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Posted February 13, 2019 -  No Comment

A severed hand and a bag of body parts — must be the return of ‘Shetland’!

The island community of Shetland is once again rocked with the opening of season 5, this time with a brand-new case involving a severed hand and a bag of body parts found by a lone jogger on the beach.

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Posted February 6, 2019 -  No Comment

‘Broken’ starring Sean Bean emerges from BBC Showcase as another must-see TV drama

I have to believe if you looked up words like “gritty,” “powerful” or “gripping” in the dictionary, you would find the episode listings for ‘Broken.’ 

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Posted January 22, 2019 -  No Comment

The power of television on display as ‘Call the Midwife’ shines spotlight on sickle cell disease

Dr. Patrick Turner and Nurse Trixie treat a young Ghanaian family affected by a mysterious illness.

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Posted January 4, 2019 -  No Comment

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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Posted January 3, 2019 -  No Comment

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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Posted January 1, 2019 -  1 Comment

The New Year will bring more Agatha Christie to the small screen in 2019!

The book set in ancient Egypt is one of four Christie works never before adapted for any form of media. 

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Posted December 30, 2018 -  No Comment

R.I.P. Sister Wendy Beckett, TV art historian and Roman Catholic nun

Her unique presentation style combined with a deep knowledge of and passion for the arts made for oddly brilliant television.

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Posted December 19, 2018 -  No Comment

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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Posted December 14, 2018 -  No Comment

From the Vault: Sherlock’s Mrs. Hudson was the original Gloria Stivic in ‘Till Death Us Do Part’

Rita, the original British version of All In The Family’s Gloria Stivic, represented a new generation.

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Posted December 12, 2018 -  No Comment

‘The ABC Murders’ with John Malkovich is the Boxing Day highlight on BBC One

The tradition of having some of the best telly on telly continues this holiday season with a number of specials coming to the UK courtesy of BBC, ITV and Channel 4.

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