... down one male and sums up her char acter, I'm a dowdy English spinster who doesn't drink or smoke and has no sex life to speak of. Dowdy she isn't. Her Louise is hoping that one of the handsome for eigners she meets will prove to be the prince who carries ...

... The cast is impecca ble and makes a good job of a difficult task. Unfortunately many of the char acters are stereotypes, speaking stereo typical lines and drawing stereotypical conclusions. Lovejoy too often targets the lowest common denominator when ...

... act based on pubic hair, going to the lawy, and scratching his bum. And he knew in advance that his appearance as The Pope, speaking from the balcony about a packet of three, would ruffle RC feathers. A nice finish, though, when he accepted a challenge to ...

... will pick up the highest awards every year. Ashton, a veteran of 35 years in television comedy writing, knows whereof he speaks. Even so, he con siders it pure luck to have started back in the mid fifties. At that time, there were no indigenous experts ...

... accounts for charity. BBC2 Rory Bremner Of course Bremner has leapt at the chance to get his teeth into John Major, so to speak, and it has to be said that his is the best imperson ation of our new leader so far. The Gulf War has ended and the coverage ...

... particularly in the case of Gardeners' World, the contract for which was awarded to one of the Corporation's out-going producers. Speaking at The Television Show exhibition in London this week, Andre Singer, editor for the development of documentary features at ...

... reflect what is happening in the arts, particularly in the theatre, a leading independent programme-maker claimed this week. Speaking at a Royal Television Society discussion on the future of arts television, Stephen Phillips, of Holmes Associates' recently- ...

... ITV companies in view of the forthcoming franchise auction, TSW's head of documentaries warned this week. Frank Wintle was speaking after claims were made by Cornwall-based Studio Operations South West that TSW had left the company in a nightmare scenario ...

... a strategy for the arts and media, which the Council has embarked on in consultation with the BFI and the Crafts Council. Speaking at a conference in Bristol, Stevenson called for the government to give what he viewed as due recogni tion to film, video ...

... Written by Raymond Thompson, whose credits include Howards' Way and Squadron, the series will feature British and French actors speaking in their native tongues. The French ver sion will be dubbed, while episodes shown in the UK will be subtitled. Casting will ...

... trying remedial humming. Stuart won't speak to anyone and is totally silent. Wendy doesn't want to take part or answer questions so is practically dumb. And as for Mum and Dad they are unable to touch hands or speak to each other, but through the therapist ...

... MTV Unplugged: Paul McCartney MTV MUSICALLY speaking, MTV Unplugged strips its stars naked, sorting out the genuinely talented, dues-paid professionals from the rock 'n' pop pretenders. This show shuns electronic enhan cement, all those smart synthetic ...