You can always count on some Victoria Wood to bring some cheer to any day.
It never ceases to amaze me how generous Wood was as a writer to other performers. Here she’s playing the straight role in her own sketch. Anyway, As Seen On TV is available on Netflix, should you want to watch it all. Which, let’s face it, why wouldn’t you?
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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…
