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I AM NO LONGER BLIND TO THE BRUTAL BRILLIANT WORLD THAT IS…….. PEAKY BLINDERS!! A Review.

Posted on May 9, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Before series three of Peaky Blinders aired last week I did not have clue about it whatsoever. I did not know it’s genre, who was in it or where it was set. I just knew it was a critically acclaimed … Continue reading →

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No big Al, meant no big laughs! Stella – review of series 5.

Posted on March 24, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Sky One’s Pontyberry comedy-drama Stella, is a sunny programme that really is the perfect antidote to those dark depressing winter months of January and Feb. I did a blog last year where I really praised series four(like the first two … Continue reading →

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THE PLOT THICKENS IN THE BRILLIANT ‘HAPPY VALLEY’! Review of episode four, series two.

Posted on March 3, 2016 by SCARFMAN

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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A TRIUMPHANT RETURN FOR ‘HAPPY VALLEY’! TV REVIEW.

Posted on February 11, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Last Tuesday night saw the return to our screens of Sally Wainwright’s critically acclaimed crime drama Happy Valley. This second series has started off just as good as the marvelous first one ended, high praise indeed! If you are a … Continue reading →

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‘DEATH IN PARADISE’, THE PERFECT REMEDY FOR THOSE WINTER BLUES! A TV review.

Posted on January 27, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Years ago I used to absolutely love the winter. At bedtime I would love diving underneath the covers and pulling them all the way up to my chin, as my feet blissfully wrapped themselves around a boiling hot water bottle. … Continue reading →

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THERE’S ONLY ONE BERNIE CLIFTON, ONE BERNIE CLIFTON, THERE’S ONLY ONE BERNIE CLIFTON’. The Voice UK 2016, a review of ep1.

Posted on January 12, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Last Saturday saw the return of The Voice on BBC1, the only reality TV singing show on the telly that I can just about put up with I should note. It was not amazing television but at the same time … Continue reading →

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A COMEDIC GENIUS FROM BOLTON! ‘PETER KAY : 20 YEARS OF FUNNY’ – A REVIEW.

Posted on December 28, 2015 by SCARFMAN

As I sat down to watch this documentary about Peter Kay on BBC1 this Christmas Eve, I longed for it to be as good as it sounded. It was billed as a look back at Peter’s working life, from the … Continue reading →

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TIME FOR LORD SUGAR TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS, AS PLUMBER JOSEPH WINS THE APPRENTICE 2015!

Posted on December 24, 2015 by SCARFMAN

“Technology has been my best friend for over 50 years. But maybe it’s time to make new friends. Joseph, you are going to be my business partner”. After agonising(supposedly) for what seemed like hours(it wasn’t), last Sunday we saw Lord … Continue reading →

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“WHO MAKETH THE MAN HERE? AM I IN CHARGE OR IS MY ARSE IN CHARGE”? ‘THE MOANING OF LIFE 2’, episode six review.

Posted on December 12, 2015 by SCARFMAN

One of my TV highlights of 2015 has without doubt been the second series of Sky One’s The Moaning of Life. I would even go as far to say that I think this is the best thing that Karl Pilkington … Continue reading →

DREAMS DO COME TRUE FOR ANTHONY ‘MILLION DOLLAR’ CROLLA!

Posted on November 27, 2015 by SCARFMAN

“YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS HE’S DONE IT, HE’S DONE IT. BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT, ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT” (me/Andy Lloyd, Nov 21st, 2015). At around 11.30pm last Saturday, I yelled these words above out loud in the comfort of my living room. In all likelihood I … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: TELEVISION REVIEW

No big Al, meant no big laughs! Stella – review of series 5.

THE PLOT THICKENS IN THE BRILLIANT ‘HAPPY VALLEY’! Review of episode four, series two.

A TRIUMPHANT RETURN FOR ‘HAPPY VALLEY’! TV REVIEW.

‘DEATH IN PARADISE’, THE PERFECT REMEDY FOR THOSE WINTER BLUES! A TV review.

THERE’S ONLY ONE BERNIE CLIFTON, ONE BERNIE CLIFTON, THERE’S ONLY ONE BERNIE CLIFTON’. The Voice UK 2016, a review of ep1.

TIME FOR LORD SUGAR TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS, AS PLUMBER JOSEPH WINS THE APPRENTICE 2015!

“WHO MAKETH THE MAN HERE? AM I IN CHARGE OR IS MY ARSE IN CHARGE”? ‘THE MOANING OF LIFE 2’, episode six review.

DREAMS DO COME TRUE FOR ANTHONY ‘MILLION DOLLAR’ CROLLA!

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