Category Archives: TV

FOR FACTS SAKE- Episode one review.

Posted on October 21, 2018 by SCARFMAN

Despite it being a very overcrowded genre, when done well TV panel shows are still a joy to watch.  I’m thinking here of Would I Lie to You?, the best panel show on the telly right now.  The format remains … Continue reading →

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The Big Audition- episode one review.

Posted on October 12, 2018 by SCARFMAN

Think Pineapple Dance Studios(that Louis Spence docusoap from 2010) meets The X Factor, and that pretty much sums up ITV1’s new reality TV show called The Big Audition. By this I mean that it was funny in parts, engaging in … Continue reading →

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Defending The Guilty

Posted on September 25, 2018 by SCARFMAN

Brand new sitcoms these days tend to be very hit or miss.  This week we saw the pilot episode of one based around the judiciary on BBC2 entitled, Defending The Guilty. My initial impression of it was that I really … Continue reading →

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PRINCESS MARGARET: THE REBEL ROYAL, episode one.

Posted on September 16, 2018 by SCARFMAN

When the BBC was formed in 1922, its now well-known guiding principles were to inform, educate and entertain the British public.  Today, it still strives to achieve these three Reithian commandments against a competitive backdrop of niche broadcasting.  A brilliant … Continue reading →

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WANDERLUST

Posted on September 8, 2018 by SCARFMAN

You don’t have to be Einstein, to work out what the new BBC1 prime time drama Wanderlust was going to be about.  To coin a catchphrase from lovable old Roy Walker, ”say what you see”.  Yes, Wanderlust was about sex.  In … Continue reading →

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THE IMITATION GAME- Episode one review.

Posted on September 8, 2018 by SCARFMAN

Bearing in mind that in the last ten years there have been more supposed sightings of the Loch Ness monster than of an actual impressionist show on television, it was therefore intriguing to see that ITV1 had recently commissioned such … Continue reading →

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BODYGUARD – episode one review.

Posted on September 1, 2018 by SCARFMAN

After all the hype and dramatic trailers, it was finally time to see the new BBC1 prime time drama Bodyguard.  Created by Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio, this was a first episode that promised so much and it duly … Continue reading →

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Hang Ups- Episode one review.

Posted on August 18, 2018 by SCARFMAN

Surely, a brand new sitcom co-written and starring Stephen Mangan, had to be good hadn’t it?  Add to this, it also featuring the always utterly brilliant Katherine Parkinson, as well as the legendary actors Richard E. Grant and Charles Dance, … Continue reading →

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AGE BEFORE BEAUTY – Episode One.

Posted on August 5, 2018 by SCARFMAN

Tuesday saw the launch of a new BBC1 family drama called Age Before Beauty.  Set in present day Manchester and written and created by Poldark writer Debbie Horsfield, it centred on a family run beauty salon called Mirrorbel.  Notable actors in … Continue reading →

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NADIYA’S FAMILY FAVOURITES – SEASON ONE, EPISODE ONE.

Posted on July 20, 2018 by SCARFMAN

The BBC is at its finest when it makes shows like Nadiya’s Family Favourites.  This was a new cookery show that was traditional, yet at the same time it also had this original fresh feel to it too. After she won … Continue reading →

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