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After Henry (Complete Collection)

This ITV sitcom is about 3 generations of women living together. Sarah is Henry’s widow and lives in the main part of the house. Her daughter Claire lives in a flat in the attic and her mother Eleanor lives in a flat in the basement.

7/10

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United Kingdom, A (2016)

True story about a mixed race couple in the 1940s and 50s who face discrimination both from some in the UK and Botswana where the man is heir to the throne.

7/10

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Class – Episode 7 – The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did

This shows what Miss Quill was doing whilst the students were in detention.  She was fighting to remove the Arn from her brain that meant she was enslaved to protect Charlie and ends up pregnant.

4/10

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Exhibition Review

Imperial War Museum – Real to Reel A Century of War movies

This exhibition has props or replicas and information on a number of war films from across the years.

It is interesting but there isn’t much detail due to the number of films covered.

7/10

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Visit Review

London Aquarium

The London Aquarium is preparing a new area for jellyfish so at the end of the vist there is a lot of building work you need to walk though.  Overall it wasn’t too crowded as it was just after they opened and with Tesco vouchers it was quick to get in.

7/10

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Grand Tour -Episode 2

The tent is in Johannesberg.

In this episode the boys have a task to do where they have to pretend the are special forces in a training exercise where they have to hide from the enemy and rescue a diplomat.

7/10

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Downton Abbey Series 6

Final series of Downton.

Edith gets engages but then breaks up when he discovers about Marigold, Tom and Sybbie realise Downton is their home and return from America, Carson & Mrs Hughes get married as does Mary and Henry Talbot who is a racing driver, Thomas tries to kill himself, Mosely gets a new job, Daisy gets qualifications, Isobel and Dickie end up together, Downton has an open day and Robert’s ulcer explodes over the dinner table.

8/10

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Sherlock – His Last Vow

John & Mary are married and expecting a baby whilst Sherlock is “undercover” in a drug den.  Magnussen is an evil man who collects information on people and then blackmails them.

John discovers Sherlock seems to be in a relationship with Janine from the wedding, but then discovers this is a ploy as she is Magnusson’s PA and Sherlock needs her to get into his office.

Sherlock is shot but survives, and John discovers that Mary is a former assassin and that she is the one who shot Sherlock, but eventually agrees to forgive her as she decided to not fatally wound him.

Sherlock and John go to Magnussen and to protect John and Mary Sherlock kills Magnussen.

Mycroft arranges to exile Sherlock (rather than send him to prison) but just as the plane takes off, Morriarty’s face appears on every TV in the country and Sherlcok is summoned back.

8/10

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Amanda Knox

Documentary about the case of Amanda Kn0ox who has acceded, charged and found guilty of the murder of her room mate but was then freed on appeal twice.

4/10

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Tower Heist

The staff and a resident of a new York tower block seek revenge on the owner who has conned them in this comedy heist movie.

6/10