#matthew solon

[storytellingdreamer]

Watching Granada Holmes: The Norwood Builder

Image description: Watson and Holmes inspect Oldacre’s will papers. Watson has just realised something with Holmes’s help, and both are smiling because of it. / end description.

This episode is AMAZING. The Holmes/Watson content is superb, the episodic characters delightful, and the premise excellently displayed. Instantly one of my favourite episodes. Due to this it’s a long recap post. See the rest of my watching Granada Holmes content here. 

In terms of style, this episode is one for the High-Stakes Deduction category, as well as a Holmes/Watson Feels ep. And it’s also a Woman-in-Need one, albeit by proxy. 

The opening was very atmospheric, and a bit spooky (the face at the window, the bones, etc.) though the insight to 1800s firefighting practices was intriguing.

Then we arrive at Holmes and Watson the next day. Holmes is in A Mood due to, it appears, a decline in cases. Watson tries to cheer him up but he’s determined to be grumpy. 

Fortunately, there is a young man pestering Mrs Hudson for Holmes’s whereabouts... and so the new case begins! 

I must say that I love McFarlane’s characterisation. In his initial introduction, you get the impression of an earnest young man who’s fallen on hard times in some way, though he’s able to try to joke about it (that little half-smile as he says, “most unfortunate man in London”). 

Also a highlight was the tension between Lestrade and Holmes, with Watson - the snarky one-upmanship raising the pressure across the episode. Lestrade is annoyingly smug for much of the time, and rather dismissive of Holmes’s previous assistance. 

It builds on Holmes’s little rant against prisons and not being beholden to the police in Blue Carbuncle, and Holmes is deeply uncomfortable with being forced to do things Lestrade’s way whenever Lestrade dictates. 

Notice how Holmes is convinced by McFarlane’s sincerity enough to be protective of him once Lestrade arrives, despite only knowing a handful of the particulars. He in effect acts as young McFarlane’s lawyer, giving him a little reminder about “what you say now will appear in evidence against you” and such. 

And then we get to the flashback. Excellently done. 

McFarlane’s manner is very much “nervous young person fresh out of schooling/ further ed, trying to Succeed at his new job, so yes, of course I won't make a fuss when This Guy comes in with a sketchy tale, because Jobs Be Like That.” A perfect illustration of the feeling. 

Then there’s Oldacre...  Quite the eccentric man, to say the least. The way he lays out his story, and uses McFarlane’s parents to minimise McFarlane’s questions is rather suspect. 

For example, notice the way he drops the death of McFarlane’s father into the conversation as an explanation, but without even a “sorry for your loss”? 

And then at the end of the office scene, he asks that his plan be “a little surprise” for McFarlane’s mother... 

And then, after the little scene at Oldacre’s house, we end the flashback. Five full minutes well used there! At the end, another bit of character: McFarlane looks to Lestrade when he says, “I left him there!” then elaborates directly to Holmes. 

Still, Holmes only replies enigmatically, though his conversation with Lestrade reveals, to the canny viewer, where his thoughts lie... and so, after a desperate glance, McFarlane is led away. 

Holmes leads Watson through a bit of Deductive Reasoning (the second for the episode after McFarlane’s intro) as they examine the will papers. The little smiles and insights exchanged in the early part of this are delightful. Then, of course, they each have their own further points to make about particulars each have noticed (Holmes about the how of the papers, Watson about the why). 

Before it’s off to Blackheath to speak to Mrs McFarlane, McFarlane’s mother... another excellent “speaking the subtext loudly” scene, i.e. a scene that made me, as a woman, think, "say no more, I understand that subtext exactly." 

The way Mrs McFarlane describes Oldacre reminded me strongly of a person who I usually only refer to as “the ex” - in much the same way Mrs McF has tried to forget Oldacre ever existed. 

Every single word Mrs McFarlane spoke resonated. It’s why I consider this a Woman In Need by proxy plot, because Oldacre has used McFarlane in a vendetta against Mrs McFarlane. 

The how is up to Holmes and Watson to discover, though not without a degree of difficulty. 

My one quibble with the latter part of the episode is that the time-skips were a bit hard to follow. Unlike, say, Naval Treaty, where we’re eventually shown what Holmes got up to for an entire afternoon, here, we have to keep our wits about us to interpret Holmes’s “I’ll stay for a while longer” as “stay overnight”. 

The rest of the episode and its conclusion, though? Superb. 

One part that struck me, beyond the obvious: it is extremely gratifying to see Lestrade’s anger and quick action when he realises what’s really been going on. 

Now I want to talk about the second theme of the episode, and the one that punched me in the feels a bit. Holmes and Watson’s “them-ness” (as I described it in a Discord server). 

Throughout the first half of the episode, Holmes and Watson run as a well-oiled unit. 

They discuss things together (by words or an exchange of glances), 

They play off each other (see McFarlane’s introduction, where Holmes deduces and Watson explains), 

And they back each other up (see Holmes's response to Lestrade’s smugness at the house, and Watson adding to Holmes’s comment to elevate the snark). 

As usual, for the first half of the episode, it is largely Holmes leading, and Watson following. Just shy of the 26-minute mark, this begins to shift. 

Remember that Holmes has been essentially on the back foot for most of the episode, fighting to understand the case in time to save his client. “This case is not clear to me,” he says, after the initial deliberations at Baker St. 

Nearly ten minutes of run-time later, and Holmes is still just as perplexed... and beginning to doubt himself over it. “Could it be that for once Lestrade is on the right track?” he asks Watson, when they have a moment alone. 

They are interrupted before we are able to see Watson’s reaction to this. After the interview with Mrs Lexington, Holmes is still frustrated... and it is here that the shift begins to show. Watson steps up. “Holmes, would you like me to have a look at these papers?”

Holmes gives him a slightly startled look, and then Watson quotes Holmes’s own words from some other time back at him: “Well, a man’s bank account can tell us as much as his diary.”  His meaning? “I’m here for you, Holmes. Let me help.” 

Holmes accepts, with a tiny smile: “Correct. Thank you Watson.” = help accepted, with heartfelt thanks. Punch in the feels #1.

They do their separate tasks, each finding an important clue. Watson’s delight at his assistance actually finding something is lovely... but we don’t see much of their further deliberations. 

Then, the next day, we come to The Breakfast Scene. There are so many lovely moments about this one. 

Watson comes into the room to find a dishevelled Holmes sitting, staring vacantly into space. Concerned, he encourages Holmes with his words. Those don’t have the effect Watson hopes for, though they do prompt Holmes to tell him what’s wrong. 

Then comes my favourite part of this scene. Watson switches tactics and, instead of encouraging Holmes to take care of himself, starts taking care of him. And his first step in doing this is picking up Holmes’s violin and bow from the floor, to rest them gently in Holmes’s chair. 

This, for me, was the “punch in the feels #2″ moment at which I teared up (rather than, say, the moment at the table after it). The meaning of that gesture, to me, is basically, “Watson can’t hug* Holmes so he tends to the violin instead”. 

*Some people want physical space when stressed, others want physical closeness. I’m the latter, my partner the former. So I admit I’m reading into that gesture through the eyes of our relationship. 

After which, of course, he pours Holmes a cup of tea and takes the lead (for only as long as he needs to). “Let’s have breakfast and then go out together and see what we can do.” 

Holmes’s response: “I feel as if I shall need your company and moral support today.” No more saying one thing and meaning something deeper, as in the earlier part of the episode. He says the important part out loud. 

Plaid Adder has some lovely words in her review of this episode about why this scene touches her heart so deeply. I agree with her. 

Living with someone and caring for them - whether as intimate partners or intimate friends - means experiencing life, in all its ups and downs, with them. Sometimes, you lean on them, and sometimes they lean on you. And the illustration of that between Holmes and Watson in this episode, exemplified in those two moments that punched me in the feels, is a big part of why it’s now one of my favourites. 

[bakerstreetbabble]

Granada TV Series Review: "The Norwood Builder" (S02, E03)

[Apologies that this review is just over a day late. I had some technical difficulties that prohibited me from posting the review on the regular Saturday. Next week's should be on time, God willing!]

I am very happy to report, the Granada adaptation of "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder," a story from The Return of Sherlock Holmes, is my favorite episode thus far! The writers took an enjoyable enough story, remained very faithful to the plot, and tweaked it just enough, resulting in a beautifully paced and gripping piece of storytelling. In the original, much of the story is Holmes telling Watson what he's been up to. It works fine for me as a reader, but would be exceptionally dull as a television program. By giving Watson more to do, and showing much more of the action onscreen, the pacing and flow of the story are improved tenfold. I found myself glued to the screen for the entire 50+ minutes of the episode.

Jeremy Brett is in absolutely top form, showing us Holmes at his lowest of lows, wallowing in despair that he may fail his client, as well as showing us Holmes at his most delightful level of playful deduction once the pieces fall into place. There's no shortage of interplay here between Holmes and Scotland Yard's Inspector Lestrade (played perfectly by Colin Jeavons). Matthew Solon is very well cast as the nervous, excitable Mr. John Hector McFarlane. He seems a bit younger than the character is described in the story; I would say he's in his early twenties, rather than his late twenties, as Watson describes him. Honestly, all the casting is perfect, but I was particularly struck by the excellent writing mentioned above. I felt like there was not a single minute of screen time wasted. There were some brilliant moments with no dialogue here and there that did a tremendous job of conveying the state of mind of the characters: Holmes's melancholy when he can't figure things out, Watson's concern for his friend, and Mr. McFarlane's despair when it looks like he may be hanged for murder.

I honestly can't say enough good about this episode. I have really enjoyed watching the Granada adaptations so far, but this one was a noticeable step above many of the other episodes. One gets the distinct feeling that the production team and the regular cast had really hit their stride by this point in the series. "Norwood Builder" is HIGHLY recommended!

[tellthemeerkatsitsfine]

I'm staying at my parents' place right now, and this morning, I saw a package on their table. I've been ordering stuff to be delivered to their place lately, since I've been in transition with where I live and don't know where I'll be when things get delivered, but they've been in the same house since 1998. I'd already received the headphones and new laptop that I was expecting at their place this weekend, so I wondered what on Earth this new package could be.

Then I opened it up, and I remembered that time about one month ago when I couldn't sleep at 3 AM so I took out my phone and went on eBay:

The reason I ordered that in the middle of the night a month ago is that before going on eBay, I went on the list of Edinburgh Award winners, which I've now looked at so often I have it just about memorized, at least from 2000 onward.

Anyway, I was thinking about my quest to be an 00s comedy historian, and thought I'd work out how many of the Perrier (or whatever it's called in a given year)-winning shows I've seen or heard.

2000 - Rich Hall, Otis Lee Crenshaw

Don't know this one. I've heard Rich Hall, of course, on various Radio 4 things (he used to do The News Quiz a lot), and QI, and things like that. Pretty sure the only times I've heard his stand-up are on a few of those old mixed-bill Radio 4 things. It's never made me interested enough to seek out any more of it, but if I wanted to engage in completism about Perrier winners, this would be a thing to look up.

2001 - Matthew Holeness + Richard Ayoade + Alice Lowe, Garth Marenghi's Netherhead

Great sitcom. Would love to see the stage show. Please let me know if anyone's aware of it having been filmed, because I've never been able to find it.

2002 - Daniel Kitson, Something

One of the very few Kitson show's I've never heard, because as far as I can tell from my extremely extensive searching, recordings of it do not exist. If anyone knows where to find a recording of this, I'll let you name my first child.

2003 - Demetri Martin, If I...

This one I have seen. It's on YouTube in full, and I highly recommend it. It's Demetri Martin's first full show, has more of a structure and narrative than his later shows, which I think makes it my favourite Demetri Martin show, even though I like all his stuff.

2004 - Will Adamsdale, Jackson's Way

I used to mix this guy up with both Wil Anderson (very different guy with a fairly similar name) and Tom Basden (fairly similar guy with a very different name). I know the difference between those guys now but still know very little about this guy. Jackson's Way does not appear to have been filmed.

2005 - Laura Solon, Kopfraper's Syndrome

I know nothing whatsoever about this person, which I find odd. I've looked her up before and haven't found a lot. This show was apparently a character/sketch thing. Doesn't seem to have been filmed.

2006 - Phil Nichol, The Naked Racist

A video of this show was released on DVD and it's also on NextUp. I watched it a while ago and it's enormous fun. I don't think I can in good conscience recommend to it to anyone. I really really enjoyed watching it and I also think no one should ever see this thing.

2007 - Brendon Burns, So I Suppose THIS Is Offensive Now

So... this is the thing I decided at 3 AM to fix. The fact that I've seen or heard a lot of the Perrier-winning shows from the few years around the late 00s, but not this one. I looked at the list, saw a gap, Googled it, found that he'd released this show on DVD, and then a month later that DVD appeared on my parents' table.

I don't know much about Brendon Burns. I know he's Australian, and shows up in the clips of those 00s Edinburgh things that brought together various comedians (We Need Answers stage show, Mark Watson's marathons, Late 'n' Live). I know there was a fairly recent Chortle article about him crowdfunding his way back to rehab, so that's a pretty unfortunate position to see anyone in and I genuinely hope he ends up okay. And I know that, based on the title and the DVD cover, his 2007 Edinburgh show looks like it's probably fucking terrible. But I ordered it anyway, because I saw a chance to fill a gap in the Perrier-winning shows that I've seen.

2008 - David O'Doherty, Let's Comedy

This is available as an album on his Bandcamp page. I don't think it's as good as things he's made in later years, but it's still quite fucking good, I highly recommend this and also everything else David O'Doherty has ever done.

2009 - Tim Key, Slutcracker

I recently got to hear a recording of this and it was really lovely. I'm pretty sure it was sort of the beginning of the thing that Tim Key has perfected over the years. I enjoyed it a lot.

Well that's all the 00s show. There's then:

2010-2016

I've only seen one winning show from this era, and it's Bridget Christie's A Bic for Her. Well, I've seen her Netflix special called Stand Up for Her, which is pretty much that show. I watched it last year with my mother, and it was very very good. I highly recommend it.

2017 - Hannah Gadsby, Nannette; and John Robins, The Darkness of Robins

Both of these were filmed, I have seen both films, they're both brilliant. Two shows that are in the top few I've ever seen, I can absolutely see why they gave out two awards that year. I especially want to say that everyone talks about the ending of Nannette, and rightly so because it was a genuinely powerful and well-written ending, I re-watched it somewhat recently and thought it's unfortunate that people forget how very funny the first 45 minutes are as well. The whole thing's great.

2018 - Rose Matafeo, Horndog

She looked at the previous year, saw that if you're in a comedian/comedian couple that breaks up at the end of 2016 you can win an award for writing a show about that, and did an absolutely fantastic job of making her own. The video of this one is out there too, and is definitely recommended. She didn't go the same direction as John Robins (it actually isn't anything like Robins' show at all, I was not genuinely suggesting she'd copied anyone, just pointing out a mildly interesting trivia fact/parallel); this one was much cheerier and had multimedia and staged breakdowns and nostalgia and a big finale all kinds of different stuff that was enormous fun. Once again, highly recommended.

2019 - Jordan Brookes, I've Got Nothing

This show was sort of a combination, a "best of" from his previous few shows. So I see how it won, as it showcased all his best stuff at once. However, I don't think it was quite as good as those previous few shows, because they all had their own structure and conceits that got a bit lost when put together. I do recommend watching this one, but I really recommend watching all his stuff. A bunch of his shows are available to stream on NextUp, they're all very good, but if you watch the others then you can pretty much skip this one since you've seen a lot of the stuff in it anyway.

2022 - Sam Campbell, Comedy Show

It's on YouTube under a different name (Companion), but it's the same show. It's very very funny. I made a post months ago recommending it highly and knowing that probably no one on Tumblr will watch it. But it seems worth recommending again, now that everyone has fallen in love with him on Taskmaster. It's very very funny. I cannot emphasize that enough.

2023 - Ahir Shah, Ends

One of my favourite stand-up shows I've ever heard. Could not have deserved the win more. Now come on Alex, put him on Taskmaster like you did with last year's winner so everyone can fall in love with him too.

Okay, that's all of it. I also have a copy of the Al Murray Pub Landlord show that won in 1999, I started watching it ages ago but it was so shit that I could not get past the first few minutes. I'll try it again at some point, just for historical interest. But first, I will watch a different show that will probably be shit, by an Australian with an extremely aggressive DVD cover that I had delivered to my parents' house.

[mariocki]

Machinegunner (HTV, 1976)

"You must be hard up."

"Oh, Christ, what's the matter with me then?"

"Would you like me to tell you?"

[finelinc]

inspired by blind by role model / @solonelys​ !

–––––––––––HE’S NERVOUS. FAR more nervous than he’s ever been, but matthew isn’t one to confess his feelings so boldly.         ‘ yeah, i've never seen something quite like you. ’        his voice shakes, only to try and cover it with a pathetic laugh.      ‘ i try to look away, but something's in the way. ’

[bornoftheocean]

Now in this island of Atlantis there was a great and wonderful empire which had rule over the whole island and several others, and over parts of the continent and, furthermore, the men of Atlantis had subjected the parts of Libya within the columns of Heracles as far as Egypt, and of Europe as far as Tyrrhenia.This vast power, gathered into one, endeavored to subdue at a blow our country and yours and the whole of the region within the straits, and then, Solon, your country shone forth, in the excellence of her virtue and strength, among all mankind. 

                                                                                                                 - Platão

kidagakash as rihanna

milo thatch as matthew gray gubler

rhea thatch as logan browning

keahi thatch as reece king { @keah-i }

[tvs-student-files]

E.V.I.L(f) Student Files - Rules

Students will be allowed to answer messages as long as they are in a position to receive them.

The events of the main comic happen simultaneously to the asks: students will not know about future events you question them about, and will react to situations as if they were currently happening.

Askers are allowed to send gifts with their messages, but direct interactions and "magic anons" are prohibited by the Headmaster.

Characters introduced for specific sections of the story will be allowed to receive questions as long as they are able to contact one or more of the students to pass on the message.

Students available for questions:

-Savannah Fulcher

-Sammy Cornette

-Carrie Longwell

-Ivy Liliana

-Wally Rosette

-Matthew Kittie

-Oliver Wesler

-Veronica Maxwell

-Sabrina Nightmoon

-Charlie Solone

-The Headmaster and Maple [ if you ask nicely ;) ]

[Creator Note: the exact circumstances in which the characters are responding to asks is non-canon. However, their responses 100% are. Everything is as close to canon as an ask blog of this nature can be, so do with that information what you will]

[aion-rsa]

Best Returning British TV Series from 2021

https://ift.tt/3gHW858

Like the one before it, 2021 was a year in which many of us saw more of our TVs than of our friends and loved ones. It was lucky then, that there was so bloody much of the stuff, despite the pandemic’s best efforts to shut it all down. They might have been delayed, they might have been curtailed, but they weren’t stopped. Returning British TV shows returned like spring lambs, gambolling over the horizon right into your living room.

There was comedy and drama, as well as crime thrillers by the lorryload, and sci-fi and fantasy coming by the… much smaller lorryload. (More of a small van for returning British sci-fi and fantasy this year, but check out the new titles we enjoyed.)

A Discovery of Witches Season 2 (January)

Based on Deborah Harkness’ All Souls trilogy about the forbidden love between a powerful witch and a centuries-old vampire, A Discovery Of Witches debuted on Sky in autumn 2018 (read our reviews here) and was renewed for series two and three almost straight away. The second run saw leads Teresa Palmer and Matthew Goode (pictured) time-walking in Elizabethan England where they met some famous faces of yore and battled past demons, literally.

Back Season 2 (January)

Channel 4 aired a second run of Simon Blackwell’s excellent sitcom Back. The first series aired in autumn 2017 and was delayed while actor Robert Webb suffered an episode of ill health. The comedy reunites Peep Show’s David Mitchell and Webb as Stephen and Andrew, two erstwhile foster brothers whose neurotic rivalry boils up in the wake of Stephen’s father’s death. Louise Brealey also stars in the squirming, tragicomic delight. Stream both excellent series on All4 here.

Back To Life Season 2 (August)

Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon’s six part comedy-drama about a woman released from a lengthy prison sentence arrived in 2019 as one of a clutch of well-received original BBC shows. Haggard plays Miri, who returns to her childhood home and isn’t exactly welcomed back to the community with open arms, alongside Adeel Akhtar, Geraldine James, Liam Williams and more. It aired on Showtime over in the US, and series two arrived in August. It’s available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

Baptiste Season 2 (August)

Tcheky Karyo returned as grizzled French detective Julien Baptiste in the second series of the Williams Brothers’ Euro-set crime thriller. The character made his name on two series of The Missing, and earned his own BBC spin-off in spring 2019. (Read our spoiler-filled reviews here.) Series two saw Baptiste in Budapest on a search for the missing family of a British Ambassador, and co-starred Killing Eve‘s Fiona Shaw.

Breeders Season 2 (May)

Filming wrapped on the second series of Sky One parenting comedy Breeders just before Christmas 2020, and the new episodes aired in May. The series, created by Simon Blackwell, Chris Addison and Martin Freeman, follows the child-based frustrations and catastrophes of Paul (Freeman) and Ally (Daisy Haggard), breaking taboos and punching you in the heart as it goes. Season three started filming in late 2021.

Britannia Season 3 (September)

Playwright Jez Butterworth and showrunner James Richardson first brought their trippy vision of warring Celts, mystical druids and invading Romans to Sky Atlantic in January 2018, and were quickly rewarded by a second series renewal, and then a third. In season three, David Morrissey, Mackenzie Crook and co. returned for more bonkers ancient history, this time with added Sophie Okonedo!

Bulletproof: South Africa (January)

After two hit series of crime drama Bulletproof on Sky One, police officers Bishop (Noel Clarke) and Pike (Ashley Walters) came back for a three-part special set in South Africa. The miniseries saw the crime-fighters’ attempt to relax on holiday scuppered when they became entangled with a dangerous kidnap plot. Plans for a fourth season were cancelled in 2021 after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct were made against lead and producer Noel Clarke.

Cobra Season 2 (November)

Robert Carlyle’s PM returned for another series of Sky One political thriller Cobra, written by The Tunnel and Strike: Cuckoo’s Calling‘s Ben Richards. The first series saw Carlyle’s character attempting to maintain power after solar flares took out Britain’s power grid and left the country in chaos as political factions vied for his position. Series two saw the team tackle an explosion that devastated the North Kent coastline.

Dead Pixels Season 2 (January)

Jon Brown’s gamer comedy debuted in March 2019 and was renewed four months later for series two. It stars Alexa Davies and Will Merrick as two die-hard MMORPG gamers (massive multiplayer online roleplay game, if you were wondering) and Charlotte Ritchie as their non-gaming flatmate. Here’s our interview with the creator on how other TV shows and films so often go wrong in their depiction of gaming and gamers.

Doctor Who Season 13 (October)

Thanks to the pandemic, we had a shorter run of six episodes for Doctor Who‘s thirteenth series, subtitled Flux, which welcomed new companion Dan to the TARDIS. Played by comedian-actor John Bishop, Dan joined Yaz and the Doctor as they searched for answers about the Doctor’s past after saying goodbye to Ryan and Graham in New Year special ‘Revolution of the Daleks.’

Endeavour Season 8 (September)

A three-episode seventh series of Russell Lewis’ Inspector Morse prequel aired in February 2020, taking Morse into a new decade, as he and the team investigated the discovery of a body on a canal path on New Year’s Day 1970 (read our spoiler-filled reviews here). Shaun Evans not only returned as the lead, but also directed his second instalment of the long-running crime prequel. After delays related to Covid-19, series eight finally arrived in September 2021 and felt ominously as though it might be the prequel’s final visit to Morse’s past.

Ghosts Season 3 (August)

This tremendously fun comedy arrived in 2019 from the cast of Horrible Histories and Yonderland, and quickly earned a second and third series renewal. Happily, it’s also been renewed for series four, which is due to arrive in 2022, which guarantees at least six more episodes of spectral shenanigans as Alison and Mike (alive) try to keep the ancestral family home going while dealing with an influx of housemates from history (dead).

Guilt Season 2 (October)

BBC Scotland’s dark comedy-drama Guilt was a word-of-mouth hit that became an award-winning hit. Created by Neil Forsyth and starring Mark Bonnar, it was the story of two very different brothers attempting to cover up an unthinkable act. It’s currently available to watch on BBC iPlayer and was joined by an equally excellent second four-part series in autumn 2021.

Innocent Season 2 (May)

ITV’s Innocent was a four-part series about a miscarriage of justice that aired in May 2018. Its conclusion certainly didn’t call for a continuation so news of a second series renewal was a bit of a head-scratcher until it was revealed that creator Chris Lang (Unforgotten) was writing a whole new case and a whole new set of characters for the second run, which aired in May 2021.

Inside No. 9 Season 6 (May)

Knowing a good thing when it has one, BBC Two renewed Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s ingenious anthology series Inside No. 9 for a sixth and seventh series back in March. The sixth run aired in May 2021 (read our reviews here), and the font of originality, fun and surprise showed no signs of drying up whatsoever. Bring on series seven in 2022.

Read more

TV

New British TV Series for 2021: BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky Dramas, Britbox & More

By Louisa Mellor

TV

New British TV Series from 2020: BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky Dramas and More

By Louisa Mellor

Line of Duty Season 6 (March)

Series six of Jed Mercurio’s hugely successful crime thriller concluded in April 2019 with a finale that felt very much like an ending. Line of Duty stars Vicky McClure, Martin Compston and Adrian Dunbar as bent-copper-hunters AC-12, with each series welcoming a high-profile guest – previous series have welcomed Stephen Graham, Thandie Newton and Keeley Hawes, and for series six, it was Kelly Macdonald.

Marcella Season 3 (January)

ITV’s Marcella, co-created by The Killing’s Hans Rosenfeldt and starring Anna Friel, went out in a blaze of bonkers glory in 2018. Series two marked a turning point for the detective show, which went from domestic crime drama to full-blown comic-book spy thriller, complete with faked deaths, conspiracy, and secret investigative units. Series three had Marcella working undercover in a Belfast crime family. It first aired on Netflix around the world, and finally arrived on ITV in January 2021.

Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing Season 4 (August)

A fishing show may seem like a strange choice for this list of mostly high-profile dramas and comedies, but Gone Fishing deserves as much celebration as any of them. That’s thanks to Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse’s natural chemistry as two long-time friends, both of whom have been forced to contemplate their mortality in recent years due to serious heart problems. It’s fishing, yes, but it’s also chat, silliness and genuine human warmth.

Motherland Season 3 (May)

Sharon Horgan, Holly Walsh and Helen Linehan’s parenting comedy Motherland returned for a triumphant third series in May. Starring Anna Maxwell-Martin (Good Omens, Line Of Duty), Lucy Punch, Paul Ready and Diane Morgan, it’s a caustic look at the demands of modern parenting and life in your thirties and forties that you don’t even need to have kids to relate to/stare at in rapt horror.

Sex Education Season 3 (September)

Season three of Netflix’s celebrated high school comedy-drama went into production in September 2020 and finally arrived a year later on the streaming service. The show has won such an adoring fandom over its two seasons that they’ll wait as long as it takes to continue the stories of Otis, Eric, Maeve and of course, Gillian Anderson’s masterful Jean.

Staged Season 2 (January)

A lot of people tried their best to make new TV under lockdown conditions in 2020, and some fared better than others. At the top of the comedy pile is Staged, starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen as exaggerated versions of themselves, rehearsing a play on Zoom with a host of big name guest stars and plenty of laughs courtesy of their other halves Georgia Tennant and Anna Lundberg.

Stath Lets Flats Season 3 (October)

We waited too long to hear that Channel 4 was doing the sensible thing and renewing Jamie Demetriou’s excellent Stath Lets Flats for a third series. During that wait, the show won three Baftas and even more fans, securing its reputation as one of the best comedies around. Series three was madder and more inventive than ever, and loath as we are to say it, felt satisfyingly like a full stop.

Taskmaster Seasons 11 & 12 (March & November)

Joining the Taskmaster and little Alex Horne for series ten of Taskmaster in 2021 were Charlotte Ritchie, Jamali Maddix, Lee Mack, Mike Wozniak and Sarah Kendall, and then came series 12 featuring Alan Davies, Desiree Burch, Guz Khan, Morgana Robinson and Victoria Coren-Mitchell. That’s not all, because a special New Year’s Treat is also on its way, plus a champion of champions miniseries before Series 13 arrives later in 2022.

Temple Season 2 (October)

Adapted from Norwegian series Valkyrien, Temple is the story of an underground medical facility run by a desperate surgeon and his apocalypse-prepping colleague. It stars Mark Strong, Carice Van Houten and Daniel Mays, and debuted on Sky One in autumn 2019. Read more about the series here. At the time of writing, a season three commission is yet to be announced.

The Bay Season 2 (January)

Daragh Carville’s Morecambe-set crime thriller returned in January with a new case for Morven Christie’s DS Lisa Armstrong and co. The first series dealt with the disappearance of a set of teenage twins and shady goings-on in a picture-perfect coastal town, earning it the title of ‘the new Broadchurch’. Here’s our episode one review. Series two revolved around the case of a solicitor who was shot on his doorstep. Series three will feature new lead Marsha Thomason.

This Time With Alan Partridge Season 2 (April)

Series two of This Time With Alan Partridge gave us more of Norwich broadcasting veteran as the co-presenter of fictional magazine chat show This Time, following his gaffes on-screen and off. The brilliant Susannah Fielding co-stars. At present, no series three commission has been announced.

Unforgotten Season 4 (February)

Cassie and Sunny (played by Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar) returned for a fourth series of ITV’s excellent cold case crime drama Unforgotten, which welcomed Susan Lynch, Andy Nyman and Sheila Hancock to the cast. What makes Chris Lang’s detective series stand out is its empathy—for its characters, for the victims, and often, for the killers themselves. Series four is on its way.

War of the Worlds Season 2 (May)

FOX UK sci-fi War of the Worlds was one of the first TV dramas to restart filming after the enforced Covid-19 lockdown (it helps when your show is set in a post-apocalyptic world where the population has been more or less destroyed), so even with all the effects-heavy post-production required, it arrived bang on schedule. It uses H.G. Wells’ story more as a jumping-off point than a bible, and developed into a poised and atmospheric sci-fi for adults. Production began on season three in July 2021. Read more about it here.

We also saw the return of:

Brassic Season 3  – Joseph Gilgun’s Sky One comedy returned for a third run.

Code 404 Season 2 – Stephen Graham and Daniel Mays came back to Sky One in this very British comedy take on RoboCop.

Feel Good Season 2 – Mae Martin’s autobiographically inspired comedy returned to Channel 4 and Netflix.

Hitmen Season 2 – Mel and Sue were back on Sky One for more paid-assassin larks.

King Gary Season 2 – Gary King ruled the crescent once again in this BBC One comedy.

I Am… Season 2 – The Channel 4 female-fronted anthology drama returned with Suranne Jones among the cast.

Intelligence Season 2 – David Schwimmer and Nick Mohammed came back to Sky One for more tech-spy comedy.

Pls Like Season 3 – Liam Williams and co. returned for another series of the social media-skewering BBC iPlayer comedy

Spitting Image Season 2 – Streaming service Britbox welcomes another series of the puppet-based satire.

The Cockfields Season 2 – This Gold original comedy starring Joe Wilkinson and Diane Morgan will return, but sadly, without comedian Bobby Ball, who passed away in 2020.

cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "106e33c0-3911-473c-b599-b1426db57530", }).render("0270c398a82f44f49c23c16122516796"); });

The post Best Returning British TV Series from 2021 appeared first on Den of Geek.

from Den of Geek https://ift.tt/3rZ5TQ4

[docrotten]

The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) – Episode 84 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

“Father, the bullet. Pepe the watchman has a silver bullet. Get it and use it. Use it on me, father! You must use it -- do you hear? You must use it! You must!” Yes. He heard. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew - Whitney Collazo, Chad Hunt, Jeff Mohr, and listener guest host Alistair Hughes - as they take a trip to the land of Hammer Horror for The Curse of the Werewolf (1961).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 84 – The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)

In 18th Century Spain, an adopted boy becomes a werewolf and terrorizes the inhabitants of his town.

IMDb

  Director: Terence Fisher

Writers: 

Anthony Hinds (screenplay) (as John Elder), 

Guy Endore (novel: The Werewolf of Paris, 1933)

Makeup-artist: Roy Ashton

Music: Benjamin Frankel

Cinematography: Arthur Grant (director of photography)

Film Editing: Alfred Cox

Production Design: Bernard Robinson

Cast

Clifford Evans as Don Alfredo Corledo

Oliver Reed as Leon Corledo

Justin Walters as Young Leon Corledo

Yvonne Romain as Servant girl

Loraine Carvana as Young Servant girl

Catherine Feller as Christina Fernando

Anthony Dawson as Marques Siniestro

Josephine Llewelyn as Marquesa Siniestro

Richard Wordsworth as Beggar

Hira Talfrey as Teresa

John Gabriel as Priest

Warren Mitchell as Pepe Valiente

Anne Blake as Rosa Valiente

George Woodbridge as Dominique the goat herder

Michael Ripper as Old Soak

Ewen Solon as Don Fernando

Peter Sallis as Don Enrique

Martin Matthews as Jose Amadayo

David Conville as Rico Gomez

Denis Shaw as Gaoler

Desmond Llewelyn (uncredited) as Marques's footman

The Curse of the Werewolf (1961), directed by Terence Fisher and starring Oliver Reed, is Hammer Film’s one-off werewolf film and a doozy it is! This is Chad’s pick and he describes it as being one of his top five favorite werewolf films, especially liking the role love plays in the story’s werewolf mythos. The werewolf makeup captures Whitney’s attention as she explains how an individual’s skin and hair pigment varies. Jeff is impressed by the effects and acting in the final scene of The Curse of the Werewolf. Al provides several detailed tidbits, one of which regarding Roy Ashton, the creator of the film’s werewolf special makeup effect. Of course, the entire Grue-Crew is enthralled with Oliver Reed’s performance!

At this writing, The Curse of the Werewolf is available for streaming in the US on Peacock. Jeff highly recommends the Scream Factory Blu-ray, also available in the U.S.

Chad, Whitney, and Jeff give a big Grue-Crew thank you to Alistair Hughes for his insightful and informational contributions to this episode! Al is also the author of Infogothic: An Unauthorised Graphic Guide to Hammer Horror. Every fan of Hammer horror films should have a copy and the holidays are just around the bend, so what are you waiting for?

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. The next episode in their very flexible schedule, chosen by their next super-secret guest host, will be The Phantom Carriage (1921), a Swedish silent scream from director Victor Sjöström. Be sure to join us for that one!

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com

To each of you from each of us, “Thank you so much for listening!”

Check out this episode!

[astrategy-blog]

Dope 📸 @defpiks ・・・ The Dagger! Solon Senior & Michigan Football Commit, #9 Matthew Brown went coast to coast from the face off to score the goal on Senior Night that sent the Mustangs to the glue factory. #WeAreSC #HighSchoolSports #SportsPhotography #OHSAA #MaxPreps #Lacrosse #NikonD750 #iShootRaw

[junkfoodvideous-blog]

Burlington Crime Scene Cleanup Experts | Suicide Cleanup Burlington

New Post has been published on https://crimescenecleanup.company/Burlington-Vermont-crime-scene-cleanup.html

Burlington Crime Scene Cleanup Experts | Suicide Cleanup Burlington

Crime Scene Cleanup Burlington

The law enforcement have fleed the scene of a crime, but blood is nonetheless there, they advised you get in touch with Enviromax of Burlington to ensure that suitable crime scene cleanup in concluded. With EnviroMax Cleaning Solutions you get the optimum good quality you can locate from a business that has expended the previous 10 years helping families clean up after catastrophe scenes like a death. To help with this we deliver a staff of EnviroMAX qualified crime scene cleaners who can get the work completed. Obtain our Tips for what to do when an individual dies and verify our Video library for far more information as we are constantly updating our pages to support you. Our packages for criminal offense scene cleanup jobs are continually becoming posted and you will also find our useful resource library extremely valuable when knowing the different classifications for crime scene cleanup. When you are hit by a biohazard or environmental contamination you have the company referred to as my the Armed forces and Law enforcement when they want assist, contact EnViroMax cleanup options. No make a difference the disasters classifications or crime scene, you can count crime scene cleanup completed by EnviroMax to remedy your crime scene cleanup troubles.

With cleaners who have undergone crime scene cleanup schools in Burlington Television exhibits like NCIS deliver a false impression of what happens when blood is at a residence. Many television exhibits and films alike share scenes depicting murdered victims being removed from a crime scene in human body baggage by the Law enforcement. They even often will demonstrate friends collecting collectively with their buckets of cleaning soap and water to cleanup the blood after the dead body is removed. This is much from reality and what really has to be completed to correctly clear up a crime scene; far from what Crime Scene Clean Up Burlington must do and has brought on many people to really feel as if they must attempt to do it themselves. It is in fact, this is generally regarded as a extremely dangerous cleanup, and the blood in many cases can be outfitted with diseases and pathogens that could cause damage to the wellness of the person performing the cleaning concerned. To avoid sickness and additional injury is why men and women are counting on Crime scene clean up Burlington to be finished by specialists. With huge quantity of portable clean up professionals this elite team of cleaners are not your normal carpet cleaner, they are trained in removing harmful materials like blood and human feces and particles. With a emphasis in protection the crime scene cleanup realize the quantity of issues that can go improper when dealing with a Crime scene clean up in Burlington or any variety of cleanup with blood splatter. To make specific this is not a difficulty they work additional hard to guarantee that all basic safety steps are taken for their health sake and the household or other inhabitants of the dwelling.

Crime Sceen Cleanup Services

Death Cleanup Burlington

Suicide Cleanup Burlington

Blood Cleanup Burlington

For in excess of a 10 years, a single hazardous cleaner of crime scene cleanup in Burlington has helped set regional Crime scene clean up to near and far municipalities of citizens who are in require. Photographs of Burlington Crime scene cleanup present our cleaners functioning in extreme conditions to clean up following grotesque fatal injury and grotesque fatalities that are not straightforward to check out but depict the real nature of a crime scene. Figures from the Doctors and Hospitals in Burlington present that infectious diseases are rising and new details hits the news feeds and our facebook feeds each and every day demonstrating us that we are not just concerned any a lot more about HIV but also new strands of Hepatitis, Ebola Virus, MRSA, and even strands of Bird Flu proceed to propogate around the planet. The good news is we do not see as numerous exotic situations in Burlington of the United States, but we still have our truthful share of risks. These risks are just some of the numerous causes folks in your local community employ the service of crime scene cleanup to carry out the event. With the capability to carry out the functions of cleaning 24 hrs a working day, we are one of the most focused service centers for crime scene clean up in the United States. Our cleaners are constantly listed here to attempt and aid fix your blood cleaning difficulties, and are leading professionals in decomposed body cleanup. If you are encountering a loss of life clean up and need quick attention in cities near Burlington and privacy, we are the crime scene cleaning office for you and our employees are all set to respond to your questions and decontaminate the space concerned in the loss of life or crime.

Crime Scene Cleanup Salaries in United States

We sat down with some leaders in the business community of biohazard restoration which is commonly referred to as crime scene cleanup, to discuss a very important top of salaries and wages. As many of you may of seen with recent news coverage discussing the high wages and salary of some of the professionals in this business. We decided to take a deeper look into this controversial business and see exactly what are the wages like and do they really deserve these high salaries.

First we decided to get on the record with some of the owners of a crime scene cleanup company in Burlington Vermont to find out if the wages we are hearing about are accurate. What we discovered will surprise you and may make you want to look for crime scene cleanup jobs in Burlington. First, there are a few ways people are paid when they work from crime scene cleanup companies. One is by hourly pay and the average hourly pay is starting at $11 a hour and can easily get as high as $25 a hour with experience. Some people in a company may opt for a crime scene cleanup salary because they are looking for more benefits like health care and home child care. With a salaried position you may have more responsibilities and could be looking at a supervisory position. With a supervisors jobs you could be getting paid a salary anywhere from $40k to start to over $70,000 plus benefits. Although, we should emphasis that the pay for anyone doing crime scene cleanup in Burlington Vermont may vary drastically. As many people have pointed out to us, not all companies are the big gorillas in the industry. Small companies just starting out may demand more for less, but they may do other things to keep employees and contractors happy. One company we talked to will even provide small amounts of ownership which can add up over time as a way to really get people interested in employment.

Reviews & Ratings

4.8/5 based on 51 reviews

We Serve Nationwide Cities

Baker, Leesburg, Palatka, HarkerHeights, Lawrence, Solon, Bethany, Worthington, Harrisonburg, Mandeville, McKeesport, LakeElsinore, MountainBrook, LaCrosse, Kingsburg, Hazleton, Memphis, MountJuliet, Florence, Slidell, Bastrop, Newton, Monticello, Ferndale, Enid, EdenPrairie, Matthews, Delano, Capitola, Northfield, Trenton, CapeGirardeau, BatonRouge,

#crimescenecleanup #deathcleanup #bloodcleanup #suicidecleanup

[williammchaleca]

Old Testament Lesson 26 - Gospel Doctrine #GospelDoctrineHelps...

Old Testament Lesson 26 - Gospel Doctrine #GospelDoctrineHelps In this episode, we review 1 Kings Chapter 1-11 about King Solomon. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I want to give special thanks to The Interpreter Foundation for releasing Interpreter Scripture Roundtable 76: Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 26, King Solomon. Here are some of my other favorite youtubers and their videos! The Apostolic Preaching of Christ from the Old Testament (Selected Scriptures) Healing Scriptures by Revelation TV Lecture 05 - Book of Mormon - Jeremiah & Solon: Lehi’s Contemporaries - Hugh Nibley - Mormon Makkah Live HD - قناة القران الكريم - + Taraweeh LIVE The Wisdom of Solomon - Entire Book (The Book of Wisdom) Celebrating the new edition of Royal Skousen’s Analysis of Textual Variants Mike Hoggard, Solomon’s Key Revealed Interpreter Scripture Roundtable 57: Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 7, The Abrahamic Covenant What Did Hugh Nibley Have to Say About the LDS Enoch and the Aramaic Book of the Giants? The Wisdom of Solomon - Entire Book (The Book of Wisdom) - Open Captioned “By the Blood Ye Are Sanctified” - Jeffrey M. Bradshaw & Matthew L. Bowen Abraham’s Hebron Then and Now, Part 5: Mamre It Is Never Too Late Abraham’s Hebron Then and Now, Part 2: The Tomb of the Patriarchs Stillness - Meditation, Prayer, Worship What is the role of revelation in patriarchal blessings? What is the significance of lineage in patriarchal blessings? A Tower Of Literary Beauty: Wordplay and Chiasmus in the Story of Babel - Jeffrey M. Bradshaw The Best of Hank Hill Abraham’s Hebron Then and Now, Part 1: Introduction Grace to You Revelation TV Nibley BookofMormon Haramain Support Apocryphile1970 The Interpreter Foundation PropheticResearch The Interpreter Foundation The Interpreter Foundation Apocryphile1970 The Interpreter Foundation The Interpreter Foundation LDS Youth The Interpreter Foundation Emo Teofanov The Interpreter Foundation The Interpreter Foundation The Interpreter Foundation Thejiujitsuvlog The Interpreter Foundation Take a look at The Interpreter Foundation stats and you’ll understand why I am a fan. Video Url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq3ifxnxH9M Video Title: Interpreter Scripture Roundtable 76: Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 26, King Solomon Username: The Interpreter Foundation Subscribers: 2.2K Views: 616 views ————————-

More at https://youtu.be/lZU3zSH3gFs from https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3fvc-Ak3I0DDFudELbkO1g

from https://jeremyevelandus.tumblr.com/post/175173110324

[jeremyevelandus]

Old Testament Lesson 26 - Gospel Doctrine #GospelDoctrineHelps In this episode, we review 1 Kings Chapter 1-11 about King Solomon. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I want to give special thanks to The Interpreter Foundation for releasing Interpreter Scripture Roundtable 76: Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 26, King Solomon. Here are some of my other favorite youtubers and their videos! The Apostolic Preaching of Christ from the Old Testament (Selected Scriptures) Healing Scriptures by Revelation TV Lecture 05 - Book of Mormon - Jeremiah & Solon: Lehi's Contemporaries - Hugh Nibley - Mormon Makkah Live HD - قناة القران الكريم - + Taraweeh LIVE The Wisdom of Solomon - Entire Book (The Book of Wisdom) Celebrating the new edition of Royal Skousen's Analysis of Textual Variants Mike Hoggard, Solomon's Key Revealed Interpreter Scripture Roundtable 57: Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 7, The Abrahamic Covenant What Did Hugh Nibley Have to Say About the LDS Enoch and the Aramaic Book of the Giants? The Wisdom of Solomon - Entire Book (The Book of Wisdom) - Open Captioned “By the Blood Ye Are Sanctified” - Jeffrey M. Bradshaw & Matthew L. Bowen Abraham's Hebron Then and Now, Part 5: Mamre It Is Never Too Late Abraham's Hebron Then and Now, Part 2: The Tomb of the Patriarchs Stillness - Meditation, Prayer, Worship What is the role of revelation in patriarchal blessings? What is the significance of lineage in patriarchal blessings? A Tower Of Literary Beauty: Wordplay and Chiasmus in the Story of Babel - Jeffrey M. Bradshaw The Best of Hank Hill Abraham's Hebron Then and Now, Part 1: Introduction Grace to You Revelation TV Nibley BookofMormon Haramain Support Apocryphile1970 The Interpreter Foundation PropheticResearch The Interpreter Foundation The Interpreter Foundation Apocryphile1970 The Interpreter Foundation The Interpreter Foundation LDS Youth The Interpreter Foundation Emo Teofanov The Interpreter Foundation The Interpreter Foundation The Interpreter Foundation Thejiujitsuvlog The Interpreter Foundation Take a look at The Interpreter Foundation stats and you'll understand why I am a fan. Video Url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq3ifxnxH9M Video Title: Interpreter Scripture Roundtable 76: Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 26, King Solomon Username: The Interpreter Foundation Subscribers: 2.2K Views: 616 views ------------------------- More at https://youtu.be/lZU3zSH3gFs from https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3fvc-Ak3I0DDFudELbkO1g

[cleopatrarps]

‘A Slap in the Canadians’ Face.’ Ontario Steel Town Reacts to Trump’s Tariffs.

Matthew Green, the city councilor for the industrial area, has undisguised passion for the neighborhood and its history. It seems to be reciprocated.

When he walked into the Galley Pump Tavern, he was immediately recognized by a trio of stevedores who clearly had been spending considerable time toasting the summer weather on its rudimentary outdoor patio. One woman, seeing Mr. Green on the street, honked her horn and offered a fist salute as she drove past.

Mr. Green, the city’s first black council member, has said that three decades of free trade with the United States have been responsible for factory closings and exodus of jobs to the United States, particularly in his city.

Earlier this spring, a 107-year-old plant that made steel for the auto industry closed permanently after going into receivership and another steel maker said it was moving its Hamilton operation to Solon, Ohio.

“With Nafta, a lot of our jobs got sent down south and with them went the prosperity of our neighborhood, so we got hit pretty bad,” Mr. Green said. “So first they came for our jobs with free trade. And now with this tariff announcement it’s like they’re coming for our factories.”

The post ‘A Slap in the Canadians’ Face.’ Ontario Steel Town Reacts to Trump’s Tariffs. appeared first on World The News.

from World The News https://ift.tt/2kHk5f9 via News of World

[newestbalance]

‘A Slap in the Canadians’ Face.’ Ontario Steel Town Reacts to Trump’s Tariffs.

Matthew Green, the city councilor for the industrial area, has undisguised passion for the neighborhood and its history. It seems to be reciprocated.

When he walked into the Galley Pump Tavern, he was immediately recognized by a trio of stevedores who clearly had been spending considerable time toasting the summer weather on its rudimentary outdoor patio. One woman, seeing Mr. Green on the street, honked her horn and offered a fist salute as she drove past.

Mr. Green, the city’s first black council member, has said that three decades of free trade with the United States have been responsible for factory closings and exodus of jobs to the United States, particularly in his city.

Earlier this spring, a 107-year-old plant that made steel for the auto industry closed permanently after going into receivership and another steel maker said it was moving its Hamilton operation to Solon, Ohio.

“With Nafta, a lot of our jobs got sent down south and with them went the prosperity of our neighborhood, so we got hit pretty bad,” Mr. Green said. “So first they came for our jobs with free trade. And now with this tariff announcement it’s like they’re coming for our factories.”

The post ‘A Slap in the Canadians’ Face.’ Ontario Steel Town Reacts to Trump’s Tariffs. appeared first on World The News.

from World The News https://ift.tt/2kHk5f9 via Everyday News

[aion-rsa]

Best Returning British TV Series 2021: the Most Anticipated Series Coming Back This Year

https://ift.tt/3ohYR6W

There’s no getting around it; you’re going to see more of your TV than your friends and loved ones over the next few months. That being so, it’s lucky that there continues to be still so bloody much of the stuff, despite Covid-19’s best efforts to shut it all down. They might have been delayed, they might have been curtailed, but they weren’t stopped. Returning British TV shows are on their way. The horizon is filled with them, gambolling like lambs over the fields and into your living room.

There’s comedy and drama and crime thrillers arriving by the lorryload, and sci-fi and fantasy coming by the… much smaller lorryload. (More of a small van for returning British sci-fi and fantasy this year, but check out the new titles coming soon.)

We’ll keep this list updated as soon as more details are announced and release dates are confirmed.

A Discovery of Witches Season 2 (January 8th)

Based on Deborah Harkness’ All Souls trilogy about the forbidden love between a powerful witch and a centuries-old vampire, A Discovery Of Witches debuted on Sky in autumn 2018 (read our reviews here) and was renewed for series two and three almost straight away. The second run sees leads Teresa Palmer and Matthew Goode (pictured) time-walking in Elizabethan England where they meet some famous faces of yore.

A Very English Scandal series 2

This one has yet to receive the official commission stamp, but it’s too good not to pass on a bit prematurely. Following on from the success of Russell T. Davies’ acclaimed three-part drama based on the real-life events of Lib Dem leader Jeremy Thorpe’s plot to have his lover Norman Scott murdered, the BBC plans to turn the ‘A Very English Scandal’ header into an anthology series following different true life events that rocked English society. As reported by Deadline in March 2020, Agatha Christie adapter extraordinaire Sarah Phelps is writing a three-part drama about a 1963 sex scandal involving the Duchess of Argyll, nicknamed ‘The Dirty Duchess.’

Back Season 2 (January)

Channel 4 has a second run of Simon Blackwell’s excellent sitcom Back on the way. The first series aired in autumn 2017 and was delayed while actor Robert Webb suffered an episode of ill health. The comedy reunites Peep Show’s David Mitchell and Webb as Stephen and Andrew, two erstwhile foster brothers whose neurotic rivalry boils up in the wake of Stephen’s father’s death. Louise Brealey also stars in the squirming, tragicomic delight. Stream the first series on All4 here.

Back To Life Season 2 (tbc)

Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon’s six part comedy-drama about a woman released from a lengthy prison sentence arrived in 2019 as one of a clutch of well-received original BBC shows. Haggard plays Miri, who returns to her childhood home and isn’t exactly welcomed back to the community with open arms, alongside Adeel Akhtar, Geraldine James, Liam Williams and more. It aired on Showtime over in the US, and will return for series two, which is currently being written.

Baptiste Season 2 (tbc)

Tcheky Karyo will return as grizzled French detective Julien Baptiste in a second series of the Williams Brothers’ Euro-set crime thriller. The character made his name on two series of The Missing, and earned his own BBC spin-off in spring 2019. (Read our spoiler-filled reviews here.) Series two sees Baptiste in Budapest on a search for the missing family of a British Ambassador, and co-stars Killing Eve‘s Fiona Shaw. Production on series two was halted in March 2020 because of the global spread of COVID-19, but got back up and running in the summer.

Breeders Season 2 (tbc)

Filming wrapped on the second series of Sky One parenting comedy Breeders just before Christmas 2020, so we can expect to see the new episodes later this year. The series, created by Simon Blackwell, Chris Addison and Martin Freeman, follows the child-based frustrations and catastrophes of Paul (Freeman) and Ally (Daisy Haggard), breaking taboos and punching you in the heart as it goes.

Britannia Season 3 (tbc)

Playwright Jez Butterworth and showrunner James Richardson first brought their trippy vision of warring Celts, mystical druids and invading Romans to Sky Atlantic in January 2018, and were quickly rewarded by a second series renewal. That run has already been and gone, leaving us awaiting the return of David Morrissey, Mackenzie Crook and co. for more bonkers ancient history, this time with added Sophie Okonedo!

Bulletproof: South Africa (January 20th)

After two hit series of crime drama Bulletproof on Sky One, police officers Bishop (Noel Clarke) and Pike (Ashley Walters) are back for a three-part special set in South Africa. The miniseries will see the crime-fighters’ attempt to relax on holiday scuppered when they become entangled with a dangerous kidnap plot.

Cobra Season 2 (tbc)

Robert Carlyle’s PM will return for another series of Sky One political thriller Cobra, written by The Tunnel and Strike: Cuckoo’s Calling‘s Ben Richards. The first series saw Carlyle’s character attempting to maintain power after solar flares took out Britain’s power grid and left the country in chaos as political factions vied for his position. What disaster will befall him in series two we don’t yet know…

Dead Pixels Season 2 (January)

Jon Brown’s gamer comedy debuted in March 2019 and was renewed four months later for series two. It stars Alexa Davies and Will Merrick as two die-hard MMORPG gamers (massive multiplayer online roleplay game, if you were wondering) and Charlotte Ritchie as their non-gaming flatmate. Here’s our interview with the creator on how other TV shows and films so often go wrong in their depiction of gaming and gamers.

Derry Girls Season 3 (tbc)

Lisa McGee’s terrific 90s-set Northern Irish comedy is set to return for a third series about the lives of secondary school students Erin, Orla, Clare, Michelle and James. Filming was due to begin in June 2020, but Covid-19 disrupted that schedule so we’ll have to wait a little longer for this one. Set in the 1990s, Derry Girls is a coming-of-age nostalgia-flood with characters to love and jokes to spare, in which crushes and friendship fall-outs are dealt with in the same breath as dangerous political turmoil. Cracker.

Doctor Who Season 13 (tbc)

Thanks to Covid-19, we’re getting a shorter run of eight episodes for Doctor Who‘s next series, which is confirmed to welcome new companion Dan to the TARDIS. Played by comedian-actor John Bishop, Dan will join Yaz and the Doctor as they continue their travels after saying goodbye to Ryan and Graham in New Year special ‘Revolution of the Daleks.’

Endeavour Season 8 (tbc)

A three-episode seventh series of Russell Lewis’ Inspector Morse prequel aired in February 2020, taking Morse into a new decade, as he and the team investigated the discovery of a body on a canal path on New Year’s Day 1970 (read our spoiler-filled reviews here). Shaun Evans not only returned as the lead, but also directed his second instalment of the long-running crime prequel. Series eight was due to begin filming in summer 2020 but it was pushed back until 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Gangs of London Season 2 (tbc)

The body count was high in Sky Atlantic’s ultra-stylish, ultra-violent 2020 thriller Gangs of London, but enough characters made it all the way through for a second season to be commissioned. When it eventually arrives, expect more expertly choreographed fight scenes, more international crime family intrigue and more betrayal. Co-creator Gareth Evans and his fellow directors gave us a taste of what to expect from the new run here.

Gentleman Jack Season 2 (tbc)

Renewed even before series one had aired, Sally Wainwright’s Gentleman Jack arrived on BBC One in the UK and HBO in the US with a bang. It stars Suranne Jones as real-life trail-blazing lesbian industrialist Anne Lister, with a cast including Sophie Rundle, Gemma Whelan and Rosie Cavaliero. It’s witty and dynamic, offering television a new 19th century hero at whom to marvel (here’s our episode one review). The eight-episode second series started filming in November 2020.

Ghosts Season 3 (tbc)

This tremendously fun comedy arrived in 2019 from the cast of Horrible Histories and Yonderland. Happily, it was renewed by the BBC for a third series, which guarantees us at least six more episodes of spectral shenanigans as Alison and Mike (alive) try to keep the ancestral family home going while dealing with an influx of housemates from history (dead). Speaking to Den of Geek in November 2020 about the terrific Christmas special, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, who plays Mike in the show, said they were hoping to film series three in spring 2021.

Guilt Season 2 (tbc)

BBC Scotland’s dark comedy-drama Guilt was a word-of-mouth hit that became an award-winning hit. Created by Neil Forsyth and starring Mark Bonnar, it was the story of two very different brothers attempting to cover up an unthinkable act. It’s currently available to watch on BBC iPlayer and will be joined by a second four-part series. Don’t get it confused with the US Amanda Knox series of the same name, which was cancelled.

Happy Valley Season 3 (tbc)

We’re cheating here because there is very little chance that 2021 will see the planned third and final series of Sally Wainwright’s excellent crime drama Happy Valley but it’s too good a drama not to include. The word seems to be that creator Wainwright and star Sarah Lancashire are keen to return for the final chapter in Sgt. Cawood’s story, but they’re waiting for young star Rhys Connah, who plays Cawood’s grandson Ryan, to get a bit older before tackling the story Wainwright wants to tell. Patience.

His Dark Materials Season 3 (tbc)

One final eight-episode season is on its way to BBC One and HBO to conclude this stunning adaptation of Philip Pullman’s book trilogy. Season three will tell the story of The Amber Spyglass, taking Lyra and Will to even more new worlds, where they’ll meet strange creatures and have to face a weighty choice. Pre-production began earlier in 2020, but the renewal announcement didn’t officially arrive until December. Here’s a taster of what we might expect to see.

Innocent Season 2 (tbc)

ITV’s Innocent was a four-part series about a miscarriage of justice that aired in May 2018. Its conclusion certainly didn’t call for a continuation so news of a second series renewal was a bit of a head-scratcher until it was revealed that creator Chris Lang (Unforgotten) was writing a whole new case and a whole new set of characters for the second run, now due to arrive this year.

Inside No. 9 Season 6 (tbc)

Knowing a good thing when it has one, BBC Two renewed Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s ingenious anthology series Inside No. 9 for a sixth and seventh series back in March. That means 12 new half-hour stories told with wit, originality and – every so often – a surprising amount of heart. Shearsmith Tweeted in November 2020 that the team were in rehearsals and planning to start filming on the new episodes imminently.

Killing Eve Season 4 (tbc)

Season four of mega-hit spy thriller Killing Eve was announced back before season three aired, so we know that it is coming, the question is: when? As the series films across various European locations, it’s been hit harder than many by the Covid-19 pandemic, and production was confirmed as being on an indefinite hiatus in October 2020, so don’t hold your breath for the usual April start date. As soon as things are up and running, we’ll let you know.

Read more

TV

New British TV Series for 2021: BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky Dramas and More

By Louisa Mellor

TV

New British TV Series from 2020: BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky Dramas and More

By Louisa Mellor

Line of Duty Season 6 (March)

Series five of Jed Mercurio’s hugely successful crime thriller concluded in May 2019, and, after a Covid-related five-month delay, filming wrapped on series six in November 2020. Line of Duty stars Vicky McClure, Martin Compston and Adrian Dunbar as bent-copper-hunters AC-12, with each series welcoming a high-profile guest – previous series have welcomed Stephen Graham, Thandie Newton and Keeley Hawes, and this time around it’s Kelly Macdonald.

Man Like Mobeen Season 4 (tbc)

Announced on creator and star Guz Khan’s Instagram account in September 2020, as reported by Comedy.co.uk, hit BBC Three comedy Man Like Mobeen will return in 2021. Series three left fans on a serious cliffhanger that saw Mobeen doing time despite his best efforts to stay out of trouble and raise his younger sister. Catch up on BBC iPlayer here.

Marcella Season 3 (January)

ITV’s Marcella, co-created by The Killing’s Hans Rosenfeldt and starring Anna Friel, went out in a blaze of bonkers glory in 2018. Series two marked a turning point for the detective show, which went from domestic crime drama to full-blown comic-book spy thriller, complete with faked deaths, conspiracy, and secret investigative units. Series three has Marcella working undercover in a Belfast crime family. It’s already aired on Netflix around the world, and will finally arrive on ITV in January 2021.

McMafia Season 2 (tbc)

Starring James Norton as the conflicted British son of a Russian mob boss, McMafia was BBC One’s big, glamorous New Year drama for 2018. It was renewed for another eight episode season a good while back but updates on progress have been very thin on the ground since then Whenever it arrives, expect more double-crossing and high-stakes violence set against the backdrop of gangland London. Read our series one episode reviews here.

Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing Season 4 (tbc)

A fishing show may seem like a strange choice for this list of mostly high-profile dramas and comedies, but Gone Fishing deserves as much celebration as any of them. That’s thanks to Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse’s natural chemistry as two long-time friends, both of whom have been forced to contemplate their mortality in recent years due to serious heart problems. It’s fishing, yes, but it’s also chat, silliness and genuine human warmth.

Motherland Season 3 (tbc)

Sharon Horgan, Holly Walsh and Helen Linehan’s parenting comedy Motherland will be back for a third series. Starring Anna Maxwell-Martin (Good Omens, Line Of Duty), Lucy Punch, Paul Ready and Diane Morgan, it’s a caustic look at the demands of modern parenting and life in your thirties and forties that you don’t even need to have kids to relate to/stare at in rapt horror.

Peaky Blinders Season 6 (tbc)

Peaky Blinders, Steven Knight’s BBC Two crime saga following the ascendancy of Birmingham’s Shelby family in post-World War One England, is set to return for two further series, which should, if all goes to plan, take us all the way up to the outbreak of World War II. Series five aired in late summer 2019 and here’s all the news we have on series six, which was sadly forced to suspend production in March due to the global spread of Covid-19. Filming is due to resume in January 2021, so fingers crossed we’ll get the new series later this year.

Sex Education Season 3 (tbc)

Season three of Netflix’s celebrated high school comedy-drama went into production in September 2020, so there’ll be a little wait until the new episodes arrive on the streaming service. The show has won such an adoring fandom over its two seasons that they’ll wait as long as it takes to continue the stories of Otis, Eric, Maeve and of course, Gillian Anderson’s masterful Jean.

Staged Season 2 (January 4th)

A lot of people tried their best to make new TV under lockdown conditions last year, and some fared better than others. At the top of the comedy pile is Staged, starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen as exaggerated versions of themselves, rehearsing a play on Zoom with a host of big name guest stars and plenty of laughs courtesy of their other halves Georgia Tennant and Anna Lundberg.

Stath Lets Flats Season 3

We waited too long to hear that Channel 4 was doing the sensible thing and renewing Jamie Demetriou’s excellent Stath Lets Flats for a third series. During that wait, the show won three Baftas and even more fans, securing its reputation as one of the best comedies around. According to cast-member Kiell Smith-Bynoe, who plays reluctant letting agent Dean, the plan is to start filming in summer 2021, if everybody’s schedules can match up.

Taboo Season 2 (tbc)

From Steven Knight, creator of the excellent Peaky Blinders, in collaboration with star Tom Hardy, Taboo presents a very different vision of Regency England to the traditional Jane Austen world of assembly balls and etiquette faux pas. It’s about James Delaney, an almost invincible, little bit magic, highly mysterious thorn in the side of the East India Company. Series one aired in early 2017, and as of summer 2019, Knight had finished six of the eight scripts for the second series. Here’s what we know so far.

Taskmaster Season 11 (tbc)

Joining the Taskmaster and little Alex Horne for series ten of Taskmaster – its first series on Channel 4 – were Daisy May Cooper, Johnny Vegas, Katherine Parkinson, Mawaan Rizwan and Richard Herring. Then came a New Year treat featuring all-new one-off contestants. In 2021, we’re due a full new series starring Charlotte Ritchie, Jamali Maddix, Lee Mack, Mike Wozniak and Sarah Kendall, plus a champion of champions miniseries.

Temple Season 2 (tbc)

Adapted from Norwegian series Valkyrien, Temple is the story of an underground medical facility run by a desperate surgeon and his apocalypse-prepping colleague. It stars Mark Strong, Carice Van Houten and Daniel Mays, and debuted on Sky One in autumn 2019. The series two renewal was announced as the series one finale aired, and the new episodes are expected to air in summer 2021. Read more about the series here.

The Bay Season 2 (January)

Daragh Carville’s Morecambe-set crime thriller returns with a new case for Morven Christie’s DS Lisa Armstrong and co. this year. The first series dealt with the disappearance of a set of teenage twins and shady goings-on in a picture-perfect coastal town, earning it the title of ‘the new Broadchurch’. Here’s our episode one review.

The Capture Season 2 (tbc)

Ben Chanan’s BBC One thriller The Capture was a high-stakes crime drama that tackled the question of what truth and innocence mean when video evidence can be so easily manipulated in the modern age. It starred Strike‘s Holliday Grainger, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them‘s Callum Turner, and was renewed for a second series in summer 2020.

The Crown Season 5 (tbc)

Olivia Colman took over from Clare Foy as HRH Elizabeth II in The Crown series three. The time jump saw Matt Smith replaced by Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip and Helena Bonham-Carter take the reins from Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret, with Gillian Anderson playing Margaret Thatcher. For season five, the palace welcomes Imelda Staunton (pictured) and Lesley Manville as the Windsor sisters.

The Last Kingdom Season 5 (tbc)

The Last Kingdom series five will adapt the next two books in Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Stories series: Warriors of the Storm and The Flame Bearer. Starring Alexander Dreymon as Viking-raised-Saxon Uhtred of Bebbenberg, it’s an action-packed historical drama filled with wit and characters to love. Read our spoiler-filled episode reviews and more.

This Time With Alan Partridge Season 2 (tbc)

Filming concluded on the second run of This Time With Alan Partridge in December 2020, so there shouldn’t be too long a wait for the new episodes to arrive on BBC One. Series two sees Norwich broadcasting veteran Alan established as the co-presenter of fictional magazine chat show This Time, following his gaffes on-screen and off. Susannah Fielding co-stars.

Unforgotten Season 4 (tbc)

Cassie and Sunny (played by Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar) return for a fourth series of ITV’s excellent cold case crime drama Unforgotten. What makes Chris Lang’s detective series stand out is its empathy—for its characters, for the victims, and often, for the killers themselves. The new series will take another decades-old case as its starting point, and no doubt tell another engrossing, affecting story led by excellent performances from a cast including Susan Lynch and Sheila Hancock.

War of the Worlds Season 2 (tbc)

FOX UK sci-fi War of the Worlds was one of the first TV dramas to restart filming after the enforced Covid-19 lockdown (it helps when your show is set in a post-apocalyptic world where the population has been more or less destroyed), so even with all the effects-heavy post-production required, we can expect it to arrive this year. It uses H.G. Wells’ story more as a jumping-off point than a bible, and developed into a poised and atmospheric sci-fi for adults. Read more about it here.

World on Fire Season 2 (tbc)

To the delight of fans following series one’s tense cliff-hanger ending, Peter Bowker’s WWII drama following multiple interconnected stories from around the world during the war, was recommissioned in November 2019. The stories of Harry (Jonah Hauer-King), Kasia (Zofia Wichlacz) and Lois (Julia Brown) will continue in the second run, alongside those of Lois’ conscientious objector father Douglas (Sean Bean) and Harry’s ice-cold mother Robina (Lesley Manville). 

Year of the Rabbit Season 2 (tbc)

Detective Rabbit returns! Matt Berry, Susan Wokoma and Freddie Fox will be back for more Victorian crime-based comedy in a second series of Channel 4’s acclaimed Year Of The Rabbit. C4’s Head of Comedy Fiona McDermott describes the show, which is co-written by Matt Berry with Veep and Black Books‘ Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil, as “glorious, gutsy and audacious”, and you won’t hear any disagreement from us. Series one is currently available to stream on All4, and the six new episodes are expected to arrive this year.

Also returning:

Brassic Season 3 (tbc)  – Joseph Gilgun’s Sky One comedy returns for a third run.

Code 404 Season 2 (tbc)– Stephen Graham and Daniel Mays are back on Sky One in this very British comedy take on RoboCop.

Don’t Forget the Driver Season 2 (tbc) The brilliant Toby Jones returns in this heartfelt seaside comedy drama.

Feel Good Season 2 (tbc) – Mae Martin’s autobiographically inspired comedy returns to Channel 4.

Hitmen Season 2 (tbc) – Mel and Sue will be back on Sky One for more paid-assassin larks.

King Gary Season 2 – Gary King will be ruling the crescent once again in this BBC One comedy.

I Am… Season 2 (tbc) – The Channel 4 female-fronted anthology drama returns with Suranne Jones among the cast.

Intelligence Season 2 (tbc) – David Schwimmer and Nick Mohammed are back on Sky One for more tech-spy comedy.

State of the Union Season 2 (tbc) – Nick Hornby is creating two new characters who meet up weekly before their marriage counselling sessions for this BBC Two comedy-drama.

The Cockfields Season 2 (tbc) – This Gold original comedy starring Joe Wilkinson and Diane Morgan will return, but sadly, without comedian Bobby Ball, who passed away in 2020.

cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "106e33c0-3911-473c-b599-b1426db57530", }).render("0270c398a82f44f49c23c16122516796"); });

The post Best Returning British TV Series 2021: the Most Anticipated Series Coming Back This Year appeared first on Den of Geek.

from Den of Geek https://ift.tt/3rZ5TQ4