Category Archives: Television

TV REVIEW: Jonathan Pryce is right as Sherlock Holmes

Posted on March 24, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON — Putting together the correct elements for a cracking good Sherlock Holmes yarn is not as elementary as it might seem but the BBC appears to have the mix right in “Sherlock Holmes and the Baker … Continue reading →

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TV REVIEW: Felicity Jones in ‘Northanger Abbey’

Posted on March 24, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett Lust and adventure figure in Andrew Davies’s imaginative and entertaining adaptation of “Northanger Abbey” starring Felicity Jones and JJ Feild (pictured), the second in ITV’s Jane Austen season airing Sunday at 9 p.m. on ITV1. Here’s how … Continue reading →

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Hayley Atwell one to watch in ‘Mansfield Park’

Posted on March 18, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett Hayley Atwell steals the show as Mary Crawford, the intruder who almost ruins the hopes of poor Fanny Price (Billie Piper), in ITV’s new adaptation of “Mansfield Park”, which airs tonight. Atwell’s sly sensuality and deftly suggestive … Continue reading →

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TV REVIEW: Billie Piper in ‘Mansfield Park’

Posted on March 17, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett Billie Piper hardly has to prove herself any more as a television actress after “Canterbury Tales,” “Doctor Who” and “The Ruby In the Smoke,” and she’s very good in “Mansfield Park,” which airs on the U.K.’s ITV1 … Continue reading →

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Dishing with former US Vice-President Al Gore

Posted on March 13, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett Fresh from his triumphant appearance at the Oscars, Al Gore (left) was in London Monday for the U.K. launch of the interactive youth TV channel Current, of which he’s chairman. The new service launched the same day … Continue reading →

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TV REVIEW: Michael Sheen in ‘Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!’

Posted on March 13, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Kenneth Williams, whose sucked-in cheeks, rolled eyes and stretched vowels were known best internationally from the cheerfully vulgar “Carry On” comedies, was born a princess who longed for a Prince Charming but was far too … Continue reading →

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John Inman, who died today, an unlikely hit in Memphis

Posted on March 8, 2007 by admin

Among the more curious things I discovered living in Tennessee in the mid-1980s was that one of the most popular entertainment figures in Memphis was the English comedy actor John Inman, who died this morning aged 71. It was very … Continue reading →

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Abbey Road studios: a logical idea for a TV show

Posted on March 6, 2007 by admin

  By Ray Bennett LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) – Setting a television music series in the most famous recording studio in the world is such a logical idea that it’s a wonder no one’s done it before. But better late than … Continue reading →

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Whistle stop at the Palace of Westminster

Posted on February 27, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett I can’t recall the last time someone holding a semi-automatic rifle smiled at me and said, “How’s it going?” It happened this morning at the Palace of Westminster, where I was covering my first parliamentary committee hearing … Continue reading →

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One winner among the Oscar awards montages

Posted on February 26, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett No surprise that the best film montage in last night’s Oscar show was Giuseppe Tornatore’s impressionistic assembly of clips from the Academy’s best foreign-language film winners. The director of “Cinema Paradiso” (pictured) put together a rapid-fire sequence … Continue reading →

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