What’s nice about sitcom pilots made in the US during a certain period is that some of them actually made it to the air, to fill time in the summer. CBS called this strand Summer Playhouse. So, on September 6th of 1988, viewers had a chance to watch Tickets, Please. It was created by Charlie…
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…
