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IT’S PURE AND SIMPLE, ‘PETER KAY’S CAR SHARE’ IS THE BEST BRITISH COMEDY SINCE ‘THE OFFICE’! ‘Peter Kay’s Car Share’ – A Series Review.

Posted on May 24, 2015 by SCARFMAN

‘It’s pure and simple’ as the pop group Hearsay sang at the end of the final episode of the series,  in my opinion ‘Peter Kay’s Car Share’ is the best British TV comedy since ‘The Office’ first aired.  High praise … Continue reading →

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VOTE FOR A MORE METROSEXUAL BRITAIN…..VOTE FOR THE SCARF PARTY!

Posted on May 7, 2015 by SCARFMAN

Are you like me tired of living in a Britain that currently sees SCARVES taken for granted and ignored? Do you wince every time you see an abandoned SCARF, lost say on a bus or train? Are you fed up … Continue reading →

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THIS 4TH PINT OF STELLA WAS SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE THIRD! ‘STELLA'(SKY 1) : A Series Review.

Posted on April 17, 2015 by SCARFMAN

Last Friday saw the end of the fourth series of Stella on SKY 1 and I for one thought it was an absolute triumph.  I felt the show had perhaps run its course after not really laughing or being gripped … Continue reading →

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SHOCKING, THOUGHT PROVOKING AND COMPULSIVE VIEWING! ‘STRANGEWAYS : BRITAIN’S TOUGHEST PRISON RIOT’ – A REVIEW

Posted on April 11, 2015 by SCARFMAN

As a young teenager from Manchester in the year 1990, I can just about remember the famous Strangeways Prison riot happening.  By this I mean I have vague recollections of it appearing on the news.  I can remember for example … Continue reading →

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INFORMATIVE, INSIGHTFUL AND INVOLVING…LOUIS THEROUX AT HIS BEST! ‘Louis Theroux : Transgender Kids’. A Review.

Posted on April 10, 2015 by SCARFMAN

When documentary film maker Louis Theroux educates, entertains and also emotively covers a certain subject, then I think you will pretty hard pressed to find a better documentary.  This is what he indeed did last Sunday on BBC2 when he … Continue reading →

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“DARKNESS CANNOT DRIVE OUT DARKNESS ; ONLY LIGHT CAN DO THAT!” ‘Louis Theroux – By Reason Of Insanity’ : Part One. A Review.

Posted on March 23, 2015 by SCARFMAN

Last night on BBC2 we saw the very welcome return to our screens of documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux.  Filmed in Ohio in The United States, this was the first part of two programmes he has done on the subject of … Continue reading →

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‘ORDINARY LIES’ BUT NO ORDINARY DRAMA! ‘ORDINARY LIES’ EPISODE 1 REVIEW.

Posted on March 18, 2015 by SCARFMAN

Last night saw the start of a new six-part drama on BBC1 called Ordinary Lies. It is written by Danny Brocklehurst and centres around the goings on in a Car Showroom somewhere in the North-West of England.  I am not sure … Continue reading →

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AN UNSATISFYING DRAMA! ‘THE CASUAL VACANCY’ -EPISODE THREE REVIEW.

Posted on March 3, 2015 by SCARFMAN

After seeing the concluding part of this drama last night the verdict is now clear, I DEFINITELY PREFER THE BOOK OVER THE TV ADAPTATION! This third episode in many ways was a bit all over the place.  Like episode two, … Continue reading →

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I NOW PREFER THE BOOK! ‘THE CASUAL VACANCY’ -EPISODE TWO REVIEW.

Posted on February 23, 2015 by SCARFMAN

After watching the first episode of The Casual Vacancy last week I did a blog about how I preferred this TV version to the J.K Rowling book it is based upon.  I watched the second installment last night and have … Continue reading →

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A CASUAL HIT! ‘The Casual Vacancy’ – episode one review.

Posted on February 17, 2015 by SCARFMAN

Think The Vicar of Dibley with elements of Eastenders in it and you will pretty much have an idea of what the first episode of this new three part BBC1 drama was like.  The screenplay was written by Sarah Phelps … Continue reading →

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