Category Archives: Television

Samuel West as Mr Heath

Posted on Tuesday 7 June 2011 by Hazel

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Sam West

Posted on Tuesday 7 June 2011 by Hazel

Half watching a documentary on the Wilson/Heath rivalry. Chock full of ancient politicians including a very old and different looking Denis Healey and the evergreen Shirley Williams who hasn't aged in decades - that must be the advantage of not … Continue reading →

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River Song

Posted on Monday 6 June 2011 by Hazel

River Song may be my favourite character created by Steven Moffat - and he created Lynda Day. It helps that Alex Kingston is fabulous in the role:

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Not NaNoWriMo #5

Posted on Tuesday 9 November 2010 by Hazel

This article about Amanda Redman over at the Hathor Legacy made me realise just how good we have it on British TV in some ways; how we do have a fine variety of individual and, dare I say, normal looking … Continue reading →

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Not NaNoWriMo #3

Posted on Wednesday 3 November 2010 by Hazel

We have been watching Jonathan Creek episodes each evening with Adam and the most obvious thing is is that I had never noticed the sex scenes before! It's like watching something with my own parents! They are pretty impossible to … Continue reading →

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“No, but he’s renting it.”

Posted on Wednesday 18 August 2010 by Hazel

Mad Men - "The Rejected" What a cracking episode of Mad Men. It was most satisfying and had me directing two thumbs up towards Allison in her tremendous confrontation with Don ("I don't say this easily but you are not … Continue reading →

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Sherlock: The Blind Banker – some notes

Posted on Wednesday 4 August 2010 by Hazel

If this had been the first one, would have I watched the second? The answer is no. It made no sense (why the graffiti? why were these Chinese people using A to Zs? why was that Chinese circus act so … Continue reading →

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Who is Don Draper?

Posted on Wednesday 28 July 2010 by Hazel

Mad Men "Public Relations" The opening line of the show asked "who is Don Draper?" and I'm pretty close to not caring. I'm beginning to feel like one of those people who watch Buffy for anybody other than the title … Continue reading →

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Sherlock: A Study in Pink - some notes

Posted on Wednesday 28 July 2010 by Hazel

I loved this. Benedict Cumberbatch was instantly and charismatically just right as Holmes while Martin Freeman quietly became perfect as heroic Watson. Three caveats: The bit about the wedding ring sounded like nonsense to me. Wedding rings are generally made … Continue reading →

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Tipping the Velvet

Posted on Thursday 15 July 2010 by Hazel

I saw Jodhi May in something today and suddenly got an urge to watch her in the TV version  of Sarah Waters' Tipping the Velvet. I bunged in the DVD and starting watching it from when Florence (played by May) … Continue reading →

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