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Posted December 6, 2018 -  No Comment

‘Wallander’ is going the ‘Endeavour’ and ‘Prime Suspect: Tennison’ prequel route with ‘Young Wallander’

Generally, a prequel can start out with two strikes against it from the beginning if the original series is placed on the proverbial pedestal of greatness.

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Posted December 2, 2018 -  No Comment

‘Tall, dark and lethal’ Danish actor Claes Bang cast as Dracula in upcoming Moffat/Gatiss mini-series

‘Sherlock’ co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss couldn’t be happier about Bang as their new “intelligent, witty and sexy” Dracula.

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Posted November 25, 2018 -  No Comment

Nothing says Christmas like a new ‘Call the Midwife’ holiday special

The BBC’s Children in Need special gave ‘Call the Midwife’ fans an early gift.

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Posted November 18, 2018 -  1 Comment

Q&A: Ashley Jensen Talks ‘Agatha Raisin’ Series 2

“Apart from the fact that it looks absolutely stunning, it’s bolder, braver and funnier.”

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Posted November 8, 2018 -  No Comment

‘Miranda’ mum Patricia Hodge to star in ‘Mrs Hudson’s Radio Show’ for Radio 4

The two-part radio series will star Hodge as Sherlock Holmes’ landlady and housekeeper.

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Posted November 7, 2018 -  No Comment

Get a first look at Benedict Cumberbatch in Channel 4 drama ‘Brexit: The Uncivil War’

Cumberbatch had to spend a bit more time in makeup for this role than he did for ‘Sherlock.’

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Posted November 2, 2018 -  No Comment

From the Vault: ‘Upstairs Downstairs’ was the original ‘Downton Abbey’

They both chronicled the sinking of the Titanic, World War I and the slow decline of British aristocracy.

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Posted October 25, 2018 -  1 Comment

Riots, revolution and more royal babies — a first look at ‘Victoria’ series 3

Creator Daisy Goodwin has assured fans that Albert is safe for the entirety of series 3 so, thankfully, we won’t have to suffer through an equivalent of the Christmas Day ‘Downton Abbey’ episode where Matthew died unexpectedly.

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Posted October 19, 2018 -  No Comment

From the Vault: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Downton Sixbey’

It’s been just since March 2016 that the U.S. has been without the razor sharp wit of the Dowager Countess, but it feels like a lifetime of weekends ago.

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Posted October 5, 2018 -  No Comment

First pic signals turbulent times are ahead for Queen Victoria in series 3

For the forthcoming 3rd series of Victoria, the Queen returns to the throne but tough times are ahead. One can only guess that as we continue to make our way through Victoria’s 63 year, 7 month reign that with more children on the horizon, the struggles of motherhood and being the Queen of the United Kingdom […]

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