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It's been almost two years since we were last enthralled, confused, and annoyed by Sky TV's COBRA, written by Ben Richards and directed by Mo Ali and Sallie Aprahamian. The term "COBRA" has the same relevance to herpetology as Monty Python's Flying
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It's been over a season since Will gave up his celibacy. However, the sight of Will getting rather Sidneyish with jazz and cute girls who don't give him their number as Grantchester Season 7 opens is still a surprise, as he abandons the now single Geordie.
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Last week's episode of Hotel Portofino ended with Lucian and Anish attempting to flee from a police raid on a secret anti-fascist meeting. Amid the chaos, the friends get separated. Lucian finds a hiding spot and finds his way home when the coast is clear. Down by the
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Grantchester is one of the most successful mysteries in the PBS Masterpiece brand. Since the series started airing over here in 2015, it's become a summer staple, undergone principal cast and focus changes, and still came out stronger. However, despite Season 6 airing in the fall of 2021
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This installment of Hotel Portofino picks up where last week's episode left off, with Billy's injured friend relocated from the kitchen to an outbuilding. Anish is called upon in a medical capacity; Constance beckoned to tend to the wounded man. A thunderstorm has whipped up, and
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It may be the height of summer and a holiday weekend in the United States, but in the world of television, July is the beginning of the new year. Historically, the TV year ran from September to June, when broadcast programming started. But since television went year-round with the advent
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The second episode of Endeavour Season 8 starts jauntily. The wisteria is blooming; women are wearing short skirts in loud, groovy patterns. Model Lynn Parry (Lottie Tolhurst) hits on Bright during his art class, and cute girl Patty Grady (Kirsty Oswald) gets winked at by cabbies. The Applebys, Allison, and
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Hotel Portofino opens with a surprising reveal. Hotel proprietress Bella and her husband Cecil have engaged in some marital activity the night before. While Mr. Ainsworth seems quite pleased with their evening of passion and assumes all is forgiven, Bella is irritable and has misgivings about what, on her part,
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Jane Austen adaptations are a staple on PBS Masterpiece. Though Sanditon is the latest Austen story to hit it big thanks to public media, it's hardly the only one. From Mansfield Park (2008) to Sense & Sensibility (2008) and Northanger Abbey (1983 and 2007) to Emma (2009), it&
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Welcome to the first recap of the new PBS period drama series Hotel Portofino. The series is advertised as a story of "personal awakening at a time of global upheaval in the traumatic aftermath of World War I and the liberating influence of Italy's enchanting culture, climate,
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Even as the opening flashes of the Endeavour premiere set up Season 8's larger mystery, the overarching theme is Morse and his drinking problem. The new season opens with Thursday confronting a couple of rough types in an alley alone, needing backup, while Morse drinks and Strange listens
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Mystery fans everywhere were devastated when Nicola Walker hung up her badge as detective Cassie Stuart on the wildly popular mystery series Unforgotten at the end of the show's fourth season. And while it will likely take some time for viewers to adjust to an Unforgotten without Cassie,