This tale of a young female spy in 1980s East Berlin is a visual delight. Around every corner is a fun comic twistIs there any more alluring aesthetic in screen fiction than the iron curtain thriller? Any TV show dealing in...
Read MoreThe teen pop star turned Olivier-winning actor stars as Andrew Scott’s best friend in the acclaimed Ian Charleson biopic. She talks kindred spirits, social media and trying to channel a ‘mad storm of grief’The late Billie...
Read MoreThis sensationally idiotic guide to film history is hilarious. From a crude Mary Poppins gag to confusing the hell out of Michael Bay, I could listen to Cunk’s surreal tosh all dayIn a world of slow-burn, jargon-littered dramas,...
Read MoreTV’s most soothing gardener bids viewers farewell in his own inimitable style: poetically, and with barely a hint of fussMonty Don paces through his garden, slowly and deliberately. “Welcome to a beautiful day,” he announces....
Read MoreThe nicest man in acting is back with new comedy, Bill’s Included. He talks about rejecting Hollywood, refusing to play a villain – and why he just can’t make fun of Steve Coogan‘I’m a nice person, you know,” says Rob Brydon, as...
Read MoreSeries two of this rambunctiously entertaining espionage drama might be implausible. But it’s a magnetically acted tale of friendship, with moments of genuine poignanceIs Helen Webb Britain’s busiest mum? Or Britain’s least busy...
Read MoreWhen Kinnear was 10, his beloved father Roy died in an on-set accident. This affected how he now approaches his work as an actor, and also his understanding of life’s most important questionsAt first glance, Rory Kinnear is Mr...
Read MoreThis year’s festive special looks forward to the time when chatbots reign supreme and humans prepare to be stamped out for ever. What a treat!John Lewis Christmas ad stars Kristin Scott Thomas as glamorous granny on a gift...
Read MoreJulian Fellowes’ high-society period drama has, somehow, picked up Emmys and reached its fourth series. Poor Meryl Streep must feel so awkward watching her daughter Louisa Jacobson in such a uniformly awful showA doctor with a...
Read MoreThe comedian turns 70 soon, and in her new book, she contemplates the years ahead. She explains why she loves a work in progress, the importance of anger in mourning, and how she gave up smoking – only to become a champion...
Read MoreIt’s funny, tense, stunningly forceful – the excellence of this franchise’s return is a bright flash of hopeful defianceWe settle down in front of a fresh Blue Planet, trying to escape a weary sadness that stalks us from several...
Read MoreShe was scared of him but soon loosened the Shakespearean up – then watched him give Star Trek depth, even insisting scenes be rewritten for her. Captain Picard’s right-hand woman salutes her fabulous friendI’d been warned about...
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