#bbc tv

[atomic-chronoscaph]

David Learner as Marvin the Paranoid Android and Simon Jones as Arthur Dent - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)

#simon jones #david learner #the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy #douglas adams #marvin the paranoid android #arthur dent #80s sci-fi #sci-fi comedy #alan j. w. bell #bbc tv #80s tv series #1980s #1981

[weirdlookindog]

The brides of Dracula from Count Dracula (BBC-TV, 1977)

#count dracula #1977 #1970s movies #philip saville #horror #tv movie #bbc tv #dracula bbc tv

[yourgraciouslady]

Goncharov, the rare 1998 BBC 3-part TV miniseries. In order: Colin Firth as Goncharov, Kristin Scott Thomas as Katya, Rupert Graves as Andrey “The Banker” Daddano, Tara Fitzgerald as Sofia, Christian Bale as Mario Ambrosini, and Anthony Hopkins as Joseph “Ice Pick Joe” Morelli.

#goncharov #gonchposting #unreality #bbc tv #colin firth #kristin scott thomas #rupert graves #tara fitzgerald #christian bale #anthony hopkins #stills #forgive me for my atrocious editing skills

[ariadnethedragon]

The Woman In The Wall (2023)

S1E1: Back to Life

#rare aesthetic: women setting fire to things #I love her manic grin #the woman in the wall #twitw #the woman in the wall edit #ruth wilson #ruth wilson edit #lorna brady #colman ivers #daryl mccormack #bbc iplayer #bbc #bbc tv #crime tv #thriller #psychological thriller #ireland #tvedit #magdalene laundries

[queerinthealps]

PRESTON WALTERS + KAI SHARIF

WATERLOO ROAD, 12x03 AND 12x07

#waterloo road #waterloo road spoilers #preston walters #kai sharif #lgbtq #queer characters #noah valentine #adam ali #waterloo road season 12 #tv show #bbc tv

[dynamobooks]

Armando Iannucci et al: The Thick of It: The Missing DoSAC Files (2010)

#the thick of it #in the loop #armando iannucci #jesse armstrong #tony roche #simon blackwell #ian martin #political satire #malcolm tucker #labour party #tories #bbc tv

[below-average-fangirl]

#samuel west #Samuel Anderson #bbc tv #TV Licensing advert #in an interview Sam said doing this little gig may have helped to get him the role of Siegfried #Youtube

[wholesomemorbid]

Doc Martin as the Tumblr autism creature

Doc Martin as the Tumblr autism creature (RTX on)

(Image descriptions: the top photo is digital pencils of actor Martin Clunes’s face on a featureless four legged animal-like body. The bottom photo is the same but inked, with more details to make it eerily rendered, like a collarbone and joint creases on the animal body.)

#martin clunes #Martin ellingham #doc martin #bbc tv #autism creature

[adobongsiopao]

I finally finished watching "Jane Eyre" 1963 version and it was a great, satisfying adaptation. Despite having missing episodes, different dialogues and lack of budget, it turned out to be pretty good overall. Ann Bell and Richard Leech were well chosen as Jane and Mr Rochester. They certainly have at least some good chemistry between them. Bertha in this version looks terrifying and scary which is well done.

The 1963 version of "Jane Eyre" is now available to watch on Youtube. Episodes 2 and 3 are currently missing but at least we get to see what it looks like.

Oh, it just so happens that this year marks the 60th anniversary of this version so it was perfect timing to release its episodes online for the first time. Was it fate or coincidence that this show deserves to gain attention after all these years?

#jane eyre #charlotte bronte #jane eyre 1963 #ann bell #richard leech #bbc jane eyre #jane eyre bbc #bbc tv #1963

[80sheaven]

Blue Peter Book Twenty-One (1984) ft. Peter Duncan, Janet Ellis and Simon Groom

#blue peter #peter duncan #janet ellis #simon groom #bbc tv #80s tv

[loryevrg]

Arthur Havisham / Dickensian - Ep. 1x05 (2015), Joseph Quinn

#joseph quinn #joseph quinn gif #joseph quinn characters #arthur havisham #dickensian #bbc one #bbc tv #tv series #gif making #gif maker #fandom #jquinn

[weirdlookindog]

Louis Jourdan, as Dracula, in Count Dracula (BBC-TV, 1977)

#count dracula #louis jourdan #1977 #1970s movies #philip saville #horror #tv movie #bbc tv #dracula bbc tv

[georgefairbrother]

One of the interesting facets of the career of Kenneth Williams, who passed away this month (April 15th), 1988, was his long professional relationship with Michael Parkinson. In the beginning it wasn't easy, Parky later recalled that KW referred to him as 'north country nit' and 'thick Yorkshire git' in his diaries.

In late 1972, Kenneth Williams appeared on the Parkinson show with Sir John Betjeman and Maggie Smith. A conversation on architectural preservation broadened to include the right to strike, the behaviour of trade unions and working-class aspiration. Things got a little heated, although both Parky and KW were professional enough to know just how far to push it. Parky told Kenneth he was talking crap, Kenneth responded, "I've never been so insulted", which got a laugh and defused the tension.

Although it was quite mild in retrospect, the public response was such that Kenneth Williams was invited back for a full 70 minute show, with Michael Parkinson moderating a debate with union leader Jimmy Reid (Upper Clyde Shipbuilders' work-in) and including a Q and A from the audience. Kenneth did not get an entirely easy run, and appears to have underestimated Jimmy Reid's ability as a speaker and debater.

I have read (although not confirmed) that BBC controllers were unhappy at the complex political nature of the programme, and some of the confronting social conditions discussed, and insisted that the Parkinson show stick to light entertainment in the future.

Kenneth Williams continued to make appearances and was a prominent guest on the final UK episode (before the later reboot) in 1982. According to IMDb, he made a total of 11 appearances, including two on Parkinson in Australia; the only person to do more was Billy Connolly, but his spots included in the rebooted series from 1998-2004.

About the best encounter between Michael Parkinson and Kenneth Williams wasn't on the television at all. In July 1987, KW was Parky's guest on Desert Island Discs, for what was a fascinating, friendly and very warm conversation.

Michael Parkinson later said that he and Kenneth Williams were in 'no danger of becoming bosom friends', but expressed admiration for his talent and regretted that KW never really seemed to find professional or personal contentment in life.

Michael Parkinson turned 88 on March 28th this year (2023) and has just been seen out celebrating legendary cricket umpire Dickie Bird's 90th birthday.

(Image: The Telegraph)

#kenneth williams #michael parkinson #british cinema #british theatre #jimmy reid #social history #working class history #bbc tv #Youtube

[devoted-to-colin-farrell]

Via The Guardian - “I was sent the book and my agents thought it wouldn’t necessarily be in my wheelhouse,” Colin admits. “But within 50 pages I knew I wanted to make it. To some people it’s bleak and violent, but I love that about it. It seems to say something very important about what drives us as human beings, so it made sense for me, somehow. It tuned into everything else I’ve done.”

“I’ve never played a character with so little compunction or apology or who does things this despicable,” says Colin of a figure who is as barbaric to his fellow man as he is to animals.

“I ate a lot and lifted some heavy weights. I looked at Victorian boxers and dockers, trying to get the belly and the muscle. It was not done under the supervision of medical professionals at all and was really ill advised.”

The day they said: ‘We’re heading back to open water,’ I’ll never forget the relief I felt that nobody died.”

The cast and crew took on the polar plunge, by jumping into the Arctic waters in their pants. There was a lot of swearing! 🤬

I think Henry Drax is the darkest role Colin Farrell has played. It’s quite gruesome to watch. I also think Stephen Graham is an incredible actor (Line of Duty, Gangs of New York).

At BFI, Colin said: “It was one of two times in my life where you couldn’t take off the costume, I couldn’t really step away from the character. It was always with me.”

“We were telling a very ugly story in a very beautiful place,” he added. “There was something in that contrast or contradiction that was very powerful.”

#colin farrell #best actor #ellen degeneres #arctic wildlife #polar plunge #tv series #limited series #bbc tv #Youtube

[maekar76]

Peep Show

it’s scary how much i can relate to this show.

#peep show #bbc tv #cult classic #a real human being #cocaine #fuck off spreadsheets #Dobbie #weird hair #from gold into shit #Coldplay #Nazis #piece of pie #the farmer wants a wife

[mahoganygold213]

SMALL AXE: MANGROVE (2020) dir. Steve McQueen

Mangrove tells this true story of The Mangrove Nine, who clashed with London police in 1970. The trial that followed was the first judicial acknowledgment of behavior motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan Police.

Featuring Letitica Wright as Altheia Jones-LeCointe

#small axe #mangrove #ep 1 #Altheia Jones-LeCointe #bbc tv #steve mcqueen #letitia wright #small axe edit #tv gif #london #1970s #bbc edit #mangrove nine #blaze🔥 #signal boost