Sunday Crush - Judy Norton (Mary Ellen Walton)

Younger Judy

For this week’s crush it’s a raid on a goody goody TV show from back in the seventies the eldest daughter of John and Olivia Walton, Mary Ellen Walton played by Judy Norton. She was strong willed, independent, active and sarcastic...I could go on! I Loved her.

It wasn’t because she dressed in a sexual way she was a tomboy. I remember in one episode where she try to go all girly make-up and all and it was frightening. The series was set around the depression years, World War 2, and the end of the war the only chance for Mary Ellen to look sexy was went she dons a nurse uniform as she trained to be a nurse. As she grew in the show that was first aired in the USA in 1971 for 9 Seasons, and in the UK from early 1974, she became more voluptuous in an innocent way.

Playboy

In an effort to shake her "family" image, and news to me Mary Ellen (Norton Taylor) posed nude for Playboy in 1985. I may have bought the edition if I had known and the girlfriend/wife was not looking. You can bet I have checked them out now thanks to the internet and boy she looked the hottie.

The Playboy picture spread was what I imagined and more all those years ago, when she was in The Walton’s yes I knew what I like even back in those days. I also knew wrapped up in all that Walton goodness there was a body to die for, thank you Playboy.

The Road to the FA Cup starts again - Road to Wembley

The Road to the FA Cup Final got underway this afternoon with an Extra Preliminary Round games. For a treat from the BBC were streaming a game via the iPlayer. It was a Liverpool derby game between Litherland Remyca v AFC Liverpool.

This was real grassroots football with just basic perimeter fencing and two tiny stands, one standing and the other seated, maybe big enough for 20 fans. The pitch was surrounded by an athletic track. There was one camera, just the one and it made the game more interesting than the 20+ at premiership grounds. Catering was Burger vans, but no need for a gold credit card for pie and chips.

The game was very good we were seeing players playing the game, hard tackling, and no rolling around the floor as if they were hit with a sniper shot. The game was well controlled by the ref. Litherland normally play in front of 80/100 fans but today their looked to be a crowd of around 200.

Full Time: Litherland Remyca 2-0 AFC Liverpool

Has you should know by now I have a team I will be following from the earlies round to the final and this season choose to start with Little Common. They were one of a number of new teams that had never played in the competition before.

The game was played on Eastbourne’s ground there landlords and a late goal robbed Little Common from a replay. So it is Eastbourne in the Preliminary Round and they are scheduled to play either Chatham / Littlehampton away.

Full Time: Little Common 1-3 Eastbourne United

Must see TV - Week beginning 05/08/2017 - My Choice

A better week for TV watchers but I am still all about The Game of Thrones I will miss it when the series ends in less than a months’ time. It was a lean week last week TV wise but there were still a lot of old favourites to keep me happy.

I also took to YouTube to look for something new and from my past and ended up watching a show from the seventies, Wings. It was a long running series about the Royal Flying Corps during World War 1 and will be a mega watch due to the number of episodes.

Saturday – ITV – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 8pm

It is unusual these days to see a film that has not been aired on Sky Movies before it release on terrestrial TV. It is the third and final instalment in Peter Jackson's three-part film adaptation based on the novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien.

"The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins. Having reclaimed their homeland from the Dragon Smaug, Bilbo and Company has unwittingly unleashed a deadly force into the world. Enraged, Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenceless men, women, and children of Lake-town.

Obsessed above all else, with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin sacrifices friendship and honour to hoard Bilbo frantic attempts to make him see reason drive the Hobbit towards a desperate and dangerous choice. But there are even greater dangers ahead. Unseen by any but the Wizard Gandalf, the great enemy Sauron has sent forth legions of Orcs in a stealth attack upon the Lonely Mountain. As darkness converges on their escalating conflict, the races of Dwarves, Elves, and Men must decide - unite or be destroyed. Bilbo finds himself fighting for his life and the lives of his friends in the epic Battle of the Five Armies, as the future of Middle-earth hangs in the balance

Sunday – Channel5- Football On 5: The Championship 9am

There is nothing better on a Sunday morning than a fist full of Sunday papers and football highlights on the TV. This is a repeat of the previous night’s highlights show, which I missed because of other commitments (see above).

Still I prefer to watch my football on Sunday mornings and next week it will be Match of the Day followed by the Football League offering. Sunday is always a big football day with live games on Sky/BT in the afternoon it is just one big football party.

Monday – Channel 4 – Eden: Paradise Lost 10pm

I have been waiting on the return of the show for what feels like ages after it disappeared from our TV screens after only four episodes. The premise to the show was Channel 4 marooned 23 strangers in the Scottish Highlands for a year. The plan was for them to create a community, while being filmed.

It did not quite work that way the show is “quite dark” as those involved reverted to their “basic instincts”. It has been compared to a real-life ‘Lord of the Flies’. One of the contestants even claimed that the show features “cavemen” parties fuelled by moonshine that the contestants had made out of chicken feed, pine needles, and potato peel. She added that there were fights and rampant sexism, where some men were filmed discussing how to share the remaining girls in threesomes.

Tuesday – Discovery Channel – Gold Divers 9pm

The Bering Sea is now iced over so the search for the gold goes under the ice. Shawn Pomrenke, aka Mr. Gold heads for the remote, uninhabitable Alaskan Badlands known as The Bluff. In dredging season, Pomrenke and is crew hit good gold and was looking forward to returning. But word is out about the Bluff and the biggest chancers on the gold field, the Kelly family smell gold for the taking. Kris Kelly is determined to follow Shawn to The Bluff regardless of his shoddy equipment and less than enthused father and brother and confrontation with Mr Gold.

Meanwhile after Zeke Tenhoff and Emily Riedel busted up after the dredging season they both are eying Hasting Creek after some success dreading the area. Since then, Zeke cut ties with Emily, but until Zeke proves that there is enough gold there to file an official claim, Hastings is open ground, waiting for whomever wants to race for the gold. Determined to finally have a successful season, Emily hires two veteran divers who must get out to Hastings before Zeke.

Wednesday – Channel 4 – 24 Hours in A&E 8pm

The wife loves this and I must say I have been drawn to it so I would recommended 24 Hours in A&E. It is your typical fly-on-the-wall British medical documentary set in the casualty department of an NHS hospital. The award-winning series follows the day-to-day lives of the doctors and patients.

This week a woman comes in after a collision with a bus while cycling home and josh is treated for severe back pain. A pensioner is examined for a possible blood clot in her leg.

Thursday – Syfy Channel – Blood Drive 10pm

Set in a near-dystopian future, the series features a former cop, who is forced to take part in a death race in which cars run on human blood as fuel.

Grace is a street racer on the open road whose car runs on...people. Arthur is a cop trying to make a better world every day. They are thrown together into a race, an event from Los Angeles to Phoenix in which the loser lose their lives. Along the way, they encounter psychos, freaks, and innocents. Arthur wants to do right, but the rules don't allow his moral code to exist. Grace finally convinces Arthur, it's a do or die race. They must band together or forfeit their lives.

Friday – BBC1 – Cardiff Bay Lives 7:30pm

I am very familiar with Cardiff Bay but I remember when it was the Docks grubby and grimy but much loved. Today the mud as gone and is a playground for visitors from across the globe.

In the first programme of the series, fellow boat trip captains and arch-rivals Chris and Ben battle it out to be 'the best boat trip on the bay'. A daily battle of the best ensues, but will Ben, who has navigated the bay's waters for 17 years, come out on top, or will new kid on the block Chris scoop the most passengers?

Cardiff Bay (Butetown) has been home to a diverse community for generations, and the Butetown Community Centre is a hub where many of the old docks crowd meet, play, and party. A is a place that unites, restores, and cements lasting friendships.

Football is Coming Back - The Championship is going to be interesting

The Sky Bet Championship kicks off this weekend, real football week in week out I just love it – Cardiff City are back. The Championship season begins on Friday night when Derby County travel to the Stadium of Light to take on Sunderland.

I have been happy with Cardiff City, their pre-season and the buzz it as created around the club. Fans like me are happy with the new players and personally, I like that they were in place before pre-season giving most of the squad time to blend.

Neil Warnock looks happy with his new signings and has a few more players he would like to clear off the wage bill. There is the possibility of a few more faces at the club and on that, we will have to wait and see. Many fans like me feel more confident going into this season than last with Warnock in charge.

Bookies, pundits, do not like Warnock’s chances of a Cardiff City promotion or even a top six end of the season league finish. However, Warnock has vast experience his promotion record is impressive and this season he is bidding for a record eighth promotion as a manager. Warnock has his sights set on a successful campaign even if you compared Cardiff to the division's big spenders this summer they look underdogs to many.

Money don’t breed success.

With kick off just around 24hours away who could be facing the dread drop or battling it out for promotion and the promised land of the Premier League.

Middlesbrough are one of the big favourites for an immediate return to the top flight under new boss Garry Monk. Monk just missed out with Leeds last season on a play-off finish. Middlesbrough are reported to have spent around £28m with Britt Assombalonga a £15m purchase from Nottingham Forest.

Another former Premier League team and a favourite for automatic promotion Aston Villa are joint favourites alongside Middlesbrough to make a speedy comeback. Unlike Middlesbrough, the Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce, has only spent £2m in the transfer market bringing in only four new faces but are still highly fancied that could be down to the arrival of new club captain John Terry.

Last season's play off semi-finalists Fulham and Sheffield Wednesday are also among the favourites for promotion, with both teams enjoying a successful summer in terms of recruitment. Wednesday has secured the permanent signings of Jordan Rhodes and George Boyd, while Fulham has welcomed Lucas Piazon and Tomas Kalas from Chelsea, as well as tieing Tom Cairney and Ryan Sessegnon down to new contracts.

Derby County, Leeds United, and Hull City are all being tipped to be amongst the high-flyers, all three sides will be hoping to bounce back from their respective disappointments of the previous season. Here I would like to but in on the bookies, pundit’s predictions because I believe Cardiff should be among the high-flyers with every chance they will be there at the end of the season.

Wolves appear to be this season's dark horse, after splashing the cash on a number of signings including a club record £15.8m on Ruben Neves from Porto. Fuelled by the assistance of super agent Jorge Mendes, Wolves' new signings will be hoping to hit the ground running and fire Wolves to the top of the Championship.

Norwich will be hoping for a resurgence after a disappointing 2016/17 season. Boasting a number of players with promotion pedigree in their ranks, Canaries fans will be hoping new boss Daniel Farke can follow in the footsteps of fellow countryman David Wagner and lead them back to the Premier League.

Down the other end of the table, the newly promoted sides, including Millwall and Bolton Wanderers are unsurprisingly among the bookies favourites to be relegated.

Nottingham Forest narrowly avoided the drop last season, and after losing key striker Britt Assombalonga to Middlesbrough, they may see themselves facing a precarious situation if they don't start well.

Burton Albion narrowly avoided relegation last season, finishing 20th and just one point above the drop zone. Nigel Clough has recruited a number of players with Championship experience, however, the Brewers remain favourites for relegation.

Porn Parody - Flesh Gordon - Film Review

Having mentioned it the other day while chatting to a friend I thought to myself that I had not seen it in years so decided to seek it out for a viewing. Oh, sorry I am talking about Flesh Gordon, yes Flesh.

Flesh Gordon (1974) is a spoof of "Flash Gordon" which set the standard for the porn industry to spoof just about everything under the sun.

This is a truly a camp classic. It still managed to give me a laugh and a chuckle watching hysterical over-acting, horrid sex-jokes, and flagrant sexual innuendo.

The plot is, well, quite basic beginning with a sex-ray from the planet Porno hitting Earth and threatens to turn the earth into one worldwide orgy of sex destroying the morals of humankind. Flesh Gordon first meets up with Dale Ardor on a plane when hit with the sex ray she goes sexually crazy along with Flesh but he snaps out of the madness trying to save the plane but parachutes out of the plane with Ardor who on the way down gives him a BJ.

They land close to Dr. Flexi Jerkoff’s laboratory and soon the three are planning a trip to planet Porno to destroy the sex-ray in a penile spaceship. The ray hits them in space, it is a lot stronger, and they indulge in a threesome.

With their ship shot down Flesh and his companions run into the Penisauruses, before being captured by men of Emperor Wang the Perverted they are taken to his throne room were a full on orgy is taking place and his interest soon shifts towards Ardor with a wedding night on this mind. Wang himself seems somewhat miffed when Flesh complains about the sex-rays destroying morality on earth and cannot understand why he and the rest of earth are not thanking him.

Flesh ends up having some naughty after being saved from a sentenced to death by Queen Amora who takes him to be her sex slave. Ardor kidnapped by Amazonian lesbian’s later Flesh meets the gay (in every sense) men of Sherwood Forest, a surly monster (close cousin to King Kong) and an army of perverts.

The pantomime plot has side splitting moments and good fun, but at the end of the day, it all bubbles down to one word: Sex. This is, effectively, a porn movie, with most of the porn removed (at least in the version I watched), and a mixture of ludicrously funny sight gags and some elaborate special effects thrown into the mix.

I enjoyed "Flesh Gordon", because it never stops moving and is always funny. In fact, it is a real treat, spot-on. (Including the priceless sight gag of Dr Jerkoff starting his rocket engine with a car-ignition key!). Flesh fighting for his life against three woman-wearing dildos. Dustbin like robots with cone sphere-shaped willies all good fun it this crazy world.

My Ten Defining Songs/Singles - No1

I have not posted much about my music recently so I drew up a list of ten defining songs/singles in my life and I thought why not tie it in with their first appearance on the iconic music show, Top of the Pops.

Unsurprisingly first I am going to kick off with the Specials anyone who knows me in the slightest it was always on the cards. There first single ‘Gangsters’ was a top 10 hit and featured on Top of the Pops on 30 August 1979.

With the National Front on the march just about everywhere, British youth needed something of their own to combat this threat. Back in the early seventies Lovers Rock became the dominant British reggae sound over the conscious sounds of Rastafarian from mainly Jamaica at the time and bring some limited chart success.

I belonged to no tribe growing up I like what I found interesting to listen to which like today is a wide mix. Today’s music in the whole leaves me cold boybands, girl bands, and manufactured band/singers off some crap TV show.

In the late seventies growing out of Coventry, a new sound was emerging under the banner of a new record label, Two Tone. After the madness of ‘Punk’, which I did not reject, I just never liked it the new tribe was emerging. Two Tone was a breath of fresh air as it fused traditional ska music with punk rock attitude and energy. It also gave a new base for music fans who were not feeling the music of Rock against Racism movement.

Although I had been a fan of reggae, I found myself draw more into Dancehall, Lovers Rock, and now Ska thanks mainly to Two Tone at the time. The music and the bands were quickly at the edge of anti-racism with their concerts targeted by NF looking and finding trouble.

The Specials had black and white members and spoke out defiantly against the NF and its racism. The name of their label, 2-Tone, and its chequered design (still associated with ska) is an assertion of black and white unity. It is crude, yes but a powerful symbol. Also a statement was the way they dressed wearing mod/rude boy/skinhead-style two-tone tonic suits and fans soon noticed the style and embraced it themselves.

On 30 August 1979, it was the Special’s first appearance on Top of the Pops presented by David Jensen.

The Special Aka – Gangsters

Rest of the playlist:

The Bellamy Brothers – If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It against Me

Secret Affair – Time for Action

Dollar – Love’s Gotta Hold On Me

Nick Lowe – Cruel To Be Kind

Sister Sledge – Lost In Music danced to by Legs & Co

The Gibson Brothers – Ooh! What a Life

Gary Numan – Cars

B.A. Robertson – Bang Bang

The Commodores – Sail On

Johnny Mathis – Gone Gone Gone with Gill from Legs & Co

The Stranglers – Duchess

Cliff Richard – We Don’t Talk Anymore

Boney M – Gotta Go Home

Sunday Crush – Fiona Richmond – Men Only magazine

Back under the mattress again with fond memories of Fiona Richmond, glamour model and adult actress. Did we really hide our porn stash under the mattress? My mum made my bed, so once caught that was never going to happen again I soon found a new hiding place.

She, Richmond became a British sex symbol in the 1970s for her appearances in numerous risqué plays, comedy revues, magazines, and films. She was prominent especially in Paul Raymond Publications, magazine and films as Raymond was dating Richmond around this time.

Let's Get Laid (1977) is the film she is most famous for which I saw in the Odeon, British softcore porn with Robin Askwith, him of the confessions franchise of films. Although I really remember her from such magazines as ‘Men Only’ and after all these years I remember the cover I have posted as one of my favourite and when it came to discard the well thumb copy of ‘Men Only’ I remember ripping the cover off for a keepsake.

As I said, her magazine appearances caught my eye in although she was a regular in newspapers she was in the press quite a bit back then. I found her stunning with a quirk, which draws me to many of my crushes and if there were a page of other glamour models, she would catch my eye.

She was born in England, Norfolk of all places I always thought she had a foreign look about her anyway she was no way a pale looking Brit.

Must see TV - Week beginning 29/07/2017 - My Choice

Last week for me it was again about Game of Thrones it was great and the sea battle at the end was sublime but for the outcome. I also found another show to look out for, Midnight Texas which I have recommended below having watched the pilot.

This upcoming week is pretty poor TV wise it is always the same at this time of year until the autumn when the TV screen is awash with new programming. So my viewing recommendations could be light for a month or so.

Monday – Premiere Sky Cinema – The Atticus Institute 10pm

The story of a 1970's psychology lab in Pennsylvania where a case of demonic possession took place.

Individuals expressing supernatural abilities - E.S.P., clairvoyance, psychokinesis, etc. Despite witnessing several noteworthy cases, nothing could have prepared Dr. West and his colleagues for Judith Winstead. She outperformed every subject they had ever studied - soon gaining the attention of the U.S. Department of Defence, who subsequently took control of the research facility.

Tuesday – Channel 5 – Celebrity Big Brother: Live Launch 9pm

Having just waved goodbye to the non-Celebrity Big Brother a few days ago, we are back with the so call Celebrity version. Means more of Emma Wills and Rylan Clark-Neal back on the screens of Channel5.

The so call secret line up of housemates have been leaked for a while and as for Celebrities, they are light on the ground. Sarah Harding is reported to be entering the CBB house she of Girls Aloud fame who is in need of kicking her fading career into the light. Someone else going in (reported) is Jemma Lacy who has promise she would bed anyone for 5 minutes more fame.

Some American reality stars will be going through the door.

Wednesday – BBC2 – Man Up 9pm

When Jack (Simon Pegg) mistakes unluckily in love Nancy (Lake Bell) for his date she does the unthinkable and decides to Man Up and just go with it. Putting her disastrous past lovers behind her, she lets loose and the pair enjoy an unpredictable night in London.

Their intense chemistry makes for a promising evening of fun and games – and some tears. But how will Jack feel about being duped.

Thursday – Syfy Channel – Midnight. Texas 9pm

I have watched the pilot but I would still recommend it to my readers. In a small Southern town, various supernatural beings coexist in fragile harmony, while nefarious outsiders commit crimes that threaten to upset their quiet way of life.

The story revolves around Manfred (Francois Arnaud), a troubled psychic who moves to “Midnight” to escape his problems and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation. The fiancée of his landlord, Bobo (Dylan Bruce), is found dead, and the fiancée’s spirit comes to Manfred for his help.

Midnight. Texas - TV Review

I can only speak of the pilot because at the time of writing it is all I have seen. Sometimes pilots can be slow as the story builds.

In the end, I could not wait to see what will happen next and learn more about the town of Midnight, Texas. So far, the acting is solid and the pilot leaves me feeling more will unfold. I think the pilot did a good job of introducing the characters and the town in letting you know there is more than meets the eye without delivering too much.

Midnight the remote Texas town where no one is who he or she are. From vampires, ghouls, witches, psychics and hit women, making Midnight a mysterious safe haven for those who are different and just strange. The town members some of whom are just normal folk sharing the same pressures from rowdy biker gangs, ever-suspicious cops and who knows what other delights will darken the doors of Midnight.

Dead granny and Manfred

We are yet to understand what is special about Midnight or its pasts, could it bring its own dangers. But for now, they band together forming a strong and unlikely family.

The story involves Manfred Bernardo (Francois Arnaud), a psychic on the run who, with the guidance of the ghost of his recently deceased grandmother, arrives in the small Texas town. As he tries to remain inconspicuous, he finds that the locals are very strange and more than a little suspicious of his presence and decides that he should try to keep to himself. That is when the body of a young woman is found on the shores of a local river. She is dead, though not wrapped in plastic, so I guess that is something. Manfred’s psychic abilities are utilized to find the murder weapon, and he soon finds that he cannot simply fade into the background.

Hottie Olivia

There is Lemuel, the polite vampire whose unusual abilities allow him to feed off emotional energy rather than blood although he is not averse to the odd sample. Fiji, the kindly witch with a talking cat named Mr. Snuggly and Joe, a fallen angel with wings tucked away in his back until needed. Hottie Olivia, a hothead fighter, weapons expert, and hit woman for hire but otherwise human and maybe Bodo who looks to have anger issues. Creek, a woman with an overbearing father looks to be the love interest for Manfred.

These are the main characters we have been introduced to so far and I hope fans of this gene of entertainment enjoy it as much as I did. The trailer for next week looks good but sometimes they can be deceiving.

Thursdays 9pm Syfy Channel

On this Day - Children TV from the Past

Digging about the internet earlier, I came across an interesting article about kids and their summer holidays and TV, which got me thinking and set me on a blog task for the day.

What as a 10-year-old, would I be watching during my summer holidays back in 1970 on this day?

Well on this day there was no provision for us kids on our six week summer holidays unless you count ‘Playschool’ on BBC2 at 11 o clock and Watch with Mother on BBC1 at 1:30pm my favourite was ‘Tales of the Riverbank’ with Hammy and his crew. So we had to go out and play and enjoy the outside unlike the kids today who can sit in front of the square box all day.

There were only three channels! Not much competition and we only got about 1hour 30minutes of viewing time dedicated to kids from around 4:30pm to 6pm on each of BBC1 and ITV. My research as shown on ITV the schedule would kick off at 4:35pm with a couple of cartoons and follow with a dose of ‘Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons’ were Spectrum and Scarlet would battle it out to foil the Mysterons and Captain Black in their attempts of world domination.

Over the other side on BBC1 the offering was ‘Playschool’ and ‘Jackanory’ where a TV star of the day would read a story then at 4:55pm, ‘Wacky Races’ where my favourites were The Ant Hill Mob but one thing for sure was Dick Dastardly and Muttley never won but I liked Muttley, who didn’t. According to the Radio Time archives, next up was ‘Blue Peter flies the World’ a repeat of last year’s summer exhibitions followed by an Abbott and Costello cartoon before the news.

Over on ITV ‘Flipper’ was up against the ‘Wacky Races’ and then a rarity a show on ITV I liked ‘How’. What was the TV programme ‘How’ all about you may ask. It was an educational children's television science programme it was Tomorrows World for kids. Topics commonly covered included science, history, mathematics, and simple puzzles. The formula proved so successful that it was soon broadcast to the whole ITV network and given two slots per week.

Each episode began with the presenters all raising one hand and saying "How" simultaneously (mimicking the stereotypical Native American greeting).

Marvel’s Agent Carter - TV Review

I tuned into the History Channel to watch ‘American Pickers’ last night but was disappointed to find the episode was again a mismatch of old clips passed off as a new episode. I turned over to the Syfy Channel to watch ‘Dark Matter’ a good backup I normally watch later as I record it.

Afterwards I continued my search for something to watch, stumbled across ‘Marvel’s Agent Carter’ on the Fox Channel, I thought it worth a watch and I hit the jackpot. I am a fan now of this modern crossover universe of Marvel, agent Peggy Carter and now, she has her own series, goody.

Set in 1946 New York, the pilot establishes her connection to Captain Rogers then launches into a post-war story of espionage. Peggy works for a clandestine and patriotic organization (SSR) where she is often treated like most secretaries in the forties while secretly assisting Howard Stark, who finds himself framed for supplying deadly weapons to enemies of the United States.

Stark’s butler, Edwin Jarvis, is responsible for disposing of the weapons, and assists Carter.

This is one of the basic jokes of the series. Like Clark Kent, she appears mild-mannered, but she works behind the scenes as a lethal and effective weapon for justice and The American Way.

The production values are terrific--as in all Marvel stories--contributing to one of the most enjoyable aspects of the show: its immersion in the milieu of its time. The clothing styles. The technology. The idioms.

At the same time, the series tweaks technology when it comes to the gadgets that Agent Carter uses in her craft. Hayley Atwell portrays a more relate able Peggy Carter rather than in Captain America she was more just as the love interest. Edwin Jarvis is a very straightforward man with some very funny lines and moments, which shows his "goofy sidekick" side played by the fantastic James D'Arcy.

I recommend tuning in to "Agent Carter" to watch her strike a blow for America and, along the way, the downtrodden, while swing music plays in the background.

Sunday Crush – Elizabeth Taylor – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

The ultimate Hollywood siren and someone I had a major crush on was Elizabeth Taylor. I could site many a film, photoshoot on why I had the hots for this Americanised English rose but will say ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’.

Besides being one of my favourite films, Taylor steals the film starring Paul Newman, and Burl Ives with her at the absolute apex of her beauty. I do not think it is an understatement to say that Taylor in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” is one of the most stunningly beautiful women ever photographed by a movie camera.

A few scenes into the film, she peels off her already sexy outfit and prowls around in a cleavage-bearing white slip. The stocking scene will also get your juices flowing as it does for Brick (Newman) who was trying to show a lack of interest.

Brick barely notices her as he wallows in the death of his best friend with a suggestion of a homosexual relationship between the two leading you to think his depression and frustration are somewhat more than his bum foot. It is suggested that Brick’s wife Maggie (Taylor) is pregnant but from what we are seeing and hearing, the marriage is sexless. During a heated family argument with his sister in law

Mae Pollitt: We occupy the next room and the walls between aren't soundproof. We hear the nightly pleadings and the nightly refusals!

Brick Pollitt: Not everybody makes as much noise about love as you do.

Maybe the marriage was not as sexless as we were lead to believe and anyway how could any man refuse Taylor is beyond me.

Must see TV - Week beginning 22/07/2017 - My Choice

Last week was just about one thing and that was ‘Game of Thrones’ and its welcome return to our TV screen. If you are not a Sky TV subscriber, you will have no idea what the fuss is about.

The opening sequence was top notch and unexpected the rest was laying the path for this series which could end in the mother of all battles. Could it be better than the build-up and battle of the bastards one could only pray? It was a slow start with positions being plotted and characters restabilising themselves into the story line.

Saturday – Spike – Jason and the Argonauts (1963) 4:50pm

This film is the story of Jason, how he set sail on his ship Argo to find and return with the Golden Fleece. The Argonauts include Hercules, Castor and Pollux and Argus, who built the ship. The goddess Hera protects Jason and his crew as they encounter their adventures.

There is the bronze Talos, Harpies, Clashing Rocks, and King Aeetes of Colchis and fighting skeletons. In the end, Jason gets the Fleece. He also gets the girl, Medea. Nancy Kovak plays Medea, and she does a seductive dance.

The animation is by Ray Harryhausen who would later do Clash of the Titans. I was three in 1963, and I remember going to watch it years later over the Ninian Cinema with the Owens family. Believe it or not, I still watched it for escapism and pure fun, it is unbeatable and no CGI in sight.

Sunday – BBC1 – Wild Alaska Live 7pm

The BBC’s latest Wildlife Live is in Alaska with presenters Liz Bonnin, Matt Baker, and Steve Backshall who are planning to capture the awe-inspiring nature of Alaska. They hope to catch sight of bears, wolves, eagles, and other creatures of land and the forests.

Not forgetting the abundances of life in the waters around Alaska the most northern state of America. The three presenters will be located in three different locations of Alaska. Liz will be in the Katmai National Park, Matt is in the Tongass National Forest, and Steve follows the 300 million salmon that head to Alaskan waters.

Monday – Quest - Aussie Gold Hunters 9pm

As a new season of risks and riches dawns, Aussie Gold Hunters raises the stakes sky high to deliver a motherlode of new bonanzas, new dangers, new faces, and new places. Returning to the epic frontier of Western Australia’s Goldfields, our hard-core prospectors face the toughest challenge of their careers. Whether it is fighting to survive, or uncovering colossal strikes, deep in the remote and unforgiving wild terrain.

Returning this season are the Dirt Dogs, the Gold Gypsies and Kellie and Henri, but there are also some new faces as two new teams of prospectors and a host of larger than life characters enter the fold. Lone wolf Rick Fishers and husband and wife duo Ted and Lecky Mahoney.

Tuesday – E4 – Tattoo Fixers on Holiday 9pm

A high percentage of their tattoo cover ups are from drunken trips to Magaluf and the like the Tattoo Fixers take their pop-up shop to the sauce of the disasters. I am not much of a fan of tats and plan to stay a blank canvas but I do enjoy the idiots who get a tattoo done in the midst of a drunken haze only to regret it when they sober up.

Tattoo Fixers on Holiday sees Jay, Sketch, Alice, and receptionist Paisley swap their London studio for the sunny Mediterranean and a new member of the team tattooist Glen Carloss joins them.

Wednesday – Film4 – Chinatown 12:55am

A classic and must see for anyone with an interest in film and it has been awhile since I last watched it. Although it is on too late to watch this time, I will have to remember to record it for later viewing.

Chinatown delivers in spades. Everything about the film shines, and it looks better now than it probably did in 1974; of course, there is a lot of junk in the cinemas these days. Acting, cinematography, script, atmosphere. The story of a struggling P.I. getting a case that has more twists and turns than a mountain road is still one of the most crafted storylines ever concocted. Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, John Hillerman, and everyone else deliver superb performances.

Thursday – Syfy Channel - Midnight, Texas 9pm

Straight out of the mind of those who gave us Ture Blood, we have a new series Midnight, Texas. A safe haven for those who are different, but with the presence of outsiders, the resident’s band together, and form a strong and unlikely family. It's a safe haven for vampires, witches, psychics, hit men and the like.

It has been heavily trailed on the Syfy Channel and from that it looks too been a winner but sometimes trailers can be deceiving.

Friday – Premiere Sky Cinema - Doctor Strange 8pm

Marvel's "Doctor Strange" follows the story of the talented neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a tragic car accident, must put ego aside and learn the secrets of a hidden world of mysticism and alternate dimensions. Based in New York City's Greenwich Village, Doctor Strange must act as an intermediary between the real world and what lies beyond. Utilising a vast array of metaphysical abilities and artefacts to protect the world.

I have not seen this film but from some reviews, I have read and seen British star Benedict Cumberbatch was great as Doctor Strange.