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AGATHA RAISIN (2014 - PRESENT)  Mathew Horne as Roy Silver and Jason Barnett as Denzel Wilkes in Season 4, Episode 3:  Spoonful of Poison

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Blood, Laughs, and Camp: Delving into the Quirky World of 'Lesbian Vampire Killers' (2009)

“Lesbian Vampire Killers,” released in 2009, is a British horror-comedy film. It was directed by Phil Claydon and written by Stewart Williams and Paul Hupfield. The movie stars James Corden and Mathew Horne, who were famous for their work on the TV show “Gavin & Stacey.” This film, known for its tongue-in-cheek humor and campy take on the vampire genre, blends horror, comedy, and a touch of…

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They're back! Gavin & Stacey special 'to film this summer'

Gavin, Stacey, Smithy, Nessa, Pam, Mick, Gwen and Bryn are set for another festive special according to reports. Continue reading They’re back! Gavin & Stacey special ‘to film this summer’

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Bolan's Shoes (2023) Review

In the 1970s during T.Rex mania in Liverpool, a group of children from a local children’s home get to experience a truly outstanding gig with the amazing glam rock band. However, on the way home they are involved in a devastating road accident which will change all of their lives forever. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Continue reading Untitled

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Storming It

THE TEMPEST Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Londo, Thursday 2nd January 2025 What’s that you say?  Sigourney Weaver is making her West End debut in Shakespeare’s last great play?  Get me in that ticket queue right now! Oh, but wait.  It’s a Jamie Lloyd production, which is something of a whopping red flag for me.  I twitch at memories of his Romeo & Juliet last year.  Uh-oh… At least, there are no…

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Gavin & Stacey: The Finale (2024) review

Did somebody order a Chinese??

Plot: It's 5 years since we left Nessa down on one knee declaring her love for Smithy and asking him to marry her. And a lot has happened in those 5 years. In Barry, Bryn's packing the Picasso in readiness for a trip to Essex; Stacey and Gavin are looking for new ways to spice up their seventeen-year marriage and Gwen is behaving most strangely. Nessa's started a new business venture and Neil the Baby's about to begin an apprenticeship with his dad. Over in Billericay Pam is stressing out at the prospect of playing hostess, not helped by a newly retired Mick practicing his golf swings in the living room and there have been more ups and downs in Pete and Dawn's relationship.

I have been brought into the Gavin & Stacey fandom fold only within the last 5 years, as my wife and her family have given me a deep dive education into the old British sitcom culture, with the likes of The Royle Family, Phoenix Nights, Car Share, The Fast Show (suits you, sir!) and many more. Yet the one I did truly connect with was Gavin & Stacey, as it successfully portrayed the typical British family values and habits. All the characters are lovely and sympathetic in their eccentric ways, and the conversations feel real, as if you’re having a regular chat and banter with your mates. Heck, dedicating an entire scene towards ordering a takeaway was important, cause yeah, it’s that deep! It’s a truly wonderful and wholesome show, so I was really grateful to the family of my misses for catching me up to speed with it in time for the 2019 Christmas special. And even the idea of a Christmas special is engraved in the British television history, as our greatest sitcoms tend to bow out at their peak, but the festive revival traditionally comes to the rescue, extending the lifespans of iconic shows and continuing stories of favourite characters. Then there were the comedy sketch shows like The Morecambe and Wise Show and The League of Gentlemen that thrived off the Christmas Day television viewership. Yet in recent years that old-school tradition has slowly been dying out (aside from Mrs Brown’s Boys but honestly who gives a crap about that) with only Gavin & Stacey and Doctor Who keeping up the trend.

Having said that, there was something slightly off about the 2019 Christmas special, which felt like a karaoke performance of the show’s greatest hits: the catchphrases, the house parties, the fishing trip, a niggle in Gavin and Stacey’s relationship, some actual karaoke and more unresolved will-they-won’t-they for our eponymous couple’s respective best friends: melodramatic loudmouth and builder Smithy and the mysteriously well-connected, gruffly swaggering and invariably leather-clad Nessa. But aside from its end cliffhanger, this special was largely disposable and forgettable. As for the new Finale special, not only is it superior to the last, it may be one of the finest ways to end a long-running television classic.

Overflowing with boozy camaraderie, passionate romance, and jaw-dropping twists, the finale served up a feast of pure Welsh perfection for its devoted fans. It may be a bit predictable, but sometimes that’s all you need from a finale - fan service. Many watched this show when it first started 17 years ago - they deserve to see their favourite characters end up where they do. Honestly though, this finale is a true letter to all that has occurred, with truly hilarious gags, and Richard Curtis-level of sentimental melodrama, and honestly this episode hits. It definitely is not as confident in its execution as previous episodes, as seasons before we’re once remorselessly uproarious and often close to the bone (many of the gags about weight, sex and race were, let’s just say, very of their time), now, with how comedy has become too risky in our modern day and age, this finale is clearly unwilling to risk offence – it is remarkable just how safe the humour has become. I get it, I appreciate that this wants to be a lovely Christmas cuddle, but Gavin & Stacey was known to draw the line and go beyond it at times, yet the most risqué sequence here is two characters walking into a room with another promiscuously frolicking, and that couple continuing to go at it and not stopping. Amusing, but in no way offensive.

Say what you will about James Corden, as already looking at my Letterboxd a lot of users are already complaining about this finale purely cause it was co-written and stars Corden, but he is honestly great as Smithy. I’m aware that in real life Corden is known to be a bit of a pig, but he has played this role for years and has not lost any charm in doing so. You can’t deny in the last few moments of this episode that Corden really does tug at the heart strings, with his and Ruth Jones’ character relationship being the main emotional core of this entire show. Corden is great, but so are the rest of the cast, with Rob Brydon, Julia Davis and Steffan Rhodri getting some of the best moments. Huge props also to Laura Aikman for sacrificing herself to be hated by the entire British public - respect. Oh, and Baby Neil is back too!!

Gavin & Stacey: The Finale is a Christmas miracle in that it ties a fitting bow onto an integral part of British cultural entertainment, and it is a rare case for a TV show to get a good finale. Just look at Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, How I Met Your Mother, Sherlock, House of Cards, Lost…. I can keep going. But Gavin & Stacey… damn you Corden, I’ll give you this one. And thank you for not giving an answer to the fishing trip story - that gag only works by not knowing the truth! Crackin’.

Overall score: 8/10

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Bolan's Shoes (2023)

Bolan's Shoes (2023) #IanPulestonDavies #TimothySpall #LeanneBest #MarkLewisJones #MathewHorne #HolliDempsey Mehr auf:

Jahr: 2023 (September) Genre: Drama Regie: Ian Puleston-Davies Hauptrollen: Timothy Spall, Leanne Best, Mark Lewis Jones, Mathew Horne, Holli Dempsey, Louis Emerick, Ruby Snape, Andrew Lancel, Terri Dwyer, Sion Tudor Owen, Dyfan Dwyfor … Filmbeschreibung: “Bolan’s Shoes” führt uns auf eine turbulente Reise von der Hochphase der T. Rex-Manie in Liverpool in den 1970er Jahren bis zur heutigen…

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Bad Education brings us a musical Christmas special and Jack Whitehall!

Bad Education brings us a musical Christmas special and Jack Whitehall!

Where would we be without the Christmas special? Somewhere, each season, a show delivers something just a little bit zanier than normal, and this time would could be more festive than a musical episode of Bad Education themed along the lines of A Christmas Carol with an appearance from Jack Whitehall? Charles Dickens this is not. Bad Education returns for an extra special musical-themed…

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S19 sneak peak from Late Night with Seth Meyers (x)

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God works hard but I work harder

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lovely editing, again! Taskmaster S19

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guys i know everyone else is freaking out about Jason Mantzoukas and Mathew Baynton but hear me out STEVIE IS GOING TO BE SO FUNNY IM SO EXCITED

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Gavin and Stacey to get 'making of' documentary

As fans eagerly await what’s been promised to be the last ever episode of Gavin & Stacey, it’s been reported a special behind-the-scenes documentary will also be released. Continue reading Gavin and Stacey to get ‘making of’ documentary