Monthly Archives: February 2012

Holby City: If something works, why not use it?

They were having a clear-out of some old machines – the ones that go beep, only they don’t beep as loudly as today’s more modern, shinier versions, so they had to go. Continue reading

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Waterloo Road: Meet the gang

Rather than Rochdale Gothic, WR went for Inner City Gritty. Continue reading

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Holby City: An operating theatre full of my admirers

Finally, finally we got a glimpse of Sahira Shah the Registrah’s invisible husband Rafi. Continue reading

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Desert Island Discs: John Prescott

A public school education can be like slapping on an expensive set of veneers. You get something blindingly shiny, but you  wonder what they’re hiding. You only have to watch five minutes of Made in Chelsea to see how some … Continue reading

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Joy of Sets: The Good Wife

I like the beautiful Julianna Margulies (her eyebrows alone are magnificent). Continue reading

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Holby City: Don’t let us down, Dr Valentine

As befits Valentine’s Day, much of the episode centred on the man we know fondly as Young Dr Valentine. Continue reading

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Casualty: Suffering for a good cause

Holby, as a city (as opposed to Holby City as a hospital) is a dangerous place in which to live and work. Continue reading

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Eternal Law: Don’t mess with a man wearing Egyptian cotton

You may remember how cross I was when the BBC decided not to recommission Zen (if you’re not sure, the answer is ‘Very’). I am going to be double and triple that cross if ITV don’t give us (at least) … Continue reading

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Holby City: Brains duly spoken by a gangrenous foot

So many amusing sets of sparring people, so many funny lines, I hardly even noticed Jac Naylor wasn’t there. Continue reading

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Eternal Law: Funny, poignant and easy on the eye

I am more than a wee bit in love with Eternal Law now. A lot of that love is for Zac, the very middle-class angel happy to mock himself (with regards to the ‘poor fish’ he’s buying at the market: … Continue reading

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