Emmerdale 2012 - Disc 6

Emmerdale 2012 - Disc 6

Coronation Street 2012 - Disc 5

Coronation Street 2012 - Disc 5

EastEnders 2012 - Disc 5

EastEnders 2012 - Disc 5

Mrs Brown's Boys - The Films

Before becoming the internationally popular sitcom, Mrs Brown's Boys was a series of books, radio shows, a film starring Angelica Huston, stage productions and a series of annual films aired on TV in Ireland. While the films have a similarity to the later TV show, they are an entirely different type of production.

The Labours of Erica

A couple people have recently asked me about this Brenda Blethyn comedy and just to let you know, the old video tape recordings have been replaced.
The Labours of Erica

Sergeant Cork

Some more vintage Sergeant Cork, the 1960s Victorian era detective show starring John Barrie and William Gaunt (The Champions, No Place Like Home, Next of Kin).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant Cork

Lip Service - Disc 2

Lip Service, the Scottish drama, returned for a second series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lip Service

King - Disc 2

King, the Canadian police drama which is also aired in the UK and Australia, returned for a second series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King

Harry's Law - Disc 3

Harry's Law, the US legal drama-comedy which is also carried in all the English-speaking countries, has reached the end of the road.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry's Law

Grandma's House

Grandma's House returned for a second series. Supposed to be a comedy. You be the judge.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandma's House

Sink Or Swim + It Takes A Worried Man + Porterhouse Blue

A couple "new to me" items from back in the 80's. 


Sink Or Swim was a sitcom starring Peter Davison and Robert Glenister (who have both been around so long now I'm not going to list their creds) and Sara Corper (who was in some eps of Up The Elephant around the same time but hasn't been seen much in the past 20 years). The is just the third, and final, series of the show.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sink or Swim


It Takes A Worried Man starred Peter Tilbury who also wrote it. Peter is really much better known as a writer than an actor for his work on shows like Shelley, Chef! and Birds of a Feather. It also featured Sue Holderness who has been around a long time but will forever be known as Marlene on Only Fools and Horses and The Green Green Grass. The late Andrew Tourell is also in this and he will always be remembered for his role as Geoffrey in Waiting For God and perhaps as Anthony the accountant is some eps of No Place Like Home. This show ran for 3 series and this is just the first. I imagine the 2nd series will be turning up in a year or so.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It Takes a Worried Man


I also added Porterhouse Blue to the disc, the well known comedy starring David Jason and Ian Richardson.

The Almighty Johnsons - Series 2

New Zealand's fantasy comedy-drama The Almighty Johnsons returned for a second series.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The Almighty Johnsons

The Bridge

The Bridge is a joint Swedish / Danish crime serial drama, the "bridge" referring to the Øresund Bridge which connects the two nations. I believe the Swedish characters speak Swedish and the Danish speak Danish but all the files have hard-coded English subtitles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The Bridge

The Dales - Series 2 + Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey

While we wait on the last episode of the new short series of Absolutely Fabulous, here's a couple of shows with an AbFab connection.
Last Autumn Joanna Lumley presented her latest travel documentary program, the 4-part Greek Odyssey. Well done.
Finishing up tonight was Adrian Edmondson's second series of 12 episodes on The Dales of Yorkshire. 

Silent Witness - Disc 16

Silent Witness - Disc 16
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent Witness

Family Guy - Disc 9

Family Guy Season 10 has concluded.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family Guy

Not Going Out - Series 5

The comedy Not Going Out has returned for a 5th series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not Going Out

Suburgatory

Suburgatory, a US sitcom that is also currently airing in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia and is slotted for E4 in the UK at some point in time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suburgatory

Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling was a crime / intrigue drama during the 1959-1960 television season. It featured an international setting and many actors who later became somewhat familiar faces make appearances in this. Jan Holden, Warren Mitchell, Kevin Stoney, Paul Eddington, Wendy Williams, Howard Lang, Bernard Cribbins, Nanette Newman, John Horsley, Glyn Owen, Geoffrey Palmer, Donald Pleasence, Patrick Troughton, Alfred Burke, John LeMesurier, Peter Vaughan, David Kossoff, Ernest Clark and American Elizabeth Wilson.....to name a few.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpol Calling

The Power Game

The Power Game, a 60's drama, was a continuation of The Plane Makers. The long-running series came to an end with the sudden death of Patrick Wymark, who played it's main character.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The Power Game 

Unforgettable - Disc 2

Unforgettable - Disc 2 Another US show but also airing in the UK, Australia and Canada and other places. It's a crime thing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unforgettable

2 Broke Girls

2 Broke Girls, season 1, is a US comedy, or what they try to pass off as comedy these days. I mention it here as it is airing in all the English-speaking nations and other places too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2 Broke Girls

Coronation Street 2012 - Disc 4

Coronation Street 2012 - Disc 4

Emmerdale 2012 - Disc 5

Emmerdale 2012 - Disc 5...yes, another month of the popular ITV evening drama serial has come and gone. In about 5 months Emmerdale will celebrating its 40th anniversary! Where were you 40 years ago? I know where I was. Then known as Emmerdale Farm on Yorkshire Television, the first episode was aired on Monday night, 16 October 1972.