Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterRuth Madoc 16 April 1943 _ 9 December 2022 (aged 79) RIP From 1980 – 1988 Hi Di Hi was one of the most successful sit-coms on British Television. Irs setting was a Holiday Camp in the 1950s which was then the most popular vacation destination for blue-collar families still recovering from … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesQueerguru always keeps a very close eye on Brit TV as that is often where the very best new queer programs first appear. …..such as Queer as Folk and Its a Sin. And now there’s BIG BOYS from Channel 4: a funny and beautiful new comedy about losing one’s virginity which judging by … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWe learned two significant facts in the first episode of the Long Call a new Brit TV crime mini-series (available worldwide via Brit-Box). First, the title of this seaside drama is also the noise made by a herring gull …. but more importantly this was the first police drama where the male lead detective … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe Brits are a diverse nation that seem to relish in extremes when it suits them. Like in television. They are responsible for bringing us excellence such as Downtown Abbey, The Crown etc. but at the same time also for real crass such as The Apprentice. Need we say more. Every time we think … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterAt the same time that the World is lapping up every single curtsey and all the Royal shade throwing in The Crown which represents the very best of British TV, this other new series from the Uk has landed in our intray. Hardly in the same category in any sense of the word, and … Continue reading
