Penny Dreadful is a joint US/UK horror-thriller drama filmed in Ireland with Timothy Dalton, Rory Kinnear, Billie Piper and others.
Penny Dreadful
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Saturday, June 28, 2014
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.
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.
Orphan Black - Disc 2
Orphan Black, the Canadian science fiction drama thriller, returned for a second season.
Orphan Black
Orphan Black
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Wallander - Disc 10
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.
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
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