Tag Archives: EMOTION

MEDIOCRE MOUNT PLEASANT! ‘Mount Pleasant’ – Series 6, episode 1 review. 30/08/16.

Posted on September 4, 2016 by SCARFMAN

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.

Posted on August 31, 2016 by SCARFMAN

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.

Posted on August 28, 2016 by SCARFMAN

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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Trott and Kenny cycle into the record books and even more into our hearts! Day 11 review of the Rio Olympics on BBC1,BBC2.

Posted on August 19, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Just before the 2016 Olympics in Rio started I had almost zero appetite for watching them on the telly. Here in Britain the football season was just about to commence and the build up to these Rio games had been … Continue reading →

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Hooray for orgasmic bingo, willy warmers and …a happy ending! ‘Brief Encounters’ – Episode 6 and series review.

Posted on August 11, 2016 by SCARFMAN

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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Versus : The Life and Films of Ken Loach. A REVIEW. ‘A celebration of the KING and LEGEND of British Film’!

Posted on August 3, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Just as this biographical documentary about British film director Ken Loach was about to start, I feared it was going to be about as thrilling to watch as an episode of The South Bank Show with Melvyn Bragg. Such a reservation … Continue reading →

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LONG LOST FAMILY IS SAMEY, PREDICTABLE AND OVERLY EMOTIONAL……BUT I CAN’T HELP STILL LOVING IT! Long Lost Family. New series, episode one review.

Posted on July 17, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Last Wednesday saw the start of series six of Long Lost Family on ITV1. The show that reunites families after years of separation is samey, predictable and overly emotional, but I can’t help still loving it nevertheless. For me, it … Continue reading →

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SEXY KNICKERS, COMEDY AND 80s NOSTALGIA….’BRIEF ENCOUNTERS’ IS A PLEASING HIT SO FAR! Episode two review of ‘Brief Encounters’.

Posted on July 17, 2016 by SCARFMAN

After a really encouraging first episode of the new comedy drama Brief Encounters last week, I was therefore intrigued to see how this was going to be followed up in part two. Set in the location of Sheffield(South Yorkshire, England) … Continue reading →

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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 →

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RESOLUTE, RELENTLESS REG! ‘REG’ – A REVIEW.

Posted on June 9, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Reg Keys : “A five hundred strong mob armed to the teeth baying for blood, came after my son and he had fifty bullets and no radio. Now I can accept that just about, but if I find out this … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: EMOTION

MEDIOCRE MOUNT PLEASANT! ‘Mount Pleasant’ – Series 6, episode 1 review. 30/08/16.

THE ANT AND DEC OF FOOTBALL…….SORT OF! ‘Class of ’92: Out of Their League. Series 2, episode 1 review.

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.

Trott and Kenny cycle into the record books and even more into our hearts! Day 11 review of the Rio Olympics on BBC1,BBC2.

Versus : The Life and Films of Ken Loach. A REVIEW. ‘A celebration of the KING and LEGEND of British Film’!

LONG LOST FAMILY IS SAMEY, PREDICTABLE AND OVERLY EMOTIONAL……BUT I CAN’T HELP STILL LOVING IT! Long Lost Family. New series, episode one review.

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

RESOLUTE, RELENTLESS REG! ‘REG’ – A REVIEW.

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