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Category Archives: TV REVIEW
‘One of Us’ – series review : A HAUNTING CRIME DRAMA THAT HAD MORE TWISTS THAN CHUBBY CHECKER!
An intriguing crime drama by brothers Jack and Harry Williams(The Missing) that kept me interested throughout. The finest aspect of it was the dark and haunting tone that pervaded every scene. It was this ever-present haunting quality that gave the show … Continue reading
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COLD FEET MIGHT BE UNUSUAL IN SEPTEMBER, BUT OH WHAT A JOYOUS, GLORIOUS COMEBACK! ‘COLD FEET’ – Series 6, episode 1 review. 05/09/16.
TV show comebacks are not always guaranteed to be a roaring success. For example, no more Only Fools and Horses should have been made after Del and Rodney FINALLY became millionaires. The remake of Dallas was an unmitigated disaster and … Continue reading
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WILTY IS THE BEST PANEL SHOW ON TV….AND THAT’S THE TRUTH! ‘Would I Lie to You?’. Episode 1 review, series 10. 02/08/16.
Would I Lie to You? on BBC One is the best comedy panel show on TV by a country mile! You know you have enjoyed a programme when the ending credits roll yet it seems like you’ve only been watching … Continue reading
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MEDIOCRE MOUNT PLEASANT! ‘Mount Pleasant’ – Series 6, episode 1 review. 30/08/16.
Three or four years ago Manchester based comedy-drama Mount Pleasant on Sky Living(now Sky One), was one of my favourite programmes on the telly. It regularly used to make me laugh and I loved its likeable Manchester charm(I’m a Mancunian). … Continue reading
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THE ANT AND DEC OF FOOTBALL…….SORT OF! ‘Class of ’92: Out of Their League. Series 2, episode 1 review.
Television sports documentaries do not get much better than this. I loved the first series last year and thoroughly enjoyed the recent opening episode of series two. It focuses on the goings on at semi-professional football side Salford City FC, … Continue reading
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MY MILD CASE OF BOBOS(BORED OF BAKE OFF SYNDROME) HAS BE CURED…… FOR THE TIME BEING AT LEAST! ‘THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF’, episode one review, 2016.
Last year I self diagnosed myself with a mild to moderate case of BOBOS(BORED OF BAKE OFF SYNDROME). Towards the end of series six of The Great British Bake Off I had grown really tired of this very formulaic show. In … Continue reading
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“SURPRISING, DEMANDING AND UNCOMPROMISING QUESTIONS”….ADD TO THAT, RATHER BORING TOO! ‘500 QUESTIONS’, Episode one review!
At the start of this new quiz show that aired last Monday night on ITV1 at 9pm, host Giles Coren stated how the contestants had “no help, no hints, nowhere to hide”. This was an obvious dig at Who Wants … Continue reading
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Hooray for orgasmic bingo, willy warmers and …a happy ending! ‘Brief Encounters’ – Episode 6 and series review.
It is not often in the British summertime that we get to see a great comedy-drama on our TV screens. Nevertheless, this is what has just happened with the conclusion of Brief Encounters this week on ITV1. It is quite … Continue reading
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