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Posted July 22, 2021 - No Comment

Danny John-Jules to return for ‘Death in Paradise’ Christmas special

The producers of Death in Paradise must be feeling a bit like Father Christmas this week with the announcement of a new, first-time ever, Christmas special coming our way this holiday season. As producers wrap up production of their 10th anniversary series, the Caribbean crime drama will see some new faces while welcoming back some extremely welcome old faces including Danny John-Jules (Red Dwarf) as Officer Dwayne Myers.

Posted January 28, 2020 - No Comment

Holy Smeg! The ‘boys are back’ as RDXII set to return in feature-length film.

At long last, a reason to check Twitter on a daily basis! Dave, whose Twitter page proudly boasts they are ‘a TV channel that mostly posts nonsense but sometimes TV stuff’, has been releasing some ‘first look’ pics from the set of the forthcoming Red Dwarf 12, a.k.a. RDXII. Late last week, fans were treated to […]

Posted July 3, 2019 - No Comment

Smeg! The AA executes a ‘Stellar Rescue’ of Red Dwarf’s Starbug on desolate alien planet!

Set in space, the show’s iconic spaceship Starbug breaks down on a desolate alien world. Instead of Kryten or Rimmer coming to the rescue, the crew is forced to call in the services of the AA to get back off the ground as tech-savvy Dave Lister springs into action.

Posted January 15, 2019 - 2 Comments

New cast of characters to face ‘Death in Paradise’ in season 8

In keeping with the previous seven series of the hit BBC police comedy/drama, there will be a number of new faces this year headed south to “paradise.”

Posted October 2, 2018 - No Comment

Blimey! Tellyspotting turns 9!

Our shared recognition that British comedy and drama are the best telly on telly has made it easy to look forward to year 10 and beyond.

Posted August 14, 2018 - No Comment

Danny John-Jules set to show off cat-like dance moves for ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ 2018

Following a series of clues from The One Show hosts Alex Jones and Matt Baker, Danny John-Jules was confirmed Monday evening as the third and newest contestant to take the dance floor on the 2018 edition of Strictly Come Dancing. Dancing is nothing new to John-Jules who began his pre-television career as a dancer in the West End for […]

Posted July 19, 2018 - No Comment

Q&A with Lucie Pohl, a.k.a. Harmony de Gauthier in ‘Red Dwarf XI’

At long last, Red Dwarf returns to public television stations in America this month (Saturdays at 11p beginning July 21 on KERA in North Texas). For the remaining individual that has lived under a rock for the past few years, the series returns with twelve new episodes which make up Red Dwarf XI and XII. Returning to the Starbug are Craig […]

Posted April 28, 2018 - 1 Comment

Danny John-Jules departs ‘Death in Paradise’ as series 8 filming begins

After 7 series and 62 solved murders, four suicides, an accidental death and an unfortunate poisoned cat named Opal, Officer Dwayne Myers, played by Danny John-Jules, is turning in his badge and will be leaving the island of Saint Marie before filming begins on series 8. Considered the most murderous place in the world, the […]

Posted March 18, 2018 - No Comment

Ultimate ‘house robot’, BBC2, triumphs over Sir Killalot and Matilda by axing ‘Robot Wars’.

Robot Wars, one of the greatest ‘guilty pleasure’ shows of all-time, has been axed by BBC2 after three series. I absolutely loved this show when it was originally broadcast with Craig Charles (Red Dwarf, Coronation Street) and Phillipa Forrester! Thankfully, I never saw the first series with former Top Gear host, Jeremy Clarkson, as the original presenter. No […]

Posted February 18, 2018 - No Comment

As ‘Red Dwarf’ turns 30, cast and crew look ahead to RDXIII

It’s a bit hard to grasp but Thursday marked the 30th anniversary! of Red Dwarf’s broadcast premiere on Monday, 15 February, 1988 at 9p on BBC2! Coincidently, the competition that fateful night looked a bit similar to today’s TV schedule as the premiere broadcast of the first ever episode of Red Dwarf was sandwiched in the middle of the BBC’s XV […]