TV
Jenna Coleman on policing the town that MeToo forgot in The Jetty![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Jenna Coleman on policing the town that MeToo forgot in The Jetty
Jenna Coleman undergoes a great
unravelling in The Jetty – BBC One’s new police drama, created by Cat Jones
Spent star Michelle de Swarte: ‘Someone had to tell me I was homeless – I was in such denial’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Spent star Michelle de Swarte: ‘Someone had to tell me I was homeless – I was in such denial’
The writer and actor’s new BBC Two comedy series Spent, about a former top model who becomes homeless, has its roots in her real life
Karen Gillan: ‘It’s better to tell the story of Douglas is Cancelled than not tell the story’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Karen Gillan: ‘It’s better to tell the story of Douglas is Cancelled than not tell the story’
Douglas Is Cancelled is laced with dark humour and shot through with ambiguity. That’s where the tension lies
Supacell star Calvin Demba on race, male bravado and breaking the modern superhero formula
Supacell star Calvin Demba on race, male bravado and breaking the modern superhero formula
Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I was a wee bit of wide-o. But I don’t think there was any malice’
Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I was a wee bit of wide-o. But I don’t think there was any malice’
Karen Gillan on what makes Douglas is Cancelled ‘so relevant to so many professions’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Karen Gillan on what makes Douglas is Cancelled ‘so relevant to so many professions’
CBeebies star George Webster: ‘If we were all the same the world would be very boring’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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CBeebies star George Webster: ‘If we were all the same the world would be very boring’
Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I’ve been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I’ve been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14’
Furiosa star Tom Burke: ‘It stung when someone said I didn’t have a face for TV’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Furiosa star Tom Burke: ‘It stung when someone said I didn’t have a face for TV’
Anjana Vasan on We Are Lady Parts season two, Malala and why UK must open its doors to immigrants![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Anjana Vasan on We Are Lady Parts season two, Malala and why UK must open its doors to immigrants
Benedict Cumberbatch: ‘History judges us on how we treat those who are most vulnerable’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Benedict Cumberbatch: ‘History judges us on how we treat those who are most vulnerable’
Benedict Cumberbatch warns history is repeating itself as street homelessness soars![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Benedict Cumberbatch warns history is repeating itself as street homelessness soars
Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith on friendship, TV and saying goodbye to Inside No 9![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith on friendship, TV and saying goodbye to Inside No 9
Doctor Who star Millie Gibson on hope for Ruby Sunday and lessons learned from ‘magical’ Ncuti Gatwa![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Doctor Who star Millie Gibson on hope for Ruby Sunday and lessons learned from ‘magical’ Ncuti Gatwa
Marge starts a union and fights for workers’ rights in powerful new episode of The Simpsons![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Marge starts a union and fights for workers’ rights in powerful new episode of The Simpsons
‘Star Trek teaches us we can be better than we are’: Finding comfort and optimism in Star Trek![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘Star Trek teaches us we can be better than we are’: Finding comfort and optimism in Star Trek
Dopesick star Kaitlyn Dever: ‘I realised I can create change with the roles I choose’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Dopesick star Kaitlyn Dever: ‘I realised I can create change with the roles I choose’
Helen Lederer: ‘There was no room for more women on TV in the 80s and 90s, the slots were taken’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Helen Lederer: ‘There was no room for more women on TV in the 80s and 90s, the slots were taken’
Blue Lights co-creator Declan Lawn on ‘massive responsibility of telling Belfast’s stories’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Blue Lights co-creator Declan Lawn on ‘massive responsibility of telling Belfast’s stories’
This Town cast and crew on how unrest and disruption forges creative genius: ‘Music is the heart’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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This Town cast and crew on how unrest and disruption forges creative genius: ‘Music is the heart’
Ralf Little on leaving Death in Paradise, his replacement and taking on Jeremy Hunt![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Ralf Little on leaving Death in Paradise, his replacement and taking on Jeremy Hunt
Mary & George’s Tony Curran on playing pacifist, pleasure-seeking King James![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Mary & George’s Tony Curran on playing pacifist, pleasure-seeking King James
John Malkovich on fashion, hope and why beauty is mandatory for the survival of the species![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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John Malkovich on fashion, hope and why beauty is mandatory for the survival of the species
Filmmaker Adam Curtis on epic new BBC drama The Way – and how the power of TV is shaking up Britain![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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