Vicar of Dibley
Giving Roger and Val another look
When Roger and Val Have Just Got In was first announced back in 2010, hearing that this was to pair Dawn French and Alfred Molina, I immediately felt this to be a series that had enormous potential. With the concept of the show being that it was to follow the lives of a middle-aged couple [...]
Valentine's Day – British comedy style
Nothing screams Valentine’s Day like a bit of British comedy. SInce Hallmark tells us it’s a day for couples what better way to celebrate than to take a look back at those couples that have been a part of our collective telly families for a number of years. Unlike Hyacinth, I hope you’re ok with [...]
Sans Saunders, it's now French and uh,…a puppet
The Belfast Telegraph, which seems to have become the hotbed of “all-things related to British television” lately, is reporting that Dawn French will be returning to the stage in the not-too-distant future. With her most recent post-Vicar of Dibley, post-Jam and Jerusalem, post-Psychoville, return to television with the great Alfred Molina in Roger and Val Have Just Got [...]
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy set to premiere
If you are in the UK, mark down the date of Friday, 16 September as the day a potential Oscar winning film premieres. For those in the U.S., clear out Friday, November 18 on your calendar for the same reason. Starring Colin Firth, Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, Atonement, Fortysomething), Tom Hardy, Mark Strong and [...]
Today's British comedy what if: Dawn French was invited to the Royal Wedding?
We can now shift gears to a point where everything screams all-things Royal Wedding. Just a reminder that for those in the United States, you can see the BBC-coverage of the wedding on a number of PBS stations across the country beginning at 2:00am CT on Friday morning. For those in the North Texas area, [...]
Happy Easter from the Dibley Bunny
Post-St Georges Day and post-anniversary of William Shakespeare birth and death, we transition from one of the most eagerly anticipated weeks of the year which culminated with the premiere of the new season of Doctor Who to the next most eagerly anticipated weeks of the same year leading up to the Royal Wedding. Time to take [...]
A Royal Wedding – British comedy style
As the world inches closer and closer to the big event on Friday, 29 April, now’s your chance to vote for your favorite British comedy proposal / nuptials. Who can forget David Horton’s down on one knee, million dollar, proposal put forth to the Vicar? I know it didn’t result in them tying the knot, [...]
