As Gavin and Stacey prepare to bow out for good on Christmas day, a TV expert explains how the end of a favourite series can affect its devoted fans.
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John solves murders using puzzle techniques, like spot the difference and reverse chess.
The show was an ensemble piece in which we gradually got to know the characters and the friends became our friends.
Just as the novel drew attention to the whiteness of the chick-lit genre, the TV adaptation draws attention to the whiteness of chick-flicks.
This show has lots to say about the confusing time of life in your 30s, when some friends are settling down while others have just booked tickets for a pagan festival.
The death of Matthew Perry has seen old and new fans reflect on the legacy of a television classic.
Ghosts’s mix of humour and poignancy echoes real 19th century attempts to communicate with spirits.
The 90s sitcom featuring Jerry Seinfeld influenced the type of cinematic television we are so familiar with nowadays.
As an actor and performer, Zelensky built his portfolio of presidential skills long before he knew he was going to undertake that role.
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Programme Leader & Broadcast Lecturer, School of Business & Creative Industries, University of the West of Scotland
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Lecturer in Creative Writing and 19th-Century Literature, Aberystwyth University
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Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University
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Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for Performance, University of the West of Scotland
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Associate Professor of Postcolonial and Global Literatures, Nottingham Trent University
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Sociology, King's College London
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Academic Portfolio Lead in Film & Television Production, University of Greenwich
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Associate Professor in Media, Culture & Communication, University of South Wales