When ITV announced the go-ahead on production of the final five small screen adaptations of the Hercule Poirot stories written by the late Agatha Christie, it was not only met with mixed feelings by Poirot fans worldwide, but also from the actor who has invested 22+ years of his career playing the infamous Belgian detective, […]
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While we are in the mode of bringing you ‘currently in production’ news of your favorite British telly such as Downton Abbey, Doctor Who and Doc Martin, we would be remiss if we didn’t post few ‘official’ pics from current filming of the third series of Sherlock. As with much of the first two seasons, […]
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With the best news this side of Benedict Cumberbatch’s recent leak that both he and co-star, Martin Freeman, have signed up for Sherlock 4 – filming on Sherlock 3 starts TODAY. With all eyes on the most famous address save for maybe 10 Downing Street, the door to 221B Baker Street is open for business. […]
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Without question, the recent talk-of-the-nation gems from PBS’ Masterpiece series have been Downton Abbey and Sherlock. One short 3-part series that flew under the Downton/Sherlock radar, however, has gained quite a following since its premiere back in 2011. Case Histories, adapted from the brilliant mind palace of Kate Atkinson, features Jackson Brodie, a private investigator […]
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When ITV1 commissioned and, along with PBS in the States, subsequently broadcast the one-off prequel, Endeavour, starring Shaun Evans as the young DC Morse in 2012, both the critical acclaim and audience response that followed left everyone immediately wanting more. More is what you will be getting soon as, beginning this Spring on ITV1 and […]
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With series 2 premiering last night on BBC One, here’s a quick microwave version of series one of my newest favorite BBC drama, Death in Paradise. In series one, Scotland Yard detective Ben Miller arrives on a picturesque island and, unknowingly, becomes its new police detective. While trying to solve mysterious murders on the Caribbean […]
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When Sherlock co-creator/co-writer, Steven Moffat, recently heard the news that his co-creation with Mark Gatiss had topped the Radio Times critics poll of the best TV of 2012, he was at the top of his game, as usual. A very grateful Moffat promised to reward Radio Times for the prestigious honor by revealing the solution […]
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The 21st century world of Twitter and Facebook, in most cases, can be a good thing unless an innocent bit of information leads to an endless amount of speculation that has no basis in reality. Such was the case recently when it was announced by the producers of Sherlock that production filming, originally scheduled to […]
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BBC announces new Jonathan Creek special in 2013 Full Jonathan Creek disclosure here. I flat out love this series…. The new special, which the BBC is targeting for an Easter 2013 premiere, will be written by original series writer David Renwick and will be titled “The Clue Of The Savant’s Thumb”. The episode will see […]
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This is like asking someone if they would rather have the Cod Liver Oil first with the Alka Seltzer chaser to follow or vice-versa. Trust me, giving either of them a cherry-flavor isn’t going to help in either case, they still tasted bad when you were a kid. That said, unfortunately, I need to be […]
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