Sunday, June 29, 2014

Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful is a joint US/UK horror-thriller drama filmed in Ireland with Timothy Dalton, Rory Kinnear, Billie Piper and others. 
Penny Dreadful

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Amber + From There To Here

Amber is a crime drama thriller from Ireland.

From There To Here is a drama serial with Bernard Hill, Philip Glenister, Saskia Reeves.

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Frank Stubbs Promotes


Frank Stubbs Promotes (Series 1) / Frank Stubbs (Series 2) is a comedy-drama from about 20 years ago starring Timothy Spall and Lesley Sharp with well-known guest stars. 50-minute episodes. From a website I found somewhere: 
Frank Stubbs Promotes was a comedy/drama much in the vein of "Minder" but without the double act. Frank (Timothy Spall) is your classic down on his luck hero; in this case a promoter of actors, entertainers, sportsmen, you name it. He's broken away from his slimy boss/rival (played by Nick Reding in series 1) to be his own boss but each week, he'll either be befriending some other down on their luck has-been trying to make a comeback, or an aspiring newcomer with stars in their eyes. For the second series, the programme title was shortened to Frank Stubbs.  

Continuum - Disc 3

Continuum, the Canadian science fiction thriller, returned for a third season.

Orphan Black - Disc 2

Orphan Black, the Canadian science fiction drama thriller, returned for a second season.
Orphan Black

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Wallander - Disc 10


The popular Swedish crime drama Wallander returned for a third TV series last year and I believe I read that this is the end of it. Original air dates are from wikipedia. I have no idea if they are correct or not. It seems unlikely they would show the final three episodes all on the same night. Swedish dialigue with hard-coded English subtitles.

Corner Gas

Norman in Pennsylvania informs us that the gang from Corner Gas and The Ruby are back in Rouleau, Saskatchewan to begin filming a movie this week which should be available by the end of the year. 

Friday, June 20, 2014

What's up, Mrs Brown?

Some of you have been asking if there has been any news about Mrs Brown's Boys, which briefly returned last Christmas with a couple of new episodes. Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie will be hitting the big screens of Ireland and the UK in about a week, but isn't due for DVD release until Christmastime. BBC Entertainment published this article today:

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Sam Kelly 1943 - 2014

Sam Kelly died this weekend. He is probably best remembered for his roles in the classic comedies 'Allo 'Allo!, Barbara and Porridge, but over a period of 42 years amassed a long list of credits in both comedy and drama. Other shows and mini-series in which he appeared as a regular cast member include Haggard, On The Up, Paul Merton in Galton & Simpson's..., Holding On, Bleak House, Micawber, and Martin Chuzzelwit. He appeared in two Carry On films, several Mike Leigh films, TV movies like Eleven Men Against Eleven, Beauty, Requiem Apache, Stalag Luft, Arthur's Hallowed Ground and comedy sketch shows like The Two Ronnies and Victoria Wood. He made his first TV guest appearance in an episode of The Liver Birds in 1972 (The Christening) and went on to appear in shows such as Ronnie Barker's Seven In One, Rings On Their Fingers, Maggie And Her, The Bounder, Boys From The Blackstuff, Home To Roost, Inspector Morse, Making Out, Stay Lucky, A Touch Of Frost, Dressing For Breakfast, Cold Feet, Peak Practice, Life Begins, Black Books, Midsomer Murders, Where The Heart Is, The Last Detective, The Bill, New Tricks, Heartbeat, My Family, Outnumbered. We last saw him in one of the last episodes of Poirot (Dead Man's Folly) and reportedly he will appear in a forthcoming Mike Leigh film, Mr Turner.

Game Of Thrones - Disc 5

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

In The Flesh

In The Flesh first appeared in late winter 2013 and recently returned with a second series. Horror-zombie-apocalyptic drama.

Monday, June 9, 2014

Rik Mayall 1958 - 2014

Comedy actor/writer Rik Mayall has died. Terms like "legendary" and "one-of-a-kind" get overused to the point of becoming meaningless, but looking back at Rik's body of work, I'm not sure how else he could be described. 

Friday, June 6, 2014

Seed - Disc 2

Canadian sitcom Seed returned for a second season.