Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn’t want to be a ‘robotic, asexual drone’
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Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn’t want to be a ‘robotic, asexual drone’

Ella Maisy Purvis and Laura Fraser on how new Channel 4 crime drama Patience foregrounds neurodivergence and the importance of authentic casting

Emmerdale star talks taking on a father’s agony in missing person story: ‘I hope it makes people think’
Emmerdale

Emmerdale star talks taking on a father’s agony in missing person story: ‘I hope it makes people think’

Sixteen-year-old April Windsor is missing in ITV’s Emmerdale. Big Issue chats to actor Mark Charnock, who plays her father Marlon Dingle, about representing the agony faced by the families of missing people

‘Tragedy is a cruel teacher’: Harlan Coben on how death of his parents made him a better writer
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‘Tragedy is a cruel teacher’: Harlan Coben on how death of his parents made him a better writer

Having to give seven eulogies in his 20s pushed his writing forward, Harlan Coben tells this week’s Big Issue

Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘Trump winning the election? I wouldn’t call it iconic…’
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Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘Trump winning the election? I wouldn’t call it iconic…’

Boybands, Mr Bates and an 80s bonkbuster: The ultimate guide to the best TV shows of 2024
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Boybands, Mr Bates and an 80s bonkbuster: The ultimate guide to the best TV shows of 2024

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Philomena Cunk: ‘Oasis? You may as well just watch it on YouTube and throw lager at yourself’
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Philomena Cunk: ‘Oasis? You may as well just watch it on YouTube and throw lager at yourself’

Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones and James Corden on creating a beloved British classic
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Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones and James Corden on creating a beloved British classic

‘Feathers crashed the party’: Behind the scenes of Wallace & Gromit’s epic Christmas return
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‘Feathers crashed the party’: Behind the scenes of Wallace & Gromit’s epic Christmas return

Strike star Holliday Grainger: ‘What did the world get right this year? Not enough’
My Big Year

Strike star Holliday Grainger: ‘What did the world get right this year? Not enough’

The Traitors winner Harry Clark: ‘I wish I hadn’t signed an NDA’
My Big Year

The Traitors winner Harry Clark: ‘I wish I hadn’t signed an NDA’

‘I eat so much chocolate’: Stars of BBC’s Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas
Gladiators

‘I eat so much chocolate’: Stars of BBC’s Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas

Strictly winner Chris McCausland: ‘The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool’
My Big Year

Strictly winner Chris McCausland: ‘The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool’

‘I’m very privileged’: Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture
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‘I’m very privileged’: Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture

Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘We need to stand side-by-side with trans people more than ever’
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Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘We need to stand side-by-side with trans people more than ever’

Doctor Who star Nicola Coughlan: ‘What a privilege to be part of people’s Christmases’
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Doctor Who star Nicola Coughlan: ‘What a privilege to be part of people’s Christmases’

Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’
Letter To My Younger Self

Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’

Ruth Jones and James Corden: ‘Gavin & Stacey finale might not be what you’re expecting…’
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Ruth Jones and James Corden: ‘Gavin & Stacey finale might not be what you’re expecting…’

Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo: ‘I didn’t know where Steven ended and Dynamo began’
Letter To My Younger Self

Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo: ‘I didn’t know where Steven ended and Dynamo began’

‘I don’t know if I can get away with this’: Inside the making of feel-good queer comedy Smoggie Queens
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‘I don’t know if I can get away with this’: Inside the making of feel-good queer comedy Smoggie Queens

Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: ‘To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy’
Letter to my Younger Self

Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: ‘To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy’

‘Don’t judge the person you’re playing’: Say Nothing actor Josh Finan on playing Gerry Adams
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‘Don’t judge the person you’re playing’: Say Nothing actor Josh Finan on playing Gerry Adams

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‘I’ve always been a grafter’: Strictly Come Dancing’s Sam Quek shares lessons from the dance floor
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‘I’ve always been a grafter’: Strictly Come Dancing’s Sam Quek shares lessons from the dance floor

Comedian Munya Chawawa: ‘There’s a dictatorship brewing with Trump’
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Comedian Munya Chawawa: ‘There’s a dictatorship brewing with Trump’

This Country’s Charlie Cooper: ‘We don’t have much pride in being English’
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This Country’s Charlie Cooper: ‘We don’t have much pride in being English’

Danny Dyer on fame, therapy and working-class people in politics: ‘We need a f**king leader’
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Danny Dyer on fame, therapy and working-class people in politics: ‘We need a f**king leader’