 5th and final series
As American audiences settled in on Sunday night for the return of Poldark on PBS’ Masterpiece series, word out of the official Poldark twitter account, @PoldarkTV, has the Poldark’s returning to Nampara to begin filming on the 5th and final series based on the books of Winston Graham. While series four follows the events of book seven, “The Angry Tide”, Poldark creator/writer Debbie […]
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Doors to ‘Downton Abbey’ set to open September 20, 2019
The long-awaited, much anticipated, at-last feature film release of the Downton Abbey movie has been announced. While American audience will head to the theaters on Friday, September 20, 2019, UK audiences will, once again, get an early look at the newest Downton feature on Friday, 13 September. The feature-length film will bring back virtually every major cast member. […]
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Jenna Coleman’s ‘The Cry’ is a far cry from Jenna Coleman’s ‘Victoria’ … sort of
While no one in their right mind will draw a correlation between Jenna Coleman’s portrayal of Queen Victoria and her role as Joanna in the forthcoming BBC adaptation of Helen Fitzgerald’s novel, The Cry, on the surface they both seem to show a young woman trapped in her own nightmare of motherhood. Obviously, while Victoria does struggle […]
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Creating the miniatures on PBS’ “The Miniaturist”
Fully admitting that I sometimes watch the DVD extras before watching the actual episode, I love knowing how the sausage is made…unless, of course, if you are actually talking about sausage. In the case of The Miniaturist, PBS’ newest Masterpiece which is currently airing on Sunday nights, this behind-the-scenes look at the making of the actual miniatures that […]
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