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Six bakers entered the tent this week with two things on their minds. One was to make sweet, cakey, creamy, nutty confections to the best of their ability. The other was to find a way to secure a spot in next week’s quarter final. Whether you call it pudding,
Drama
On the fifth episode of Grantchester's third season, there's a nominal case about a girl falling from a window or something, and dying. But it's so tertiary to the main story, no one even stays arrested. Sidney: How do I reconcile what I'
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Seven contestants remained as The Great British Baking Show introduced its first ever botanical week, sort of a baking version of the Rose Parade. All three challenges were inspired by nature and the bakers were encouraged to raid the garden (and the produce aisle) to give their bakes deliciously aromatic
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A watched kettle never boils for fans of the Masterpiece drama Victoria. If you have binge-watched season one a bazillion times and are as impatient as I am for Season 2 to begin in 2018, follow my lead and fill the void with some (or all) of the great books
Drama
Prime Suspect: Tennison ends with a bang and a whimper. But the bang was big enough to wonder what a Season 2 might have been. Gibbs: Looks like Tennison was right. Bradfield: I should congratulate her. Is she in Comms? Morgan: Oh no, she's in church sir. The
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A bank robbery allows Leonard to be a hero for a moment, but when the man they assume committed the robbery turns up dead, things get more complicated. Hilary: He was an absolute hero Wilkinson: Gary Cooper, step aside! This week's episode of Grantchester finds a very unusual
Drama
Filming kicks off this summer on a brand new adaptation of the classic novel Little Women. A co-production between BBC One and PBS’s Masterpiece, the three-part drama will introduce the story of the March family, already beloved by millions, to a whole new generation of viewers. Technically, Little Women
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We’re at the halfway point of this season's The Great British Baking Show competition and eight accomplished amateur bakers remain. This week, contestants were presented with three painstaking pastry challenges. I don’t know about you, but just the thought of trying to produce flaky layers of
Drama
Prime Suspect: Tennison continues this week with a pair of mysteries on separate tracks that have yet to intersect. Things have improved over the premiere, but there's something funny about the best parts of the episode. John: Mum's at home... making you a cake. Bentley: I
Drama
This week's episode of Grantchester finds that murder is not a sporting game. And neither is love for that matter. Hilary: What are you having? Leonard: A pint of ale. I... always have pints of ale. We open this episode with a game of cricket. Considering how flattering
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Nine determined bakers remained as we entered week four of this most British of baking competitions. In this round our group faced a first in The Great British Baking Show history – a series of batter-related challenges! Not to be confused with one who plays cricket, this episode was a case
Drama
Prime Suspect: Tennison arrives on PBS with a hope of rebooting (or at least telling the origin story behind) the original 1990s program. But why does this show feel so irrelevant in 2017? DI Bradfield: Nervous? WPC Tennison: A bit. Nothing like getting thrown in the deep end. When Prime