The Trouble with Maggie Cole
This week as Thurlbury got ready to plan an anniversary celebration, a secret was being methodically unearthed that would blindside Maggie in front of the whole town. But before we get into all that, let’s look back at where we left off last week. Amid all the Radiogate mess,
Actors and Actresses
By now you have probably heard the news that English character actor Geoffrey Palmer passed away last week at his home in Buckinghamshire, England. He was 93 years old. Best known to American audiences as Lionel Hardcastle in the beloved 90’s Britcom As Time Goes By, Mr. Palmer had
Comedy
In a surprise twist, the BBC lockdown comedy Staged will return for a second season. The series which stars real-life friends David Tennant and Michael Sheen, sees the two play slightly exaggerated versions of themselves, who happen to be starring in a play together. But, given the restrictions and
The Great British Baking Show
When the idea of historically themed weeks started on The Great British Baking Show, they began with quintessentially English ones. The first, Victorian Week, celebrated the longest-serving monarch before Elizabeth II and the quirky delicacies that trended during her reign. The second, Tudor Week, also celebrated historical relics of
Movies
The trailer for the controversial new David Bowie biopic Stardust is here, and fans of the iconic performer are likely to have conflicting feelings about it. Though most Bowie enthusiast (yours truly included) are likely quite excited about the thought of a film that explores the singer's quite
Noughts + Crosses
On paper, Peacock’s Noughts + Crosses should have been a buzzy summer hit – a cultural conversation starter a la Hulu’s The Handmaid's Tale that arrived at a perfect and necessary moment, pushing its viewers toward necessary conversations about issues of race and cultural privilege. In actuality, the
Miss Scarlet (and the Duke)
The first trailer for the upcoming Masterpiece period mystery series Miss Scarlet and the Duke is here, and it's everything we could have wanted it to be. The series follows the story of one Miss Eliza Scarlet, the first female private detective in Victorian London. When her father
Culture
The dark comedy Two Weeks to Live, starring Game of Thrones alum Maisie Williams and Fleabag's Sian Clifford, will debut on HBO Max this November. The series which aired on the U.K. network Sky earlier this Fall received rave reviews from critics, who compared it to the
Bridgerton
Here at Telly Visions, we cover British programming. The initial plan was to focus on Masterpiece programming and British imports that air on PBS. But as the landscape has changed drastically, and the streaming era has brought a giant influx of British-made television to America, that brief has expanded
PBS
As COBRA continues, the net seems to be closing around the Sutherlands. This episode opens with Rachel calmly lying through her teeth to the police; as she tells Robert after, it’s family first, possibly the only sentiment they have in common with People’s Justice leader Scott Minett. Worse,
Roadkill
The new Masterpiece political thriller Roadkill is certainly entertaining viewing, but it often feels as though it arrived on our screens from a parallel dimension, one in which any fallout from Brexit didn’t really happen and where a pandemic isn’t dominating every conversation in the halls of government
The Trouble with Maggie Cole
We’ve reached the halfway point of The Trouble with Maggie Cole and things only seem to be getting more complicated and twisty. Let’s take a moment to refresh our memories about last week’s fallout over Radiogate and the Outed 6. Maggie awoke the next day intent on