Just in case you are experiencing sleepless nights wondering just what does someone who works in television do on a Friday night in London? Well, they watch television, of course. Ok, admittedly, I did take advantage of the killer 60 degree weather for most of the day but am now back in the room after […]
Read more
As you lay comfortably in your bed this morning, New York will be in Tellyspotting‘s rear view mirror as we head to Liverpool for the 2017 BBC Showcase. After a lengthy 9-hour flight to London followed by a 2.5 hour train journey to Liverpool, we will be among the roughly 700 television program executives from around the world […]
Read more
Benedict Cumberbatch, the star of Sherlock and pretty much most everything that is coming out of Hollywood these days, will be bringing an adaptation of Ian McEwan’s award-winning 1987 novel The Child in Time to the small screen for BBC1 and PBS. In addition to executive producing the one-off, Cumberbatch will also take on the role of Stephen Lewis, a […]
Read more
It seems as though 20th anniversary celebrations are all the rage these days. First The Full Monty, now The League of Gentlemen. Not sure what was in the water 20 years ago but it certainly generated some quality content. There is no description that would do justice to The League of Gentlemen, which was made up from the combined […]
Read more
Recently, someone told me that when you start trying to remember any kind of anniversary of a favorite movie, the standard rule is you come up with a number as to how long ago you think it premiered and then add five years to the total and, generally, you will be correct at that point. […]
Read more
Ever since they were revealed to the world as quaint country-women, the Brontë sisters (i.e. Charlotte, Emily and Anne) have fascinated legions of devoted readers for years. On Sunday, March 26, PBS Masterpiece brings these remarkable literary geniuses to life with a beautifully filmed and acted two-hour drama, To Walk Invisible The Brontë Sisters. Written […]
Read more
British sitcom legend and one half of Galton and Simpson, the writing duo who created Hancock’s Half Hour and Steptoe and Son – has died at the age of 87 after a long battle with lung disease. While you may not be familiar with his name and, quite possibly, might not be familiar with his […]
Read more
James Norton, Robson Green and, of course, Dickens are set to return to PBS’ Masterpiece this Summer as Vicar Sidney Chambers, Police Inspector Geordie Keating and, well, Dickens. The television adaptation of author James Runcie’s “Grantchester Mysteries” about an unlikely 1950s crime fighting duo is now in its third series on ITV and PBS. Unfortunately, it doesn’t […]
Read more
A new behind-the-scenes teaser for Doctor Who S10 confirms what many of us have known for some time but never actually seen in print — Missy’s back! Michelle Gomez, who is nothing short of brilliant in her portrayal of the current incarnation of long-time foe The Master, can be seen in the newest behind-the-scenes teaser […]
Read more
According to Radio Times, there’s about to be a new Sherlock in town. Well, in 2019 anyway. Sherlock North, to be produced by U.S. and Finnish production outlet, Snapper Films, is in the works charting the consulting detective’s time in Finland when he was on the run from Professor Moriarty. Based on an interlude in […]
Read more