David Brown looks at the gender politics at play in Sally Wainwright's hit ITV drama

“I learnt early on that the ‘lads mag’ route – going to all the parties, getting photographed in a bikini and stuff – is certainly one route to being visible. I did that, for maybe a year, and realised that it wasn’t for me"

007 series is one of a raft of new shows to be announced by Sky, including a two-part finale for Mad Dogs and a season of original dramas from some of Britain's best female screenwriters

The hit cop show has three female leads – but TV needs more heroines. The campaign starts here…

As Brenda Blethyn takes on the role of DCI Vera Stanhope, we pick our other favourite women detectives