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This week marks 44 years since the premiere of the sitcom that brought Dame Judi Dench to national attention in the UK. A Fine Romance premiered on the first of November in 1981, and it follows two socially awkward adults, Laura and Mike, as they progress from strangers to romantic partners (with plenty of bad luck along the way).
Dench starred opposite her real-life husband, Michael Williams, and though the series feels a bit dated in some ways, it’s still a delight to watch. It was nominated for ten different BAFTA awards, including 4 nominations for best comedy series - and it won twice for Dench’s portrayal of Laura.
You can watch it HERE - or head over to a free with ads service like Roku Channel or Plex.
What we’re…
Watching: The Duke - Jim Broadbent and Dame Helen Mirren star in this 2021 film about the 1961 theft of Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. The link points to the Amazon rental page, but if you have Hulu you can also watch it there. It starts off a little slow, but it’s great fun once it gets going.
Reading: Death Under a Little Sky by Stig Abell - I spotted this on Kindle Unlimited (Amazon’s all-you-can-read subscription), and I’m excited to have two more in the series to read after this. The series begins when detective Jake Jackson inherits a reclusive uncle’s country home, which prompts him to leave London - but as it’s a crime series, it’s not long before murder finds him in his quiet new village.
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THIS WEEK IN BRITISH TV
On BritBox, new episodes of season 3 of Beyond Paradise continue weekly through the 18th of November. The period drama Ten Pound Poms premiered on the 29th (two episodes, then weekly episodes). On November 7th, they’ll add Belgravia.
On Acorn TV, new episodes of Murder Before Evensong, The Light in the Hall, and Summertide continue on Mondays. On November 3rd, they added Season 2 of The Gone (new episodes air weekly), along with Season 2 of Black Snow and the film 45 Years.
On HBO Max, Season 2 of Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking premiered on November 2nd.
On MGM+, the new Robin Hood adaptation premiered on the 2nd, though it doesn’t seem to be available on their Amazon channel quite yet (no idea why it’s taking longer). Jack Patten stars as Robin Hood, with Sean Bean as the Sheriff of Nottingham.
On PBS and PBS Masterpiece, episodes of the new Maigret adaptation continue on Sundays (season finale on November 9th).
On AMC+, the Graham Norton Show continues with new episodes on Thursdays.
Oh Hulu, look for Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth on Monday, November 10th. The two-part docuseries takes a look at the final months of Flack, who took her own life after being bullied online.
Over on Apple TV+, all episodes of Season 5 of Slow Horses are now available. Another Mick Herron adaptation, Down Cemetery Road, premiered on the 29th with two episodes (additional episodes on Wednesdays through December 10th). Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson star in this Oxford-area thriller.
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