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Brekkie Boy · 09-01-2006, 04:57 PM

Little Britain - brilliant first series, but for me it lost it midway through the second series and I didn't even return for the third.

It's being remade for HBO though to be based around "Urban America".

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CCL · 10-05-2006, 09:11 PM

I've read that there will be a reunion show for the show This Life. It will take place 10 years after everyone left the house (so they would be in their mid-thirties). Apparently the premise is that Miles is now a writer and a book he wrote based on his time in the house has been optioned for a tv show or film. That is the catalyst for everyone to reunite. It'll be interesting to see what the writers will have had Anna & crew doing in the last 10 years.

SnowflakeGirl · 10-06-2006, 05:32 AM

Ooh, that sounds interesting, CCL. I never saw the entire series of "This Life" but I did catch a few odd episodes here and there and am a huge Jack Davenport fan. I hope they'll show it on BBCAmerica, and hopefully not at 3 in the morning like they did with the show, which is what made it difficult to catch in the first place.

CCL · 10-06-2006, 10:46 AM

Love Jack Davenport. He's so great in drama (like This Life) and comedy (like Coupling). I always quite fancied Andrew Lincoln (who played Egg) myself.

Florimel · 10-06-2006, 04:04 PM

My newest find, which recently started showing on PBS here, is Rosemary and Thyme. It fits the traditional Christie/Sayers/Marsh British mystery genre and I find it very entertaining.

giz · 10-07-2006, 04:41 PM

I'm pretty keen on Inspector Lyndley. Sharon Small's character of Havers is just so well written, and well acted.

Belfastgirl · 11-05-2006, 01:16 PM

Just to let you Dr Who fans know that the spin off series, Torchwood ( work out the title ) has just started here. Reviews are favourable. Set in Cardiff of all places, but the concensus is that the photography makes the city look brilliant. Torchwood is not a kids show, with more adult themes etc, but I for one am enjoying it. Check it out via the BBC website if you're interested.

Another bit of info for Corrie fans. Ray Fearon who played a mechanic in Corrie is in the show Strictly come dancing and he's a real contender. Never watched him in Corrie, but boy what a great dancer!

Chorita KaBoom · 11-05-2006, 02:10 PM

I'm liking Torchwood, too.

Belfastgirl · 03-08-2007, 08:09 AM

Sad news to report for fans of camp 1970s comedy Are you being served?
The death has been announced of John Inman, who played Mr Humphries. I loved this show as a child, innocently laughing at the "double entendre" jokes.

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Comedy actor Inman dies aged 71

geek the girl · 03-08-2007, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by CCL

Love Jack Davenport. He's so great in drama (like This Life) and comedy (like Coupling). I always quite fancied Andrew Lincoln (who played Egg) myself.

Ditto on all accounts.

Seriously, though, Andrew Lincoln is such a hottie!

Has anyone seen the This Life reunion show, by the way? It aired in the UK in early January but I haven't been able to watch it yet. Should be brilliant. I got the complete series of This Life for Christmas and was amazed at just how frickin' fantastic it still is, ten years on. My personal idea of popcultural heaven would spring to life if Anna got her own spin off. Oooh, I get all giddy just thinking about it.

All the This Life alumni seem to be doing very well, and I'm so pleased. Whenever I see them in a movie or TV show, I want to shout "Oooh, Egg/Miles/Anna/Warren/Milly!". I doubt anything as poignat, real, and captivating will emerge from BBC. Like, ever.

10-05-2006, 09:11 PM	#132
CCL Jam Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ottery St. Catchpole Posts: 6,664	I've read that there will be a reunion show for the show This Life. It will take place 10 years after everyone left the house (so they would be in their mid-thirties). Apparently the premise is that Miles is now a writer and a book he wrote based on his time in the house has been optioned for a tv show or film. That is the catalyst for everyone to reunite. It'll be interesting to see what the writers will have had Anna & crew doing in the last 10 years. __________________ So does a whole world, with all its greatnesses and littlenesses, lie in a twinkling star. - A Tale of Two Cities Pay my respects to grace and virtue/Give my condolences to good/Give my regards to soul and romance/They always did the best they could - The Killers

10-06-2006, 05:32 AM	#133
SnowflakeGirl Picture Perfect Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: In the Limelight Posts: 7,348	Ooh, that sounds interesting, CCL. I never saw the entire series of "This Life" but I did catch a few odd episodes here and there and am a huge Jack Davenport fan. I hope they'll show it on BBCAmerica, and hopefully not at 3 in the morning like they did with the show, which is what made it difficult to catch in the first place. __________________ *Sending good vibes and warm fuzzies your way..., SnowflakeGirl* All New AMERICA'S TOP MODEL Recaps! Premiere Pt. 1 & Pt. 2, Ep. 3, Ep. 4, Dinah's Dynamite Ep. 5, Ep. 6, Ep. 7, Ep. 8, Ep. 9, Ep. 10, Ep. 11, Finale Relive every beautiful moment of America's Next Top Model...Click here for links to prior season recaps & interviews.

10-06-2006, 10:46 AM	#134
CCL Jam Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ottery St. Catchpole Posts: 6,664	Love Jack Davenport. He's so great in drama (like This Life) and comedy (like Coupling). I always quite fancied Andrew Lincoln (who played Egg) myself. __________________ So does a whole world, with all its greatnesses and littlenesses, lie in a twinkling star. - A Tale of Two Cities Pay my respects to grace and virtue/Give my condolences to good/Give my regards to soul and romance/They always did the best they could - The Killers

10-06-2006, 04:04 PM	#135
Florimel FORT Fogey Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,001	My newest find, which recently started showing on PBS here, is Rosemary and Thyme. It fits the traditional Christie/Sayers/Marsh British mystery genre and I find it very entertaining. __________________ Happy dance for being proven right about Jin being alive. Next request: Run Season 6 in September instead of waiting until winter.

11-05-2006, 01:16 PM	#137
Belfastgirl NI FORT fan Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: N.Ireland Posts: 713	Just to let you Dr Who fans know that the spin off series, Torchwood ( work out the title ) has just started here. Reviews are favourable. Set in Cardiff of all places, but the concensus is that the photography makes the city look brilliant. Torchwood is not a kids show, with more adult themes etc, but I for one am enjoying it. Check it out via the BBC website if you're interested. Another bit of info for Corrie fans. Ray Fearon who played a mechanic in Corrie is in the show Strictly come dancing and he's a real contender. Never watched him in Corrie, but boy what a great dancer! __________________ Act your age, not your shoe size!

09-01-2006, 04:57 PM	#131
Brekkie Boy FORT Regular Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 110	Little Britain - brilliant first series, but for me it lost it midway through the second series and I didn't even return for the third. It's being remade for HBO though to be based around "Urban America".

10-07-2006, 04:41 PM	#136
giz FORT Fogey Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,895	I'm pretty keen on Inspector Lyndley. Sharon Small's character of Havers is just so well written, and well acted.

11-05-2006, 02:10 PM	#138
Chorita KaBoom Fashionista Sandinista Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Right Here, Right Now! Age: 47 Posts: 1,392	I'm liking Torchwood, too. __________________ there is no energy shortage, there is a shortage of imagination

03-08-2007, 08:09 AM	#139
Belfastgirl NI FORT fan Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: N.Ireland Posts: 713	Sad news to report for fans of camp 1970s comedy Are you being served? The death has been announced of John Inman, who played Mr Humphries. I loved this show as a child, innocently laughing at the "double entendre" jokes. BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Comedy actor Inman dies aged 71 __________________ Act your age, not your shoe size!