Monthly Archives: January 2009
The Heartbeat Fades
JUST over 24 hours since news broke about the future of both Heartbeat and The Royal.
And it’s clear we still haven’t got the full story…
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Shameless: Defining Moments
SOME people really ought to get out more.
It was a tired old question posed by a TV interviewer.
Are there really people like that?…
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Whitechapel: Rupert Penry-Jones
THERE was one question I wish I’d asked Rupert Penry-Jones at the launch of new ITV1 drama Whitechapel.
I know he will have heard it many times before.
But I have this image of his actress wife Dervla Kirwan serving up a TV dinner at home…
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Shameless: Sweet Sixteen
NO wonder Frank is smiling.
So much to say about the new series of Shameless, which contains shocks, surprises, departures and arrivals…
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Coronation Street: Your Flaming Hair
IT came out of absolutely nowhere.
And is already destined to be one of my favourite TV moments of 2009.
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Suranne Jones: Unforgiven
IT’S her finest screen performance so far.
ITV1 drama Unforgiven tells the story of Ruth Slater, branded a “psycho killer” after the murder of two policemen.
But thanks to the acting skill of Suranne Jones, we actually care about what happens to her…
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Julie Walters: A Short Stay In Switzerland
“WHAT is happening to me..?”
Anne Turner (Julie Walters) lies on the floor of her hallway, having fallen backwards down the stairs.
What follows is the story of one remarkable woman’s extraordinary journey…
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Minder: Shane Richie
THE pie, peas and mash were piping hot at The Barrow Boy And Banker.
Five pushed out the gravy boat for the launch of Minder.
They hired a pub at one end of London Bridge for the afternoon.
Opened a free bar.
And served up a choice of pies or oysters for the assembled media…
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Coronation Street: A Moment Like This
THERE are times when being a Corrie fan can be, quite frankly, a bit of a chore.
Wading though episodes in a quiet period when the storyline is simply simmering along.
But then Britain’s best soap raises its game to boiling point – as with the two visits to the cobbles last night…
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World Darts Final: A Night At The Lakeside
IT’S never as glossy as it looks on the telly.
Go to The Lakeside Club in Surrey, they said.
Report on the 2009 World Darts Final between Tony O’Shea and Ted Hankey.
And avoid drinking one-hundred-and-eighteee pints of Frimley Green’s finest lager…
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