Tag: Tony Gardner
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Recap: Last Tango in Halifax, S2, E6
The final episode of season 2 of Last Tango in Halifax lurches to a grim beginning and works its way through a lot of laughs to a mostly happy season conclusion. On the farm, the morning after her confession to Caroline (Sarah Lancashire), Gillian (Nicola Walker) prods Caroline awake. Caroline struggles to sit up. Gillian…
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Recap: Last Tango in Halifax S2, E5
Episode 5 of Last Tango in Halifax begins in Harrogate where the Elliots are packing a car with William’s (Edward Ashley) things as he sets off for Oxford. A for sale sign is outside the driveway. John (Tony Gardner) and Caroline (Sarah Lancashire) take a moment to share a rancorous discussion about their divorce papers…
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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 door after finding the card from the Registry Office. A man in an apron sits…
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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 Walker) and Raff (Josh Bolt) are at Alan’s bedside. Gillian mentions that she thinks she…
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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, that’s a unacceptable delay and wait. Blimey Okay, I am pretty upset with PBS. And…
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3 Top Shows From the Fall TV Season
What if you picked the top 3 shows from the fall season that you were the most excited about, the most eager to see, and most wanted to recommend and talk about? That’s the question I asked myself. Here is my answer. Last Tango in Halifax Choice number 1, and an all time favorite, is…
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Reflections on Season 1 of Last Tango in Halifax
We’ve seen all of season 1 of Last Tango in Halifax now. It’s a good time for some reflections and personal reactions. There are many – I’ll list them randomly. Credit for creating, directing and producing this show falls to Sally Wainwright. She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Writer: Drama for the series.…