BBC Two has announced an all-star cast for the first ever TV adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s Decline and Fall. Marking 50 years since Waugh’s death, the three-part series based on the 1928 comic novel will be written by James Wood (Rev). The cast will be led by Jack Whitehall (Fresh Meat), David Suchet (Agatha Christie’s Poirot), Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives) and Douglas … >
After 180 episodes, 50 or so deaths, countless affairs, the backstabbing, the bitchiness, the rivalries, the break-ups and reconciliations… it all ends here.
After eight seasons and 180 episodes of dirty laundry, Desperate Housewives comes to a dramatic end in America this weekend and in the UK on E4 next month. To celebrate, here are 10 pieces of trivia about the show… > Buy the complete Seasons 1-8 boxset on Amazon. » Doctor Who star Alex Kingston … >
As one of the most addictive guilty pleasures on TV comes to a close in America this weekend and in the UK on E4 next month, it’s worth reflecting on what made it such a success.