Based on Shakespeare’s four distinct works, Henry VI, part I, Henry VI, part II and Henry VI, part III (condensed into one film), and Richard III, the second installment of The Hollow Crown franchise premieres tonight on PBS and features a cast that reads like a who’s who in British acting. Subtitled “The Wars of the Roses” and premiering tonight on PBS as part of […]
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A tip of the hat to the folks over at NPR for bringing to our intention what could very well be the greatest invention since someone actually determined it was safe to eat chocolate chip cookie dough. Billed as ‘the leading bike-horse hybridizer in the world’, comes (insert not-so-subtle hint here) the ultimate Christmas gift for those […]
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King Charles III, the upcoming BBC2 drama which finds itself set in an alternate timeline universe where Prince Charles ascends to the throne following the Queen’s death, is based on Doctor Foster writer Mike Bartlett’s Olivier Award-winning play of the same name. Tim Pigott-Smith and Adam James will be reprising their roles from the play, as Charles and future […]
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Six Wives with Lucy Worsley, which airs tonight at 9p on BBC1, has landed a January 22, 2017 at 9p premiere on PBS in America. Airing under the title of Secrets of the Six Wives, the series will run over the course of three weeks at 10pET/9pCT following the long-awaited Masterpiece presentation of Victoria starring Jenna Coleman, Tom […]
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British actor Tony Gardner (Lead Balloon, Last Tango in Halifax, The Thick of It, Young Hyacinth) revealed recently that he had caught the Zika virus while filming Death in Paradise, the popular BBC crime series on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. The actor revealed the news on comedian Sean Hughes’ podcast Under the Radar where he said he […]
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When the most recent picture was released last week show a flooded out 221b Baker Street, the Internets hair was set on fire with thoughts of will this be the end of the most famous address with the exception of 10 Downing Street and 165 Eaton Place. This conclusion was ‘elementary’, to say the least, but […]
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As the news broke early Thursday evening that Andrew Sachs had passed away at the age of 86 on November 23, I am at this moment officially done with 2016. Diagnosed with vascular dementia four years ago, Andrew was, by far, best known for his spot on portrayal of Manuel, the constantly confused waiter from Barcelona with a limited grasp of the English language and customs. […]
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It may be a signal to Sherlock and John that it’s not a game anymore but as with pretty much all of the brilliant mind palace teasers from the likes of Sherlock co-creators/writers, Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, so much is left up to the members of the Sherlock-nation as to what it could possibly mean! Both have […]
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Ordinarily, I’m not a big fan of sketch comedy shows as most episodes are more often than not like a roller coaster with up and down sketches. Not a bad thing but more my opinion as I realize not every sketch, whether it be from Saturday Night Live, Little Britain or even Monty Python’s Flying Circus, can knock it […]
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With the fourth season of A Place to Call Home having just concluded this past Sunday on Foxtel in Australia, American fans of the series begin to breathe easy with the knowledge that the new season of what has been called the ‘Aussie Downton Abbey‘ is just around the corner on American public television stations. Series 4 sees the return of […]
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