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Ready to check back in to Hotel Portofino?

TV Insider can exclusively reveal that the glamorous period drama will return for a second season on Sunday, October 15 at 8/7c across all PBS platforms (check local listings) as well as unveil new photos, which you can check out above and below. (It will also be streaming the same day and time on the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel.)

The six-part series starring Natascha McElhone follows an elite yet dysfunctional British family who open a hotel for upper-class travelers on the magical Italian Riviera during the Roaring ’20s. It is set in the breathtakingly beautiful Italian seaside town of Portofino, and Season 2 picks up in the summer of 1927 as Bella Ainsworth (McElhone) is still devoting all her energy into making Hotel Portofino a success.

After they dealt with blackmail threats from a local politician, the hotel is finally starting to prosper. But Bella doesn’t just have her hotel to think about, and she’s also worried about her children: Lucian’s (Oliver Dench) marriage to Rose (Claude Scott-Mitchell) might be facing trouble, and Alice (Olivia Morris) needs a break from her responsibilities at the hotel. Bella’s husband, Cecil (Mark Umbers), hasn’t been seen since returning to England at the end of the previous summer. With his unannounced return to Portofino, the messy private lives of her children, and an imminent visit from a travel guide that could make or break the hotel’s future, Bella has her work cut out to keep all the plates spinning.

Also returning for Season 2 of Hotel Portofino are Assad Zaman, Elizabeth Carling, Louisa Binder, Carolina Gonnelli, Louis Healy, Pasquale Esposito, Rocco Fasano, Daniele Pecci, Lily Frazer, and Lucy Akhurst.

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ALEX RIDER | 1x03

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Lucy Akhurst on Alex Rider Season 1

as Lady Caroline on Alex Rider [S01|E03]

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The Land Girls (1998) David Leland

May 9th 2020

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Trinity (2003) [film]

Sci-fi/drama

Tom McCamus plays a main role

I was so excited to finally see this movie. A weird, low budget indie British movie? Yes please.

Tom McCamus plays Dr Clerval, a scientist working at a remote research station. He is taken prisoner by investigators Shiller (Lucy Akhurst) and Brach (Stephen Moyer). At least Shiller believes it is him, he claims to be a clone of the doctor. It’s an intense, unsettling film.

The stylistic choice to use mostly harshly lit closeup shots works for this film, and showcases Tom’s skill at conveying nuances of meaning and emotion with the smallest of movements.

I could listen to Tom talking about genetics all day long, but being both a scientist and a pedant I have to point out that DNA does not contain proteins (okay fine, histones, but those are for structural and control purposes and don’t contain genes). Transcription and translation have to happen before you get to proteins.

Also he talks about fertilisation of clones made by somatic nuclear transfer. That’s actually not necessary, as somatic cells contain all the genetic material needed to make an individual. An ordinary egg needs to be fertilised as it contains only half of the genetic material, and the sperm brings along the other half.

Thirdly, a “clone” which has been screened for undesirable traits isn’t an exact copy of its original. And screening isn’t exactly the right word; from the context, CRISPR gene editing (which didn’t exist at the time) would be more accurate. Screening is more like checking for genes linked to diseases or undesirable traits. In general what he talks about is real science. It’s how Dolly the sheep was made. And genes for personality might sound fake, but I have read papers which prove there is truth in that.

However, his statement about eugenics is complete balderdash. It was and is not effective. Because we have two sets of alleles which control each trait (this is a simplification), dominant genes mask the appearance of recessive genes, so heterozygous individuals (with one “strong righteous” gene and which hides its partner the “undesirable proletarian” gene) will escape any eugenics program and those terrible undesirable proletarian traits will arise again when two heterozygous individuals have children.

Poverty, disease and disability are not entirely caused by heritable genetic traits (poverty is not at all, in fact).

Dr Clerval’s program involves screening individuals to find the best example of every gene in order to produce the best human. He admits that this is down to his opinion.

I’m sure everyone will agree that is not a good idea. But I can tell you that it is also scientifically flawed. A genetically identical population is a vulnerable population, which can be wiped out by a single disease. It is also unable to adapt to change. You might create the perfect human for a particular ecological niche in the current time, but as the environment changes, this population of clones would all become unfit to survive.

There are certainly copies of genes that do not work correctly and are deadly if you inherit them, but there is not a single “best” gene. Otherwise evolution would weed out the unfit genes naturally. Evolution is more accurately described as “survival of the fit enough” not “survival of the fittest”. I’m not the fittest human by any stretch of the imagination, and I’m sure that neither are you. But we are fit enough to survive and that’s all that counts.

I appreciated the fact that “clone” Clerval has grey hair, as this hints at the ageing problem that often plagues clones. As we age, our cells must divide to produce new ones, and the ends of chromosomes (the telomeres) shorten. Many animal studies have shown clones to have shortened telomeres when they are created/born and suffer from the effects of ageing sooner.

The genetics aspect of the film is left a mystery, or forgotten about in favour of weird mind games, which was a little disappointing. I would have liked to know more about Dr Clerval’s experiments and the other clones.

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Happy Birthday. Today, Nov 18, 1975 – Lucy Akhurst, English actress and producer was born. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Akhurst)

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Lucy Akhurst

Facts

November 18, 1970

English actress

Filmography

Elizabeth [A Spy Among Friends: 2022]

Julia [Hotel Portofino: 2022]

Liz/ Keeley [Holby City: 2000-2016]

Nina [Spotless: 2015]

Laura [All Quiet on the Preston Front: 1994-1997]

Appearance

blonde

blue eyes

Roleplay

playable: young adult, adult

Icons: Alex Rider

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http://gingesbecray.com/spotless-s1e10-to-victor-the-spoils-recap/

My recap of the last known episode of Spotless is up on GingesBeCray, the Bastiere brothers make their move on the Clay brothers. More gifs in the recap, just didn’t wanna get too spoilery

http://gingesbecray.com/spotless-s1e10-to-victor-the-spoils-recap/

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The Vanishing Man

The Vanishing Man

Nobody Does It Better

Not Fade Away

Nothing Up My Sleeve

Out on a Limb

Spooks

Retribution

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Mysteries & rich people problems

There’s been a lot of new content in the past two weeks, and I mean a lot. Mysteries are in and while some can be skipped (I love you Kristen Bell, but giving publications a run for their character limits with The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window isn’t worth it if the show isn’t as good), there are some that you should be watching right away.

The Afterparty (2022- )

The Afterparty’s a murder mystery about a rockstar that gets killed at his high school reunion’s afterparty and it’s here to fill the gap that Only Murders in the Building left. While it’s not that similar, it’s just as funny (if not more) and it’s got a much larger main cast that includes Dave Franco, Tiffany Haddish, Ben Schwartz, Zoe Chao, Sam Richardson, Illana Glazer, Ike Barinholtz (not to be confused with Jon Barinholtz, his brother who’s in American Auto), Jamie Demetriou, and John Early.

You wouldn’t be wrong to say it’s probably one of the funniest things streaming right now. And, if you’re wondering what it the right to be an absolute banger, it’s two things. The ensemble cast’s the obvious first option but you can’t overlook creator Christopher Miller. Miller usually works with Philip A. Lord and this is his solo venture, although Lord’s still an EP and has written an episode. They’re the duo behind impeccably entertaining hits like The Lego Movie, 21 & 22 Jump Street, and Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse. They’ve got an undeniable magic touch, so how can you not watch this?

Every episode is from the perspective of a different character, and in a different genre. It’s unique. It’s releasing weekly so you can come up with theories as you get more clues throughout the season (three were out first). It’s fabulous.

I don’t want to give too much away. So, instead of the trailer, I’ll show you a music video from Xavier (Dave Franco), whose murder we’re solving. The song? Imma Live Forever. (Of course, they filmed a whole fake music video, Apple is committed to this show)

Watch the Music Video

Hotel Portofino (2022- )

It’s also a great week if you love period dramas. Julian Fellowes’ The Gilded Age hasn’t convinced me entirely yet, but this gave me Downton vibes too, at least in the beginning. After watching it all, I will say it’s more like a summer read, like the books that’ll take you on a vacation. Set in 1920s Italy as Mussolini’s power was on the rise, Hotel Portofino is about a “very English hotel in the Italian Riviera”. It’s marketed as a mystery, but don’t believe the trailers. The mystery is only the season’s climax that happens in the last few episodes. Why you should be watching this is for the drama.

The hotel’s run almost entirely by Bella Ainsworth (Natascha McElhone), with her husband Cecil being good for not much besides being a dick. He’s arranging for their son, Lucian (Oliver Dench), to get married to Rose (Claude Scott-Mitchell), the daughter of his ex Julia Drummond-Ward (Lucy Akhurst) for money (while Cecil himself shamelessly continues flirting with Julia). Little does he know Lucian has multiple people pining after him, and he has more chemistry with almost all of them than he does with Rose. Bella’s running out of money to run the hotel and running into trouble with the local fascists. Betty (Elizabeth Carling), meanwhile, is the woman behind the woman, as she cooks for the whole hotel, even though she has to make do with these new Italian groceries that don’t live up to her English standards.

Lucian’s best friend, Anish Sengupta (Assad Zaman), who’s been with him since the war, gets into messy situations because he’s a doctor. Lucian’s sister, Alice (Olivia Morris), is a widow who’s having little luck with love compared to her brother, who even manages to make her newly-arrived nanny, Constance (Louisa Binder) one of his many love interests.

Among the guests, there’s an Italian count (Daniel Pecci) and his playboy son Roberto (Lorenzo Richelmy). There’s the proper Lady Latchmere (Anna Chancellor) who’s much nicer than she lets on, staying with her niece (Imogen King). There’s a shady businessman Jack Turner (Adam James) staying with a so-sexy-she’s-scandalous Claudine (Lily Frazer), who may or may not be his wife.

So, you get what I mean by drama. There’s also a painting that gets stolen, but that’s just another dramatic happening. Plus, it’s gorgeous. Beaches with sparkling waters, stunning sceneries, and just an overall relaxing ambience. Pair with Call Me By Your Name to take a long virtual Italian holiday.

Watch the Trailer

P.S. I also watched How I Met Your Father so you don’t have to. Only see it if you reaaaaalllly don’t have anything to watch or if you want to see cringy, bad tv on purpose.

Until next time,

V

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Soumrak mrtvých - Simon Pegg a Nick Frost jsou již osvědčená dvojka, což nám dokazují i ve skvělé zombie komedii pod taktovkou neméně skvělého Edgara Wrighta.

 Simon Pegg a Nick Frost jsou skvělá dvojice. Ověřil jsem si to na „Jednotce příliš rychlého nasazení“ a teď i na „Soumraku mrtvých“. Musím říct, že se hodně těším na „Paula“. Ale tohle má být o hororu, takže jedině „Soumrak mrtvých“. Je to komedie, ale komedie, která se zatraceně dobře drží pravidel, která jsou pro žánr stanovena.             Simon…- Více na https://www.kritiky.cz/filmove-recenze/retro-filmove-recenze/2019/soumrak-mrtvych-simon-pegg-a-nick-frost-jsou-jiz-osvedcena-dvojka-coz-nam-dokazuji-i-ve-skvele-zombie-komedii-pod-taktovkou-nemene-skveleho-edgara-wrighta/

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Ultimate Force  -  ITV / STV / UTV  -  September 16, 2002 - June 1, 2008

Crime Drama (21 episodes)

Running Time:  50 - 100 minutes

Stars:

Ross Kemp as Staff Sergeant Henry 'Henno' Garvie

Christopher Fox as Corporal Louis Hoffman (Series 1, Episode 3, Series 2—4)

Jamie Draven as Trooper Jamie Dow (Series 1—2)

Tony Curran as Corporal/Sergeant Pete Twamley (Series 1—2)

Danny Sapani as Corporal Ricky Mann (Series 1—2)

Heather Peace as Trooper Becca Gallagher (Series 3—4).

Louis Decosta Johnson as Corporal Dave Woolston (Series 3—4)

Elliot Cowan as Lance Corporal Jem Poynton (Series 1—Series 2, Episode 1)

Sendhil Ramamurthy as Trooper Alex Leonard (Series 1)

Liam Garrigan as Corporal Ed Dwyer (Series 3)

Jamie Michie as Corporal Finn Younger (Series 4)

Miles Anderson as Colonel Aidan Dempsey

Alex Reid as Captain Caroline Walshe (Series 1—2)

Jamie Bamber as Captain Dennis "Dotsy" Doheny (Series 1—2)

Richard Armitage as Captain Ian Macalwain (Series 2)

Sam Callis as Captain Patrick Fleming (Series 4)

Tobias Menzies as Box 500 (Series 1)

Lucy Akhurst as Pru Banks (Series 2)

Hannah Yelland as Kathy Crampton (Series 3)

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New Audiobook has been published on http://www.audiobook.pw/audiobook/edge-3/

Edge

‘We’ve got to go. Now.’ It’s early morning and Danny’s mother is at his bedside, urging him to get up. They’re on the run from Chris, his mother’s boyfriend, a violent man who beats them both up, and won’t let them go. Chris pursues Danny and his mother from London to the north, where they take refuge with Danny’s grandparents. But even there, nothing is safe. Danny is conspicuous as the only mixed-race boy in their small community, and with the ever-present threat of discovery, he has to learn how to live continually on the edge. A tense and chilling story to which the chase gives terrific drama, The Edge shows the depth of character, and the understanding of the predicaments of children today, that gives Alan Gibbons his special quality. Read by Malcolm Freeman and Lucy Akhurst (P)2004 Orion Publishing Group.Ltd

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.Nick Frost as Mike Watt, Simon Pegg as Tim Bisley and Lucy Akhurst as Sophie in "Spaced" 

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Trinity (2003) [film]

There were too many stills I liked from Trinity, so here are some more.