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Belfast, King Richard, Being the Ricardos and Power of the Dog among a mixed bag of SAG nominees

12th January 202213th January 2022Jason Korsner

One of Hollywood’s biggest trade unions, the Screen Actors Guild, has announced the nominees for its annual awards, which is likely to be [click for more...]

The Power of the Dog and West Side Story dominate an “exclusive” Golden Globes

10th January 202210th January 2022Jason Korsner

At what the beleaguered Hollywood Foreign Press Association itself said could be described as “the most exclusive event in the industry” – with [click for more...]

The Tourist – Review

1st January 202212th January 2022Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Jamie Dornan, Alex Andreas, Alex Dimitriades, Damon Herriman, Danielle Macdonald, Danny Adcock, David Collins, Geneviève Lemon, Greg Larsen, Kamil Ellis, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Stephen Hunter, Victoria Haralabidou – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC1 – FIRST SHOWN: 1st January 2022 [click for more...]

You Don’t Know Me – Review

5th December 202110th January 2022Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Samuel Adewunmi, Sophie Wilde, Bukky Bakray, Michael Gould, Nicholas Khan, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Tuwaine Barrett, Yetunde Oduwole – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC1 – FIRST SHOWN: 5th December 2021 [click for more...]

Close To Me – Review

7th November 202112th December 2021Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Christopher Eccleston, Connie Nielsen, Henning Jensen, Leanne Best, Lorraine Burroughs, Nick Blood, Ray Fearon, Rosy McEwen, Susan Lynch, Tom Taylor – CHANNEL: Channel 4 – FIRST SHOWN: 7th November 2021 [click for more...]

Showtrial – Review

31st October 202126th December 2021Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Celine Buckens, Sinéad Keenan, Tracy Ifeachor, Abra Thompson, Alec Newman, Amy Marston, Amy Morgan, Camilla Power, Christopher Hatherall, Claire Lams, Elizabeth Rider, James Frain, Joseph Payne, Kerr Logan, Lolita Chakrabarti, Mika Simmons, Rebecca Grant, Rupert Holliday-Evans, Sharon D Clarke – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC1 – FIRST SHOWN: 31st October 2021 [click for more...]

Ridley Road – Review

3rd October 202122nd November 2021Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Agnes O’Casey, Eddie Marsan, Rory Kinnear, Tom Varey, Allan Corduner, Danny Hatchard, Danny Sykes, Gabriel Akuwudike, Hannah Onslow, Hannah Traylen, Henry Wilton-Hunt, James Craze, Julia Krynke, Nigel Betts, Preston Nyman, Rita Tushingham, Romane Portail, Samantha Spiro, Stephen Hogan, Tamzin Outhwaite, Tracy Ann Oberman, Will Keen – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC1 – FIRST SHOWN: 3rd October 2021 [click for more...]

The Crown reigns as streamers dominate the Emmys

20th September 202120th September 2021Jason Korsner

The Crown – the Netflix series based on the British Royal Family – has dominated the first Emmy Awards since the pandemic, which [click for more...]

Help – Review

16th September 202126th October 2021Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Jodie Comer, Stephen Graham, Angela Griffin, Cathy Tyson, David Hayman, Ian Hart, Lesley Sharp, Steve Garti, Sue Johnston – CHANNEL: All 4, Channel 4 – FIRST SHOWN: 16th September 2021 [click for more...]

Ant & Dec, David Tennant, Line of Duty and After Life among NTA winners

9th September 202110th September 2021Jason Korsner

Ant & Dec have come out top at a Covid-delayed National Television Awards ceremony, being named the best TV presenters for the twentieth [click for more...]

Back To Life – Review

31st August 202126th November 2021Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Daisy Haggard, Geraldine James, Richard Durden, Adeel Akhtar, Adrian Edmondson, Christine Bottomley, Frank Feys, Imogen Gurney, Jamie Michie, Jo Martin, Juliet Cowan, Keir Charles, Liam Williams, Lizzy McInnerny, Meera Syal, Souad Faress – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC3 – FIRST SHOWN: 31st August 2021, Season 2 premiere [click for more...]

Vigil – Review

29th August 20216th November 2021Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Suranne Jones, Adam James, Anita Vettesse, Anjli Mohindra, Cal MacAninch, Connor Swindells, Daniel Portman, Gary Lewis, Lauren Lyle, Lolita Chakrabarti, Lorne MacFadyen, Martin Compston, Oliver Lansley, Orla Russell, Paterson Joseph, Reuben Joseph, Rose Leslie, Shaun Evans, Stephen Dillane, Stephen McCole, Tom Gill – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC1 – FIRST SHOWN: 29th August 2021 [click for more...]

The Chair – Review

20th August 202125th October 2021Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Sandra Oh, Bob Balaban, David Duchovny, David Morse, Ella Rubin, Everly Carganilla, Holland Taylor, Jay Duplass, Ji-yong Lee, Nana Mensah, Ron Crawford – CHANNEL: Netflix – FIRST SHOWN: 20th August 2021 [click for more...]

Modern Love – Review

13th August 202125th October 2021Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Anna Paquin, Dominique Fishback, Garrett Hedlund, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Grace Edwards, Isaac Powell, Kit Harington, Lucy Boynton, Lulu Wilson, Marquis Rodriguez, Minnie Driver, Miranda Richardson, Sophie Okonedo, Tobias Menzies, Zane Pais, Zoë Chao, Andrew Scott, Anne Hathaway, Catherine Keener, Dev Patel, James Saito, Jane Alexander, John Gallagher Jr, John Slattery, Julia Garner, Olivia Cooke, Shea Whigham, Sofia Boutella, Tina Fey – CHANNEL: Amazon Prime – FIRST SHOWN: 13th August 2021, Season 2 premiere [click for more...]

The HFPA has backed widespread reform – but can the Golden Globes be saved?

7th August 20218th August 2021Jason Korsner

The body behind the Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has backed a new set of by-laws, in the first step towards [click for more...]

Plans for major new film studio in Hertfordshire

1st August 20212nd August 2021Jason Korsner

American investors are planning to build a $1 billion dollar film and TV production studio complex in Hertfordshire, in what the UK government [click for more...]

Strong British showing at US TV Academy Emmy nominations

13th July 202113th July 2021Jason Korsner

After a year when most people across the world – and certainly in the US – have been stuck at home, watching the [click for more...]

Time – Review

6th June 20218th July 2021Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Sean Bean, Stephen Graham, Aneurin Barnard, Brian McCardie, Cal MacAninch, David Calder, Dean Fagan, Franc Ashman, Hannah Walters, Jack McMullen, James Nelson-Joyce, Jonathan Harden, Kadiff Kirwan, Kevin Harvey, Lee Morris, Nadine Marshall, Paddy Rowan, Siobhan Finneran, Sue Johnston, Terence Maynard – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC1 – FIRST SHOWN: 6th June 2021 [click for more...]

Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You dominates TV BAFTAs

6th June 20217th June 2021Jason Korsner

Michaela Coel was the big winner of the BAFTA TV Awards, with two of the top awards on the night to add to [click for more...]

Line of Duty – Review

2nd May 202126th June 2021Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Adrian Dunbar, Martin Compston, Vicky McClure, Ace Bhatti, Aiysha Hart, Anna Maxwell Martin, Anneika Rose, Brian McCardie, Christina Chong, Craig Parkinson, Daniel Mays, George Costigan, Gina McKee, Gregory Piper, Jason Watkins, Kate Ashfield, Keeley Hawes, Kelly Macdonald, Lennie James, Mark Bonnar, Maya Sondhi, Neil Morrissey, Nigel Boyle, Owen Teale, Patrick Baladi, Paul Higgins, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Shaun Parkes, Stephen Graham, Thandie Newton, Tommy Jessop, Tony Pitts – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC1 – FIRST SHOWN: 6 seasons 2012 – 2021 [click for more...]