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Posted December 6, 2018 -  No Comment

‘Wallander’ is going the ‘Endeavour’ and ‘Prime Suspect: Tennison’ prequel route with ‘Young Wallander’

Generally, a prequel can start out with two strikes against it from the beginning if the original series is placed on the proverbial pedestal of greatness.

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Posted December 5, 2018 -  No Comment

Get a first look at another PBS Masterpiece — ‘Les Misérables’

The six-part drama starring Dominic West, David Oyelowo and Lily Collins premieres on PBS in April 2019.

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Posted December 4, 2018 -  No Comment

First look at Ruth Wilson in ‘Mrs Wilson,’ headed to PBS Masterpiece in spring 2019

Ruth Wilson’s grandfather led a substantial double life as a serial bigamist and MI6 spy.

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Posted December 2, 2018 -  No Comment

‘Tall, dark and lethal’ Danish actor Claes Bang cast as Dracula in upcoming Moffat/Gatiss mini-series

‘Sherlock’ co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss couldn’t be happier about Bang as their new “intelligent, witty and sexy” Dracula.

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Posted November 30, 2018 -  No Comment

From the Vault: It’s a pre-‘Phantom of the Opera’ British Christmas with Michael Crawford

How did he prepare for 1,300 performances as the Phantom? On ’70s British comedy ‘Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em.’

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Posted November 29, 2018 -  No Comment

R.I.P. Baroness Trumpington, Bletchley Park code-breaker/Tory minister, House of Lords

Last year at the age of 95, she appeared on ‘Have I Got News For You,’ where she mocked the BBC for requiring her to sign a form to say she was not pregnant.

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Posted November 28, 2018 -  No Comment

The Great British Bake Off’s unsung hero, Tom Hovey, has been with the series since day one

You won’t recognize the name or the face, but you will definitely will be familiar with the food illustrator’s work.

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Posted November 27, 2018 -  1 Comment

R.I.P. — John Bluthal, aka Dibley Town Council’s Frank Pickle, dies at 89

Known for portraying “The Most Boring Man in Britain,” his six-decade career was actually quite varied.

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Posted November 25, 2018 -  No Comment

Nothing says Christmas like a new ‘Call the Midwife’ holiday special

The BBC’s Children in Need special gave ‘Call the Midwife’ fans an early gift.

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Posted November 23, 2018 -  No Comment

From the Vault: Frank Thornton supplies the wine in ‘The Wild Affair’

Thornton had been acting in radio, stage, film and telly for about a decade by the time he took this minor role.

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