With series 12 of Call the Midwife just around the corner (premiering Sunday, March 19 on PBS) and series 13 wrapping filming this Spring, news out of the BBC that has the long-running series being renewed through 2026 (series 14 and 15) has cast, crew and fans around the world overjoyed. While the first season was […]
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Aside from the brilliant writing, the picturesque countryside and the quality acting, one additional thing that always registers with viewers when they speak highly of the current adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small is the great lengths the behind the camera crew goes to to insure both historical accuracy and continuity. Food is no exception.
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DI Humphrey Goodman (a.k.a. Kris Marshall) spent three years in ‘paradise’ on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie. Remember, it was DI Goodman who initially arrived to investigate the death of his predecessor, DI Richard Poole, who fell victim to a very unfriendly ice pick in the chest at the beginning of series 3. Described […]
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A few years back, the plotline of Cobra (Cabinet Office Briefing Room A) seemed a little ‘out there’ to say the least. Imagine, the United Kingdom brought to its knees by a global catastrophe as unprepared politicians scrambled to respond and even the weird notion of panicked citizens stockpiling toilet paper thrown in to make it even […]
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There are certain series such as Poldark, Downton Abbey and Sanditon where the costumes should be considered as important to the storyline as the supporting cast. Just like scenic locations (i.e. the Cornwall countryside or Port Isacc), costumes can be equally as important as a strong ensemble cast. This is never more evident than with the latest adaptation of All […]
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While UK fans of Call the Midwife have been enjoying the new series since early January, PBS viewers in the U.S. don’t have much longer to wait as the bike-riding midwives from Nonnatus House return to Sunday nights beginning March 19 on PBS. Based originally on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth who worked with the Community of St. John the […]
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You know the story. You studied it in school somewhere along the line. The future king of France is not exactly a catch. Marie Antoinette, barely a teenager at 14, has been sent from Austria to be married off to Louis-Auguste, the eldest son of the King of France. Airing Sundays, March 19 through May […]
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Nolly tells the story of British soap opera legend Noele Gordon (Helena Bonham Carter), a.k.a. Nolly, who played Meg Richardson in hit ITV soap Crossroads whose unceremonious firing from her hit show at the height of her career was front-page news. As one of the most famous faces on British TV in the 1960s and ’70s, Gordon […]
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The adaptation of Henry Fielding’s classic novel The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling, long considered to be one of the earliest novels in the English language, tells the story of the title character’s complicated journey to find real love. Delighting readers since 1749, Tom Jones will continue to do just that in this 4-part television […]
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After reading recently that Life on Mars, one of the great British series right up there with The Prisoner (IMHO) premiered on 9 January 2006, I reminded myself about the greatness of the series starring Philip Glenister as DCI Gene Hunt and John Simm as DI Sam Tyler. Primarily set in the 70s, the series centered around Tyler, a […]
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