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Tag Archives: PENELOPE WILTON
Was it one series too many for After Life? A review
A blog that argues that the black comedy After Life, should have ended in its prime after series 2. Disappointing third series Having just finished watching the third series of After Life by Ricky Gervais, I am left feeling somewhat … Continue reading
Posted in COMEDY, EMOTION, ENTERTAINMENT, grief, POPULAR CULTURE, THE ARTS, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized
Tagged AFTER LIFE, AFTER LIFE REVIEW, BLACK COMEDY, BRIAN, DAVID BRADLEY, DEALING WITH GRIEF, EMOTIVE, Family, Grief, GRIEVING, LIFE, LISA, LOSS, MOURNING, MOVING, NETFLIX, PENELOPE WILTON, RICKY GERVAIS, SERIES 1, SERIES 2, SERIES 3, TONY JOHNSON, tv review, WIDOW, WIDOWED
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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
Posted in COMEDY, DRAMA, EMOTION, ENTERTAINMENT, ITV1, POPULAR CULTURE, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized
Tagged 1980S, ANDY SCARFMAN_ LLOYD, ANNE SUMMERS, BRIAN SPRAKE, BRIEF ENCOUNTERS, BRITISH COMEDY DRAMA, BRITISH TELEVISION, COMEDY, COMEDY DRAMA, DOC BROWN, DON GILEY, DRAMA, EIGHTIES, EMOTION, entertainment, FAY RUSLING, FEMALE EMPOWERMENT, FIRST SERIES, GINA BRAMHILL, GOOD ENDING IN A DRAMA, itv, ITV1, ITV1 COMEDY DRAMA, Karl Davies, KENT RILEY, ORIANE MESSINA, PAUL SPRAKE, PEAKY BLINDERS, PENELOPE WILTON, PETER WRIGHT, popular culture, SEX, SHEFFIELD, SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT, SOPHIE RUNDLE, STEPH, STORY NARRATIVE RESOLUTION, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE ARTS, THE FEMALE FULL MONTY, THE FULL MONTY, TV, tv review, UK TV, UNCATEGORISED, UNCATEGORIZED
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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
Posted in COMEDY, DRAMA, EMOTION, ENTERTAINMENT, ITV1, POPULAR CULTURE, screenplay, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized
Tagged 1980S, 1980S SOCIAL UNREST, 1980S UNEMPLOYMENT, 80S, 80S NOSTALGIA, ADULTERY, ALAN PARTRIDGE, ANGELA GRIFFIN, ANNE SUMMERS, BRIAN, BRIEF ENCOUNTERS, BRITAIN 80S, BRITISH TELEVISION, CONEDY DRAMA, CORRIE, CRIME, DAWN, DON GILLET, EIGHTIES, EMOTION, entertainment, ENTREPRENEUR, FELICITY MONTAGU, FEMALE EMPOWERMENT, ITV1, ITV1 COMEDY DRAMA, Karl Davies, KIERAN, KNICKERS, NITA, NITA DEMPSEY, NORTH, PENELOPE WILTON, PETER WRIGHT, popular culture, ROBBERY, SEX TOYS, SHARON ROONEY, SHEFFIELD, SOCIAL DEPRIVATION, SOPHIE RUNDLE, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, STEPHANIE KIRKE, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, THATCHER'S BRITAIN, THE ARTS, TV, TV CRITIC, tv review, UK TV, YORKSHIRE, YOU THE CRITIC
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