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  • Happy belated 90th, Dame Patricia Routledge!
    February 22, 2019

    Happy belated 90th, Dame Patricia Routledge!

    Thank you, Dame Patricia, for the lifetime of laughter you have given us over the years and the continued smiles that await us all in the years to come.

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  • ‘Warren’ brings Martin Clunes’ career full circle with return to sitcom comedy
    February 16, 2019

    ‘Warren’ brings Martin Clunes’ career full circle with return to sitcom comedy

    While there’s no phobia for blood this time around, Warren Thompson does find himself living in an area he doesn’t like, thinks the world is against him, always knows best and speaks his mind.

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  • North Norfolk’s finest returns to BBC One in ‘This Time with Alan Partridge’
    February 12, 2019

    North Norfolk’s finest returns to BBC One in ‘This Time with Alan Partridge’

    His ’90s chat show was abruptly canceled after fatally shooting a guest on-air. He shunned the dated concept of television to become the host of North Norfolk’s digital web series ‘Mid Morning Matters.’ Now, Alan Partridge returns for the temporary gig of a lifetime as the stand-in co-host of an evening weekday magazine show.

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  • Mr. Humphries may have been ‘free,’ but John Inman’s memorabilia goes up for auction
    February 8, 2019

    Mr. Humphries may have been ‘free,’ but John Inman’s memorabilia goes up for auction

    Twelve years after his death, a bit of John Inman’s personal items and memorabilia from British sitcom ‘Are You Being Served?’ is headed to auction on Tuesday, February 19.

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  • R.I.P. Clive Swift, aka Richard Bucket (pronounced Bouquet)
    February 2, 2019

    R.I.P. Clive Swift, aka Richard Bucket (pronounced Bouquet)

    Clive Swift, known to millions as Hyacinth Bucket’s long-suffering husband Richard in the BBC One 90s sitcom, Keeping Up Appearances, died Friday after a short illness at the age of 82. Swift, who spent 10 years at the Royal Shakespeare Company before breaking into television, also acted in such series as Peak Practice, Born and […]

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  • Rowan Atkinson returns to the pulpit in BBC Radio 4 comedy, #Godswork
    January 23, 2019

    Rowan Atkinson returns to the pulpit in BBC Radio 4 comedy, #Godswork

    Over the years, the Brits have placed an importance on developing radio drama and comedy, whether experimental or alternative, as a means of showcasing new talent, providing a venue for established talent and incubating new ideas that could, quite possibly, find its way to television. BBC Radio 4, in particular, is the master of the […]

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  • Arkwright’s remains open as series 6 of ‘Still Open All Hours’ is confirmed!
    January 8, 2019

    Arkwright’s remains open as series 6 of ‘Still Open All Hours’ is confirmed!

    The “grocer with the gift of gab” once again will stand behind the till when series 6 of’ Still Open All Hours’ resumes filming in early 2019.

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  • From the Vault: Rowan Atkinson in ‘Not the Nine O’Clock News’
    January 4, 2019

    From the Vault: Rowan Atkinson in ‘Not the Nine O’Clock News’

    In addition to Atkinson, who went on to star in ‘Blackadder,’ the series launched the careers of Pamela Stephenson, Mel Smith and Griff Rhys-Jones.

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  • R.I.P. Dame June Whitfield, British radio, TV and film great
    January 3, 2019

    R.I.P. Dame June Whitfield, British radio, TV and film great

    Known more recently for ‘Absolutely Fabulous,’ her long list of other work included ‘Midsomer Murders,’ ‘Jonathan Creek,’ ‘New Tricks’ and ‘Doctor Who.’ 

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  • The TARDIS lands on New Year’s Day as The Doctor encounters a ‘terrifying evil’
    December 19, 2018

    The TARDIS lands on New Year’s Day as The Doctor encounters a ‘terrifying evil’

    From the looks of the New Year’s Special trailer (and Jodie Whittaker’s rainbow scarf), fans are in for a brilliant kick-off to 2019.

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