Halfway through series 2 of Luther. SO enamored. I love it. Idris Elba is one of the best actors working in Britain OR Hollywood today. Between this and The Wire, I would TOTALLY support his ascendance to The Doctor (I've heard his name tossed around as a potential 12th Doctor (and potential 11th, and 10th...).

Luther was great!

First series was stronger than the second imo, but second was still great fun.

Idris Elba is awesome. So is Paul McGann, even though he wasn't in as much as I'd have liked ;p

I think he'd make a great Doctor, but he's probably too well known. My guess is that they'll go for a less well known actor when Smith leaves.

Chris Ecclestone was well known and respected as an actor, but that was needed for a relaunch(gave the draw factor) and David Tennant was kind of known but not massively.

Matt Smith had been in a couple of things but was more or less new to tv.

Now the series is doing well, they'll want to have actors who are less well known than the role.

I've been watching Downton Abbey. It's a really addictive soap opera. Seems like everyone I know is watching it. But unlike most trashy soaps, this one is different, you see, because they wear period dress and have accents. It's an intellectual's soap.

Halfway through the first episode of the British (original) Shameless, which's been picked up by Showtime starring William H. Macy in the states. and then SUDDENLY PEMBERTON.

But I just found out today that Psychoville isn't coming back. Maybe because LoG is returning...? too much to hope for I guess.

Damn - you know more than me.
I can't see a new TLoG series in the near future though - they are all too committed to successful separate projects.

's tragic, though.
What's Reece up to these days? anything worth checking out? I haven't seen him pop up since Psychoville, whereas Pemby keeps showing up all over the place.

He was The Doctor already. With Eric Roberts as The Master, in a made for TV movie in 1996.

I don't think they would go back to an actor who has already done the role.

(or did you mean Idris Elba?)

Reece's on stage!
In Betty Blue Eyes.
Musical based on Alan Bennett's A Private Function, in the part previously played by Michael Palin. Which hopefully sets to rest his fears that he will end up The League's Eric Idle :)

I just can't afford it right now. Didn't get to see him in The Producers either, although that was because we turned up on a day when he had strained a muscle. Saw the remarkably Tom Goodman-Hill as Peter Cook though. Swoon. But I've always loved a ginger.

Reece is probably in a lot of things you just don't get to see. Catterick, Spaced, Agatha Christie, Max & Paddy, TLC (which I can only find on YouTube in German?!) He does work a lot for the Beeb and they control their content TIGHTLY.

But yes, Pemby turns up a lot because he has a good eye for a script, so it gets repeated muchly. First series of Shameless, Blackpool (did you have this already? a singing David Tennant), Dr Who of course, Benidorm, Whitechapel et al.

ETA, not to denigrate the others!
I have a lovely semi-drunk convo with Dyson when dressed as a vampire.
I was so careful not to quote League lines - and especially not those from their excellent commentaries, that I may have been a bit stiff.

Gattiss is my real hero and I've only ever spoken to him via Q&A on stage.

I assume she meant Idris, though I was initially confused too.

You, my good lady, misunderestimate the powers of the interwebs. Now I've got a lovely list to start downloading!

Some of those are worth seeing regardless.
Many in their entirety.

Some are best seen in clip form just for Reece.
Miss Marple is an Agatha Christie character (as I'm sure you know) so Reece is only in one episode.

Have you watched Funland?
Please tell me you haven't.
Just so I can introduce you to it.
I lent it to me sister and BIL as a sneaky joke. They wanted Blackpool because Tennant was in it. They got that, and Funland as something else they might enjoy.
Snicker.
Far too dark for them. Ho ho ho silly suburban types.

I got it back, assuming it had never been watched.
It appeared on their Christmas present list.
I underestimate other people sometimes.

I think I've prev mentioned all of the above (actors and series as opposed to relatives).
You know we'll always answer if you ask.

An update on the League as I heard Shearsmith on the radio this morning.
He is in Alan Ayckbourn's Absent Friends. I'm tempted but of course it depends on getting the lowest price seat (£15) as I can't afford the Stalls right now. Still, I have binoculars these days :)

Steve is in She Stoops to Conquer at the National.
Love him more but haven't seen Reece on stage yet.

And the lovely Mark Gatiss is in The Recruiting Officer at the Donmar.
Sold out across the run.

Reece has a small role in Henry IV (parts I and II) coming up, he was approached by the producer of Betty Blue Eyes. This is a BBC endeavour.

He confirmed what you said (Ibs) that there would be no more Psychoville, but that he and Steve are working on something else. Yay.

I'm sad to see psychoville go, especially so unresolved.

Meh - they killed everyone off in wonderfully shocking ways (I did not see Tealeaf's death coming!) And David's story was a rare happy ending. Awwwwww.

I mourned the loss of the League deeply.
Although of course I was lucky enough to see them on tour after the third series.

Now I'm happy with them as individuals and am simply shivering with... anticipation for the next incarnation.