I’ve lost count of the reasons that, no matter where you are on Planet Earth, you should tune in to Radio 4 on a regular basis. With a schedule that boasts a wide variety of spoken-word programs including news, drama, comedy, science and history, Radio 4 is set to tap into the talents of Meera Syal, who will reprise her Granny Kumar character, Sushila, from The Kumars at No. 42 for a new chat show.
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While fans of Sanditon and Victoria continue to await word as to whether or not their favorite series will return, the greatness of Vera has been commissioned for an 11th series. Adapted from crime author Ann Cleeves’ novels, the Northumberland-based detective series will be back with Brenda Blethyn as DCI Vera Stanhope of the Northumberland & City Police Department who […]
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The British seem to not only have written the book on how to create brilliant original content but they could also hold a masterclass on how to remake a series and/or create a successful spin-off series in the form of a prequel. What immediately comes to mind in recent years is the original series, Inspector […]
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While the creation of a younger Holmes sister might raise a few eyebrows among Sherlock purists, the first trailer for Enola Holmes – which imagines a younger sister of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes setting her off on her own adventure – looks, if nothing else, like a lot of fun. On the upside, we seem […]
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What makes Blackadder Goes Forth an instant classic (ok, besides the writing and the acting) is the fact that not only does it include Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson as Edmund Blackadder and Baldrick, but it also features the return of the greatness of Hugh Laurie as Lieutenant George, Stephen Fry as General Melchett, Tim McInnerny […]
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Starting out as Masterpiece Theatre on PBS in 1971, the series celebrates its 50th year in January 2021 by continuing the early days tradition of presenting quality dramas such as Upstairs Downstairs, I Claudius, Duchess of Duke Street, Danger UXB, and House of Cards, to name just a few. A tradition that has continued for 50 years with brilliant series such as Prime […]
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Street-smart, cynical and unapologetic detective Simon Van der Valk is an everyman of sorts, investigating high profile cases and gritty murders that immerse him and his team in contemporary Amsterdam’s fast-paced world of art, politics, addiction, mysticism, and fashion. If you’re a fan of Luther, Van der Valk is definitely fasten your drama seat belt at its […]
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Armed with an out-of-this-world suaveness for ‘shaken, not stirred’ martini’s, Sean Connery is without question the greatest of all-time (GOAT) when it comes to James Bond. The Scottish-born actor who wrote the book on how, admittedly, in a much more permissive era of sex and violence on the big screen you go about creating the […]
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This Christmas, Roald & Beatrix, The Tail of the Curious Mouse, a blend of live action camera work, stop-frame animation and puppetry will bring to life the vivid imaginations and magical worlds of these two inspiring and renowned children’s authors. Inspired by the true story of when a six-year-old Roald Dahl met his idol Beatrix Potter, the one-off […]
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Dangerously close to rivaling Pride and Prejudice for how many times a novel can be adapted for the big or small screen, English author Dame Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca is getting a 2020 reboot this Fall. It would be hard to mount an argument that there is a need to remake the most well-known adaptation, the 1940 Hitchcock masterpiece which […]
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