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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There are times in this inexplicable one and done world of British mystery/drama that you can be pleasantly surprised when good telly gets the welcome news that they will live to see another day. It happened recently with All Creatures Great and Small getting the renewal news for not one but two more series and then there […]
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Masterpiece on PBS announced Thursday that Kate Phillips (Peaky Blinders) will return as Miss Eliza Scarlet, Victorian London’s first ever female detective, for a fifth season of investigations, and the series will be retitled, Miss Scarlet. Stuart Martin (Jamestown), who played Scotland Yark detective William “The Duke” Wellington in the previous four seasons, will not […]
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It’s been just a few years since our 2015 stay in Moreton-in-Marsh during filming of series 3 of Father Brown for our behind-the-scenes production of Father Brown: Saving Souls, Solving Crimes for PBS. Fast forward to 2024 where Father Brown’s bike is coming out of storage and getting ready to make the streets of Kembleford safe once again. With […]
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Following the most recent spin-off, Beyond Paradise, starring Kris Marshall, the Death in Paradise Universe keeps growing with the recent announcement that a new spin-off, Return to Paradise is on the horizon. The Australian horizon to be exact. The new series will be set in the idyllic, beachside hamlet of Dolphin Cove and follow Australian ex-pat Mackenzie Clarke, who […]
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From the time I was first introduced to the greatness of Nicola Walker in her role as DI Susan Taylor in Touching Evil (co-starring with Grantchester‘s Robson Green), followed by her time as Ruth Evershed in Spooks (MI5), guest roles in Luther, Being Human and Inside Men, then her more recent efforts in Scott & Bailey, Last Tango in Halifax, Unforgotten and The Split once again I’m convinced […]
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Beginning Sunday, September 3, things are definitely looking up in 2023-24 from a drama standpoint as Sinéad Keenan (Doctor Who, Being Human) joins Sanjeev Bhaskar (DI Sunil ‘Sunny’ Khan) for the S5 premiere of Unforgotten on PBS. Keenan joins the team as DCI Jessica ‘Jessie’ James, following the tragic S4 finale and the death of DCI Cassie Stewart (Nicola Walker). Walker went on to star […]
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Normally the line forms to the left for those interested in a guest role on Death in Paradise with most in line hoping they’re witnesses and not the victim or ‘person of interest’. Recent news out of the DIP camp reveals this year will be no different as Oscar-winning actress Hayley Mills recently revealed that she had enjoyed a trip to Guadeloupe and cryticly including #deathinparadise and adding, “In Paradise with @ralf.little who is very nice and an ex footballer!”
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As Endeavour entered its ninth and final season, and old ‘friend’ resurfaced by the name of Blenheim Vale, the old unsolved case surrounding the residential home for wayward boys that closed in 1955. The events around Blenheim Vale were first featured in Endeavour S2, Ep 4, “Neverland”. Blenheim Vale 101 In Neverland, first broadcast in Summer 2014 on PBS, the Blenheim […]
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As you prepare to put the cell phone on ‘do not disturb’ this Sunday, PBS Masterpiece does its best to prepare you for Endeavour: The Final Season with this brief look as to what’s in store for longtime partners and special friends and the special bond between Endeavour Morse (Shaun Evans) and DCI Fred Thursday (Roger Allam). Series 9 begins […]
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