Parminder Nagra interview: If I complain, people might say I’ve got a chip on my shoulder
The drama is subtler than your average mainstream police procedural – exploring as it does what it’s like to feel both British and, at the same time,…
Obituary: Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham
For 30 years, Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham was the indomitable chatelaine of one of England’s great country seats, Downton Abbey in Yorkshire. She continued…
What’s on TV tonight: Man City v Real Madrid, Noughts + Crosses and more
Tuesday 26 April Football: Man City v Real MadridTue, BT Sport 2, 7pmHaving seen off Atlético Madrid in the quarter-final, Manchester City now turn their attentions to…
Downton Abbey: A New Era, review: plenty of surprises and an iconic moment to savour
As last words go, they’re almost Wildean. Fixing her snivelling lady’s maid with a stare, the dowager Countess of Grantham puffs out one final poison dart –…
What’s on TV tonight: Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist, Piers Morgan and Donald Trump, and more
Football: Man City v Real MadridTue, BT Sport 2, 7pmHaving seen off Atlético Madrid in the quarter-final, Manchester City now turn their attentions to Real Madrid in…
Grace, series 2, review: John Simm’s gloomy detective looks set to become an ITV staple
Still dealing with the repercussions of his wife’s unexplained disappearance and his decision to consult a medium on a previous case (a habit that, it transpired, he…
What’s on TV tonight: Rugby Union: England v Ireland, Our Changing Planet, Grace and more
Sunday 24 April Rugby Union: England v IrelandBBC Two, 11.45amEngland, one eye firmly on October’s World Cup, have been imperious so far as they bid for their…
What’s on TV tonight: Snooker World Championship, Killing Eve, Britain’s Got Talent and more
Saturday 23 April Snooker World ChampionshipSat-Fri, BBC Two, 10amThe second-round matches should be completed this weekend as we begin the march to the May Bank Holiday finale…
What’s on TV tonight: The Rising, Earth Day, Heartstopper and more
Snooker: World ChampionshipSat-Fri, BBC Two, 10amThe second-round matches should be completed this weekend as we begin the march to the May Bank Holiday finale at the Crucible….
What’s on TV tonight: Chivalry, The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe: The Real Story, and more
Snooker: World ChampionshipSat-Fri, BBC Two, 10amThe second-round matches should be completed this weekend as we begin the march to the May Bank Holiday finale at the Crucible….
Have sympathy for Anne Darwin – she was a victim of Canoe Man, too
A neat quirk of The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (ITV) is that Anne Darwin (played here by Monica Dolan) was incarcerated at HM Prison Low…
Have sympathy for Anne Darwin – she was a victim of Canoe Man too
A neat quirk of The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (ITV) is that Anne Darwin (played here by Monica Dolan) was incarcerated at HM Prison Low…
What’s on TV tonight: Inside No 9, Russian Doll, and more
The RisingSky Max, 9pmGhost. DOA. Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). The high-concept idea of investigating one’s own death has been around a while, and this adaptation of the…
What’s on TV tonight: Inside No 9, Russian Doll, and more
The RisingSky Max, 9pmGhost. DOA. Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). The high-concept idea of investigating one’s own death has been around a while, and this adaptation of the…
What’s on TV tonight: Life After Life, Better Call Saul, The Lost Leonardo and more
The RisingSky Max, 9pmGhost. DOA. Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). The high-concept idea of investigating one’s own death has been around a while, and this adaptation of the…
What’s on TV tonight: Yorkshire Midwives on Call, House of Maxwell, and more
The RisingSky Max, 9pmGhost. DOA. Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). The high-concept idea of investigating one’s own death has been around a while, and this adaptation of the…
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, review: a very British crime story, superbly told
When the story of the “Canoe Man” emerged in 2007, I’d venture that the nation’s screenwriters were all sharpening their pens. You’ll probably remember it, or some…
Gunge and custard pies: what happened when ITV’s Tiswas reunited on stage, 40 years on
The hit revival of Anything Goes had its final date in Bristol on Saturday, but hundreds opted instead for a more homegrown kind of euphoria: a roistering…
What’s on TV tonight: The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, Michael Ball: Showtime, Doctor Who and more
The RisingSky Max, 9pmGhost. DOA. Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). The high-concept idea of investigating one’s own death has been around a while, and this adaptation of the…
All-singing, all-dancing return for Britain’s Got Talent – but that final act was a cynical shame
The heavily hyped comeback of Britain’s Got Talent (ITV) ended with a bang, a press of the golden buzzer and a hail of glitter confetti. Yet this…
What’s on TV tonight: Football: FA Cup semi-finals, Britain’s Got Talent, and more
Easter Saturday (16 April) Football: FA Cup semi-finalsSat/Sun, BBC One/ITVThe two best football teams on the planet meet for the second weekend in a row after last…
What makes a great Agatha Christie adaptation
What could be more of an Easter treat than a new Agatha Christie? This week, Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?, an adaptation of Christie’s 1934 novel, launched…
What’s on TV tonight: Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough, Anatomy of a Scandal & more
Football: FA Cup semi-finalsSat/Sun, BBC One/ITVThe two best football teams on the planet meet for the second weekend in a row after last Sunday’s epic Premier League…
Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? review: Hugh Laurie makes Agatha Christie look easy
A lesser-spotted Agatha Christie is always welcome. After a glut of Poirot adaptations and in the lull before Miss Marple returns to television, BritBox is serving up…
What’s on TV tonight: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?, and more
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David AttenboroughBBC One, 6.30pmIt’s a red-letter day when David Attenborough wants to tell us something new about the natural world. This 90-minute…