Bill Young
- Actor
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From the Friday vault: Porridge with Ronnie Barker
A short guide to the sitcom Porridge.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 7th December 2012Red Dwarf XI? C'mon Dave, you know you want more...
Given some recent comments from creator/writer, Doug Naylor, and several inhabitants of the 'small rouge one', it looks like things are leaning decidedly more in favor of another series of Red Dwarf becoming a distinct possibility in the not-too-distant future.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 26th November 2012A sitcom salute to the retail employee on Black Friday!
Today's "From the Vault" segment pays tribute to those having to work retail on Black Friday - the busiest shopping day in America. Featuring Black Books and Fawlty Towers.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 23rd November 2012From the Friday vault: Hardware with Martin Freeman
Martin Freeman's stock is going through the roof these days given his brilliant performance in Sherlock and, what I'm already assuming is brilliant in the upcoming Peter Jackson fantasy epic, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, as Bilbo Baggins. Many were 'introduced' to Martin back in 2001 as Tim in Ricky Gervais' The Office. Post Office, Freeman starred in Hardware, a short-lived situation comedy set in Hamway's Hardware Store in London.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 9th November 2012Election day: Vote for Britain's best political sitcom
To celebrate the US election we're opening up the right to vote to the entire world and determine Britain's Best Political Sitcom of all-time.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 6th November 2012Nothing screams Halloween like Psychoville
A look back at the Psychoville Halloween special.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 31st October 2012From the Friday vault: Men Behaving Badly turns 20
This weeks entry of the classic British comedy, Men Behaving Badly, magically coincides with the 20th anniversary release of an all-new box-set on Monday, 29 October and will include all six series.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 26th October 2012David Jason goes behind the camera for the Pearly Gates
Sir David Jason is stepping behind the camera for his next project. Pearly Gates, which stars The Fast Show's Mark Williams and is written by Ben Sweet, centers around a family-owned funeral business.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 23rd October 2012From the vault: Simon Day's 'Grass'
In Grass, Billy Bleach, Day's character on The Fast Show, is a Londoner who is reasonably happy enough with his life of taking a Thai cooking class and being a pub know-it-all. Unfortunately, all that changes in an instant after witnessing a gangland killing and then finding himself relocated to Norfolk in rural England under a witness protection program (he was really counting on Florida).
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 11th October 2012Happy Birthday, Chef, a.k.a. Lenny Henry
Here's wishing a coveted third Michelin star to Le Chateau Anglais and Chef Gareth Blackstock for his alter ego, Lenny Henry's 54th birthday today.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 29th August 2012