Sounds Familiar

“We are grateful to Philip for his hand in our release but the King of Spain does not make me a queen – nor does Rome. My people do.” – Elizabeth I (Carol Gracie), LUCY WORSLEY’S ROYAL MYTHS & SECRETS (Elizabeth I: The Warrior Queen)

Sounds Familiar

“I mean, I can’t quite believe we haven’t talked about it before. Mind you, we haven’t exactly been in a place where we’ve been able to.”

“In what way?”

“Well, in the way that we were meant to get married but neither of us showed up. And then I left and came back pregnant and James was born. But you were gonna move to London but you didn’t. And we did get married but then I went to Spain. And, well, obviously, I came back and you moved out. And there was the therapy. And now I’m training for a new job, you might lose yours ‘cause of this whole GMC thing. So … yeah. Yeah, there’s been a lot on.”

“Mmm. Yes, I see what you mean.”

• Louisa and Martin (Caroline Catz and Martin Clunes), chatting about why they haven’t discussed having another baby, DOC MARTIN

Monday Montage

What’s happening, what’s on and what’s interesting this week …

Discover the history of the oldest HBCU in the South and its integral place throughout American history. Tune in for SHAW RISING – Tuesday night at 10 on the North Carolina Channel.

Helen Mirren (Prime Suspect) and Claire Foy (Wolf Hall) discuss playing the late Queen Elizabeth II on screen.

Meet four women who prove it is never too late to reinvent yourself. Don’t miss SHOW MUST GO ON! – Thursday at 10pm on PBS NC.

Wednesday Trivia Question

Manuel, the waiter on FAWLTY TOWERS, hails from what Spanish city?

FAWLTY TOWERS has been consistently ranked as one of the best British comedies of all time, if not THE best. A consummate farce, episodes center on the exploits and misadventures of short-fused hotelier Basil Fawlty (series creator, John Cleese), his acerbic spouse Sybill (Prunella Scales) and the hotel staff, consisting primarily of Polly (series co-creator, Connie Booth) and Manuel (Andrew Sachs). Manuel was a well-meaning yet confused waiter from Spain that Basil often mistreated and continually apologized for. Manuel had a poor grasp of English language and customs, which often led to misunderstandings – and Basil’s ire.