Carmen Croghan often looks at the state of her British addiction and wonders how it got so out of hand. A part-time reference library staffer, she spends an inordinate amount of time watching just about any British series she can track down.
Drama
Spring has arrived and that means the return of Call the Midwife on PBS! I’d like to welcome you back to another round of episode recaps in which we highlight the often poignant, but mainly uplifting, stories of Poplar residents and their steadfast caregivers, the sisters and nurses of
Movies
The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony is just over a week away and I’ve been methodically making my way through all the Best Picture contenders as is my annual custom. I’ve watched six out of the nine nominees and have found most of them to be worth the time
Actors and Actresses
Renowned comedy sketch writer and performer Terry Jones passed away last week in his home in London. A member of the legendary Monty Python’s Flying Circus comedy troupe, Jones had suffered for the past few years from primary progressive aphasia, a form of frontotemporal dementia that impairs the ability
Actors and Actresses
Personally, I always find the task of profiling talented British actors and actresses an enjoyable assignment. However, when I encounter a young person of extraordinary potential, it’s a joy to bring that gifted performer to people’s attention, Florence Pugh is precisely one of those actresses. In fact, she&
Actors and Actresses
As 2019 comes to an end, we here at Telly Visions would like to pause to remember some of the celebrities we have lost over the past twelve months. These losses have touched the fields of television, film, literature, music and sports. You may not be familiar every one on
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Happy Christmas! If you're reading this, you must have just recently watched the annual Call the Midwife holiday episode. Our friends from Poplar have hit the road once again, this time to help an isolated Scottish community with a serious shortage of medical personnel. Let's take
Comedy
In this installment of Dated or Delightful, we travel back to 1980 to see if a sitcom about the British government can still be funny. Almost forty years ago, the BBC’s Yes Minister debuted in the U.K. Its authenticity was credited to the fact that the writers used
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So it’s been a few weeks since we said farewell to Louisa, Larry, Leslie, Margo and Gerry a.k.a. The Durrells in Corfu. And, yeah, we all miss this heartwarming family tale. For those of you who may be feeling at a loss, I’ve taken a spin
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Four years have gone by so quickly! It’s hard to believe that The Durrells in Corfu which brought us such beautiful backdrops, eccentric characters and a lovely, albeit chaotic, family is over. But before we relive the laughter and tears from tonight’s finale, let’s remember where we
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It's hard to believe that our time with the The Durrells in Corfu is nearly over. Only one episode remains before we say goodbye to Louisa and her brood forever! Last week, you may recall the Durrells guesthouse had gained a rather unsavory reputation amongst their more conservative
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As the series finale of The Durrells in Corfu approaches, the family continues to struggle to fit in to their adopted home whilst trying to cope with a rapidly unravelling world. On our last visit to Corfu, we met Spiros’s formidable and flirtatious wife, Dimitra. The Durrells and friends
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As the final season of The Durrells in Corfu continues, the chaos and nest leaving persists. Last time we were in Corfu, Leslie organized a disastrous boar hunt for a lodger in spite of Gerry’s adamant objections, Margo ran away from home to work out her future and Louisa