A day off college or work or whatever, for whatever reason. You peel yourself out of bed at 10am and turn on the TV.
You have no internet, no *streaming services or DVDs/videos etc.
I honestly don’t think either of these were among the original recommendations I received. Instead, I think they were part of an IMDB trail I followed off one of the other shows that was. Either way, I did enjoy both. One of my “guilty pleasure” favorite movies is “Head Office” from the early 80s. It paints a cynical, and I still think hilarious, view of the corporate world. I see a lot of that in these 2 shows, even though they’re taking a more “Office-"style mockumentary path.
Awhile back I asked for some recommendations for British shows that weren’t police procedurals, since that seems to be about 90% of our “britbox” subscription options here in the states. Anyway, thought I would post some thoughts about them as I work my way through the list, starting with Taskmaster.
BBC Film, Lionsgate and BBC Studios have given Monumental Television, part of ITV Studios, the greenlight to bring the beloved and award-winning BBC comedy Ghosts to the big screen in Ghosts: The Possession of Button House.
Until now, only licensed TV channels had to comply with Ofcom’s broadcasting code and accessibility requirements - and some popular streaming services in the UK were not regulated at all.
The BBC has commissioned a slate of new shows to mark Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday, on Friday 8 May, and will be showcasing some of the finest programmes from his extraordinary seven-decade career in a week-long celebration of his work and legacy.
Netflix and YouTube should pay a levy from their profits to create a £100m fund for UK children’s programming, leading presenters said, amid warnings that kids’ TV is facing a crisis.
Half a century ago, John Thaw’s flawed and fallible detective Jack Regan introduced the antihero to mainstream British TV audiences. Decades later, the show’s influence is still visible all over our modern drama series, writes Jonathan Wells
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