Writer Janet Mullany is from England, drinks a lot of tea, and likes Jane Austen, reading, and gasping in shock at costumes in historical TV dramas. Her household near Washington DC includes a badly-behaved cat about whom she frequently boasts.
Drama
BritBox’s new police procedural Granite Harbour is a BBC–Scottish production that originated with Adriel Leff (Moving On) and former Derbyshire police chief Kul Muhay. Directed by Gary Williams, and written by Leff, Sarah Deane, and Tara Hepburn, it premiered last December in the U.K, and despite inevitable
Actors and Actresses
Renowned British actor Roger Allam (b.1953), is an actor and musician of great talent. He initially rose to prominence in the US after originating the role of Javert in the original London Les Misérables, after rising through the ranks at the Royal Shakespeare Theater and the National Theater. We
Actors and Actresses
PBS Masterpiece audiences recently saw Tamzin Merchant as Sophia Western’s Aunt Harriet in Tom Jones. The least effective of Sophia’s aunts, Harriet is under the thumb of her overpowering sister Lady Bellaston (Hannah Waddingham), who uses her house to entertain her lovers, and she’s also bullied by
Actors and Actresses
Actor Julian Sands’ death was confirmed at the end of June, five months after he disappeared during bad weather in the Baldy Bowl area of the San Gabriel Mountains, CA, in January 2023. Passionate about mountaineering, he was fully aware of the dangers and exhilaration of a solo ascent. Asked
Actors and Actresses
Martin Clunes was born into a theatrical family, the son of Shakespearean stage actor Alec Clunes and related to Jeremy Brett (Sherlock Holmes). He attended the Royal Russell School in Surrey and the Arts Educational School in Chiswick, London. His acting career began in repertory, followed by many British sitcoms
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Footage of a funeral, motorcycles, and the creation of a wedding dress opens "Exeunt," the series finale of Endeavour. It’s both an end and a beginning for Morse, in an episode steeped in memories, regrets, and discoveries. Given the progression of the series with its twists and
Actors and Actresses
Caroline Catz throws herself into representations of strong-minded women with enthusiasm. Quite often, they're women in uniform — she was as well known in Britain for roles in police procedurals The Bill and The Vice as she was for being Doc Martin's wife. Her family loved theater,
Acorn TV
Acorn TV’s glossy new production, Cannes Confidential, arrives billed as having “unprecedented access to the city” and “the first English language show filmed in the Cote d’Azur since the 1970s.” However, it doesn’t quite succeed in its lofty aspirations of showing Cannes' grit and glamour. Writer
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“It always starts with a body,” intones Superintendent Jolliphant (Kevin McNally) on the TV show Jolly For Short. Thursday looks remarkably unimpressed as the episode reveals a case of a crooked cop, but Win, beside him on the sofa, seems to be enjoying herself. Meanwhile, down at the station, CS
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A brief montage of scenes opens Season 9, the final season of Endeavour. Musicians and audience members gather for a concert by the Oxford Concert Orchestra, back in town after an extensive tour abroad. Sir Alexander Lemertov (Nicholas Farrell) conducts Mendelssohn with violin soloist Christina Poole (Kirstin Louie). A man
Actors and Actresses
Scottish actor Shirley Henderson, last seen on PBS Masterpiece as Aunt Western in Tom Jones, seems to pop up in everything, is instantly recognizable –– tiny, dark, and intense, with that characteristically high voice. She was known for years as “Spud’s girlfriend” from Trainspotting, until she became famous as Moaning
Tom Jones
Tom Jones winds up with a happy ending — did we ever doubt it? Not really, although this episode plunges us briefly into the darkest moment of the series before wrapping up everything in a parcel of sweetness and light, along with a neat grace note that grants Tom fortune and