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I had a long post written about Call the Midwife and how it addresses multiple social issues against the backdrop of post-War England, but, gosh, it was dull. Nurse Trixie’s eyes would have glazed over halfway through and Nurse Jenny Lee would have given it a polite smile, then moved on to something more interesting. I shudder to think what …

In the second episode of The Bletchley Circle, Susan, Millie, Jean and Lucy find more pieces of the puzzle involving the murder of five women. As they get closer to discovering who the murderer is they put a plan into place that backfires with some serious consequences. Meanwhile, Lucy’s terrible secret is revealed and the girls once again wonder if …

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on English screenwriter and playwright Heidi Thomas, who is the writer and executive producer of the PBS mini-series Call the Midwife, based on the trilogy of books by Jennifer Worth, that is now in its second season. Heidi studied English at Liverpool University and then went on to gained national attention when …

The Bletchley Circle is a new PBS mini-series set to premiere April 21st. This is a 3-part series set in the early 1950’s England, and centers around a group of four women who worked together in the war offices at Bletchley Park during WWII. Nine years later the women are living their own UN-extraordinary lives but Susan is simply not …

We are only a few days into April and there is plenty of new programming – both new shows and movies – coming up in both April and May The following list highlights the new programming options for April and May: On April 3, the DirecTV drama Rogue will debut at 9 PM. The series stars Thandie Newton as a …

Always on the lookout for a new murder mystery, I was very excited to get this press announcement for The Bletchley Circle in my email inbox. The fact that the mini-series is about four smart, strong women with various talents that they utilize to crack codes made it a perfect fit for Nice Girls TV. Press Release THE BLETCHLEY CIRCLE, …

In probably the biggest promotional move in television history, today Comcast Xfinity launched a week long Watchathon for its subscribers. Starting today and ending on March 31st, customers can catch up on shows like Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey, Dexter, Girls, Spartacus and Duck Dynasty, plus full, current or most recent seasons of Mad Men, Revolution, The Walking Dead, Touch, …

Last year we featured a series on Nice Girls in History, and funny lady Carol Burnett was one of our ladies. It pleases me to be able to share with you the announcement from PBS that they will air a two-night program, coinciding with the release of her memoir, CARRIE AND ME: A Mother-Daughter Love Story, on April 9th. “The memoir …

The following list provides the dates of the new and returning major network and cable dramas as well as mini-series and made-for-TV movies that will air during January: January 1 – Parenthood will be back on NBC with all new episodes starting tonight at 10 PM January 1 – Emily Owens, M.D. will be back with more new episodes starting …

The following list provides the cable series that are returning for the rest of their new season, the finales that will air on the major and cable networks, the holiday made-for-TV movies on the cable networks and the special that will air during November: November 3 – The Hallmark Channel movie Christmas Song will debut at 8 PM MOVIE SYNOPSIS: …