As part of the "everything old is new again" trend in television, "Yes, Minister," the 80s BBC sitcom about conniving pols that aired here on some PBS stations and A&E when it actually was A&E, is being remade in the Netherlands with the key role of the "brains" of the group (played by Nigel Hawthorne in the original) this time a woman-- the Guardian's Julia Raeside can't figure out why, other than that the Dutch can't come up with their own political sitcoms:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/tvandradioblog/2009/mar/23/yes-minister-dutch-tv-remake The post also mentions that along with the remake of "The Prisoner" on ITV (and AMC here), which a commenter finds repulsive, the more cult item "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin" is also being remade by ITV (even though it was a BBC show originally). "Perrin" is one of those shows that few people saw, but those who did really liked (including me). And of course the American remake "Reggie" got it all wrong. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
