Thank you to Nick Haines and Laurie Arbore, our live night hosts, The Daughters of the British Empire, our phone bank volunteers, and The Aladdin Hotel’s Sarah DuVault and Chef James. We had a lovely time encouraging viewers to support KCPT’s British Comedies and attend the 2012 Brit Com Tea Party at The Aladdin on January 21, 2012.
You’ll see photos of some of the delicious food Chef James brought, this is just a small sample of the food we’ll be served at the Brit Com Tea Party.
On January 19, 2013 at The Aladdin Hotel, Kansas City’s biggest fans of British programming came together for an unforgettable afternoon. Hosted by our own Nick Haines, KCPT brought a little piece of Britain into the heart of downtown Kansas City. Featuring traditional food and challenging trivia, the event offered the opportunity for our members to meet and explain why public television is so important to our community. Look for your picture below and be sure to share with all of your friends!
Jean and Lionel fell in love during the early 1950s, but when army officer Lionel was sent to Korea they lost touch after a letter he sent her never arrived.
Both assumed the other had lost interest, but 38 years later their paths cross again, when Lionel returns to England to write his memoirs of life in the army and as a coffee-planter in Kenya (imaginatively titled ‘My Life in Kenya’).
Seeking an agency temp to handle the typing, he is sent a young secretary in the form of Judith Pargetter and after hitting it off they agree to meet for dinner. That evening, though, Lionel also chances upon meeting her mother and his long-lost sweetheart: Jean. But could their love be rekindled after so long?
The new specials pick up some time after the original series left off and reveal Jean Pargetter’s (Dame Judi Dench) great anticipation for grandchildren, much to husband Lionel’s (Geoffrey Palmer) dismay. With son-in-law Alistair and daughter Judy having problems, things don’t look too promising. But will Jean’s dream of becoming a grandmother come true when Sandy and her husband Harry return from Canada?
The new specials pick up some time after the original series left off and reveal Jean Pargetter’s (Dame Judi Dench) great anticipation for grandchildren much to husband Lionel’s (Geoffrey Palmer) dismay. With son-in-law Alistair and daughter Judy having problems things don’t look too promising. But will Jean’s dream of becoming a grandmother come true when Sandy and her husband Harry return from Canada
Support British Comedies on KCPT and enjoy tea and fun on Saturday, January 21, 2012, from 2-4 pm, at The Aladdin.
Some of the delicious food we’ll be serving include: shrimp & crab salad pinwheels, cherry napoleons, asian beef bruschetta and curried chicken puffs. Of course there will be tea, scones and lemon curd as well as other delectible treats.
Beginning at 6pm Hyacinth Bucket teaches us How to Enhance Your Husband’s Retirement; “Dewhirst’s Nature Tours” are launched by Foggy after he believes he’ s discovered the nesting place of a giant woodpecker on Last of the Summer Wine; Jean and Lionel have made the decision to live together, however, wires get crossed and there is confusion about who is to go live with whom, on As Time Goes By. Then at 7:30, housemates Tom and Roy may be past their prime, but they are not past fancying women, competing with one another, showing off, squabbling and getting into trouble on Old Guys; and finally at 8pm, Season Three of Doc Martin premieres with Part 1 of On the Edge. Having failed to restart his relationship with Louisa Glasson, Martin is forced out of the picture with the arrival of her dad, Terry Glasson.
Dr. Martin Ellingham’s practice is officially open for business, Saturdays at 8 p.m. on KCPT.
