Last Tango in Halifax

derek jacobi

Give us more charming and lovely men on TV

It’s been fun watching Derek Jacobi on Sunday night’s on PBS. First in Last Tango in Halifax where he is a sweetheart of a man. Then in Vicious where he is a parody of a parody as half of a […]

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Caroline

Recap: Last Tango in Halifax, S2 E4

This episode of Last Tango in Halifax begins in the cafe where Celia (Anne Reid) and Alan (Derek Jacobi) continue to talk about the death of Eddie. Alan says he is an accessory after the fact. Celia says he probably

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Kate

Recap: Last Tango in Halifax S2, E3

This episode of Last Tango in Halifax opens with the two great granddads (Derek Jacobi and Paul Copley) as well as Alan’s other sidekick (Roy Barraclough) with the baby at the pub. They talk about what the little girl should

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Accept what I've said

Recap: Last Tango in Halifax, S2, E2

At the registry office, Celia (Anne Reid) sits in a very pretty suit clutching a bouquet as episode 2 of Last Tango in Halifax begins. We’re mere minutes from the end of episode 1 when Gillian ran out the farmhouse

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Let's do it

Recap: Last Tango in Halifax, S2, E1

Season 2 of Last Tango in Halifax begins with Celia (Anne Reid) in a hospital corridor phoning Caroline (Sarah Lancashire) to tell her than Alan (Derek Jacobi) has come round and, “is feeling rather perky.” A very happy Gillian (Nicola

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The Fall

Binge Watching VS. One Hour a Week

I rewatched all of season 3 of Lost Girl on Netflix. I was surprised to see many clues to what happened in season 4 that I’d forgotten about in the months between the two seasons. Now I’m rewatching Lost Girl

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The Paradise

Review: Season 1 of The Paradise

Season one of the BBC period drama The Paradise is available now on Netflix and DVD or from Amazon, YouTube, Google Play, and iTunes. Season 2 has shown on BBC One, but it isn’t available in the U.S. yet at

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Happy Valley

Happy Valley: New Series from Sally Wainwright features Sarah Lancashire

This tweet from Holdsworth House (the hotel in Last Tango in Halifax) caught my eye. Sally Wainwright’s Happy Valley showcases Yorkshire: Picture: The IndependentFollowing the utterly brilliant L… http://t.co/Dq20lT3ZrF — Holdsworth House (@HoldsworthHotel) April 30, 2014 The link led to

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Getting wed

PBS Announces Dates for Season 2 of Last Tango in Halifax and I’m Not Happy – Updated

PBS announced that the second season of Last Tango in Halifax will air on PBS beginning Sunday June 29, 2014. You read that right: June 29. Five months from now. As far as I’m concerned here at Old Ain’t Dead,

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