Friday, February 15, 2008

Great Television From Across The Pond Is Found Right Here At Home

The parts from across the pool greatly enrich PBS. Many of the Masterpiece programmes arise there. Drama, music, and comedy all have got got their BBC offerings.

Britcoms on phosphate buffer solution have been some of my favourite shows to watch. The Vicar of Dibley with Dawn Gallic was screaming as well as touching. It was comedy with a cause. She arrived one rainy nighttime to astonish and annoy as an unexpected female vicar. Her assistant, Emma Chambers, plays a local adult female named Alice who comically works well with French. The gag the vicar states Alice after the credits is deserving waiting for.

Judi Dench as Jean and Geoffrey Arnold Palmer as Lionel in As Time Goes By are a perfect match. They are former lovers, detached by war. An undelivered missive turns out to be the end of the love affair until fate conveys them together again. Misunderstandings abound, as the love affair is rekindled. This autumn they are returning with the remainder of the cast of characters for two more than specials. It's really something I will look forward to viewing.

Among the popular BBC comedies are Waiting for God, Keeping Up Appearances, Chef, and Faulty Towers. That's not a complete list, but it's hard to watch them all. I've probably missed some really good ones.

Another fantastic show from the BBC is All Creatures Great and Small. After reading all the narratives by Jesse James Herriot, I was dubious this series could dwell up to the books. But it proved me wrong, and I'm enjoying the reruns now. It's a delectation to animate being lovers, but bewitching narratives for anyone.

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