There is a lot of pride and prejudice in the story of Small Island, the new Masterpiece Classic two-part adaptation of Andrea Levy’s award winning 2004 novel. Not the Jane Austen kind of pride and prejudice, but the kind experienced by millions of people whose countries were colonized by Great Britain during the 18th and [...]
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Small Island on Masterpiece Classic PBS Survives a Cold Embrace by the Mother Country – A Recap & Review
Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged Andrea Levy, Ashley Waters, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Oyelowo, Masterpiece Classic, Movie, Naomie Harris, PBS, Ruth Wilson, Small Island on 19 April 2010 | 4 Comments »
Masterpiece Classic 2010 Season Preview
Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged 39 Steps, Cranford, Ellie Kendrick, Emma 2009, Felicity Jones, J.J. Feild, Jonny Lee Miller, Judi Dench, Masterpiece Classic, Naomie Harris, Northanger Abbey 2007, Persuasion 2007, Return to Cranford, Richard Sharpe, Romola Garai, Rupert Penry-Jones, Sally Hawkins, Sean Bean, Sharpe, Small Island, The Diary of Anne Frank on 3 December 2009 | 18 Comments »
Oh joy! In less than a month, the Masterpiece Classic season begins on PBS offering another incredible lineup of quality period and contemporary drama’s. This is my favorite time of year for television and this season certainly aims to please offering some old classics and new surprises. Masterpiece is branching out a bit this year [...]
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