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Following the resounding success of the first series of ‘Car Share’, Peter Kay and Sian Clifford returned for another season of classic music and great comedy. On the BBC re-runs that I have been rewatching the show on, the ‘Unscripted Special’ was aired as part of Season 2, due to narrative chronology even though the …
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News has finally arrived to confirm what many of us expected, that ‘Killing Eve’ season 4 has been delayed indefinitely. Filming was initially expected to begin in August on track for the usual spring launch the following year. However, due to the fact that a key part of the show is the multiple European locations …
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‘The Other One’ had its initial pilot in 2017 but it wasn’t until 2020 that we got the full series. But was it worth the wait? Mostly, the answer is no. It’s by no means a bad show, as it has a really talented cast and some occasionally funny moments, but on the whole it …
This is a fascinating story to tell, with so many famous women all working together and against each other at such a defining point in history, while also allowing the story to sadly mirror the present day in many ways. Despite this, it could very easily have been told recklessly, but the team here get …
Alan Bennett’s talking heads has been revived for ‘lockdown’ by the BBC for 12 episodes (including two entirely new ones) and my brief review of each episode is below: Imelda Staunton in ‘A Lady of Letters’ kicks off this revival season in solid but unspectacular fashion. Staunton is a brilliant actress and is really good …
I think it is worth noting that this situation is still developing and therefore some things may change, and also that a huge factor towards impacting season 4 is the Corona Virus pandemic which means everything is unpredictable, but this isn’t what this article is about. A few months ago, ‘Killing Eve’ (which it’s worth …
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Based on the shocking true events, this three part mini-series has proved a ratings sensation for the BBC (partly due to more people being home) and it is fully deserved. It takes fascinating and complex events in Salisbury in 2018 and turns it into really compelling TV. It’s something I still struggle to understand why …
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Now we are over 3 months in to the ‘lockdown’ due to Covid-19, a few more shows filmed in that period are popping up, and this is one of them. This is multiple short stories filmed over zoom, with an array of famous British actors taking on the roles and I have to applaud everyone …
Peter Kay is one of the modern age’s most loved British comedians, for his work in scripted comedy, stand up, and beyond, but in recent years he has scaled back his workload and public appearances. This made ‘Car Share’, a show almost entirely set in a single car featuring Kay and Sian Gibson, an even …
It was already a well known fact that Jodie Comer was an incredible actress with a rapidly rising career, but this just further proves her versatility, talent, and maturity beyond her years. In this adaptation on the classic Alan Bennett monologue that Julie Walters originally performed decades along, which was filmed under Corona Virus lockdown …
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