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Tag Archives: ANDY LLOYD
DEATH IN PARADISE : IT’S VERY FORMULAIC, BUT OH MY WHAT A GREAT CURE IT IS FOR THOSE JANUARY WINTER BLUES! A review.
Do you like me suffer from those awful British January winter blues? You will know what I’m talking about if you do. It is the dull, damp freezing weather coupled with it going dark in the evenings before 5pm, so … Continue reading
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‘The Missing’ – THE COOLEST RETIRED DETECTIVE ON THE PLANET! Series 2, episode 1 review.
Now and again you quite literally get bowled over by a new programme that comes on the telly. You go to bed thinking about it, you wake up thinking about it and you cannot wait for the next episode to … Continue reading
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Tagged ABIGAIL HARDINGHAM, Alice Webstaer, ALICE WEBSTER, ANDREW LLOYD, ANDY LLOYD, ANDY LLOYD TV CRITIC, ART HOUSE, ART HOUSE CINEMA, BBC 1, BBC DRAMA THRILLER, BBC ONE, BBC ORIGINAL DRAMA, BRITISH TELEVISION, BRITISH TV, CLINT EASTWOOD, CRAIG REVEL HORWOOD, Daniel Ezra, DAVID MORRISSEY, DIRTY HARRY, DRAMA, ECKHAUSEN, EMOTION, entertainment, EUROPEAN CINEMA, FRANCE, French in British drama, GEMMA WEBSTER, GERMANY, HARRY WILLIAMS, JACK AND HARRY WILLIAMS, JACK WILLIAMS, JULIEN BAPTISTE, KEELEY HAWES, keely hawes, KIDNAP, multilayered narrative, narrative bombshells, PEDOPHILES, popular culture, Review of The Missing, SAM WEBSTER, SCARFMAN, Scarfman_, screenplay, SOPHIE GIROUX, suspence, TCHEKY KARYO, TELEVISION, Television detective, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE ARTS, THE MISSING, The Missing series 2, THRILLER, thrillers, TV, TV DRAMA, tv review, TV The Missing series two, TV THRILLER, UK TELEVISION, UK TV
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NOWHERE TO HIDE! ‘National Treasure’- episode one review!
A tremendous first instalment of a four part drama series starring Robbie Coltrane as much loved comedian Paul Finchley, who is accused of rape dating back to the 90s. It was a narrative about the cult of celebrity, fame and … Continue reading
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‘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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