![]() ![]() ![]() On PBS, The Durrells in Corfu and Grantchester are both really good, and I have to catch up on Poldark as I haven't seen all of those. You have to like quirky for this one so of course I loved it! The Detectorists is a much lighter, quirky British show about metal detectorists in England. Not for everyone as it can be gruesome, but this one gripped me. ![]() Shetland is a classic British murder mystery television series set in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. You don't have to be an academic to appreciate this one but it is a well told and interesting story. Hugh Grant shows some real acting chops and Simon Helberg (from Big Bang Theory) steals the show as her bewildered accompanist.Ī few others worth mentioning were The Man Who Knew Infinity with Dev Patel as an Indian Mathematician in 1914 who makes his way to Cambridge England. John Lithgow is pretty amazing as Winston Churchill.I love the bath spilling episode!įlorence Foster Jenkins! I absolutely loved this one! Meryl Streep disappears into this over the top character and gives a really fun and yet tender portrayal of a fascinating lady. It is fascinating to take a peek behind the curtain of the lives of royals who are either still living ( Clair Foy as QEII and Matt Smith as Prince Philip) or are in recent memory ( Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret and Victoria Hamilton as The Queen Mum). So it has some universal appeal especially for a history buff. My husband (known as The Squire on this blog) started binge watching this while I was away for the weekend and I had to catch up 3 episodes when I got back. When Victoria is over, I am going to go back and watch this again. Yes, we know they were none of them this attractive, but at least they don't all have blow-dried hair like in The Tudors! :)Īt least as splendiferous is The Crown on Netflix. Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes in Victoria on PBS/ITVĪnd the appearance of Tom Hughes as a rather hunky Prince Albert is not bad at all either. We'll never know what Victoria was really like but it seems there was enough material from her copious diaries for writer Daisy Goodwin to fill in the juicy bits. Who, Death Comes to Pemberley) is adorable as the young Victoria. I know they spiced up the Victoria/Lord Melbourne relationship a bit but when Rufus Sewell is playing Lord M.I am all for it! Jenna Coleman ( Dr. ![]() I hope you all have been enjoying Victoria either on PBS or when it came out last year on ITV in the UK. And thanks to Rabia, a concerned reader who wanted to make sure I was ok as my blog had gone quiet. Sorry I haven't been posting lately but my day job has been demanding too much time. In addition to the camera work, it is worth noting the magnificent game of Adam Nagaitis, Charlie Murphy, Chloe Pirrie, David Prosho, David Walmsley, Finn Atkins, Freddie Meredith, Gracie Kelly, Hugh Simon, James Norton, Jamie Dorrington, Joe Armstrong, Jonathan Carley, Jonathan Pryce, June Watson, Karen Shaw, Kris Mochrie, Lara McDonnell, Luke Newberry, Margaret Wheldon, Mark Frost, Matt Adams, Megan Parkinson, Nigel Black, Paul Kynman, Rebecca Callard, Rory Fleck-Byrne, Rosie Boore, Talia Barnett, Thomas Howes, Thomas Nelstrop, Troy Tipple.Jenna Coleman and Rufus Sewell in Victoria on PBS/ITV Sally Wainwright`s ability to set the accents in all the right places made the movie a real piece of work. This movie was made in 2016 and is watched in one breath. The director managed to contain in this movie all the chips inherent in the genre Biography, Drama, History. You won`t regret spending 120 minutes at the screen. To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters - one of the most watched movies of the 2016. To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters review by Soap2day To Walk Invisible takes a new look at the extraordinary Brontë family, telling the story of these remarkable women who, despite the obstacles they faced, came from obscurity to produce some of the greatest novels in the English language. ![]()
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