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THE JOY OF……..A GOOD LONG WEE, WHEN YOU SUFFER FROM LYMPHOEDEMA LIKE ME!

Posted on July 17, 2016 by SCARFMAN

I’ll let you all into an embarrassing secret of mine for a moment, the other morning I raced into the bathroom quicker than Linford Christie in tight Lycra and shouted the following OUT LOUD as I weed(in the voice of … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, cellulitis, COMEDY, EMOTION, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged amusing health story, anxiety, banter, big wees, BLADDER, CELLULITIS, COMEDY, COMPRESSION, compression socks, COMPRESSION STOCKINGS, coping with lymphoedema, David Coleman, David Colemen, DOCTORS, EMOTION, fluid drainage, GALLBLADDER REMOVED, gallbladder taken out, going to the toilet, GPS, Health, health comedy, IRRITABLE BLADDER, JOY, Linford Christie, living with lymphedema, living with lymphoedema, lymph fluid, lymph gland drainage issue, LYMPH GLANDS, lymphatic fluid, lymphatic glands, lymphedema, LYMPHOEDEMA, MALE HEALTH, MENS HEALTH, mental health, nerves, NHS, pee, physical health, poisoning my body, PROSTATE INFECTION, PROSTATITIS, record breakers, swelling in the legs, SWOLLEN ANKLES, SWOLLEN FEET, SWOLLEN LEGS, symptoms and side effects of lymphoedema, toilet, TRUE STORY, urinating, urination, useless doctors, WEE, WEEING | Leave a comment

ENGLAND BATTERED, DEEP FRIED AND THEN GOBBLED UP BY FOOTBALLING MINNOWS ICELAND!! England vs Iceland – A review.

Posted on June 28, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Last night quite rightly could be argued as the worst night EVER in the history of English football. In the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, England were sent home from Euro 2016 after giving the most abject of abject displays … Continue reading →

Posted in EMOTION, ENTERTAINMENT, POPULAR CULTURE, RANT, SPORT, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TRUE STORIES, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged BBC FOOTBALL, british media, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, capitulation in sport, CHICO, CHICO TIME, COMEDY, DANNY DYER, DAVID JASON, ENGLAND FOOTBALL TEAM, ENGLAND V ICELAND, England v Iceland a review, ENGLAND VS ICELAND, ENGLISH FOOTBALL, English media, EURO 2016, euro 2016 france, EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, football, FOOTBALL PUNDITS, football review, FOOTBALL TELEVISION COVERAGE, GARETH SOUTHGATE, GARY NEVILLE, GEOFFREY BOYCOTT, GLENN HODDLE, HARRY KANE, HEAD AND SHOULDERS, IAN WRIGHT, ICELAND FOOTBALL TEAM, ICELANDIC, INTERNATIONAL SPORT, itv, ITV FOOTBALL COVERAGE, JOE HART, kane, KEN BARLOW, LEE DIXON, LOTHAR MATTHAUS, MARCUS RASHFORD, PENALTY, popular culture, rant, RAY LEWINGTON, rooney, ROY HODGSON, sir david jason, SLAVEN BILIC, soccer, SPORTING UPSETS, SPORTS REPORTING, SPORTS REVIEW, SPORTS WRITING, STEVE DAVIS, TELEVISION, TELEVISION FOOTBALL COVERAGE, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE ARTS, THE ENGLAND FOOTBALL MANAGER, UK TV, UK TV REVIEW, WAKEFIELD, WAYNE ROONEY | Leave a comment

BIRTHS, BABIES AND BOREDOM! IN THE CLUB : SERIES 2, EPISODE SIX REVIEW!

Posted on June 14, 2016 by SCARFMAN

In 2008 Gareth McLean in The Guardian asked if there was ‘a TV equivalent of difficult second album syndrome’? He went on to confirm that indeed there was and cited a few examples to support his theory. He was referring … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC DRAMA, BBC ORIGINAL DRAMA, BBC1, DRAMA, EMOTION, ENTERTAINMENT, NHS, POPULAR CULTURE, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged ANDY LLOYD, BABIES, BABY DRAMA, BBC, BBC DRAMA, BBC ORIGINAL DRAMA, BBC1, BOREDOM, BRITISH DRAMA TELEVISION, BRITISH TV, CHRISTINE BOTTOMLEY, CORNY, DEV SIDHWA, DISAPPOINTING SECOND SERIES, DRAMA STORYLINES, FOLLOW UP SERIES, GERALDINE, GERALDINE PARKS, HANNAH, HERMIONE NORRIS, HOSPITAL DRAMA, IN THE CLUB, IN THE CLUB SERIES 2, IN THE CLUB SERIES TWO, JASMIN SIDHWA, JONATHAN, KATHERINE PARKINSON, KAY MELLOR, KIM HALL, LONDON'S BURNING, LORRAINE CHESHIRE, LUKE, LUKE THOMPSON, MIDWIFE, NEIL PEARSON, NHS, OVER DRAMARISED, REVIEW, RICK MANNING, ROANNA WILSON, SACHA DHAWAN, SCARFMAN, Scarfman_, SECOND SERIES SYNDROME, SIMON LAMBERT, storylines, TAJ ATWAL, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, TV, TV CRITIC, tv review, TWINS, VICKY, VICKY BRIERLY, WILL MELLOR, YOU THE CRITIC | Leave a comment

‘I WANT MY WIFE BACK’ AND A SECOND SERIES……….JUST ABOUT! Series review.

Posted on May 29, 2016 by SCARFMAN

I have conflicting views about this sit-com. Part of me thinks not much happened in it and that Murray(Ben Miller’s character), was a poor man’s Basil Fawlty. On the other hand, I did find it funny to watch at times. … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC, BBC COMEDY, BBC1, COMEDY, ENTERTAINMENT, POPULAR CULTURE, screenplay, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged BASIL FAWLTY, BBC, BBC COMEDY, BBC1, BEN MILLER, BEX, BRITISH COMEDY, BRITISH SIT-COM, BRITISH TELEVISION, BRITISH TV, CAROLINE CATZ, CATCHPRASE, COMEDY, CURTIS, divorce, entertainment, FAWLTY TOWERS, flippers, grant, humour, I WANT MY WIFE BACK, I WANT MY WIFE BACK REVIEW, jokes, kenneth collard, long legs, MANUEL, MURRAY, NAREESHA, popular culture, ROMANTIC COMEDY, ROY WALKER, SAY WHAT YOU SEE, SCARFMAN, Scarfman_, SIT-COM, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE ARTS, TV, tv review, UK TV | 1 Comment

Killer Women with Piers Morgan – Series 1 – Episode 2 – INTERESTING, INTRIGUING AND YET AGAIN….IMPARTIAL PIERS!

Posted on May 23, 2016 by SCARFMAN

The opening to this second episode was that dramatic that I half expected the famous duff duff drum beat from Eastenders to start playing any second. My jaw nearly dropped to the floor as we were informed how in 2008 … Continue reading →

Posted in death, documentary, EMOTION, ITV1, POPULAR CULTURE, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged 2006, 2008, AJ, amanda lewis, AMERICAN CRIMES, ARDIANNA HUTTO, BEAUTY QUEEN, BRITISH TELEVISION, BRITISH TV, CHILD TESTIMONY IN COURT, COURTROOM FOOTAGE, DANNY DAVIS, DENY MURDER, DOCUMENTARY, Florida, ITV1, JIMMY JOSTE, Killer women with Piers Morgan, killer women with piers morgan episode 2, LARRY BASFORD, MURDER, MURDERER, Piers Morgan, POLICE QUESTIONING, popular culture, REVIEW, Rhonda Glover, Scarfman_, TELEVISION REVIEW, TEXAS, TV, tv review | Leave a comment

Killer Women with Piers Morgan – Episode one review. FORGIVENESS AND UNCONDITIONAL LOVE!

Posted on May 16, 2016 by SCARFMAN

In a similar style and vein to the ITV1 Sir Trevor McDonald documentaries of recent years, here we saw Piers Morgan look at the grave but intriguing subject of ‘killer women’. Piers unquestionably is a hugely polarizing figure(being so opinionated … Continue reading →

Posted in documentary, ENTERTAINMENT, POPULAR CULTURE, TELEVISION, TRUE STORIES, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged 2008, BRITISH TELEVISION, BRITISH TV, capital punishement, capital punishment, crime documentary, CURRENT AFFAIRS, DOCUMENTARY, entertainment, Erin Caffey, female crime, forgive, FORGIVENESS, Hilltop Unit state prison, itv, ITV1, Killer women with Piers Morgan, killer women with piers morgan a review, NEWS, Piers Morgan, popular culture, sir Trevor McDonald, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, Terry Caffey, TEXAS, THE ARTS, true stories, TV, tv review, unconditional love, women killers | Leave a comment

‘In The Club’ – episode 2 review. SURPRISES APLENTY!

Posted on May 13, 2016 by SCARFMAN

When I was a teenager I used to play cricket for a junior club side that my late father was the coach of. I know for a fact that some of the other lads thought I was only being picked … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC DRAMA, BBC ORIGINAL DRAMA, DRAMA, ENTERTAINMENT, POPULAR CULTURE, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged ANDY LLOYD, BABY DRAMA, BBC, BBC DRAMA, BBC ORIGINAL DRAMA, BRITISH DRAMA, CHRISTINE BOTTOMLEY, cricket, DIANE, DR BELLINGHAM, DRAMA, entertainment, FEMALE TV WRITERS, GAYNOR FAYE, GAYNOR MELLOR, GYNECOLOGIST, HERMIONE NORRIS, IAN BOTHAM, IN THE CLUB, IN THE CLUB SERIES 2, IN THE CLUB SERIES TWO, JILL HALFPENNY, KAY MELLOR, MARY POPPINS, MAXINE, MIDWIFE, NEW MOTHER DRAMA, NEW MOTHERS DRAMA, NORTHERN DRAMA, popular culture, RICK, RICK MANNING, ROANNA, SALLY, SCARFMAN, Scarfman_, screenplay, SECOND SERIES SYNDROME, storylines, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE ARTS, TV DRAMA, tv review, VIVKY, WILL MELLOR | Leave a comment

I AM NO LONGER BLIND TO THE BRUTAL BRILLIANT WORLD THAT IS…….. PEAKY BLINDERS!! A Review.

Posted on May 9, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Before series three of Peaky Blinders aired last week I did not have clue about it whatsoever. I did not know it’s genre, who was in it or where it was set. I just knew it was a critically acclaimed … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC, BBC DRAMA, BBC ORIGINAL DRAMA, DRAMA, ENTERTAINMENT, HAPPY VALLEY, POPULAR CULTURE, social media, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged 1920 BRITAIN, 1920S, ARTHUR SHELBY JNR, AUNT POLLY, BBC 2, BBC DRAMA, BBC ORIGINAL DRAMA, BIRMINGHAM, BRITISH HISTORY, brutality, CHURCHILL, CILLIAN MURPHY, CINEMATIC DRAMA, CLASS WAR, DOWNTON ABBEY, DRAMA, GANG DRAMA, HELEN MCRORY, LOWER CLASSES, MEANACING, PAUL ANDERSON, PEAKY BLINDERS, PEAKY BLINDERS SERIES 3, POLLY SHELBY, popular culture, POVERTY, REVIEW, RUSSIANS, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE ARTS, TOMMY SHELBY, TV, TV CRITIC, tv review, VIOLENCE, WORK CLASS, WORKING CLASSES | Leave a comment

BOOMERS. BOOMING LOVELY….I WAS WRONG TO BE SNOBBY ABOUT BOOMERS.

Posted on May 7, 2016 by SCARFMAN

It may well be just over a week ago that series two of the BBC1 sit-com Boomers ended, but I still just had to tell you all how much I unexpectedly grew to love it! I can remember seeing the trailers … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC, BBC COMEDY, BBC1, COMEDY, ENTERTAINMENT, POPULAR CULTURE, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged ALISON STEADMAN, BBC, BBC COMEDY, BBC1, BOOMERS, BOOMERS REVIEW, BOOMERS SERIES 2, BRITISH CIMEDY, BRITISH COMEDY, BRITISH SIT-COM, BRITISH TV, CELEBRITY JUICE, COMEDY, entertainment, FAWLTY TOWERS, HAT TRICK PRODUCTIONS, humour, JAMES SMITH, JIMMY MULVILLE, JOHN, KEITH LEMON, MAUREEN, OLD FASHIONED COMEDY, OLD PEOPLES SIT-COM, ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES, PAULA WILCOX, PHILIP JACKSON, popular culture, RICHARD PINTO, RUSS ABBOT, RUSS ABBOTT, SEX JOKES, SIT-COM, STEPHANIE BEACHAM, TELEVISION, THE IT CROWD, THE PEEP SHOW, THURNEMOUTH, TV, tv review, VULGAR COMEDY, VULGARITY | Leave a comment

WHEN IS A BEGGAR A GENUINE BEGGAR……..THAT IS THE QUESTION?

Posted on April 17, 2016 by SCARFMAN

When is a beggar a genuine beggar then? I was asking myself this question numerous times the other night as I went to bed. I have not been accosted by such a person for a good eight or nine years … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, EMOTION, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, RANT, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged abuse in the street, abuse when refusing beggars, ADDENBROOKES HOSPITAL, ALTRUISM, ANDY LLOYD, anxiety, AWFUL TEETH, BAD GUMS, beer, beggar, beggars, BEGGARS IN ROCHDALE, begging pleas, BEING APPROACHED BY A STRANGER, BEING SWORE AT, BLACK CAB, bullshit stories, CARING SOCIETY, con, cons, DISHONEST PEOPLE, drink, drug users, druggies, drugs, ENGLAND, fake beggars, fake street beggars, frustation, genuine beggar, getting lost, HARDSHIP, HONESTY, hospital appointment stress, HOSPITAL TRIP, how do you know who is a genuine beggar?, inner city life, INTIMIDATION, Jeremy Kyle, LIES, lime street train station, LIVERPOOL, Liverpool beggars, LIVERPOOL LIME STREET RAIL STATION, LIVERPOOL LIME STREET TRAIN STATION, MANCHESTER, MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS, Manchester Piccadilly RAIL station, Manchester Piccadilly train station, metrolink, MONEY, naive people, naive students, nerves, people who take advantage, Preston, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, rant, REAL LIFE, ROCHDALE, rotted teeth, rotten teeth, SCARFMAN, social commentary, street beggars, student, STUDENT LIFE, tiredness, trains, TRANSPORT, TRAVEL BLOG, Twitter, UK, UNI, UNI LIFE, UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY LIFE, WANNABE WRITER | Leave a comment

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THE JOY OF……..A GOOD LONG WEE, WHEN YOU SUFFER FROM LYMPHOEDEMA LIKE ME!

ENGLAND BATTERED, DEEP FRIED AND THEN GOBBLED UP BY FOOTBALLING MINNOWS ICELAND!! England vs Iceland – A review.

BIRTHS, BABIES AND BOREDOM! IN THE CLUB : SERIES 2, EPISODE SIX REVIEW!

‘I WANT MY WIFE BACK’ AND A SECOND SERIES……….JUST ABOUT! Series review.

Killer Women with Piers Morgan – Series 1 – Episode 2 – INTERESTING, INTRIGUING AND YET AGAIN….IMPARTIAL PIERS!

Killer Women with Piers Morgan – Episode one review. FORGIVENESS AND UNCONDITIONAL LOVE!

‘In The Club’ – episode 2 review. SURPRISES APLENTY!

BOOMERS. BOOMING LOVELY….I WAS WRONG TO BE SNOBBY ABOUT BOOMERS.

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