Porridge, the early 70s British sitcom starring Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay and Brian Wilde, is being re-made as part of the BBC’s 60th anniversary of comedy celebration, the Landmark Sitcom Season, beginning this Fall. Barker starred as habitual criminal, Norman Stanley Fletcher. “Fletch” shares his cell with young Lennie Godber, a first time inmate upon whom he imparts his […]
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I’ve always heard about the concept of ‘Christmas in July’ but have never really experienced it until now. With series 2 of Poldark just around the corner this Fall on BBC1 and PBS, the Beeb has announced that series 3 has been commissioned for a 2017 transmission. While no one outside of Cornwall really knows what […]
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Goodnight Sweetheart, the brilliant 90s British sitcom that ran for six series will return for a one-off special this Fall as part of the BBC’s Landmark Sitcom Season, celebrating 60 years of comedy on the BBC. GS will follow in the footsteps of other Britcom classics tagged for a re-boot such as Are You Being Served, Porridge, Keeping Up Appearances (actually, Young […]
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When Kevin Whately begins to solve his final case beginning Sunday, August 7 as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series, he’s got to feel a bit like Sir David Suchet and his quarter of a century on-screen relationship with Hercule Poirot. Whately stepped into the role of DS Robert “Robbie” Lewis in 1987, opposite the late John Thaw […]
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As co-writer and co-director of BBC’s The Office, Stephen Merchant is best known for his collaborations with Ricky Gervais. The British writer, director, radio presenter, stand-up comedian and actor added a London West-End appearance last July to his CV with his first play, The Mentalists by Richard Bean, alongside Steffan Rhodri at the Wyndham Theatre. Known for his brilliant command of the English language, […]
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Caroline Aherne, the co-creator/writer and star of the brilliant late 90s British situation comedy, The Royle Family, has died at the age of 52. Aherne, who played Denise Royle, co-created and wrote all three series of the critically-acclaimed comedy with co-star, Craig Cash. Centered around the lives of a blue collar, television-fixated Manchester family, the Royles, comprised of family patriarch Jim […]
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As pointed out in the Radio Times, England hasn’t had much to cheer about the past few weeks. First, there’s the obvious recent Brexit vote that has caused all kinds of throwing people under the bus/pointing fingers issues. Then there was the unexpected departure of England in the Euro 2016 at the hands of Iceland in […]
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According to THE source for all things Red Dwarf, the long-awaited new episodes that comprised RDXI and RD XII are headed to Dave with the first six episodes beginning in September. As the self-proclaimed ‘home for witty banter’, where else can it go? Filming of the forthcoming 12 episodes that make up the two new series took place from […]
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This is nothing short of brilliant on two counts. Well, probably more than two, but that’s all I can think of at present. First, the fact that Matt Lucas is returning to Doctor Who and, two, no one EVER gets to see anything other than maybe a few stills taken during production of Doctor Who. EVER! Those […]
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Unfortunately, as Sherlock fans, we are all painfully well aware of Benedict Cumberbatch’s jam packed schedule for the next 5+ years. Fortunately, for those behind the forthcoming Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, it appears that Wanda Ventham (Benedict’s Mum) has found the time to join the endless array of actors and actresses signed up to spend time with Pats and […]
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