british comedy
PBS announces Call the Midwife for Sept 2012 broadcast
For fans of British telly, the first day of the PBS annual meeting in Denver could easily be the best given the announcement by the network that they have acquired the broadcast rights to the mega-BBC drama hit, Call the Midwife, which stars Vanessa Redgrave, Jenny Agutter, Pam Ferris and Jessica Raine. Fans of the [...]
Fry and Laurie getting the band back together
While the final episode of House is a mere six days away on Monday, 21 May, thankfully, Hugh Laurie is already trying to limit his down time. Seems as though Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry are ‘getting the band back together’ for a yet to be determined project. The British Comedy Guide has reported that [...]
Doc Martin returns to Portwenn on public television
The 5th season of the everyone’s ‘curmudgeonly lovable’ Doc has recently begun to broadcast on public television stations, your home for Doc Martin in the States. FYI, North Texas viewers of KERA can see the premiere of series 5 this coming Saturday, May 5 at 7:00pm CT.
For long-time fans of the Doc Martin series who [...]
Ah-ha! Alan Partridge movie set to begin
With his beloved Rover and Lexus cars and Bang & Olufsen stereo system in tow, Alan Partridge, host of Mid Morning Matters on North Norfolk Digital radio, will debut on the big screen in 2013. With the very creative working title of The Alan Partridge Movie, the film will be exec produced by Armando Iannucci, [...]
Naming rights to Only Fools and Horses USA
Looks like plans for a U.S. version of Only Fools and Horses is moving right along. Should the pilot, starring John Leguizamo as Del Boy, Dustin Ybarra as Rodney and Christopher Lloyd as Grandad, be picked up for a full series, it would air later in 2012 on ABC. The series has just recently added [...]
