The Great British Sewing Bee
As I finally come up for air, post Game of Thrones, I find myself mainlining the backlog on my saved shows. Starting with The Great British Sewing Bee. The Great British Bake Off, as we know, has become a smash hit now on both sides of the pond. (Due to
Lovejoy
In this installment of Dated or Delightful we returned to 1986 to find out if a show about a roguish antiques dealer with a heart of gold still held up in 2016. Based on the novels of Jonathan Gash, Lovejoy, starring Ian McShane as the title character, debuted on BBC
Comedy
In this installment of Dated or Delightful, we travel all the way back to 1975 to see if a little sitcom about self-sufficiency in the suburbs can still be funny. Yes, over forty years ago the BBC’s The Good Life debuted in the UK and remained popular throughout
Mr. Selfridge
Previously, on Mr. Selfridge: Jimmy’s feeling pretty great about himself for getting Harry to buy London department store Whiteleys. Or at least he is until he realizes that he’s terrible at his new job, and didn’t pay attention to simple business lessons from Crabbe like “How to
Call the Midwife
If you thought the series five finale of Call the Midwife was going to be a run of the mill episode, by now you know you were sadly mistaken. Sure, we start with Dr. Turner bemoaning the restrictive regulations placed on his beloved contraceptive pill and are introduced to yet
PBS
With two of the three installments of Series 2 of The Hollow Crown now up on the iPlayer and Richard III coming this Saturday, it can safely be said that this series is as good as the one that came before it. I was uncertain about that after Henry VI
Comedy
Comedy series Vicious aired its finale episode in summer, 2016. The news the show would not be returning for a third season was announced by ITV late the pevious year, though the cancellation blow was somewhat softened by the fact that it was given a final, extended one-off episode
Mr. Selfridge
Previously, on Mr. Selfridge: Harry, Gordon and Jimmy are psyched about their purchase of Whiteleys department store, but their joy is tempered by the fact that the business’ accounts are a total mess and the store has no stock. Whoops! A reporter is still digging in to Jimmy’s relationship
Call the Midwife Recaps
Autumn is approaching in Poplar as evidenced by the glut of donated apples left on the doorstep of Nonnatus House. Plus there’s a simultaneous full moon and a big storm brewing. How much foreshadowing do we need to understand that a mini-baby boom is on its way? I’
Mr. Selfridge
Previously, on Mr. Selfridge: Everyone’s sad that Victor is dead, maybe, but we don’t see his funeral either way. Jimmy, Harry and Gordon decided to purchase Whiteley’s, another legacy London department store, even though it takes all their available cash. Kitty leaves for NYC to take that
Call the Midwife
I’m getting the feeling this series of Call the Midwife is very much about making us aware that the sixties, though modern in many of our minds, was not an enlightened time for women. In this episode we encounter a girl whose life is compromised by concerns for her
A Touch of Frost
It’s time to examine another British series from the past – this one being a long running detective program that debuted more than quarter of a century ago. ITV launched A Touch of Frost in the UK in 1992 and later the A&E channel broadcast it in the