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Tag Archives: NORTHERN DRAMA
‘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
Posted in BBC DRAMA, BBC ORIGINAL DRAMA, DRAMA, ENTERTAINMENT, POPULAR CULTURE, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized
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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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‘ORDINARY LIES’ BUT NO ORDINARY DRAMA! ‘ORDINARY LIES’ EPISODE 1 REVIEW.
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
Posted in ANXIETY, BBC, BBC COMEDY, BBC DRAMA, BBC ORIGINAL DRAMA, BBC1, COMEDY, death, DRAMA, POPULAR CULTURE, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized
Tagged BBC, BBC COMEDY, BBC DRAMA, BBC ORIGINAL DRAMA, BRITISH TELEVISION, CAR SALESMAN, CAR SHOWROOM, DANNY BROCKLEHURST, death, DECEPTION, DRAMA, EMOTION, entertainment, jason manford, JO JOYNER, LIES, MANCHESTER, MAX BEESLEY, MAX BEESLY, MICHELLE KEEGAN, NORTH WEST, NORTH WEST DRAMA, NORTHERN, NORTHERN DRAMA, ORDINARY LIES, ORDINARY LIES REVIEW, RED PRODUCTION COMPANY, SALLY LINDSAY, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE ARTS, TV, TV DRAMA, tv review, UK TV, WARRINGTON
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