Drama | Tellyspotting

March 1, 2017
What’s next for Benedict Cumberbatch? Playboy Patrick Melrose in Edward St Aubyn’s “Melrose”, of course.

If you’ve ever really wondered why it takes so much time between Sherlock series, one only has to look at the ever-expanding day planner that charts series star Benedict Cumberbatch’s daily life activities. While both Doctor Strange and The Hollow Crown were technically prior to the Sherlock S4 premiere in January 2017, since that time, he has spent his time filming The Current War where […]
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February 27, 2017
Dame Diana Rigg added to ‘Victoria’ cast for S2

As series one of what everyone hopes has already planted the flag as ‘the next Downton Abbey‘, Victoria, starring Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes, has begun filming on series 2. Thankfully, while U.S. viewers watching on PBS’ Masterpiece have only until Sunday, March 5 to wait until the S1 finale (followed by a newly produced Victoria After Party hosted by Jonathan […]
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February 26, 2017
Skip the Oscars and binge-watch ‘Victoria’ today/tonight on PBS!

Traditional audiences for the Academy Awards usually fall into two categories. One, you spend the evening lamenting over the fact you haven’t see all the movies even though ‘this year was going to be different’ and you find yourself not knowing why the winner in a certain category was a complete surprise or, two, you’ve […]
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February 23, 2017
Could ‘Downton Abbey’ open its doors once again?

Ever since Mr. Carson shuttered the doors and pocketed the keys to Downton Abbey, there have been endless and/or countless (depends on which is considered more) rumors that the Dowager Countess would soon be walking the halls of Downton again even with all that electricity floating around through the air. Would Sir Julian Fellowes actually ‘get […]
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February 22, 2017
The Queen and Almonzo reunite as filming begins on S2 of ‘Victoria’

Much like the on-screen chemistry between Captain Ross Poldark and Shamus, the horse from Poldark, Almonzo, the white horse that shared a lot of quality screen time in the first series of Victoria, was gleefully reunited with what looks to be an equally happy Jenna Coleman recently as the cast and crew reconvened to begin filming for series 2. […]
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February 21, 2017
Day Two: BBC Showcase 2017 – Drama

At the risk of being outed that I binge-watched the entire Red Dwarf XI series yesterday, it’s on to the drama offerings from BBC Showcase 2017 in Liverpool. While Showcase’s past have brought American public television viewers the likes of DCI Banks, Luther, Scott & Bailey, Father Brown, Death in Paradise and Call the Midwife, 2017 is looking a bit more difficult […]
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February 19, 2017
‘Broadchurch’: an S1-2 look back and a look ahead to S3

When series 3 of Broadchurch returns on 27 February, it’s fairly clear from the early look that this series will be delving into some pretty dark territory this time around as compared to the first two series. In an extended look from ITV, Olivia Colman’s DS Ellie Miller and David Tennant’s DI Alec Hardy are immediately confronted with former Coronation […]
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February 16, 2017
Benedict Cumberbatch to return to BBC1/PBS in front of and behind the camera

Benedict Cumberbatch, the star of Sherlock and pretty much most everything that is coming out of Hollywood these days, will be bringing an adaptation of Ian McEwan’s award-winning 1987 novel The Child in Time to the small screen for BBC1 and PBS. In addition to executive producing the one-off, Cumberbatch will also take on the role of Stephen Lewis, a […]
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February 13, 2017
Almost legal, ‘The Full Monty’ turns 20!

Recently, someone told me that when you start trying to remember any kind of anniversary of a favorite movie, the standard rule is you come up with a number as to how long ago you think it premiered and then add five years to the total and, generally, you will be correct at that point. […]
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February 10, 2017
Meet the Brontë sisters on PBS’ Masterpiece

Ever since they were revealed to the world as quaint country-women, the Brontë sisters (i.e. Charlotte, Emily and Anne) have fascinated legions of devoted readers for years. On Sunday, March 26, PBS Masterpiece brings these remarkable literary geniuses to life with a beautifully filmed and acted two-hour drama, To Walk Invisible The Brontë Sisters. Written […]
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