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  • ‘Five Arrows,’ a Rothschild banking dynasty series, is next up for Sir Julian Fellowes
    April 17, 2018

    ‘Five Arrows,’ a Rothschild banking dynasty series, is next up for Sir Julian Fellowes

    Downton Abbey writer/creator, Sir Julian Fellowes, has yet another period drama in his prolific mind palace. According to Deadline, Fellowes has set his sights and pen on the richest family in history to dramatize one of the world’s most famous rags-to-riches stories in a series called Five Arrows for Sky Atlantic. Set against the backdrop of war […]

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  • IT Crowd’s Katherine Parkinson joins ‘Downton Abbey’ alums for ‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’
    April 16, 2018

    IT Crowd’s Katherine Parkinson joins ‘Downton Abbey’ alums for ‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’

    Ever since Mr. Carson closed the doors of Downton Abbey for the last time in 2016, the inhabitants above and below the stairs have gone their separate ways finding work on both the big and small screen. The latest effort, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, brings together several Downton Abbey alums for the first time […]

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  • ‘Grantchester’ in limbo no more as S4 confirmed but we will say goodbye to Sidney Chambers!
    April 14, 2018

    ‘Grantchester’ in limbo no more as S4 confirmed but we will say goodbye to Sidney Chambers!

    What a difference 24 hours can make when it comes to news about the future of your favorite whiskey-swilling, jazz-loving, mystery-solving vicar. Earlier this week, the future of Grantchester was still in limbo with 11 months of no word if there would be a series 4. And, not only whether or not the series was coming back but, […]

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  • Unforgettable ‘Unforgotten’ with Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskhar lands on PBS’ Masterpiece this Sunday
    April 7, 2018

    Unforgettable ‘Unforgotten’ with Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskhar lands on PBS’ Masterpiece this Sunday

    I’d watch anything with Nicola Walker, and you can definitely add ‘Unforgotten’ to that list.

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  • Downton’s Lily James goes from Lady Rose to young Donna in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
    April 6, 2018

    Downton’s Lily James goes from Lady Rose to young Donna in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

    When Downton Abbey shut the doors in 2016 after six series, the residents of Downton both upstairs and down headed their separate ways to possible fame and fortune in ‘other projects’. No one has made the transition better than Lily James, who starred as Lady Rose in the British mega-period drama classic. Following her days on Downton […]

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  • Andrew Scott’s Hamlet headed to BBC2 this Easter
    March 23, 2018

    Andrew Scott’s Hamlet headed to BBC2 this Easter

    After a sellout 2017 run at the Almeida Theatre in London, Olivier Award-winning director Robert Icke’s staging of Hamlet set in a modern-day Denmark transferred to the Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End in mid-2017.

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  • ‘A Place to Call Home’ set for 6th and final series as Ash Park will close its doors in August
    March 21, 2018

    ‘A Place to Call Home’ set for 6th and final series as Ash Park will close its doors in August

    Fans of the brilliant Australian drama will understandably be sad with the recent news that the forthcoming series will be the final chapter.

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  • Grab your bike! The Official ‘Call the Midwife’ Location Tour opens 7 April 2018!
    March 15, 2018

    Grab your bike! The Official ‘Call the Midwife’ Location Tour opens 7 April 2018!

    Attention Call the Midwife fans! Beginning 7 April 2018 and running through 28 October 2018, CTM fans worldwide can hop on their bikes and head to Poplar (actually, The Historic Dockyard Chatham) and go behind-the-scenes of the most-watched drama on BBC1 ever! Created by Heidi Thomas and entering into its 7th series on PBS beginning […]

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  • ‘Downton Abbey’ alums join forces for ‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’
    March 4, 2018

    ‘Downton Abbey’ alums join forces for ‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’

    Ever since Mr. Carson closed the doors of Downton Abbey for the last time in 2016, the inhabitants above and below the stairs have gone their separate ways finding work on both the big and small screen. The latest effort, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, brings together several Downton Abbey alums for the first time […]

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  • ‘Unforgotten’ with Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskhar lands on PBS’ Masterpiece in April
    March 2, 2018

    ‘Unforgotten’ with Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskhar lands on PBS’ Masterpiece in April

    Nicola Walker’s DCI Cassie Stuart and Sanjeev Bhaskar’s DS Sunil “Sunny” Khan gradually unravel deep-rooted and long-forgotten secrets.

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