In a decision that is both welcomed and highly unusual at the same time, the BBC and PBS have announced that the ladies of Nonnatus House will continue with new episodes (27 to be exact) of Call the Midwife continuing until at least the year 2020 with the series renewed for three more seasons. As fans […]
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The Parkers were able to survive the holiday season despite Ralphie getting his ‘perfect Christmas wish’ of a Red Ryder BB gun. The Griswolds’ hopes of having a ‘good old-fashioned family Christmas’ would not be dashed despite having to deal with cousin Eddie and family. Ever wondered if and/or how the Brockman family would survive Christmas? Well, […]
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For a sleepy little Caribbean island town of Saint Marie, rest assured there’s a lot more death on the horizon as series 6 of Death in Paradise is just around the corner. Kris Marshall, who took over for original fish-out-of-water Ben Miller beginning with series 4, will reprise his role as Humphrey Goodman alongside actors Danny John-Jules (Red Dwarf) […]
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I don’t know about you but I’m ready for 2016 to call it a day. Already claiming too many from Planet Earth including Alan Rickman, David Bowie and, just this past weekend, Leonard Cohen and Leon Russell, 2016 has claimed yet another notable from the world of acting. Known worldwide for his role as the […]
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Following the 2012 Olympics in London, Ian Fletcher (Hugh Bonneville) was a man without a purpose. As Head of Deliverance of the Olympic Deliverance Commission in Twenty Twelve, Fletcher’s herculean task was to organize the 2012 London Summer Olympics in the face of massive logistical difficulties, production errors, infrastructure problems and troublesome contributors. It was not long after […]
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While UK audiences are already experiencing a bit of Poldark separation anxiety given that series 2 ended this past Sunday, American audiences can still feel good about the fact there are still 3 weeks to go before we say farewell to the Cornish coastline for a bit. In an attempt to appease fans of the British period […]
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In keeping with the BBC’s tradition in 2016 of reviving and/or rebooting classic comedy series (i.e. Young Hyacinth, Are You Being Served, Goodnight Sweetheart, Porridge, Cold Feet) comes news that ITV will turn to the classic 90s BBC sitcom, Birds of a Feather for a Christmas treat for viewers. It was ITV the brought back the popular […]
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Today marks the 80th anniversary of British television as the BBC launched the nation’s first regular TV service at 3pm on November 2 1936, broadcasting live from from Alexandra Palace in north London. I am reminded, once again, why I continue to favor British television over their American counterpart. We turn to the British Comedy Guide […]
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Following the grand finale Wednesday night, The Great British Bake-Off on the BBC is no more. It has passed on. It has expired and gone to meet its maker. It has run down the curtain and gone off to meet the choir invisible. Bake off is an ex-series….on the BBC, that is. It will still live on […]
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Buck up little cookery campers, looks like there’s a new baking sheriff in town and it goes by the name of The Big Family Cooking Challenge. The new amateur cookery program will pit family teams of home cooks against each other (with appropriate British civility, I’m sure), with the judges visiting homes to deliver the challenges and […]
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