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Post by Mark on Jan 8, 2022 23:49:59 GMT
Have watched both "Anne" and "Four Lives" over the past few days. Two of the best dramas I've seen recently, and both such tragic stories.
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Post by alece10 on Jan 9, 2022 20:40:46 GMT
Just watched The Green Planet on BBC 1. What an amazing programme. The photography was stunning and the whole programme was mesmerising. And the best bit was there were no animals killing each other which I hate watching.
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Post by peggs on Jan 16, 2022 0:07:06 GMT
Just finished watching Four Lives back to back, how utterly terrible, with the state of things today as well it's hard to have much faith in the police as an organisation.
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Post by alece10 on Jan 16, 2022 10:11:51 GMT
Saw a nice little British film on Sky Movies called Save Our Cinema with Samantha Morton. Based on a true story of a cinema being forced to close for redevelopment and a woman's attempt to keep it open so her theatre group could continue. Its a sweet film and there are also a couple of MT numbers in it including Jesus Christ Superstar and Oliver. Interesting fact at the end it says that one of her children became an opera singer and is actually the "Go Compare" man.
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Post by crowblack on Jan 18, 2022 22:50:22 GMT
I've heard Yellowjackets getting a lot of praise so I've started it, and it does look very good indeed (Now TV/Sky).
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Post by crowblack on Jan 21, 2022 8:39:03 GMT
The Nicholas Hytner-directed film of The Crucible is on Talking Pictures TV tonight in the Cellar Club horror slot (Freeview 81, though about to move to 82 I think).
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 22, 2022 20:16:15 GMT
The Nicholas Hytner-directed film of The Crucible is on Talking Pictures TV tonight in the Cellar Club horror slot (Freeview 81, though about to move to 82 I think). Thank you, I very much enjoyed it.
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Post by karloscar on Jan 23, 2022 23:22:37 GMT
I take it that Adrian Lester had it written into his contract that he gets killed after one episode of Trigger Point after reading the bloody awful script.
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Post by crowblack on Jan 24, 2022 12:10:46 GMT
Erin Doherty in new series Chloe begins BBC1 6th Feb, Ben Whishaw in This is Going to Hurt begins 8th Feb.
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Post by alece10 on Jan 25, 2022 15:31:42 GMT
Sky documentaries tonight at 9pm. Reopening Night about the reopening of The Public Theatre in New York after covid. Could be interesting.
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Post by karloscar on Jan 25, 2022 23:55:58 GMT
Stunning "awarding" performance from Martin Freeman in The Responder BBC1 5* review in The Guardian and The Telegraph and 4* in The Times.This is going to be a "must watch" over the next couple of weeks or binge watch on Iplayer. I'm sure it's worth watching, but the first hour was so f***ING depressing I can't face the rest of it. Wrong time of year to screen this perhaps?
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Post by Jon on Jan 26, 2022 2:24:18 GMT
Sheridan Smith seems to in demand as she's starring in Channel 5's The Teacher, ITV's No Return and will be a judge on Starstuck also on ITV. Have to admit, I do like the look of No Return.
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Post by alece10 on Jan 26, 2022 7:34:45 GMT
Stunning "awarding" performance from Martin Freeman in The Responder BBC1 5* review in The Guardian and The Telegraph and 4* in The Times.This is going to be a "must watch" over the next couple of weeks or binge watch on Iplayer. I'm sure it's worth watching, but the first hour was so f***ING depressing I can't face the rest of it. Wrong time of year to screen this perhaps? Agree totally. Great acting and well filmed but I'm not sure I want to watch such a hard hitting drama just now. I need cheering up rather than going to bed feeling depressed. Also did anyone else have difficulty hearing what was being said? Usual BBC drama mumbling.
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Post by crowblack on Jan 26, 2022 9:55:10 GMT
All the recent TV dramas have been downbeat, even the BBC's Christmas period drama! The Responder is very well made but I wish it had a bit more of the sort of dark humour Alan Bleasdale managed to inject into grim subject matter.
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Post by Jan on Jan 26, 2022 10:04:15 GMT
On the subject of downbeat, never seen it before but watched a recent episode of "Vera". What's with that weird quavery funny voice Brenda Blethyn's using ? Very poor writing, dull cliched plot, and a grey atmosphere hanging over everything. Won't be watching another. Surprised it's so popular.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 28, 2022 9:06:37 GMT
On the subject of downbeat, never seen it before but watched a recent episode of "Vera". What's with that weird quavery funny voice Brenda Blethyn's using ? Very poor writing, dull cliched plot, and a grey atmosphere hanging over everything. Won't be watching another. Surprised it's so popular. I found BB's accent very distracting that I turned off after 20 minutes.
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Post by peggysue on Jan 28, 2022 16:37:39 GMT
On the subject of downbeat, never seen it before but watched a recent episode of "Vera". What's with that weird quavery funny voice Brenda Blethyn's using ? Very poor writing, dull cliched plot, and a grey atmosphere hanging over everything. Won't be watching another. Surprised it's so popular. I found BB's accent very distracting that I turned off after 20 minutes. I lasted about 5 mins 😂 her accent is awful
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Post by crowblack on Jan 28, 2022 16:56:23 GMT
If you like your classic horror icons, Talking Pictures TV has The Outer Limits with a telekinetic Donald Pleasence followed by The Abominable Dr Phibes.
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Post by alece10 on Jan 28, 2022 20:02:55 GMT
The big night of musicals on BBC 1 and an evening of Elaine Paige and Evita on BBC2 tomorrow (Saturday).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2022 17:49:43 GMT
Why the big celebration of EP? Is it a borthday or anniversary, or just a celebration of her past roles as The First Lady of Musical Theatre?
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Post by karloscar on Jan 29, 2022 19:18:13 GMT
Producer having a laugh making Jason Manford sing "how can they spot you've got no talents?" in his big opening number. It was all too obvious,Jason darling.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 29, 2022 20:42:36 GMT
You don't really get Theatre producing household names like Elaine Paige and Micheal Ball do you.
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Post by alece10 on Jan 29, 2022 21:48:47 GMT
Sunday night BBC4 John Wilson Prom MGM musicals- One of the best. And later in the evening something called ....sings musicals which looks interesting.
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Post by TallPaul on Feb 1, 2022 18:47:59 GMT
BBC Three returns to the airwaves in less than 15 minutes, surely the televisual event of the year.
Coming up later is something called RuPaul's Drag Race. I love motorsports, so I'll defo be tuning in for that, innit.
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Post by Jon on Feb 2, 2022 21:14:43 GMT
The Teacher is meant to be set in Bradford but they've no attempt to disguise the fact it's Budapest.
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Post by alece10 on Feb 3, 2022 8:50:46 GMT
The Teacher is meant to be set in Bradford but they've no attempt to disguise the fact it's Budapest. Was it Budapest? I thought I heard a kelvin in an interview say it was filmed in Bulgaria but maybe I misheard him. But, yes it is obvious it's overseas. I noticed little things like the doors to Sheridans apartment and her dads house. Not the type you have in a UK town and crowd/school scenes the extras look eastern European. Mind you Sheridan was driving a right hand drive car so there is some attention to detail.
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Post by Jon on Feb 3, 2022 9:19:01 GMT
But, yes it is obvious it's overseas. I noticed little things like the doors to Sheridans apartment and her dads house. Not the type you have in a UK town and crowd/school scenes the extras look eastern European. Mind you Sheridan was driving a right hand drive car so there is some attention to detail. I only knew it was Budapest because I looked at the credits at the end of episode 1. It's much easier to fake a British town in somewhere like Ireland because it's culturally similar to the UK in terms of looks.
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Post by crowblack on Feb 22, 2022 19:49:49 GMT
Friday, 9pm Talking Pictures TV - Theatre of Blood!
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Post by Mark on Feb 27, 2022 11:48:01 GMT
Great to see Landi Oshinowo representing the West End on Starstruck last night!
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Post by crowblack on Feb 27, 2022 14:07:35 GMT
We finally watched Knives Out on Ch4 last night, but having heard so much hype about it and looking forward to it, I have to say we found it really disappointing, like a sub-par episode of Midsomer Murders (the person I was watching it with actually dozed off).
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