When Cathy becomes Emma

 The deaths of both Honor Blackman and Diana Rigg highlights a curious fact about The Avengers the TV show that they both starred in. When Blackman starred in the show it was made in TV studios with low grade cameras in  black and white. The latter half Rigg's tenure on the show was made in colour. An number of Blackman's episode were remade in colour. One such example  being 1963's Dressed to Kill which was remade in 1967 as The Superlative Seven with notable guest stars Charlotte Rampling, Donald Sutherland and Brian Blessed. The only other known example of was the remakes of lost Dad's Army episodes.

Diana Rigg (1938-2020)

 Diana Rigg (1938 - 2020)

The death has been announced of Diana Rigg. With along and varied career in stage and screen. Diana played the major classical roles like Lady MacBeath. She came to public attention  with her role of Emma Peel in TV's The Avengers. Her most famous film role was as the tragic  Tracy in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. In 1990 Diana won a TV BAFTA for her role in Mother Love. Still busy in her later years Diana was nominated for a Tony for her role as Mrs Higgins in a production of My Fair Lady on Broadway. She appeared with her real life Daughter Rachel Stirling in an episode of Doctor Who and played a crucial role in Game of Thrones, Diana leaves behind a large and very memorable body of work.

RIP Diana Rigg

WWTBAM? September 2020 night1 1 report

 The first edition of this run saw 2 contestants take part. Thee first a 19 year old won 8 thousand pounds while the other won double that sum. The jackpot winner is still waiting.

Star Cops - a prophetic show?

 Just been added to the BritBox Is Star Cops. It would come to represent the BBC's last true (barring Doctor Who) attempt at science fiction. It ran for only 1 series in 1987. Set in 2047, it starred David Calder as Nathan Spring the head of an outer space police force that investigated such crimes as radio active waste smuggling. The show was created by Chris Boucher who had worked on Doctor Who in the 1970s while another Who writer who worked on Star Cops was Philip Martin.  The show was beset by so many production problems that one script was left unmade. What of the show itself? there are many interesting ideas on show with one in particular a computerised box that that Spring consults. A forerunner of Alexa?

A true Jack Reacher

 A true Jack Reacher

Amazon Prime has announced that Alan Ricthson has taken the title role in it's Jack Reacher series. A lot of fans of the Lee Child novels will be glad of Alan's casting as he is closer fit to how Child  describes his hero. The casting of Tom Cruise never sat well with fans of the character due to his being as as tall as the character.

Black Panther problems

Black Panther problems

The untimely passing of Back Panther star Chadwick Boseman has serious concerns for Disney. Pre production was about to start on the follow up to the mega hit the death of it's star has slowed down. Talk of recasting the role has been ruled distasteful to the family of Boseman. One idea that has been suggested that the mantle of Black Panther is handed over to another character. Whatever option is picked there will sadly be those not happy with the step taken.

TV ratings 01-09-2020

 The first episode of Channel 5 new version of All Creatures Great and Small was seen by 3.3 million viewers. The station will be hoping that the show will maintain this figure.