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callhimnowmarisamylove · 8 months

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"I was thinking about my wife... sorry, my ex-wife. I miss her. She's moved on, and I thought if I could have a fling, I might be able to move on too." "Can I ask you a question? Did the sex feel like you were cheating?" "It did. It felt like a betrayal."

MICHAEL and MAUREEN GROFF in SEX EDUCATION

#sex education #sex education spoilers #maureen groff #michael groff #samantha spiro #alistair petrie #adam groff #connor swindells #absolutely no clue if anyone else is shipping them #and if you'd told me in season 1 that i'd one day make this gifset i'd have exploded #the way this show completely turns the characters around is mindblowing i remember being thrilled she was divorcing him #michael and adam are flippin legends now!#maureen was always a legend tho #anyway i just thought they were cute and fit my specific need for old estranged marrieds #fave trope!#and if this gets 0 notes that's fine i've had me fun!

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kitmarlowe · 1 year

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PARASKEVIDEKATRIAPHOBIA “It's taking over our lives. Every Friday the 13th, three times a year, you are obsessed!”

#inside no 9 #inside no. 9 #reece shearsmith #steve pemberton #samantha spiro #amanda abbington #moyo akande #leon herbert #gif #in9eps #in9 spoilers #inside no 9 spoilers #surprised there's 3 people doing ep posts given it didn't happen the last couple of series #but oh well still going even if they're bad and late

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lily-s-world · 7 months

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I finished Sex Education, and I loved the ending, but there are 3 characters arcs that I feel deeply appreciation for and that is the Groff’s. As someone that is the only one that goes to therapy in a family that is emotionally broken and loves to bury their issues, their growth was like a dream come true for me.

Starting with Maureen, who is presented as this submissive housewife; it must had been extremely challenging and terrifying for her to ask her husband for the divorce because that was the life she knew, but by doing so, her life improved completely. She was able to discover that life could be enjoyed in so many ways, and that not everything needed to revolve around her family, just because she was a mother. She got herself on dates with nice guys, learned new things and went to amazing parties, and that lifted her confidence. And that new confidence was a key part on understanding that she couldn’t go back with her husband, unless he also fixed himself and the relationship with his son. Maureen really went “I do miss you and may want to get back but learn to be a father first”; and I love her for that.

Adam growth wasn’t linear, it took a lot of hits and heartbreak before he reached the self-love he required. I was never a fan of Eric and Adam, because I really despise the bully to lover’s arc; but I did was a fan of seeing Adam get out of his bully self and grow into a better person. Accepting his bisexuality was probably the first step for him to start analyzing himself outside of what his parents taught, that gave him more confidence in himself and made him realize that maybe school wasn’t for him. That he was good with animals and could get a job and a career out of that. Then his father comes and criticize that dream again and he start self-doubting so much to the point of thinking he was going to get fired; but he wasn’t, someone told him “you made a mistake, but that doesn’t mean you aren’t good at this.” That was probably the first time in his life someone had told him that and it was illuminating for him. It gave him the courage to confront his biggest bully, his father, and lay down all the harm he did and how much it affected him in his daily life. It takes a lot of bravery and self-confidence to do that.

Which takes me to my favorite character growth of all the series, Michael. Because when you think about it, all the growth Maureen and Adam did wouldn’t affect or care to Michael, if he wasn’t also working on himself. We are told that Michael was a bullied child, by his father and brother, which turn him in this cold and hard man that took things for granted and really didn’t care for how people felt. Maureen asking him for divorce took him out of nowhere, but it didn’t give him any ideas on improving himself. It was until he talked to Jean and saw how awful his brother was, that something clicked inside of him and made him realize he didn’t want to be like that anymore. And he tried to be better for Maureen, and she saw that but reminded him he also had a son. He also tried with Adam and failed a few times – when he yelled at him in the car, when he makes him feel that he only wanted to get back with his wife; but it were these failures and Adam standing up to him, what helped him finally understand which path to take. He needed to start removing from his life what made him miserable to be happy and love himself, and that was hard and scary, but he could do it. This time he listened, and that it such a key part on healing, he listened to the people he hurt and didn’t put the blame on them or justified himself – like so many parents do with the ‘I just wanted the best for you’. His final speech to Adam had me in tears because he realized from where all the pain and misery was coming from, and he now knew how to start working on that.

They aren’t completely healed by the end of the series, but they are way better than when they started. And it may still take them some time to be fully comfortable with each other, but healing isn’t linear and thar is so important to hear.

#adam groff #maureen groff #michael groff #sex education #sex education netflix #alistair petrie #samantha spiro #connor swindells

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sarahlancashire · 2 months

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hey sapphics are you aware that samantha spiro in midsomer murders

#watched this episode today #i'll never be the same again #thanks 4 my life phyllis fernby x #as soon as i saw her i was like #hi!! hello!!! lesbian!! hello!!!!#literally life goals and wife goals #midsomer murders #samantha spiro #phyllis fernby #gals being pals #looks #principal femmes

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mandoreviews · 5 months

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📽️ Me Before You (2016)

This is a movie that is such a good representation of the book. So many book adaptations follow the basic storyline but not much else. There was obviously some stuff they had to change, but they followed the book really closely. Which means that the ending is still devastating. The casting was also perfect, especially the two main characters. This is a great movie to watch any time, but especially if you want to cry. It’s definitely a tearjerker.

Sex/nudity: 2/10 (kissing, some talk of sex and sexual joke)

Language: 2/10 (no f-words, mostly mild stuff)

Violence: 1/10 (references to suicide attempts)

Overall rating: 8/10

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camyfilms · 8 months

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SEX EDUCATION 2023

Meeting you cracked my heart open, and now it's forever changed. And because of that, I will carry a part of you with me wherever I go. I think what I'm trying to say is thanks for everything, dickhead.

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lovecatnip · 15 days

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Me Before You

2016

#me before you #emilia clarke #sam claflin #matthew lewis #charles dance #jenna coleman #steve peacocke #vanessa kirby #janet mcteer #brendan coyle #samantha spiro

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stuff-diary · 8 months

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Sex Education (Final season)

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2023

Sex Education (Final season, 2023, UK)

Creator: Laurie Nunn

Directors: Dominic Leclerc, Michelle Savill & Alyssa McClelland

Mini-review:

Wow, it feels kinda weird knowing that we won't be seeing these characters again. This final season wasn't perfect, but it wrapped everything in a way that felt absolutely satisfying for me. Yes, I know some fans are very angry about certain things, but I dunno, it all felt completely true to the characters, something that is always key for a finale. If anything, my biggest complaint is that the show clearly struggles when it comes to handling and connecting so many characters and storylines. That already happened during the previous season, but I think the show's team had an even harder time with this one, because they needed to provide some form of closure for everybody. Anyway, I expected it to happen, so I got over it pretty quickly. I want to end this review by reminding everyone of how groundbreaking this show is. It basically set new standards when it comes to inclusivity and representation in mainstream television. Although it only premiered four years ago, its impact on the industry has already been incredible and undeniable. So, yeah, this was a flawed but satisfying final season, and Sex Education will be deeply missed.

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adamwatchesmovies · 9 months

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Agatha and the Truth of Murder (2018)

Watching Agatha and the Truth of Murder you’d never guess that 1) it debuted on TV and 2) was not endorsed by Agatha Christie’s estate. This works as a great companion piece to the author’s famous works or as a keep-you-guessing mystery on its own.

In 1926, crime writer Agatha Christie (Ruth Bradley) disappeared for 11 days. This film imagines she vanished in order to help solve a real-life murder. Mabel Rogers (Pippa HaywoodPippa Haywood) approaches Agatha. Her partner, Florence Nightingale Shore (Stacha Hicks), was bludgeoned on a train and later passed from the injuries. Under a pseudonym and false pretences, Agatha and Mabel lure the primary suspects to a remote location where they hope to prove the murderer was either Daphne Miller (Bebe Cave), whose nursing career would’ve been ruined by Florence, Randolph (Tim McInnerny), the cousin who inherited Florence’s money, Zaki Hanachi (Luke Pierre ), a soldier treated by Florence shortly before her death, Travis Pickford (Blake Harrison), the police’s prime suspect or Mrs. Pamela Rose (Samantha Spiro), the only person who knew where Florence was sitting.

Right away, the film endears you to Agatha. Her husband is having an affair and readers are calling her writing predictable. She’s a woman in a man’s world, and suffers from writer’s block. You want her to succeed, even more when you hear the details surrounding Florence’s murder. Solving the case might even be what she needs to reinvigorate her creativity. Unfortunately, she’s not a real detective; she merely writes about them. You have a feeling she’s got what it takes to crack this mystery but it’s going to be tough. As we’re reminded multiple time, this is not a “fictional case”. In a novel, you want to keep the audiences guessing by making the culprit the least likely suspect. In “real life”, the principle of Occam’s Razor usually applies, which means the murderer is most likely…

BAM! Crash! Gasp!

Just when you thought you had it figured out, Agatha and the Truth of Murder throws a wrench in the equation and piles suspense upon suspense. Now, we have to worry about Agatha’s true identity being revealed by Detective Inspector Dicks (Ralph Ineson) before the crime is solved. It’d be bad, but another incident tells us Agatha’s life may be in jeopardy too. It keeps the momentum going and gets you so wrapped up in this new business you no longer have the brainpower to figure out both what’s happening right now and the case we came here to see. Even if you do, we all know part of the fun of this kind of story is figuring out not only who, but how and why before seeing justice dispensed.

The eclectic array of characters to interrogate and cross off the list are enjoyable to see. Ruth Bradley is charismatic. You wouldn’t mind seeing her again in another similar movie as long as it’s as smart as this one. By subverting your expectations but also keeping in mind what we love about Agatha Christie’s stories, you get the best of both worlds. A little bit of Ralph Ineson goes a long way too.

While the story is set in the early 20th Century, many aspects of Agatha and the Truth of Murder are modern. The cast is enjoyable and the premise appealing, particularly if you're a fan of Agatha Christie. While the film may not blow your socks off, that’s its only flaw. (September 4, 2020)

#Agatha and the Truth of Murder #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #Tom Dalton #Terry Loane #Ruth Bradley #Pippa Haywood #Ralph Ineson #Tim McInnerny #Blake Harrison #Samantha Spiro #Joshua Silver #Luke Pierre #2018 movies #2018 films

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samthetrekkie · 1 year

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I love how samantha spiro basically has the same role in sex ed as in got. that's not something a lot of people can say.

#game of thrones #season 6 #episode 6 #sex education netflix #samantha spiro #maureen groff #melessa tarly

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ulrichgebert · 2 years

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Dann brauchten wir schon wieder einen Gedenkfilm, für den herrlichen Robbie Coltrane, der in der fabelhaften Krimiserie Cracker war, zwei James-Bond-Filmen und in Flash Gordon, aber es hilft ja alles nichts. Im viktorianischen Schauerkrimi From Hell löst er gemeinsam mit dem brillanten, aber opiumsüchtigen Inspektor Johnny Depp durchaus überraschend die bis heute unaufgelöste Mordserie von Jack the Ripper auf, aber -die Zeiten sind hart und ungerecht- es hilft letztlich auch nichts.

#Robbie Coltrane #Nachrufe #From Hell #Johhny Depp #Heather Graham #Ian Holm #Ian Richardson #Samantha Spiro #Film gesehen #The Hughes Brothers

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kitmarlowe · 1 year

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Imagine you’re on a beach. You’re looking out at a wide, open horizon. You can feel a cool breeze on your face.

#inside no 9 #inside no. 9 #steve pemberton #samantha spiro #reece shearsmith #gif #in9 spoilers #inside no 9 spoilers

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spryfilm · 1 year

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DVD review: “Murder Investigation Team” (2003 - 2005)

“Murder Investigation Team” (2003 – 2005) Television Twelve Episodes Created by: Paul Marquess Featuring: Samantha Spiro, Lindsey Coulson, Diane Parish and Michael McKell DC Rosie MacManus: [Looking at a picture of the victim’s daughter] “Poor cow! She’s got no one now! DI Vivien Friend: She’ll get used to it.” Released recently on DVD is the drama “Murder Investigation Team” (2003 – 2005)…

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#Diane Parish #dvd #dvd drama #dvd new zealand #dvd review #DVD reviews #dvd television #DVDReviews #Lindsey Coulson #Michael McKell #Murder Investigation Team #Murder Investigation Team dvd #Samantha Spiro

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jamandstuff · 2 years

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The Other Half - Pilot

#theotherhalfedit #the other half #vahid gold #samantha spiro #the other half spoilers #tw: c word #my rubbish gif #my other #i haven't giffed in so long i have no idea what i'm doing #but this moment and this show in general needed at least one gifset

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consanguinitatum · 5 months

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David as Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing (the first time he did it, that is!)

David Tennant fans are aware of 2011's brilliant Much Ado About Nothing, in which DT starred as Benedick, alongside Catherine Tate as Beatrice. Filmed at the Wyndham's Theatre in London and directed by Josie Rourke, the production was recorded and offered on Digital Theatre.

But did you know David had played Benedick before?

Yep - he sure has!

It was in 2001, a full decade before his production with Catherine.

Beginning in 1999, BBC Radio 3 launched Shakespeare For The Millennium, an ambitious project to dramatize seventeen Shakespeare productions in four years.

The project was done in collaboration with BBC Worldwide, which emphasized it wanted to take a contemporary, innovative approach to the Bard. It launched on 12 September 1999 with a Shakespeare discussion panel, and a new production of Hamlet -- starring none other than Michael Sheen as the Dane!

On 23 September 2001, BBC Radio 3 broadcast a new production of Much Ado About Nothing as the Sunday Play, with David in the lead role as Benedick and Samantha Spiro as Beatrice. Adapted by Sally Avens, it featured an introduction (as had all the previous productions in the Shakespeare For The Millennium series) by Richard Eyre, the former Director of the Royal National Theatre.

The production also starred a few other recognizable names. There was Chiwetel Ejiofor as Claudio, Emilia Fox as Hero, David Swift as Leonato, Julian Rhind-Tutt as Don John, and David Haig as Dogberry.

All original music was composed and performed by Simon Oakes and Adam Wolters.

Radio listings and announcements, and promo photos of David and Samantha Spiro

Here's a review of the prodcuction!

Much Ado About Nothing was commercially released by BBC Worldwide as part of the BBC Radio collection series in 2001.

The sleeve notes of cassettes and CDs of the production include a scene-by-scene synopsis, a full character analysis, and an essay on interpretation from the director Sally Avens.

Almost four years later, in November 2005, BBC One broadcast a television series called ShakespeaRe-Told, a set of four adaptations of Shakespeare's plays. Each play was adapted by a different writer, and all were relocated to the present day.

The first to be broadcast - on 7 November 2005 - was a modern-day version of Much Ado About Nothing starring Sarah Parrish and Damien Lewis...and Billie Piper and Nina Sosanya and Olivia Colman!

You can watch it here:

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Six days after this television broadcast - on 13 November 2005 at 7:15 pm - BBC Radio 3 re-broadcast the audio version starring David and Samantha in its 'Drama On 3' slot.

Fast forward to August 2020.

The BBC released a set of four BBC Radio Shakespeare collections: Histories, Comedies, Tragedies, and Roman Plays. Much Ado About Nothing was included in the collection of Comedies, and became available as an Audible digital download.

If you want to listen, you can find this collection a lot of places. It might be at your local library or on Overdrive, on Google Play, or as an Amazon Audible book.

Or, ya know, just go here:

#DavidTennant #ObscureDavidTennantPerformances #DavidTennantAudios #MuchAdoAboutNothing #Youtube

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camyfilms · 1 year

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ME BEFORE YOU 2016

Don't think of me too often. I don't want you getting sad. Just live well. Just live. I'll be walking beside you every step of the way.

#me before you #2016 #emilia clarke #sam claflin #janet mcteer #charles dance #brendan coyle #steve peacocke #matthew lewis #jenna coleman #samantha spiro #alan breck #vanessa kirby #joanna lumley #ben lloyd hughes #diane morgan

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