Filming has ended on Victoria. The 8-part series, which stars the former Doctor Who companion and is being hailed as the heir apparent to Downton Abbey, will premiere ITV later this year and on PBS in January 2017. Series 1 will follow a young Victoria from the time she becomes queen in 1837 at the age of 18, through her courtship and marriage to […]
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If you’re a drama fan, let’s just say you’re in for a difficult night on PBS tonight. To start with, at 8pET/7pCT, series 5 of the brilliant drama, Call the Midwife, comes to a close. This series has been particularly tough as the residents of Poplar and the inhabitants of Nonnatus House deal with the ‘revolutionary’ […]
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Fraught with years of on-again/off-again attempts to bring his vision to the screen, it looks like Terry Gilliam (Brazil, Fisher King, Twelve Monkeys) is finally set to get underway on his long-gestating The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. Based on the classic novel by Miguel de Cervantes, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote offers a “modern and satirical twist” on the […]
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With the BBC’s Hollow Crown hitting the air on BBC2 in the UK, it’s hard, once again, to find words to describe the next chapter in the book on Benedict Cumberbatch when it comes to his acting ability. It was 2004 when I first ran across the star of Sherlock in the television film, Hawking, where he brilliantly portrayed […]
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There are times, more often than not these days, that you sit back and wonder why decisions are made and who on Earth is making them. Never have I wondered this more than I did today after hearing the dreadful news that the brilliant ITV series, Home Fires, has been cancelled after two series despite having just […]
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Leading the way with 4 nominations, Wolf Hall, the six-part BBC1/PBS adaptation of two of author Hilary Mantel’s novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, took home the two of the top BAFTAs last night, with the mini-series winning the award for Best Drama Series while Mark Rylance took home top honors for Best Actor in a Leading Role […]
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With the Downton Abbey body resting somewhat comfortably in the rear view mirror of a majority of U.S. audiences, the next project from the pen of writer/creator Sir Julian Fellowes is headed to America with the hope that this will bridge time until Victoria grabs the American television hearts when its placed in the coveted Sunday night Downton […]
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Indian Summers, the drama whose second series is currently showing on Sunday nights on Channel 4 in the UK and will premiere in America on Sunday, September 11 as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series, has been cancelled after two series. Set in the summer capital of Simla during the twilight years of the British Raj, Indian Summers starred Julie […]
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Based on Shakespeare’s four distinct works, Henry VI, Part I, Henry VI, Part II and Henry VI, Part III (condensed into one film), and Richard III, the second installment of The Hollow Crown franchise features a cast that reads like a who’s who in British acting. Subtitled “The Wars of the Roses”, Shakespeare’s first tetralogy will star Benedict Cumberbatch as Richard […]
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ITV has announced that the current UK run of the fifth series of Scott & Bailey should now be referred to as the fifth and final series of the British police procedural. Series 5, which concludes on 27 April in the UK, will end a 5-year tension-filled run for Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp as members of the Syndicate Nine […]
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