Tag: Tony Gardner

  • Recap: Last Tango in Halifax, S2, E6

    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…

  • Recap: Last Tango in Halifax S2, E5

    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…

  • Recap: Last Tango in Halifax, S2 E4

    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 did the best thing under the circumstances. He tells her that Robbie and the police…

  • Recap: Last Tango in Halifax S2, E3

    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 be named. Both of Alan’s sidekicks think they were asked to be the best man…

  • Recap: Last Tango in Halifax, S2, E2

    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…

  • Recap: Last Tango in Halifax, S2, E1

    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…

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

    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…

  • Last Tango in Halifax might be Last Tango in Santa Fe

    Last Tango in Halifax might be Last Tango in Santa Fe

    The Guardian tells us that Diane Keaton plans US remake of BBC’s Last Tango in Halifax. It will air on HBO. Sally Wainwright, the creator of the show, says she will be a producer of the American version but will not have a huge role in the production.

  • 3 Top Shows From the Fall TV Season

    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…

  • Reflections on Season 1 of Last Tango in Halifax

    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.…

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