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By Anne Brodie Maria Friedman’s feature direction of the live version of 4-time Tony-winning Broadway musical Merrily We Roll Along surprised me in all the right ways. Now in theatrical release it follows a trio of friends, lyricist Charley played by Daniel Radcliffe, composer Franklin from …
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By Anne Brodie Jane Seymour’s Irish private investigator series Harry Wild has proven to be a fan favourite for Acorn TV. To celebrate, the current S4 ends with a bang with a feature length episode that has all the series’ bells and whistles. Seymour’s deeply intuitive approach to her work, is …
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By Anne Brodie Michael Greyeyes, Carmen Moore, Alex Rice and Michelle Thrush lead a small cast in Meadowlarks from Tasha Hubbard. They’re Cree siblings - Anthony, Connie, Marianne and Gwen, taken from their shared mother and sent to non-Indigenous homes. The Canadian government took by force …
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By Anne Brodie Ok, so Frank Hathaway and Lu Shakespeare (Mark Benton, Jo Joyner) had a “disagreement” and broke up their two-person detective agency in Stratford-Upon-Avon after four seasons. Shakespeare and Hathaway S5 launches on BritBox Nov 25 but what to expect? After two years not speaking, …
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By Anne Brodie Comedian and Family Feud Canada host Gerry Dee unleashes his special on Netflix today - get ready to smile. Gerry Dee: Funny You Should Say That,companion to his book of the same title, presents him as an average Joe, husband, father working actor, a man of the people, but he lets …
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