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Tag Archives: UK TV REVIEW
IT’S A BIT DAFT AND COARSE, BUT BENIDORM CONTINUES TO BE A TRIUMPH! BENIDORM – A review, series 9.
About four or five years ago there were two sit-coms that I avoided a bit like the plague. I cringed every time I saw a trailer for Mrs Brown’s Boys and I steered well clear of ever watching ITV1’s Benidorm. … Continue reading
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HEARTBREAKING LOVE STORY, BUT THE MURDER PLOT LET IT DOWN! River- Episode six review.
Last night the sixth and final episode of the gripping crime drama River was shown on BBC1. At the end of episode four I went around telling everybody how utterly brilliant I thought this programme was. Therefore, I was shocked … Continue reading
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“SHE’S WALKING AROUND BALD NOW COS OF ME” – ‘The Moaning of Life 2’. A review,episode 2.
MY FAVOURITE KARL PILKINGTON FUNNY LINES IN THIS EPISODE. “It’s her hair lets look after it. She’s walking around now bald cos of me”. 2. “Been a good day really. Got hair and a bag of Haribos”. 3. “Basically it’s … Continue reading
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“I CAN’T SORT OF CONTROL THEM INDIVIDUALLY, THEY’RE NOT EYEBROWS….THEY’RE ARSE CHEEKS”! ‘The Moaning of Life 2’ ep1 – A review.
“What is art?” This was a question first asked almost a hundred years ago by artist Marcel Duchamp’s ‘Fountain’ urinal piece. What does Marcel have in common with Karl Pilkington? Well in this first episode of The Moaning of Life … Continue reading
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‘CONTENTLESS KATIE, JOYOUS JIVING JAY…….AND A BOXER WHO FAILED TO DELIVER ANY KNOCK OUT BLOWS! Strictly Come Dancing week 3 – A review.
Saturday night saw a marathon two hour helping of Strictly Come Dancing. This week it was ‘movie week’, so the show had an added ‘spectacle’ feel about it. The dancing was fun to watch, the make-up/costumes impressive and who does … Continue reading
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THE SHY SUPER STRIKING SCOUSER! ‘ROONEY: THE MAN BEHIND THE GOALS’. A Review.
On Tuesday September 8th of this year, footballer Wayne Rooney wrote himself into the English football history books. He scored his 5oth international goal against Switzerland, thus becoming England’s all-time record goalscorer. This was the basis of this BBC1 behind-the-scenes’ … Continue reading
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STRICTLY STILL IN LOVE WITH IT……BUT NOT AS MUCH AS I ONCE WAS! First Week Review of Strictly Come Dancing!
Last Friday and Saturday night Strictly Come Dancing returned to our screens for a brand new series and I think my verdict is…..STILL IN LOVE WITH IT BUT NOT AS MUCH AS I ONCE WAS! Now granted, as I write … Continue reading
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GLORY FOR QUIGG, BUT IT’S INJUSTICE FOR ‘MILLION DOLLAR’ CROLLA!
One definition of a ‘fairy tale’ is and I quote, “a story in which improbable events lead to a happy ending”. I am gutted right now because last Saturday, Manchester boxer Anthony ‘Million Dollar’ Crolla got denied his own fairy … Continue reading →