At the beginning of 1979, in an attempt to capitalise on the success of Animal House, the three big networks all launched their own frat house sitcoms. The most notorious of these was probably Co-Ed Fever, because it was cancelled after one episode. I get so disoriented watching US shows with the adverts, because they…
For a long time now I’ve been wanting to write an old-fashioned programme guide. One you can hold in your hand and thumb through, make notes on, spill coffee on. So I did. Proctology: A Bottom Examination is my deep dive into Bottom, the hit BBC Two sitcom starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. That’s…
Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him eight years older than Clive Dunn was when he was first cast in Dad’s Army. But don’t panic, Clive Dunn was always playing much older characters than his own age. Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him seven years older than Stephanie Cole was when she was first…
