Imagine being in Edinburgh and needing urgent medical treatment. Then imagine that you were putting your life in the hands of a thieving nurse, a fraudulent doctor and an alcoholic senior consultant. Pretty scary. Luckily, although this may sound like the start to a horrific Daily Star story, this group of dysfunctional health workers actually…
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Victoria Series 2 First Impressions
On Sunday, as I was perched on my sofa with my Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and a cup of tea that my Mum had brewed, I felt rather like royalty – quite apt for what I was about to watch for the next hour. A few weeks ago we saw the return of ITV’s hotly…
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First dates
When First Dates swooned onto our screens in 2013, audiences were captivated by maître d’ Fred’s suave suits and heart-melting opinions on love. With his team of restaurant staff; CiCi, Laura, Sam, and bartender, Merlin, they have been serving mouth-watering dishes and romantic advice to those on blind dates for four years now. This year…
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The End of an Era: an emotional farewell to Downton Abbey
The sixth and final series of Downton Abbey is well underway, bringing the Crawleys into the mid 1920s. 1925 was a year of great change politically, (the introduction of the ‘Administration of Estates Act’ and the return of the ‘Gold Standard’) and technologically (the first use of TV transmission and hairdryers). It seems appropriate that…