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IT ENDED WITH A RIGHT BIG BANG!! ‘Happy Valley’ Review. Episode 5, series 2.

Posted on March 9, 2016 by SCARFMAN

What with two murders, an off duty female PCSO bonking some random guy outside a nightclub and Sargent Cawood doing her best Karate Kid impression as she apprehended her sister’s drunken boyfriend, you could therefore say Happy Valley was a rather … Continue reading →

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HEARTBREAKING LOVE STORY, BUT THE MURDER PLOT LET IT DOWN! River- Episode six review.

Posted on November 18, 2015 by SCARFMAN

Last night the sixth and final episode of the gripping crime drama River was shown on BBC1. At the end of episode four I went around telling everybody how utterly brilliant I thought this programme was. Therefore, I was shocked … Continue reading →

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A CRACKING START, THEN A BLAND MIDDLE…BUT IT ENDED WELL! ‘Mount Pleasant’ series 5 review.

Posted on November 17, 2015 by SCARFMAN

A few weeks ago the fifth series of the SKY TV comedy-drama Mount Pleasant came to an end. As a big fan of the show, I thought I would share with you some my feelings about this latest series. I … Continue reading →

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IT’S PURE AND SIMPLE, ‘PETER KAY’S CAR SHARE’ IS THE BEST BRITISH COMEDY SINCE ‘THE OFFICE’! ‘Peter Kay’s Car Share’ – A Series Review.

Posted on May 24, 2015 by SCARFMAN

‘It’s pure and simple’ as the pop group Hearsay sang at the end of the final episode of the series, in my opinion ‘Peter Kay’s Car Share’ is the best British TV comedy since ‘The Office’ first aired. High praise … Continue reading →

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THIS 4TH PINT OF STELLA WAS SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE THIRD! ‘STELLA'(SKY 1) : A Series Review.

Posted on April 17, 2015 by SCARFMAN

Last Friday saw the end of the fourth series of Stella on SKY 1 and I for one thought it was an absolute triumph. I felt the show had perhaps run its course after not really laughing or being gripped … Continue reading →

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AN UNSATISFYING DRAMA! ‘THE CASUAL VACANCY’ -EPISODE THREE REVIEW.

Posted on March 3, 2015 by SCARFMAN

After seeing the concluding part of this drama last night the verdict is now clear, I DEFINITELY PREFER THE BOOK OVER THE TV ADAPTATION! This third episode in many ways was a bit all over the place. Like episode two, … Continue reading →

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I NOW PREFER THE BOOK! ‘THE CASUAL VACANCY’ -EPISODE TWO REVIEW.

Posted on February 23, 2015 by SCARFMAN

After watching the first episode of The Casual Vacancy last week I did a blog about how I preferred this TV version to the J.K Rowling book it is based upon. I watched the second installment last night and have … Continue reading →

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MY FAVOURITE FILMS……..AND SOME DODGY ONES TOO!

Posted on February 4, 2015 by SCARFMAN

Over the years I have seen some incredible films so thought I would share some of them with you, so you can enjoy them too if you haven’t seen any of them. I will also include a few that I … Continue reading →

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A FEMALE COPPER HELL-BENT ON REVENGE, SIX PREGNANT HORMONAL WOMEN ABOUT TO DROP ANY SECOND….AND A ARMY MEDIC WHO I WISH HAD NOT PASSED HER MEDICAL EXAMS! This is my review of some of the programmes I have enjoyed and also endured, on British Television in 2014.

Posted on November 18, 2014 by SCARFMAN

HAPPY VALLEY(BBC 1). ‘AMAZING ACTING AND WONDERFUL WRITING…..MY FAVOURITE THING ON TV IN 2014’! Writing earlier this year in the Radio Times, Jack Seale proclaimed how up to that point Happy Valley was the “drama of the year so far”. … Continue reading →

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Super Sexy Scarfman vs Mr Crafty Crappy Cellulitis…………….ROUND 4, LETS GET IT ON!

Posted on August 11, 2014 by SCARFMAN

An unique boxing take on my battle with cellulitis! Harry H : Welcome fight fans here on MEDICAL CONDITION FIGHT NIGHT TV, this is your host Harry Hay fever here alongside Vernon Vasectomy, in deepest rainiest North Manchester, England, … Continue reading →

Posted in cellulitis, COMEDY, EMOTION, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, POPULAR CULTURE, RANT, screenplay, skin infection, SPORT, TELEVISION, Uncategorized | Tagged allergies, ANTIBIOTICS, BOXING, CELLULITIS, ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin, COMEDY, comedy writing, Health, humour, mental health, OCD, screenplay, script, script writing, skin, SKIN INFECTION, SPORT | Leave a comment

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Category Archives: screenplay

IT ENDED WITH A RIGHT BIG BANG!! ‘Happy Valley’ Review. Episode 5, series 2.

HEARTBREAKING LOVE STORY, BUT THE MURDER PLOT LET IT DOWN! River- Episode six review.

A CRACKING START, THEN A BLAND MIDDLE…BUT IT ENDED WELL! ‘Mount Pleasant’ series 5 review.

THIS 4TH PINT OF STELLA WAS SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE THIRD! ‘STELLA'(SKY 1) : A Series Review.

I NOW PREFER THE BOOK! ‘THE CASUAL VACANCY’ -EPISODE TWO REVIEW.

MY FAVOURITE FILMS……..AND SOME DODGY ONES TOO!

Super Sexy Scarfman vs Mr Crafty Crappy Cellulitis…………….ROUND 4, LETS GET IT ON!

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