Our favorite 5 interviews of all time – British drama!
The list of our best drama-based Tellyspotting Q&As reveal especially intriguing behind-the-scenes insight into two fan favorites in particular: ‘Sanditon’ and ‘Victoria.’
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With OFAH’s Nicholas Lyndhurst, ‘Frasier’ re-boot shows promise if given the chance.
It appears as though Frasier Crane has finally re-entered the building he left almost two decades ago as the long-awaited Paramount+ sequel to Kelsey Grammer’s Frasier series has begun on Paramount+ for the 10-part series. This time, however, the building is in Boston where the character had originated in Cheers but with “new challenges to face, new relationships to forge and […]
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OFAH’s Nicholas Lyndhurst joins cast of ‘Frasier’ reboot premiering October 12
It appears as though Frasier Crane has finally re-entered the building he left almost two decades ago as news that the long-awaited Paramount+ sequel to Kelsey Grammer’s Frasier series has been given an premiere date of 12 October for the 10-part series. This time, however, the building is in Boston where the character had originated in Cheers but with “new […]
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‘Celebrity Antiques Road Trip’ heads to PBS this month!
Fans of Antiques Roadshow and virtually any British mystery, drama or comedy will definitely want to read on. The celebrity spin-off version of Antiques Road Trip sees two antique experts paired up with celebrity guests in classic cars as they scour for antiques on a road trip around the country. With 11 series and over 200 episodes in […]
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More deaths in paradise in the works as ‘Death in Paradise’ commissioned for two more series
In addition to it being a bit hazardous to your health to live in a small English village, it appears that visiting the picturesque fictional Carribean island of Saint Marie is no less dangerous.
Death in Paradise creator/writer, Robert Thorogood, will continue to find a few more ingenious ways to kill off said visitors as the BBC announced that the series has been comissioned for 2 additional series (S13 and 14). In addition, two feature-length Christmas special episodes are also on their way beginning in December 2023.
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Nicholas Lyndhurst joins cast of ‘Frasier’ sequel
It seems as though Frasier Crane has finally re-entered the building as news that the long-awaited Paramount+ sequel to Kelsey Grammer’s Frasier series has begun casting. Nicholas Lyndhurst (Butterflies, Only Fools and Horses, After You’ve Gone, Goodnight Sweetheart, New Tricks) will portray Alan Cornwall, a new character from Frasier’s past. Described as “Frasier’s old college buddy turned university professor, Cornwall is British, he’s boozy, and he’s larger than life.
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R.I.P. Dennis Waterman — the last original ‘old dog’ on ‘New Tricks’
Dennis Waterman, a.k.a. Gerry Standing, of British police procedural New Tricks fame, died Sunday at age 74 in hospital in Spain. As the last original ‘old dog’ member of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS) of the Metropolitan Police Service in New Tricks, Waterman appeared in every episode of the series’ first 11 […]
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‘Death in Paradise’ adds new crop of ‘victims/suspects’ for S11
Tamzin Outhwaite (New Tricks, Eastenders, Ridley Road) Nicholas Bailey (Sally4Ever), Jason Done (Waterloo Road), Ben Onwuke (Safe) and Ben Starr (Jamestown) join Death In Paradise for series 11. In addition to it being a bit hazardous to your health to live in a small English village, kudos to the DIP creator/writer, Robert Thorogood, for continuing to find some ingenious ways to kill off visitors to the picturesque fictional Carribean island of Saint Marie.
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David Morrissey and Lesley Manville head all-star cast for BBC’s ‘Sherwood’
As if it wasn’t enough for fans of British drama to be in the middle of the new season of Unforgotten and Professor T and then possess the knowledge that new seasons of Call the Midwife, Grantchester, Baptiste, Endeavour, All Creatures Great and Small, Sanditon, Vera, Shetland, Father Brown, Death in Paradise and Miss Scarlet and the Duke are on […]
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Euphoria over ‘Sanditon’ revival a bit short-lived as fans learn return will be sans Sidney Parker
Just as there was no joy in Mudville after the mighty Casey struck out back in 1888, there is very little, if any, joy in Sanditon-ville at this moment given the news that Sidney Parker (Theo James) would not be returning to the seaside town of Sanditon for series 2. Sanditon, the British period drama based on […]
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