Alison Graham

Recent articles by Alison Graham

Why it’s too soon to make a drama about the events of ITV’s Manhunt

Alison Graham

Michael Palin in North Korea (Channel 5)

After Big Brother, Channel 5 has grown up and struck documentary gold

Gwyneth Hughes’ modern slavery drama Doing Money is almost too tough to watch

Alison Graham

Dark Heart (ITV)

‘Dark Heart’s maverick cop belongs in a museum’

Peter Purves, Valerie
Singleton and John
Noakes with pets Petra,
Jason, Freda and Shep (BBC)

‘A Blue Peter badge changed my life’

(BBC)

Jodie Whittaker, Michaela Coel and Jodie Comer represent a “real sea change” in TV

From Wanderlust to Bodyguard, everyone’s having sex – so why is it all so miserable?

Alison Graham

Keeley Hawes BBC Bodyguard

Bodyguard has finally put powerful female characters front and centre – who cares if it’s “unrealistic”?

Paul Abbott (Stuart Wood for Radio Times)

‘Shameless opened up all kinds of scabs in my family’: Paul Abbott on writing from life and his latest show No Offence

Shirley Ballas crying (BBC)

‘Crying on TV has broken out of its talent show confines’

The Mighty Redcar is warm, funny and engaging, and I love it

Alison Graham

Bodyguard and Age Before Beauty (BBC)

The relief! New TV dramas where women don’t just talk about men

Hugh Grant (Getty)

TV announcers, please stop spoiling our emotional screen moments

BBC, TL

Eat Well for Less is secretly one of the best shows on TV