Tag Archives: UK TV

Trott and Kenny cycle into the record books and even more into our hearts! Day 11 review of the Rio Olympics on BBC1,BBC2.

Posted on August 19, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Just before the 2016 Olympics in Rio started I had almost zero appetite for watching them on the telly. Here in Britain the football season was just about to commence and the build up to these Rio games had been … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC1, EMOTION, ENTERTAINMENT, POPULAR CULTURE, SPORT, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TRUE STORIES, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged ANDY LLOYD TV REVIEW, ANY TINKLER, BBC 2, BBC DEFENCE, BBC OLYMPICS COVERAGE, BBC TELEVISION, BBC1, BBC2, BECKY SMITH, BRITISH CYCLING, BRITISH TELEVISION, CHRIS BOARDMAN, CLARE BALDING, cycling, DRAMA OF SPORT, EMOTION, entertainment, GREAT BRITAIN, GYMNASTICS, HANNAH MILLS, JASON KENNY, KATY MARCHANT, KEIRIN, LAURA TROTT, MATT BAKER, MEN'S SPRINT, NILE WILSON, PATRIOTISM, popular culture, RIO OLYMPICS 2016, SAILING, SASKIA CLARK, SCARFMAN, Scarfman_, SIR CHRIS HOY, SPORT, SPORT ON TV, STRICTLY, TEAM GB, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE ARTS, TV, tv review, TV SPORT REVIEW, UK TELEVISION, UK TV, WOMEN'S OMNIUM, WOMEN'S SPRINT | Leave a comment

Hooray for orgasmic bingo, willy warmers and …a happy ending! ‘Brief Encounters’ – Episode 6 and series review.

Posted on August 11, 2016 by SCARFMAN

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 | Leave a comment

Versus : The Life and Films of Ken Loach. A REVIEW. ‘A celebration of the KING and LEGEND of British Film’!

Posted on August 3, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Just as this biographical documentary about British film director Ken Loach was about to start, I feared it was going to be about as thrilling to watch as an episode of The South Bank Show with Melvyn Bragg. Such a reservation … Continue reading →

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‘NAKED ATTRACTION’…..more like NEVER AGAIN for me!! Naked Attraction – episode one review.

Posted on July 28, 2016 by SCARFMAN

I am old enough to remember the good old glory days of Blind Date on ITV with the late, great Miss Cilla Black. It was a dating show that was fun to its core and was brilliant entertainment fit for … Continue reading →

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LONG LOST FAMILY IS SAMEY, PREDICTABLE AND OVERLY EMOTIONAL……BUT I CAN’T HELP STILL LOVING IT! Long Lost Family. New series, episode one review.

Posted on July 17, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Last Wednesday saw the start of series six of Long Lost Family on ITV1. The show that reunites families after years of separation is samey, predictable and overly emotional, but I can’t help still loving it nevertheless. For me, it … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, EMOTION, ENTERTAINMENT, FAMILY, ITV1, POPULAR CULTURE, REALITY TV, THE ARTS, TRUE STORIES, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged ADOPTION, ANDREW LLOYD, ANDY LLOYD, ANNA, anxiety, BRITISH TV, CLIFF JARDINE, DAVINA MCCALL, ECUADOR, EMOTION, entertainment, FAMILIES, Family, FORMULAIC, ITV1, LONG LOST FAMILY, LONG LOST FAMILY SERIES 6, NICKY CAMPBELL, PARODY, popular culture, REALITY TV, REUNITED FAMILIES, RIOBAMMA, SCARFMAN, Scarfman_, SIMON COWELL, SINGAPORE, SUE WARD, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE ARTS, true stories, TV, TV CRITIC, tv review, UK TV, X-FACTOR | Leave a comment

SEXY KNICKERS, COMEDY AND 80s NOSTALGIA….’BRIEF ENCOUNTERS’ IS A PLEASING HIT SO FAR! Episode two review of ‘Brief Encounters’.

Posted on July 17, 2016 by SCARFMAN

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 | Leave a comment

ENGLAND BATTERED, DEEP FRIED AND THEN GOBBLED UP BY FOOTBALLING MINNOWS ICELAND!! England vs Iceland – A review.

Posted on June 28, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Last night quite rightly could be argued as the worst night EVER in the history of English football. In the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, England were sent home from Euro 2016 after giving the most abject of abject displays … Continue reading →

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RESOLUTE, RELENTLESS REG! ‘REG’ – A REVIEW.

Posted on June 9, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Reg Keys : “A five hundred strong mob armed to the teeth baying for blood, came after my son and he had fifty bullets and no radio. Now I can accept that just about, but if I find out this … Continue reading →

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‘I WANT MY WIFE BACK’ AND A SECOND SERIES……….JUST ABOUT! Series review.

Posted on May 29, 2016 by SCARFMAN

I have conflicting views about this sit-com. Part of me thinks not much happened in it and that Murray(Ben Miller’s character), was a poor man’s Basil Fawlty. On the other hand, I did find it funny to watch at times. … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC, BBC COMEDY, BBC1, COMEDY, ENTERTAINMENT, POPULAR CULTURE, screenplay, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged BASIL FAWLTY, BBC, BBC COMEDY, BBC1, BEN MILLER, BEX, BRITISH COMEDY, BRITISH SIT-COM, BRITISH TELEVISION, BRITISH TV, CAROLINE CATZ, CATCHPRASE, COMEDY, CURTIS, divorce, entertainment, FAWLTY TOWERS, flippers, grant, humour, I WANT MY WIFE BACK, I WANT MY WIFE BACK REVIEW, jokes, kenneth collard, long legs, MANUEL, MURRAY, NAREESHA, popular culture, ROMANTIC COMEDY, ROY WALKER, SAY WHAT YOU SEE, SCARFMAN, Scarfman_, SIT-COM, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE ARTS, TV, tv review, UK TV | 1 Comment

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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Tag Archives: UK TV

Trott and Kenny cycle into the record books and even more into our hearts! Day 11 review of the Rio Olympics on BBC1,BBC2.

Versus : The Life and Films of Ken Loach. A REVIEW. ‘A celebration of the KING and LEGEND of British Film’!

‘NAKED ATTRACTION’…..more like NEVER AGAIN for me!! Naked Attraction – episode one review.

LONG LOST FAMILY IS SAMEY, PREDICTABLE AND OVERLY EMOTIONAL……BUT I CAN’T HELP STILL LOVING IT! Long Lost Family. New series, episode one review.

ENGLAND BATTERED, DEEP FRIED AND THEN GOBBLED UP BY FOOTBALLING MINNOWS ICELAND!! England vs Iceland – A review.

RESOLUTE, RELENTLESS REG! ‘REG’ – A REVIEW.

‘I WANT MY WIFE BACK’ AND A SECOND SERIES……….JUST ABOUT! Series review.

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

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