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Tag Archives: DRAMA
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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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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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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‘In The Club’ – episode 2 review. SURPRISES APLENTY!
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
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I AM NO LONGER BLIND TO THE BRUTAL BRILLIANT WORLD THAT IS…….. PEAKY BLINDERS!! A Review.
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
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No big Al, meant no big laughs! Stella – review of series 5.
Sky One’s Pontyberry comedy-drama Stella, is a sunny programme that really is the perfect antidote to those dark depressing winter months of January and Feb. I did a blog last year where I really praised series four(like the first two … Continue reading
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THE PLOT THICKENS IN THE BRILLIANT ‘HAPPY VALLEY’! Review of episode four, series two.
You know you are enjoying a programme when you glance over at the clock and curse the fact that that there is only thirty minutes left of it. You know you are watching a truly exceptional programme when you glance … Continue reading
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‘DEATH IN PARADISE’, THE PERFECT REMEDY FOR THOSE WINTER BLUES! A TV review.
Years ago I used to absolutely love the winter. At bedtime I would love diving underneath the covers and pulling them all the way up to my chin, as my feet blissfully wrapped themselves around a boiling hot water bottle. … Continue reading
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HEARTBREAKING LOVE STORY, BUT THE MURDER PLOT LET IT DOWN! River- Episode six review.
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.
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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