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Tag Archives: Karl Davies
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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SEXY KNICKERS, COMEDY AND 80s NOSTALGIA….’BRIEF ENCOUNTERS’ IS A PLEASING HIT SO FAR! Episode two review of ‘Brief Encounters’.
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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IT ENDED WITH A RIGHT BIG BANG!! ‘Happy Valley’ Review. Episode 5, series 2.
What with two murders, an off duty female PCSO bonking some random guy outside a nightclub and Sargent Cawood doing her best Karate Kid impression as she apprehended her sister’s drunken boyfriend, you could therefore say Happy Valley was a rather … Continue reading
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