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Here’s a fact that may surprise you: With this episode, we’re now officially halfway through Beecham House Doesn’t it...feel like we should be further along in this story? Or, at least, really even know what the story the show’s trying to tell is? Sigh. Look,
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This week's Grantchester begins with a family christening. It's bittersweet since last week ended with Will and his mother officially estranged. Once again, Vic at the boxing studio steps up with the advice. He suggests a date to the movies; he'll bring his wife
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The problem Australian TV has with doing Christmas specials is the holiday lands in midsummer where they are, whereas in most of the Western world to which they export, Christmas brings images of snow. Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries solves that by having Aunt Prudence organize "Christmas In
Movies
Outlander star Sam Heughan has joined Crazy Rich Asians' Constance Wu and an all-star cast for the upcoming period romantic comedy Mr. Malcolm's List. The Jane Austen-inspired comedy of manners centers on Mr. Jeremy Malcom, one of nineteenth-century London's most eligible bachelors. He is, as
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In the wake of the show's Season 2 renewal, cable network AMC announced that it will bring hit Sky crime drama Gangs of London to America later this year. The ten-part series tells the story of a city that's being torn apart by the turbulent power
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Popular BBC relationship thriller The Nest will come to America this summer, courtesy of streaming platform Acorn TV. The five-part series stars Line of Duty's Martin Compston, Gentleman Jack's Sophie Rundle and Sex Education's Mirren Mack in a messy, complicated story of family, dreams,
Actors and Actresses
Last week the world said farewell to the accomplished British actor Sir Ian Holm. A classically trained performer, his career spanned almost six decades. Mr. Holm’s talents were generously displayed through the mediums of stage, television, and film. He received his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in 1998 for
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When AMC bought up a majority stake in BBC America back in 2014, the plan was for the two companies to join forces in an ever-consolidating entertainment world. BBC America, despite the name, did not have a first-run right of refusal with the U.K. version of the network. As
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Beecham House is so frustrating precisely because it should be good. On paper, it’s a story that hasn’t really be done before, set in a period we rarely get to see in shows like this. In actuality, however, it’s a trope-filled retread with tremendously dull storytelling, generally
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Grantchester Season 5 continues with a theme, once again opening with Will on his motorbike. He's meeting Mum's boyfriend, St John Gurney-Clifford (Dominic Mafham). The good news is St John doesn't openly sneer at Will's chosen profession. Instead, he's faintly
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It's a rare Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries that doesn't start with a cold open, but this week, we begin with Hugh and Dot on a date. They're fishing and talking about honeymoon plans when Dot accidentally catches the body of a teenage
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In the wake of a new theatrical version of Emma and the U.S. broadcast of Sanditon earlier this year, 2020 has proven a pretty great year to be a Jane Austen fan. And with everything going on in the world right now, there may still be no better time