Category Archives: Drama

Quick TV Reviews – ‘Dame Patricia Routledge Remembers… Keeping Up Appearances’ & ‘Dame Patricia Routledge Remembers… Hetty Wainthropp Investigates’

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This year, we sadly lost Dame Patricia Routledge, well-known for playing Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced ‘Bouquet’ 😀 ) in ‘Keeping Up Appearances’ and has played Hetty Wainthropp in ‘Hetty Wainthropp Investigates’. I will cherish very fond memories of watching her. 🙂 Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’

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Here we are again! We’ve returned to the world of ‘Downton Abbey’ in the third and final instalment of the supposed film trilogy ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’. It’s been a while since I shared reviews on ‘Downton Abbey’ in 2022. It’s nice to come back to the series in this film. Continue reading

Quick Theatre Review – ‘Emma’

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On Thursday the 11th of September 2025, my parents and I saw a stage production of ‘Emma’ by Jane Austen at the Theatre Royal in Bath. We were on holiday at the time, and it was purely by chance that we came across this theatre production of ‘Emma’ in Bath. 🙂 Continue reading

BB@10 – Reflection on ‘All Creatures Great and Small’


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One of the TV shows that I’m very pleased to have shared on ‘Bradley’s Basement’ is the original BBC TV drama series ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ made from 1977 to 1990. This is a BBC TV show that I loved watching on DVD and I’ve now seen all of the episodes. 🙂 Continue reading

Quick TV Review – ‘Peter Davison Remembers…Campion’

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Back in 2019, I saw and did a quick review on the BBC crime-drama TV series ‘Campion’, based on the books by Margery Allingham. It stars Peter Davison as Albert Campion. For many, Peter was Tristan Farnon in the original ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ BBC TV series. Continue reading

Quick Theatre Review – ‘Death Comes to Pemberley’

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I’m currently checking out a trio of theatre productions. One in Cardiff, which I saw on Wednesday evening, and two in London for this weekend. The first theatre production I’ve seen this week is a stage adaptation of the 2011 novel called ‘Death Comes to Pemberley’. Continue reading

Quick DVDs Review – ‘Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators’

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For Christmas 2024, I gave my parents the Series 1-4 DVD collection of the BBC TV drama mystery series ‘Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators’. It was a winner for them as well as for me. So much so that I later purchased the 2022 Christmas Special on DVD. Continue reading

Quick TV Review – ‘All God’s Creatures’ (All Creatures Great and Small) (2020-24)

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It’s that time again to share my thoughts on the latest Christmas Special in the new ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ TV series shown on Channel 5. I look forward to checking out these Christmas Specials every year. They’re a delight to check out when I see them. Continue reading

Quick TV Series Review – ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ (2020-24) (Series 5)

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Here we are on Series 5 of the new ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ TV series, which was shown on Channel 5 in the UK from September to October this year. I’ve greatly enjoyed checking out each of the six episodes of this season, finding them very pleasant to watch. Continue reading

Quick TV Reviews – ‘Christopher Timothy and Peter Davison Remember…All Creatures Great and Small’ & ‘The Cult of…All Creatures Great and Small’

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Series 5 of the new ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ TV series is coming to an end on Channel 5 this Thursday. Before I share my thoughts on the season, I’d like to share some thoughts on two TV items on the original ‘All Creatures’ TV series that I have seen recently. Continue reading