I’m not entirely sure what this show is trying to be; there are obvious SATC principles as well as the type of intrigues and bizarre mental projections often seen in Ally McBeal, but despite being marginally amusing very occasionally, it’s overall effect was a confusion of ludicrous premises and clichés.
The show follows the lives of City PAs Midge, Lucy, Grace – who mysteriously disappeared early on – and Nicole. All the women fell easily into stereotypes; Lucy the blonde-but-clever-despite-it woman, Grace the woman who could easily have actually been royalty judging by her voice and demeanour, so that’s the upper-class bird taken care of, Midge, a Scouser who’s easily bedded and full of malapropisms and finally Nicole, who’s all fur coat and no knickers, literally… Read more & comment »
Set against an emotional backdrop of friendship, ambition, sex and filing, Personal Affairs is an offbeat new drama series for BBC Three following the fortunes of four fabulous personal assistants in the City.
It’s 8.30am on Monday morning and all is quiet – for the time being, at least. But an extraordinary event is about to unfold, leaving the girls questioning what happened, who is responsible and what dark secrets lurk beneath the bright lights of the City.
“We were PAs in the same office – that’s how we met… it was simple and fun and boring but that’s real life isn’t it? And then something terrible happened… things can never be the same again.”
Set against an emotional backdrop of friendship, ambition, sex and filing, Personal Affairs is a fun new offbeat drama for BBC Three following the fortunes of four fabulous personal assistants in the City.
On nearly every high street from Penzance to London and Glasgow to Belfast, there’s a new “must-have” accessory for some young men. Not the latest trainers or mobile phone, but fierce, snarling dogs.
Rickie Haywood-Williams explores the hip-hop and peer-pressure culture that has led to this growth in aggressive dogs in his hometown of London – on the streets and abandoned in shelters. He discovers that dogs are bred, bought, sold and given away with incredible ease.
Kenny loves Tania, Tania loves solicitor Charlie, Charlie “loves” anyone, Darrel loves Shelley, Shelley has a boyfriend, Swanny. Asif fancies Lee Ann, Lee Ann fancies Charlie – and then there’s Mike and Gloria…
Welcome to the world of Admin (working title), a new six-part comedy series for BBC Three starring Nigel Havers (Brothers And Sisters) and Sian Reeves (Hope Springs, Cutting It and Northern Lights) with Steve John Shepherd (This Life) alongside a cast of new young talent.
During her time as a member of Nineties pop group Steps, Claire Richards was a size eight. Now, more than seven years after the quintet disbanded, a steady increase in weight has seen her become a size 20. This documentary reveals the former pop star’s struggle to shed the pounds in time for her wedding, a task that sees her attend a bridal boot camp, and face an intimidating encounter with the paparazzi at a red carpet event. Rather her than me!
The Sun has reported that James Corden and Matthew Horne are in talks with the BBC about making another series of their new comedy show.
The BBC Three series imaginatively titled ‘Horne And Corden’ was widely slated and lost half its ratings, but talks about a second series are said to be at an advanced stage.
EastEnders Revealed is set to return with a one-hour special that takes a front-row seat to witness the Mitchell marriage of Peggy and Archie. But with Danielle “The Secret Mitchell” Jones about to reveal her true identity, and Archie’s wicked ways about to backfire, their holy matrimony looks set to end in an unholy mess…
Viewers can stand back and watch the wedding sparks fly, as the cameras of EastEnders Revealed take a unique look behind the scenes as secrets are exposed and tears are shed, as the actors in the front line give their unique insight into just what it takes to act out this seismic storyline.
I have read some very damning reviews of BBC Three’s new sketch show Horne and Corden. Rosie Christie over on Unreality Shout wanted to like it, but found herself bitterly disappointed with the latest offering from the Gavin and Stacey creators. Benji Wilson at The Telegraph found it “about as funny as credit default swaps.”
I have admittedly missed both episodes of the series so far, but have been watching the odd Youtube clip on BBC’s dedicated channel. I wouldn’t say the boy’s sketches are comedy gold, but the ones I have seen have certainly been at least mildly amusing. The American piss take (embedded above) definitely made me laugh, though after the first two minutes I did get a bit bored.
Brand new drama Harper’s Island arrives on BBC Three later this year bringing murder mystery to the channel.
Licensed by the BBC from CBS Paramount International Television, Harper’s Island will push the boundaries of traditional television with frightening, tense and exciting drama that will keep audiences riveted.
A group of family and friends travel to a secluded island off the coast of Seattle to attend a week-long wedding celebration. As the festivities begin, friendships are tested and secrets exposed, as a murderer claims victims one by one, transforming the week into a terrifying struggle for survival.
Celebrating the success of Being Human, BBC Three has commissioned a one-hour special documentary to give fans another taste of all things Human and otherwise, on Saturday 28 March at 9.15 pm.
Unearthed will take the audience on a unique behind-the-scenes tour to meet many of the actors who play the much-loved characters from the series including Aidan Turner (Mitchell), Russell Tovey (George), Lenora Crichlow (Annie), Jason Watkins (Herrick), Annabel Scholey (Lauren) and Sinead Keenan (Nina).
Former Pop Idol finalist Will Young is all set for a guest appearance on BBC Three comedy Horne and Corden.
Matt Horne confirmed that Will has already filmed his part for the show, claiming that he gave a “fantastic” performance.
“We do have Will Young in the last sketch of Superman and Spiderman,” Horne told This Morning. “He wasn’t required to do very much but what he did do was very specific and he brought something different that we didn’t write.”
Gavin and Stacey stars Matthew Horne and James Corden launched their new sketch show imaginatively titled ‘Horne & Corden’ on BBC Three this week.
Despite negative reviews like this and this the show still managed to pull in 800,000 viewers, a new record for BBC Three.
So was ‘Horne & Corden’ good enough to warrant these high ratings or are people drawn in by the media frenzy surrounding the two brash comedians who aren’t afraid to speak their mind and create great headlines along the way? I have the episode recorded but have been strangely reticent to actually sit down and watch it so I would love to hear what some of you thought of Tuesday night’s show.
Mathew Horne and James Corden star in their own, new character comedy sketch show on BBC Three. Mathew and James host the show as themselves in front a studio audience while also playing a wide range of characters.
In a first for BBC Three, the cast of Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps are joined by the casts of Coming Of Age and Grown Ups in a special episode for Comic Relief.
Tim, the bartender of The Archer, arranges Timothy Claypole’s Comic Relief Night Of Fun – a pub quiz with a twist.
Split into three teams, the guys and girls battle it out in three categories, starting with the “bitch off”, which literally ends in tears as Gaz takes it too far and DK takes it personally. Next is the “drink off” in which Grant, Donna and Matt head for the bar to see who can down a pint of lager the fastest.
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