Wild At Heart finale

After nearly 7 years, Wild At Heart ended tonight with a 90-minute finale.
Wild at Heart

Barking + Bellamy's People + Harry & Paul Series 4

Comedy odds and sods.......but all linked together somehow.

Barking is a 1998 comedy sketch show featuring Catherine Tate, Mackenzie Crook, Omid Djalili, Peter Kaye, Dave Lamb, David Walliams, Rhys Thomas, and Marcus Brigstocke all in their early days.
Barking

I've been sitting on Bellamy's People for almost 3 years now looking for something to do with it. A comedy spoof/satire with Rhys Thomas, Paul Whitehouse, longtime Whitehouse & Harry Enfield associate Charlie Higson, Amelia Bullmore (now starring in Scott & Bailey), Rhys Thomas's wife and sketch show veteran Lucy Montgomery, Simon Day (The Fast Show, Grass), Adil Ray (Citizen Khan), and others.....
Bellamy's People

Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse were back with a fourth series of Harry & Paul.
Harry & Paul

Smörgåsbord - Disc 45

Smörgåsbord 45..........a few new TV movies and filled out by a couple of recent British films.

Doors Open 
"Bored millionaire Mike Mackenzie is a man with a broken heart and too much time on his hands. Incensed by wealthy patrons hiding works of art away in private collections, he and two close friends - a professor and a banker - devise a plot to swap priceless masterpieces stored in a gallery's warehouse with near-perfect forgeries. If successful, Mike will save the paintings and might just win back the love of his life, auctioneer Laura Stanton, who left him five years earlier. Thriller based on the book by Ian Rankin, starring Douglas Henshall, Stephen Fry, Kenneth Collard, Lenora Crichlow and Brian McCardie."

Restless
"Young graduate Ruth Gilmartin is shocked when her mother Sally reveals details of her early life as Russian emigre Eva Delectorskaya, recruited by the British Secret Service during the Second World War. Although nearly 40 years have elapsed since then, the former agent believes that missions undertaken during the conflict on behalf of her spymaster - and lover - Lucas Romer have served to place her life in danger. A two-part dramatisation of William Boyd's acclaimed espionage thriller, starring Hayley Atwell and Rufus Sewell, with Michael Gambon, Michelle Dockery and Charlotte Rampling."

The Making Of A Lady
"Period drama based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's romantic novel The Making of a Marchioness. Impoverished Emily marries her employer's wealthy, widowed nephew Lord Walderhurst for money, rather than love, and the pair move from London to his stately home. Their relationship begins to blossom, but Walderhurst's staff are suspicious of their new lady and her life is put in danger when she fosters a friendship with her husband's nephew and his Indian wife. Starring Lydia Wilson, Linus Roache, Joanna Lumley and James D'Arcy."

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

TBEMH

The King's Speech

TKS

Little Crackers

Little Crackers returned for a 3rd series. Each film is about 11-minutes long followed by another 11-minute "behind-the-scene/interview with the director" film.
Little Crackers

Smörgåsbord 44

Smörgåsbord 44

Cemetery Junction.....a film from a few years ago by the creative team of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
Cemetery Junction

Loving Miss Hatto....a film written by Victoria Wood about the true story relationship of pianist Joyce Hatto and William Barrington-Coupe and the case of fraud about her recordings. Starring Francesca Annis and Alfred Molina.
Miss Hatto

Moon Point.....a film from Canada about "the funny, quirky story of Darryl Strozka, an ambitionless 24-year old who travels hundreds of miles in a wagon hooked onto the back of his friend's electric wheelchair, in hopes of tracking down his childhood crush."
Moon Point

The Girl......a film about Alfred Hitchcock's obsession with Tippi Hedren, star of his 1963 classic The Birds. Starring Toby Jones, Sienna Miller, Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton.
The Girl

The Sapphires....a recent Australian film starring Irishman Chris O'Dowd as a talent scout who in 1968 forms a singing group of four indigenous Australia women and takes them to Vietnam to entertain the troops.
The Sapphires

wrapping up the holiday

For those outside the UK, Call The Midwife returned Christmas night to start its second series which will begin airing soon. For the 4th time in the past 5 years, The Royle Family returned once again for a Christmas night special - very nicely dedicated to the memory of Geoffrey Hughes. Outnumbered returned for a special and reportedly is coming back for another series sometime next year. It was great to see Susannah Doyle again although her appearance was somewhat limited. Mark Heap was in both the Friday Night Dinner and Outnumbered specials playing a strange neighbor (a regular role for him on Friday Night Dinner). After an absence of 2 years, Miranda has returned starting off her new series with a Christmas episode tonight. Trollied officially ended its second series with a double-length special and Mrs. Brown's Boys has returned starting off the third    series with Christmas specials tonight and Christmas Eve and another 6 episodes to follow. There was also the 90 minute Downton Abbey special and also Doctor Who which will be resuming its current series in April. Him & Her ended its 3rd series with a Christmas episode and Mount Pleasant also returned to end its second series with a special Christmas episode. All of these are available.
 

Spy

Spy, the sitcom starring Darren Boyd with Rebekah Staton, Robert Lindsay, Rosie Cavaliero and Mark Heap, returned for a second series of 11 new episodes.
Spy

Leverage - Disc 7

The final episode of Leverage aired on Christmas and that is the end of this USA drama about a team of con artists that take on corrupt corporations and governments on behalf of the little people. Starring Timothy Hutton and British actress Gina Bellman. This is also aired on FX in the UK and on W in Australia.
Leverage

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey returned with a feature-length Christmas special: A Journey to the Highlands. For those of you just missing the special....we'll have to find space for it somewhere.
Downton Abbey

Him & Her

The BBC Three comedy Him & Her returned for a third series and closed it out Sunday night with a Christmas episode.
Him & Her

Friday Night Dinner special

The sitcom Friday Night Dinner aired a Christmas Special episode tonight. As with Downton Abbey, when the second series ended about 5 weeks ago there was no indication that there was going to be an upcoming special, so my apologies to a few of you. Pam on the Florida east coast, Paul on the Florida west coast, Stu in sunny Southampton-by-the-Sea, James in jolly Texas and Tucson Tim....next time you're in touch remind me and I'll find a spot for the special.
Friday Night Dinner

Peep Show returns

The comedy Peep Show has returned for an 8th series and 6 new episodes.
Peep Show

Trollied

Trollied returned for a second series back at the end of August and with tonight's Christmas special it has ended. Stephanie Beacham appears as the new store manager in 8 of the 14 new episodes, which shook things up a bit. David Ryall, no longer Grandad on Outnumbered, appears as a shopper in 4 episodes. Victor McGuire appears in a very limited roll as a security guard in half the episodes. Dominic Coleman and Jo Enright have been added to the cast as store employees. Warren Clarke appears in the special.
Trollied

Merlin - Disc 5

Merlin - Disc 5.......the 5th series of Merlin has concluded and that is also the end of Merlin as the show has come to a close.
Merlin

Rome

Been sitting on this for a year or two. Too many projects on the shelf and not enough time to dust them off. Rome was a big production historical drama featuring a lot of familiar faces.
Rome

Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant returned for a second series last summer and tonight's Christmas special episode finally brings it to a close. Still no word on whether it will be returning for a third series.
Mount Pleasant

Graham Norton Show - Series 12 Disc 1

Graham Norton is back and halfway through his 12th series.
Graham Norton Show
Below is the wiki list of guests.

Falcón + The Town

2 new crime/mystery shows.

Falcón
Falcón

The Town....with Martin Clunes, Julia McKenzie and Phil Davis.
The Town

Last Tango In Halifax + The Poison Tree

2 new drama's.

Last Tango In Halifax
Last Tango in Halifax

The Poison Tree
The Poison Tree

Limmy's Show!

Brian Limond was back with a 3rd series of his Scottish comedy sketch program Limmy's Show!
Limmy's Show!

Primeval New World

Primeval has spun off a new show in Canada called Primeval New World.
Primeval: New World

Homeland - Season 2

The second season of Homeland, the US psycho thriller, has come to an end.
Homeland

Misfits - Disc 3

Misfits - Disc 3.....containing Series 4.
Misfits

Forbrydeslen - Disc 5

Forbrydelsen - Disc 5....the concluding 6 episodes of the Danish crime thriller - with hard-coded English subtitles.
Forbrydelsen

Holiday TV

Apologies to those anxious Downton Abbey viewers. It appears there is going to be a feature-length special episode on Christmas....something that was still kept under wraps at the end of the last series. Sorry. Looks like there is also going to be a Friday Night Dinner Christmas special. Sorry. There is also going to be a Trollied Christmas special as well as two Mrs. Brown's Boys - one Christmas Eve and the other on Boxing Day. New Year's Eve will kick off the new Mrs. Brown's Boys series of 6 episodes. Spy is ending its second series with a one-hour special on Boxing  Day. Mount Pleasant is returning with a Christmas special on Sunday night. They'll be the usual Doctor Who Christmas special and Sky has already starting airing a new series of Little Crackers. Joanna Lumley, Rebecca Front, Tommy Tiernan and Caroline Quentin have already had their Little Crackers aired. The rest will follow this week Mon. - Thurs. nights According to various media reports, Call The Midwife, Outnumbered and Miranda (actually 1st episode of a new series) are also having Christmas specials and the Royle Family is returning again for a special called "Barbara's Old Ring".....wonder if Barbara's new 25-years-younger appearance will excite Jim enough to get him out of that chair? Or to bathe? Also coming up on Dec. 30 is the 2-hour final episode of Wild At Heart, concluding that popular show.

Crossfire + Mr Pye

A couple of mini-series from the late 80's.

Crossfire is a crime thriller with Eamon Boland (Spearhead, Fox, Singles, Hope It Rains, The Chief, Law And Disorder), Sean Caffrey, Alan Devlin, Tony Doyle (Aphrodite Inheritance, Between The Lines, Ballykissangel, Amongst Women, Band Of Gold).
A police computer expert is sent to Belfast to track down the identity of an IRA mole.
Crossfire

Mr Pye is a TV adaptation of the 1953 novel by Mervyn Peake of Gormenghast fame. It takes place, and was filmed, on the island of Sark and stars Derek Jacobi and Judy Parfitt.
Mr Pye film
Mr Pye

The Hour

The Hour returned for a second series (Disc 2). A 1950's period drama about news reporters....or something. Looks like some of the younger male actors had "don't touch my hair!" clauses in their contracts. 
The Hour

Mr. Rose - Disc 2

Mr. Rose - Disc 2
Mr. Rose

Alcock & Gander

Alcock & Gander was a 1972 sitcom starring Beryl Reid, Richard O'Sullivan and John Cater with Brian Murphy, Charles Lloyd Pack........and written by the successful team of Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer.
Alcock And Gander

The Top Secret Life Of Edgar Briggs was a 1974 sitcom that's not new here. Starring David Jason.
Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs

Holby City - Series 14 Disc 7

Holby City - Series 14 Disc 7 
9 more hours of drama. Looks like Tessa Peake-Jones has been added to the cast.
Holby City

Some Girls + Switch

A couple of new shows that look like they're aimed at the One Direction crowd.

Some Girls is a comedy.
Some Girls

Switch is a supernatural comedy-drama.
Switch

EastEnders 2012 Disc 11

EastEnders 2012 - Disc 11

Clive Dunn 1920-2012

I've been a bit lazy lately when it comes to checking in with the news. Sometimes readers in the UK tip me off with what's going on, sometimes I miss the boat completely. Dad's Army is one of the most popular British sitcoms ever here in the USA and one of the few surviving cast members, Clive Dunn, passed away about a month ago at the age of 92. In addition to Dad's Army, Clive is also remembered for his roles in Bootsie & Snudge and My Old Man and many guest appearances.
Clive Dunn

The Larkins - Disc 3

The Larkins was originally aired from 1958 to 1960. The sitcom returned a few years later for two more series in a different setting, the café Alf and Ada purchased. Still starring Peggy Mount and David Kossoff with Barbara Mitchell and a bunch of new faces as the café customers.
The Larkins

Boardwalk Empire

The second season of Boardwalk Empire has concluded. It will be returning in Autumn 2013.
Boardwalk Empire

The Secret Of Crickley Hall + The Fear

2 new thrillers.............

The Secret Of Crickley Hall
The Secret of Crickley Hall

The Fear
The Fear

Redfern Now + Woodley

Two new shows from Australia. One a drama, the other a comedy. I try not to mix the two genres on the same disc, but I've been sitting on Woodley since April waiting for something to pair it up with and most likely it would have been the same with Redfern Now.

Redfern Now
Redfern Now

Woodley, starring Frank Woodley of Adventures of Lano & Woodley fame.
Woodley

Photobucket

Bob in London was having a problem viewing photobucket after the recent changes they made. He was using IE browser and found when he updated it to version 9 he could view the albums......just in case that helps anyone out.

Coronation Street 2012 - Disc 11

Coronation Street 2012 - Disc 11

Burnistoun

Burnistoun, the Scottish comedy sketch show by Iain Connell and Robert Florence, returned for a third and final series last summer. I forgot about it as it got set aside in need of some tweaking in order to fit onto a single disc.
Burnistoun

Nick Nickleby + Secret State

2 new drama series

The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby - a contemporary take on the Dickens classic.
The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby review/

Secret State - a political thriller.
Secret State

Winner And Losers - Disc 4

The second series of the popular Australian drama-comedy Winners & Losers has ended and it will be returning again sometime in the future.
Winners and Losers

Fresh Meat - Disc 2

Fresh Meat, the Channel 4 comedy-drama, returned for a second series. From the creators of Peep Show (which is currently in its 8th series). 
Fresh Meat

Forbrydelsen - Disc 4

After being on hiatus for 3 years, the third and final series of Forbrydelsen has come to an end this evening in Denmark. The last 6 episodes (Disc 5) should be available with hard-coded English subtitles in a few weeks.
Forbrydelsen {The Killing} (Danish TV series)

Getting On

After an absence of two years, the award-winning satire comedy Getting On returned for a third series. Created by, and starring, Jo Brand, Vicki Pepperdine and Joanna Scanlan.
Getting On

Hebburn + Me and Mrs Jones

Two new comedy's. 

Hebburn 
Hebburn

Me and Mrs Jones
Me and Mrs Jones

Hunted

Hunted, a new espionage thriller.

Hunted