March 19, 2008
- Campion… Margery Allingham's & Peter Davison's…
I have to "come clean" on this series>>> My husband and I tried watching it a few years ago and did not like it… at all. We watched only the first episode and then gave up. (…)
February 21, 2008
- The Six Wives of Henry VIII: 1970s BBC Version…
Wow! I just finished re-watching The Six Wives of Henry VIII, and I am left flabbergasted! I loved this miniseries, and am so glad I was able to "get past" some reviewers' ideas. (…)
February 19, 2008
- Latest M. C. Beaton: Hamish Macbeth
I just got the latest M. C. Beaton novel and I can't wait to start reading it… Death of a Gentle Lady… I always look forward to Beaton's Hamish novels. (…)
February 6, 2008
- Miss Marple Movies and Television Series…
Ordinarily, you probably don't think of Miss Marple as funny. That will change if you are able to see Margaret Rutherford's portrayal of Miss Marple. (…)
January 10, 2008
- To Serve Them All My Days… BBC Miniseries
The To Serve Them All My Days miniseries is based on the novel (of the same name) by R. F. Delderfield. I admit to not having read the novel, but I have seen the miniseries… and I love it! (…)
January 6, 2008
- We Seem to be Watching "All Things Britannia!"
It isn't very often that my husband and I have both of our adult children at home at the same time. When they are both here, we enjoy getting out our favorite DVDs to watch as a family…. (…)
October 17, 2007
- The Last Detective Television Show…
Is the Last Detective just that… the Last Detective?
If you are looking for a mystery series to watch that has heart— then try The Last Detective. (…)
September 6, 2007
- The Politician's Wife… miniseries
The two main characters in this (yet another British!) miniseries are such good actors that it is no surprise I was swept away with the intriguing plot. (…)
September 3, 2007
- Bramwell… the Series (Cozy, Not a Mystery, a Little Bloody, Though…)
Several years ago, I was lucky to have been one of the people who started viewing a new (very British!) Masterpiece Theatre presentation called Bramwell. (…)
July 28, 2007
- Sherlock Holmes… Jeremy Brett…
I should begin this TV/Movies review by saying that you probably saw Jeremy Brett years before you thought you had seen him. (…)
July 22, 2007
- Mapp and Lucia… Definitely Cozy, Not Mystery…
What can I say? I know that I have mentioned (more than once!) E. F. Benson's charming series about Lucia… and her nemesis, Mapp. (…)
July 17, 2007
- Agatha Christie's Marple… (with Geraldine McEwan)
Just recently, one of my very favorite actresses took a stab at portraying one of the most famous cozy mystery characters of all time… Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. (…)