Best series to watch on Netflix right now – updated (March 2026)
Some of the best series on Netflix right now include Vladimir, His & Hers and Bridgerton.
Netflix continues to add original series that get people talking and this time around, Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall lead the cast of Vladimir, the erotic thriller based on the book of the same name by Julia May Jonas. The comedy-drama has garnered quite the mixed response from fans, with this erotic thriller not just about stolen glances and illicit affairs but about something a little more darker. Other brand new titles on the platform include How to Get to Heaven From Belfast, the second batch of Bridgerton season 4 episodes and reality series Blue Therapy. While Netflix is known as the place to go for fresh new content, it also remains a great place to revisit nostalgic favourites (or discover older gems for the first time). In recent weeks, the platform has added the likes of The Mentalist, Southland, ER, Person of Interest and One Tree Hill in a push that should help satiate the current rise in demand for traditional TV dramas. What is the greatest modern British TV comedy? Vote in Radio Times' poll If you can't quite decide which to pick, scroll on for our latest suggestions of the best TV series on Netflix, so you can stop searching and start watching ASAP. Alternatively, check out our line-up of the best Netflix movies for other recommendations. You can also tweet us @RadioTimes if we've missed your favourite off the list – otherwise, happy streaming! Best series to watch on Netflix right now Vladimir Having last been seen on the small screen in Prime Video's Dead Ringers, Rachel Weisz makes her leading TV drama return in this brand new erotic thriller. Based on the 2022 debut novel by Julia May Jonas, the eight-parter follows Weisz as an unnamed English professor who becomes obsessed with her handsome new colleague, Vladimir, played by Leo Woodall. She's balancing a changing outlook on life, a struggling marriage and her career – so picking up a smouldering sensual affair is simply just another addition to the chaos. The way that the series starts already maps out the twisted journey we're set to go on but it's how we get there – with Weisz's deadpan breaking of the fourth wall and plenty of yearning to boot – that will entertain fans the most. The Mentalist If there was ever a TV star who earned their pay cheque, it would have to be Simon Baker, whose sheer charisma propelled The Mentalist to seven seasons on US broadcaster CBS. Baker plays Patrick Jane, a fake 'psychic' who would regularly exploit grieving people with his fraudulent claims of communing with the afterlife. During one fateful TV appearance, he claimed that his abilities had been utilised by authorities to profile the serial killer known as 'Red John', who proceeded to murder Jane's own wife and daughter in an evil act of revenge. The devastating loss changed Jane's path in life entirely, causing him to put his talent for reading people to more productive use as a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI). In that capacity, his war with Red John continued, acting as a highly compelling overarching narrative in the early seasons (albeit, one that was ultimately dragged out for a bit too long). The supporting cast included Prison Break's Robin Tunney as lead detective (and will they/won't they love interest) Teresa Lisbon, who proves a likeable, straight-talking foil to the regularly smug Jane. Their wider team is comprised of memorable, if somewhat broad, characters with their own enjoyably soapy subplots. The success of The Mentalist on Netflix continues an apparent comeback for procedural TV shows, which fell out of fashion in the era of Peak TV, but is getting a new lease of life as viewers seek out short-yet-satisfying bursts of drama. Southland Back in 2020, Southland was one of several overlooked American shows recommended by Radio Times for a spot on British TV amid major content gaps caused by the pandemic. Six years later, the show is finally getting some proper attention over here, courtesy of Netflix, which has scooped up all five seasons of the gripping police drama. Filmed on the streets of Los Angeles, Southland earned high praise for the hard-hitting realism of its criminal investigations, which doesn't sugarcoat or glamourise police work in the way that other entries in the genre typically have. The series was also praised for its rich character development and knockout performances from the likes of Regina King (Watchmen), Ben McKenzie (Gotham) and Michael Cudlitz (The Walking Dead). Southland went somewhat under-the-radar even on its home turf, where it unceremoniously migrated from major network NBC to the lesser-watched cable channel TNT early in its run. But critics agree that it always deserved more attention than it got, making this resurgence in the streaming era a pleasantly surprising epilogue. Shrill Netflix has acquired all three seasons of this semi-biographical comedy series, starring Saturday Night Live alum Aidy Bryant as a woman reassessing what she wants from her life and career. Inspired by the memoir of the same name by comedian and activist Lindy West, Shrill follows Annie (Bryant) on a journey to becoming more assertive and proud of who she is, after years of enduring frustratingly slow professional development at work and cruel remarks over her weight. Ghosts icon Lolly Adefope co-stars as Annie's best friend, Fran, whose own personal journey and romantic relationships are also a key focus, particularly in later episodes. Shrill was praised for not flinching from depictions of fatphobia and the ways in which women are pressured to change their bodies to please others. Bryant's performance was held in particularly high regard, earning her a Primetime Emmy nomination, but Adefope and co-star Patti Harrison (Poker Face, I Think You Should Leave) also delivered standout turns across the thoughtful, warm-hearted and very funny series, which concluded in 2021. Bridgerton At one time, Netflix didn't have much of a reputation for period drama – but everything changed after that lockdown Christmas of 2020. Just when the world needed a little cheer, Santa Claus delivered the most glorious series onto the streaming service on 25th December, just in time for us to binge watch with our tins of Quality Street. Based on Julia Quinn’s popular novels, Bridgerton focuses on eight siblings looking for love in sparkling Regency London. First to meet her match was Daphne, played by Phoebe Dynevor, who started a fake love affair with the smouldering Duke of Hastings, aka breakout star and potential Bond Regé-Jean Page, while season 2 saw the focus shift to Anthony Bridgerton and his relationship with new character Kate Sharma. Season 3 then followed the story of friends-to-lovers Penelope and Colin Bridgerton, in a slow-burn plot line that had been developing across all three runs thus far. The fourth season is now available in full, focusing on Luke Thompson's Benedict Bridgerton and his love story with Yerin Ha's Sophie Baek, a resourceful maid who he meets at a masquerade ball. By consistently switching up its focus, and also its tone and themes to boot, the show remains a real treat, one which shows no signs of becoming stale four seasons in. - Emma Bullimore/James Hibbs How to Get to Heaven From Belfast <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2026/02/08ImageHTGTHFB01-copy-0175725-e1770904612104.jpg" width="2244" height="1494" alt="How To Get To Heaven From Belfast (L-R) Sinead Keenan as Robyn Winters, Caoilfhionn Dunne as Dara Friel, Roisin Gallagher as Saoirse Shaw – they are stood in a row behind a desk, with a newspaper on the table, looking curiously ahead." title="How to Get to Heaven from Belfast" /> Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee is back with a brand new series, which follows another unpredictable group of female friends in Northern Ireland (albeit, under very different circumstances). These characters are further along in life than the students of Our Lady Immaculate College, although they too first met during their school years – and reunite decades later at their friendship group's first funeral. It might sound rather grim, but McGee brings a sharp sense of humour to the premise, which quickly evolves into an intriguing investigation into the untimely death of estranged friend, Greta (Natasha O’Keeffe). Caoilfhionn Dunne, Roisin Gallagher and Sinéad Keenan take the main roles as her surviving pals, Dara, Saoirse and Robyn, who find themselves in ever stranger and more perilous scenarios as they get closer to the answers they seek. A genre hybrid of comedy, thriller and mystery, How to Get to Heaven from Belfast is an ambitious follow-up for McGee, sharing some DNA with Derry Girls whilst being very much its own thing. The Lincoln Lawyer View Green Video on the source website Manuel Garcia-Rulfo has struck gold with this hit drama, where he plays underdog lawyer Mickey Haller, whose Lincoln Navigator (a bulky US-produced SUV) doubles as a makeshift office. Each season adapts a different novel by Michael Connelly – the prolific crime author whose work also inspired Prime Video's Bosch – with a unique challenge for Haller to face down. That's never been tougher than in season 4, which dropped in February 2026, where he's the one in the dock after being framed for the murder of an ex-client. The shock twist leaves his friends and colleagues in a race against time to pick apart the fabricated evidence. On the bright side, it results in one of the strongest seasons yet for us at home. The Lincoln Lawyer comes from legal drama veteran David E Kelley, whose other work includes The Practice, Ally McBeal, Boston Legal and Presumed Innocent, with that genre expertise shining through in its slick, confident presentation. It's also reflected in the show's knack for bagging recognisable co-stars, including Neve Campbell (Scream), Cobie Smulders (The Avengers), Elliott Gould (Friends) and Constance Zimmer (House of Cards). A fifth season is on the way. Agatha Christie's Seven Dials View Green Video on the source website This three-part Agatha Christie adaptation stars Mia McKenna-Bruce as Bundle, a young woman who becomes an amateur sleuth when a murder takes place, seemingly part of a practical joke gone wrong, following a lavish country house party. In truth, it's not the best Christie adaptation or the most engaging mystery, perhaps simply because the novel on which it is based isn't considered to be one of the 'Queen of Crime's' best either. However, there is still plenty to enjoy here, from the excellent performances from the all-star cast, including Martin Freeman and Helena Bonham Carter, to the sumptuous scenery and remarkable production design. You may not come away from it rushing to go back and rewatch, but the denouement is strong enough to remind you just why Christie is so beloved, and why her stories make for such good on screen adaptations - even the lesser ones. - James Hibbs His & Hers With the likes of Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal leading the cast of His & Hers, it was always a given that this six-part thriller was going to be packed with meaty performances. The two actors star as estranged husband and wife, one a reporter and the other a detective in a small town. So, when a murder occurs in the close-knit community, the pair try to get to the bottom of the case, also believing that the other may be involved in some way. The cat and mouse nature of the series means that this is a terribly easy binge-watch and with enough twists to have you hooked, you'll likely finish the drama in no time. While His & Hers doesn't necessarily have the most awe-inspiring dialogue or will really linger with you long after watching, it fits the perfect bill for some January viewing and has a finale surprise that many won't see coming. - Morgan Cormack Stranger Things The final season might not have lived up to everybody's sky high expectations, but Stranger Things still stands out as one of the most impressive and impactful shows that Netflix has produced to date. This '80s-set-and-inspired sci-fi drama became a pop culture touchstone and genuine word-of-mouth hit in 2016, as fans around the world become obsessed with the strange happenings in Hawkins, Indiana. Full of plucky young heroes, terrifying monsters and laugh-out-loud moments from the outset and continuing through its second, third, fourth and now fifth seasons. Originally following the threat of a single monster slipping through from another dimension and facing off with a telekinetic young girl called Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), the scope of Stranger Things has widened over the years to take in telepathic Mind-Flayers, teen romance, puberty, fashion, grief AND dastardly Russians. Perhaps things got a bit too grandiose for their own good in season 5, but the characters are endearing enough that you'll want to endure to see where they end up. – Huw Fullerton/David Craig Accused With some of the finest acting talent our country has to offer, Accused may have been released more than a decade ago but it still stands the test of time as one of best crafted anthology dramas out there. Each episode starts out with the main character awaiting their verdict in court, but how did they get there and are they truly guilty? Well, as the episodes take us back in time to before their crimes and what led them to their arrests, we're left to piece that together ourselves. Each story packs quite the punch, with themes including everything from gang crime to stalking, addiction and sexual assault. While Accused is far from a lighthearted watch, each story will undoubtedly grip you in its one-hour timeframe and with starring roles from the likes of Peter Capaldi, Sean Bean, Olivia Colman and more, there's a lot to appreciate in this series. The Beast in Me View Green Video on the source website Emmy winners Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys take centre stage in this psychological thriller, which sees two neighbours locked in an antagonistic relationship that also has a more sinister undertone. Danes stars as author Aggie, who is grieving the loss of her son and lives a life fuelled by work and rage. But that only notches up further upon the arrival of her new neighbour, Nile (Rhys). A wealthy real estate mogul, Nile is also the prime suspect in his wife's murder some years prior – but did he do it? With Aggie trying to understand Nile better, it offers up more questions than answers, but also an avenue to channel her energy into. This is a series that will keep you guessing till the end and while the melodramatic nature of it all may not be to everyone's tastes, if you're looking for storytelling with plenty of twists throughout, then add this one to your watchlist. Mr Mercedes While It: Welcome to Derry is scaring up a storm over on Sky Atlantic and NOW, Netflix has acquired its own adaptation of legendary horror novelist Stephen King – and viewers are loving it. Despite boasting acclaimed Irish actor Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin) in the main role, you could have easily missed Mr Mercedes when it first premiered back in 2017. In the US, it could be found on the somewhat obscure Audience network, while UK rights went to the now-defunct streaming platform StarzPlay (briefly known as Lionsgate+). Suffice to say, the crime drama wasn't set up to capitalise on the pedigree of its cast and source material, but that appears to be changing now that it's climbing the ranks of Netflix UK's top 10. Gleeson plays the lead role of Bill Hodges, a retired detective haunted by the one case he couldn't close – an atrocity at a local jobs fair, in which 16 people were killed by an unknown individual who mowed them down in a stolen Mercedes (hence the titular pseudonym). Years later, the culprit begins contacting him tauntingly, and a classic game of cat and mouse begins. In addition to Academy Award nominee Gleeson, Mr Mercedes hosts a slew of familiar faces, including Succession's Justine Lupe, When They See Us alum Jharrel Jerome and The Morning Show's Holland Taylor. – David Craig Nobody Wants This This charming romantic comedy series returns for season 2 and stars Kristen Bell as an agnostic podcast host, Joanne, and Adam Brody an unconventional rabbi, Noah, who meet at a party and find sparks flying. However, their differing outlooks on life and their sometimes well-meaning, sometimes sabotaging families get in the way. While the show may not lean as hard on its central premise as some viewers might expect, the relationships are delightful to follow, with warm, engaging performances from Bell and Brody, who have a winning chemistry together. Justine Lupe and Timothy Simons make for a terrific supporting duo, and the show is consistently funny. It may not be the most original of set ups or formulas, but fans of romcoms are likely to be delighted that they seem to be going through a bit of a renaissance on TV right now. – James Hibbs Interview with the Vampire View Green Video on the source website Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles books are wonderfully reimagined in this cult hit, which has quietly established itself as one of the best fantasy shows on television today. Viewers of the Brad Pitt/Tom Cruise film of the same name may recall the premise, but rest assured that this new adaptation stands head and shoulders above that earlier attempt. Interview with the Vampire explores the life of Louis de Pointe du Lac (played by Game of Thrones alum Jacob Anderson), who recounts his eternal youth as a blood-sucking monster to journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian). Much of it revolves around his intense and steamy relationship with Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid), who turned him into a vampire back in 1910. Critics have heaped praise on this lavish retelling of Rice's story, with plaudits going to the main performances and elegant style as well as the nuanced writing led by Perry Mason's Rolin Jones. There's no doubt that Interview with the Vampire is a must-watch for fans of gothic fantasy and romance – just ignore the botched bid for a shared universe with Mayfair Witches, which is not up to par. Special Ops: Lioness Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan has built up such a name for himself in the world of TV, that A-list stars seem to be flocking by the dozen to work with him. Case in point, Special Ops: Lioness, the first season of which is now available to stream on Netflix. The series is led by Oscar-winner Zoe Saldaña, while key supporting roles are played by Nicole Kidman, Morgan Freeman and Michael Kelly. The spy thriller show, each season of which is made up of eight episodes, follows Saldaña's Joe, the leader of a CIA team of female operatives who go on undercover missions as part of the War on Terror. The show's second season, which is available to stream on Paramount Plus, was its stronger outing thus far, so here's hoping it will be added to Netflix soon too, but viewers should know this is not an authentic, realistic, down-to-Earth look at the work of the US special forces. Instead, it is an entertaining thriller, with well-staged action and a superb cast to bring it all together in the more emotional beats. - James Hibbs House of Guinness View Green Video on the source website Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has a somewhat spotty track record, spanning some of the most celebrated work of recent years to some disappointing duds (we're looking at you, Great Expectations). Fortunately, House of Guinness falls firmly in the former category – and might just be his best work since Tommy Shelby first graced the streets of Birmingham. The series introduces us to the Guinness family – owners of the world-famous Irish brewery – at a crucial time for their business, after patriarch Benjamin has passed away, leaving a controversial will that stokes tension between his children. Anthony Boyle (Say Nothing), Louis Partridge (Enola Holmes), Emily Fairn (The Responder) and Fionn O'Shea (Masters of the Air) portray the real heirs to the empire, whose stories are semi-fictionalised for this eventful series, set in the mid-to-late 1800s against the backdrop of Ireland's tumultuous political landscape. Happy Valley's James Norton is a standout among the starry supporting cast as brewery foreman Sean Rafferty, but performances are stellar across the board, along with production value and stylistic flair, which layers contemporary elements (such as modern music) over the period setting to striking effect. If you were enraptured by the likes of Peaky Blinders, A Thousand Blows or SAS Rogue Heroes, this lates offering from Knight certainly stands shoulder-to-shoulder with those that came before. – David Craig Long Story Short <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/08/Long-Story-Netflix-5a1e078.png" width="1589" height="1060" alt="Paul Reiser as Elliot Cooper, Ben Feldman as Avi Schwooper, Angelique Cabral as Jen, Lisa Edelstein as Naomi Schwartz, Max Greenfield as Yoshi Schwooper, Abbi Jacobson as Shira Schwooper and Nicole Byer as Kendra, sat around a dinner table" title="Long Story Short" /> This latest animated series from BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg shows that he hasn't lost his touch. This show may be a very different beast than BoJack, but what it does retain is that series's complexity of characters, depth of message and real, big, silly laughs. The series centres on the Schwooper family, and tells the story of the different family members over a number of decades, jumping back and forth to different tales and different times. The voice cast are all phenomenal here, in a series which has real insight – you will feel like you have met these people before and understand them innately, even after just one episode. As each one builds them out the tapestry gets richer. At its heart, the series is also an exploration of Jewish identity and the different ways the members of the family interpret their faith and their heritage. It also tackles the Covid pandemic better than almost any other media we've seen thus far, reflecting deeply and sensitively on a difficult time that so many films and series seem desperate to gloss over and forget. It has already been renewed for a second season, meaning viewers should have no fear that they'll be left hanging after these 10 episodes. - James Hibbs Wednesday With reboots, remakes and revivals reigning supreme in the world of TV, it was only a matter of time before the Addams Family were dusted off and resurrected. Thankfully, Netflix brought in the king of gothic whimsy, Tim Burton, to lead coming-of-age horror-comedy Wednesday. Gen Z scream queen Jenna Ortega was an inspired choice to play the titular deadpan teenager, who is sent to the Nevermore Academy after unleashing a pack of piranhas on bullies targeting Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez). While Wednesday was initially unimpressed with the school for supernatural students, she soon became tied up in tracking down a murderous monster, channelling her own psychic abilities and absolving her parents, the loved-up Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Gomez Addams (Luis Guzmán), from a crime they're suspected of committing whilst at the school themselves. At times, Wednesday certainly leans too far into the teen drama genre that's been desecrated by the likes of Riverdale, but the show's aesthetic, overall tone and Ortega's excellent performance are Burtonesque enough to make this an eye-catching and entertaining watch. Season 2 has just landed in full, so now is the perfect time to get caught up! This time around, Wednesday is back at Nevermore and as she's trying to build her psychic abilities more, she has a new tormenter to battle, too, plus Pugsley's enrolling at school. Oh, and Lady Gaga has a starring role in the latest season, so it's unmissable. Fisk If you were as disappointed by The Office Australia as we were, you'll find a lot more joy in this far superior workplace comedy courtesy of our friends Down Under. Fisk begins by introducing us to the title character – lawyer Helen Tudor-Fisk (Kitty Flanagan) – at a low point in her life, having suffered consecutive life and career knocks in the form of a divorce and the loss of her high-flying job in Sydney. She moves back to her hometown of Melbourne for a new start, taking a downgraded position at a small local firm specialising in wills and probate. Suffice to say, Gruber & Gruber isn't the slick, professional environment that Fisk is used to navigating. Between her strange new colleagues and even stranger clients, Fisk will have her work cut out for her to make a success of this next chapter. And that's before you factor in her eccentric father. Fisk star and co-creator Flanagan is integral to the show's success, crafting a charmingly grounded and straight-talking lead character, whose acerbic wit provides a refreshing dose of sanity in a surreal world. But the more outlandish performances of co-stars Aaron Chen and Julia Zemiro, among others, also provide their fair share of standout moments, with strong chemistry shared across the group. Between Fisk and Colin From Accounts, it's clear that Australia's comedic muscle is not to be underestimated – but its broadcasters should perhaps stick to originals instead of rehashing older formats. Fisk seasons 1-3 are streaming now. – David Craig Squid Game If you're one of the few people on Earth who are yet to see viral sensation Squid Game, then you are in for one wild, violent and thought-provoking ride. The breakout South Korean series follows several indebted individuals who are given the chance to compete for 45.6 billion won prize, and all they have to do is play popular children's games. While it may sound like a piece of cake, with a cash prize that's so staggeringly high, the games are far from easy – and lead to any losers being brutally murdered in their hundreds. The first season of Squid Game grew into one of the streamer's biggest shows of all time, with the second season following suit with quite the twist. It's now time for fans to get stuck into the third and final instalment of the series, with the stakes set to be ever higher. It's easy to see why the series has continued to prove popular: Squid Game is simply great television that is well acted, tightly written, sharply directed and acts as a critique of the predatory competition a capitalist society inspires. But even those not looking for a social commentary will find something to enjoy, with plenty of white-knuckle survival sequences – made all the more effective because the compelling, character-driven nature of the series means we actually care about the contestants involved. - Daniel Furn/Morgan Cormack Ginny and Georgia It was a long time coming, but Ginny and Georgia season 3 did not disappoint, picking up days after season 2's jaw-dropping finale. Led once more by Antonia Gentry and Brianne Howey, the duo continue to grip viewers as Ginny finds herself stuck in limbo between wanting to live life as a normal teenager while being caught up in her mother's drama. And drama is putting it lightly. While there's a lot of heart between the dysfunctional Miller family, there is a whole lot of pain within the household and for those affected by their actions on the outside. From angsty teen drama and romance to a mother who'll do anything to protect her kids, it's no shock that Ginny and Georgia season 3 has risen up on Netflix's top 10. - Katelyn Mensah Dept. Q View Green Video on the source website If you're a fan of Slow Horses on Apple TV+, this Netflix original series might help pass the time between seasons of the hit thriller. Dept. Q imagines a similar premise, but instead of the outcast spies of Slough House, it follows misfit detectives based out of a dingy basement office in Edinburgh and taking on the cold cases that nobody else wants to touch. Matthew Goode (A Discovery of Witches, Watchmen) leads the cast as Carl Morck, a PTSD-stricken sleuth whose first case with his new team involves the ominous disappearance of a barrister. With an experienced supporting cast including Line of Duty's Kelly Macdonald, Guilt's Mark Bonnar and Bridget Jones star Shirley Henderson, there are plenty of striking characters to get acquainted with as the investigation unravels across nine episodes. Arguably, co-creators Scott Frank and Chandni Lakhani stretch this first case out a little longer than it needs to be, with writing that isn't quite as punchy as their Gary Oldman-led rival series. Nevertheless, this is above-average crime drama that fans of the genre should gel with. – David Craig Forever Coming from the mind of Mara Brock Akil – who we have to thank for seminal sitcom Girlfriends – and inspired by Judy Blume's novel of the same name, Forever was always destined to be a streaming hit. Well, now having been renewed for season 2, there's no better time to get acquainted with the series that will leave you kicking your feet and reminiscing about teenage love. Following Keisha and Justin, they cross paths after spending preschool together and embark on a whirlwind of first love. Joys and heartaches flutter about in equal supply here, with Forever also digging into the complications of being a teenager just trying to figure life out. – Morgan Cormack Black Mirror It's a series that almost needs no introduction but it's hard to believe that after many years and plenty of episodes that are still talked about today, Black Mirror is back for its seventh season. Six new stories, an impeccable cast and even the show's first ever sequel, the Charlie Brooker series is most certainly back with a bang. Boasting the likes of Emma Corrin, Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, Paul Giamatti and Peter Capaldi (to name just a few), this season is rooted in the emotional side of things. Black Mirror has always done heartfelt very well – just look at the likes of Be Right Back, San Junipero or Beyond The Sea – and this season is a testament to the show's ability to weave in dystopian technology with feelings and stories we can all relate to. As our season 7 review states: "A testament to everyone involved, season 7 is home to instant classics aplenty that you'll want to devour in no time at all and will stand the test of time, standing tall against many of Black Mirror's episodic greats from seasons past." You'll be left laughing, shedding a tear or two or simply, may just want to stare at a blank wall for a bit but so is the effect of near-flawless storytelling in this Black Mirror instalment. One not to be missed. – Morgan Cormack Years and Years <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2019/04/17879799-high--41eb819-e1744627229194.jpg" width="3330" height="2220" alt="Daniel (Russell Tovey), Ruby (Jade Alleyne), Edith (Jessica Hynes), Rosie (Ruth Madeley), Muriel (Anne Reid), Stephen (Rory Kinnear), Celeste (T'nia Miller) and Bethany (Lydia West) in Years and Years gathered in a living room" title="Years and Years generics" /> This dystopian series from Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies charts the lives of one family across the years, spanning from its year of release on BBC One, 2019, right through to 2034. As well as delving into their personal lives and turmoils, it also grapples with how they interact with ever changing politics and tech. The show has a stand-out cast featuring the likes of Rory Kinnear, Russell Tovey, T'Nia Miller and Jessica Hynes, while Emma Thompson is excellent as populist politician Vivienne Rook, who is seen growing in stature and popularity as time passes, going from a fringe figure firmly into mainstream. Given the enormity of the topics its tackling, and the amount it takes on, Years and Years doesn't always hit. However, when it does it really does, from the chilling end to the show's first episode through to a heartbreaking mid-season moment which will leave you shaken to your core. This is powerful drama, in a series which was under-watched when it first arrived, but can hopefully now find a whole new viewership on Netflix. - James Hibbs Adolescence This hard-hitting drama from Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne sees Graham re-teaming with his Boiling Point director Philip Barantini for four one-shot episodes. The episodes follow the aftermath of a boy being accused of murdering his female schoolmate, with Graham playing the boy's father, alongside Ashley Walters as the detective investigating the case and Erin Doherty as the boy's clinical psychologist. It's a tough watch, and not something which can be put on in the background - this is urgent, gripping, emotionally confronting TV, which is masterfully put together and performed by some of the finest actors working today. The show asks questions about the rise of toxic masculinity and violence against women and girls, particularly driven by online activists, and does so in a way which doesn't necessarily provide answers, but shines a light on an important topic. It may be uncomfortable viewing, but Thorne, Graham and Barantini have provided us with one of the finest shows of the year thus far. - James Hibbs Toxic Town Following the enormous response to 2024's Mr Bates vs The Post Office, another miscarriage of justice is getting a timely and long-deserved examination in this major UK original from Netflix and screenwriter Jack Thorne (The Accident). The four-part limited series brings attention to the Corby toxic waste case, in which several mothers in a Midlands town sought answers after their babies were born with physical deformities. They identified a connection between the birth defects and toxicity from hazardous waste that had been carelessly ferried through the town during the regeneration of a disused steelworks. With acclaimed acting talent like Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood, Claudia Jessie and Karla Crome at the centre – playing the real-life mothers who tirelessly fought for justice – this shocking case is powerfully depicted in Toxic Town; a series sure to leave viewers equal parts heartbroken, disturbed and furious. Thorne's writing is also deserving of praise, distilling a long story into four concise chapters, all the while giving us a compelling portrait of the families most adversely impacted (and their inspiring tenacity in the face of tough odds). It's not an easy watch, but it's an important one. – David Craig Apple Cider Vinegar In an age of pervasive disinformation, it has never been more important to be careful what you read on the internet – which gives the unbelievable story of disgraced influencer Belle Gibson (Kaitlyn Dever) an oddly prophetic quality. Back in the early-to-mid 2010s – an era that feels more distant from today than a mere decade can explain – Belle was making a name for herself on a then-fledgling social media platform called Instagram. There, she captivated an audience of hundreds of thousands with her remarkable story of fighting brain cancer through diet and wellness, inspiring other sufferers of the illness to consider alternative forms of treatment. There was just one problem: Belle never had cancer. This shocking story is brought to life in Apple Cider Vinegar, Crucial to that success is star Kaitlyn Dever, who has the unenviable challenge of playing Belle; an individual who could politely be described as incomprehensible. On the famously impolite internet, she has been labelled with far less flattering adjectives. Apple Cider Vinegar presents some theories as to what could have driven Belle to do something so unthinkable, without ever using those possible motives as justification for her deception. Importantly, the show doesn't ask you to forgive her – or even especially sympathise – but acknowledges that nothing occurs in a vacuum and so, naturally, there must have been a catalyst to this mind-boggling chain of events. It's largely left up to viewers to make their mind up on whether that might be greed, loneliness, naivety, narcissism, childhood trauma, mental illness, all of the above or another factor entirely – it's unlikely we'll ever know for certain. - David Craig Black Doves Missing Bond? Well, Black Doves may be just the tonic if you're looking for a gripping spy drama, and while it isn't the most cheery of festive watches, it is set in London at Christmas – so it ticks that Yuletide box. The new series boasts a cast full of familiar British acting talent and centres on deep-undercover agent Helen (Keira Knightley), whose life is turned upside down when her secret lover is killed in a targeted assassination. From screenwriter Joe Barton – who is known for Giri/Haji, The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself and The Lazarus Project – it's safe to say that the writing and tension of this is well-executed, although unevenly paced at times. But for a binge watch that's set to keep you guessing, it sure is the ideal kind of series to get stuck into for these longer evenings. – Morgan Cormack The Diplomat After an acclaimed run on FX's The Americans (now streaming on Disney Plus), celebrated actor Keri Russell has landed herself another hit political thriller with The Diplomat. The series follows Kate Wyler – the newly appointed US ambassador to the UK – as she adjusts to her new life in London, while handling the pressures that her job regularly throws at her. From responding to international crises to forging essential political alliances, she'll have a lot on her plate as a sinister threat from within the British government begins to take root. As discussed in our The Diplomat season 2 review, this is a show that sometimes pushes the boundaries of believability, but it is easily elevated by a stellar cast that includes Russell, Rufus Sewell (Scoop), David Gyasi (Carnival Row), Ali Ahn (Agatha All Along), Rory Kinnear (No Time to Die) and T'Nia Miller (The Haunting of Bly Manor). Academy Award winner Allison Janney joins that ensemble in season 2, which dropped in October, playing the vice president of the United States Grace Penn, who will be causing some major headaches for Kate in the latest run. And good news: a third season is already confirmed! – David Craig Heartstopper This LGBTQ+ romance has captured the hearts of viewers across the globe, telling the story of how schoolboys Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) and Nick Nelson (Kit Connor) go from being friends to boyfriends over the course of a fateful school year. The show dispenses with the drugs and misery of edgier high school fare like Euphoria, in favour of an all-ages approach that makes up for in cuteness what it lacks in dramatic stakes. That being said, the newly released third season does delve into some darker material, as our characters face troubled home lives and mental health concerns among other obstacles. With a brisk 25-minute runtime per episode, this is a series you can easily binge-watch – and if you're a hopeless romantic, then you most likely will. Heartstopper boasts a cast comprised largely of newcomers (along with one A-list cameo), but expect to see plenty more from them in the years to come. In fact, trans actress Yasmin Finney – who plays arty schoolgirl Elle – has already gone on to star in Doctor Who, while co-lead Joe Locke can currently be seen in Marvel's Agatha All Along. – David Craig Brassic In a somewhat surprising move, a select few Sky Originals are now heading to Netflix, with long-running comedy-drama Brassic leading the charge. It's a fitting choice given the enduring success of Joe Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst's creation, which is tied with Trollied for Sky's longest-running scripted series. The story follows Vinnie O'Neill (Gilgun), whose small-time criminal antics lead to big-time trouble as he tries to scrape by in the declining town of Hawley. The show is full of wacky moments and larger-than-life characters, but also touches on serious themes, including Vinnie's struggle with bipolar disorder and the broader impact of social deprivation. Gilgun has been nominated at the BAFTA TV Awards every year since 2021, but is yet to bag a prize for his performance. Fortunately, with a seventh final season currently airing, he will hopefully have more opportunities to do so. You can catch the first five chapters on Netflix, where the show has found a number of new fans. - David Craig BoJack Horseman View Green Video on the source website Having recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, now would be a great time to revisit the jaw-dropping Bojack Horseman – or to finally give it a chance if you've been holding off for any reason. Need more convincing? Well, we reckon BoJack Horseman is the best animated show of all time. Across six wonderful seasons, this zany show about an alcoholic humanoid horse did something very few can manage: it perfectly blended laugh out loud comedy with dark, thought-provoking subject matter in a way that felt both effortless and profound. Will Arnett leads the voice cast as the titular BoJack, a washed up television star living in Hollywood and desperately angling for a comeback at any cost. Throughout the series, we also meet his affable former rival Mr Peanut Butter, his agent and ex-girlfriend Princess Caroline, and two human characters, Todd Chavez and Diane Nguyen, each of whom get numerous chances to shine in both humorous and serious storylines. Tackling issues including the perils of fame, addiction and depression but also containing an incredible range of visual gags and wordplay BoJack Horseman is easily one of the best Netflix originals currently available, and arguably one of the finest TV shows of all time. - Patrick Cremona Supacell This superhero drama, created by Rapman and starring Tosin Cole, follows five seemingly unconnected Black South Londoners who are changed forever when they suddenly, inexplicably develop superpowers. Cole's Michael, who is zapped into the future on the night of his engagement, believes he can save the life of his fiancée if he brings the group of five together. Viewers may be feeling some superhero fatigue, but Supacell cuts right through that, telling a story which feels wholly unique and using the genre the explore themes around race and power, while also feeling truly authentic and specific to its time and place. - James Hibbs Big Boys This warm-hearted, funny and emotional sitcom from Jack Rooke has not only just been added to Netflix, but a third season has also been commissioned for Channel 4, meaning there has never been a better time to catch up. Loosely based on Rooke's own life and experiences, it follows Dylan Llewellyn's Jack, a closeted and shy 19-year-old man who starts at university while still grieving the loss of his dad. There he meets Jon Pointing's Danny, a 25-year-old, laddy mature student, who is secretly struggling with his own mental health issues. They form a fast friendship, and the series charts the ups and downs of their time at Brent Uni. Packed with stellar performances, not least from Llewellyn and Pointing, the series has a lightness of touch and is utterly brimming with positivity and a love for its characters. Although it elicits chuckles more frequently than it provides laugh-out-loud moments, its utterly easy watching, with some strong messages behind it and a group of characters you'll want to spend your time with. - James Hibbs Baby Reindeer There's no doubt that many will be speaking about this seven-part drama which, on the face of it, many may think is a comedy – but actually delivers devastating blow after blow as we dig deeper into comedian Richard Gadd's real-life tale. Having created and written the series after performing it as a one-man theatre show, Gadd stars as Donny Dunn, an aspiring comedian who works in a pub to make ends meet. There, he meets a vulnerable woman called Martha, who starts to develop an unhealthy obsession with him and becomes his stalker. While the unrelenting nature of Martha's constant messaging punctuates this series with a kind of claustrophobia, it is actually the explorations of trauma in this series that make it the kind of watch that will linger with you – and make Gadd a name on many people's lips thereafter. If you've watched I May Destroy You, there are definite similarities to be drawn to the Michaela Coel series – but here, Gadd is unflinchingly reflective on his own past and his own downfalls. - Morgan Cormack 3 Body Problem Coming from famed Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and DB Weiss, and True Blood's Alexander Woo, this series has been anticipated for quite some time now since it was first announced in 2020. Based on the novel of the same name by sci-fi author Liu Cixin, 3 Body Problem sees a young woman’s fateful decision in 1960s China reverberate across space and time into the present day. Across the eight episodes, we follow a group of five scientists who team up with a detective when the world around them stops following the laws of nature. But what's the threat to earth and will they be able to save humanity? Featuring plenty of familiar faces, this glossy new production is sure to be a hit with any fans of the sci-fi genre and will quickly have viewers wondering if there will be more seasons to come. - Morgan Cormack The Gentlemen Country estates, chicken suits and cannabis combine in this latest Guy Ritchie venture, which returns to the TV roots that Ritchie had set out for the project ahead of its release as a film back in 2020. In this new eight-part series, we follow Eddie Horniman (Theo James), who is given quite the shock when he inherits his father's sprawling country manor only to find that it's actually home to a staggering cannabis empire. But things get a lot more complicated when a bunch of dangerous characters want a piece of the operation, leading Eddie to slip further into the criminal underworld that he initially doesn't seem all that cut out for. Featuring well-known faces like Vinnie Jones and Ray Winstone, as well as Max Beesley and Joely Richardson, this a series that is all too easy to tear through. - Morgan Cormack Beef View Green Video on the source website This comedy-drama series comes from film producing powerhouse A24, whose reputation speaks for itself, meaning you know you're in a safe hands. It stars Steven Yeun and Ali Wong and focuses on the aftermath of a road rage incident as two people, Danny and Amy, enter a feud which threatens to destroy their entire lives. The series balances its tones perfectly, with whip-sharp comic dialogue punctuating the darkness of the story. It is at its heart a deeply existential thought-piece about why we need to open up more and talk about our feelings, rather than letting them consume us – and with two terrific central performances, it sells every aspect of that message. In case you don't believe us, Beef emerged from victorious from the Golden Globes 2024 ceremony, with Yeun and Wong winning awards for their performances as the show was named Best Limited Series. - James Hibbs The Crown Of course, the balance between fact and fiction did arguably shift in its later years, but it's still thrilling to get a glimpse behind palace doors and into the private lives of one of the world’s most famous families. Claire Foy and Matt Smith set the tone with their stunning portrayals of a young Elizabeth and Philip, whose relationship had to survive the pressures of duty and the public gaze, and Vanessa Kirby made the world fall in love with a complex Princess Margaret. As the years rolled by, Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter led the cast into a new era of the monarchy, with Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin bringing to life the difficult marriage of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. For its final two seasons, Imelda Staunton took over in the lead role, while there were key parts for the likes of Dominic West, Elizabeth Debicki and Jonathan Pryce, among others. Nominated for more awards than the producers can count, this show was a game-changer for Netflix, bringing prestige, acclaim and a whole new audience, who were dipping their toes into streaming service waters for the first time just because they wanted to see The Crown. Beautifully acted, lavish and with a huge budget, it offers tantalising insight into a world we thought we knew, and people whose lives we’ve followed so closely, from afar. (Check out our Season 6 part 2 review for more). - Emma Bullimore/David Craig Sex Education There's good news and bad news for Sex Education fans. While the series has thankfully returned to our screens for more of its important messaging, perfect comedic timing and relatable explorations of sex, it is the final outing for the series. The fourth season may be the final farewell for Sex Education, but it doesn't mean that the series will be short of twists, character development and emotional goodbyes. In this new season, Otis (Asa Butterfield) and Eric (Ncuti Gatwa) are figuring out what life looks like in their new sixth form and Otis is not only struggling with no longer being the only sex therapist on campus, he also has to contend with being an older sibling and his long distance relationship with Maeve (Emma Mackey). - Morgan Cormack Top Boy The production history behind crime drama Top Boy has been a fascinating one. Originally running for two seasons on Channel 4 in 2011 and 2013, the series was shelved by the broadcaster in 2014 and looked to have run its course – only for Netflix to step in a number of years later, thanks in large part to interest from Canadian rapper Drake. Now, all five seasons of the show are available to stream on Netflix. Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson star as Dushane Hill and Sully Sullivan respectively, with the final season seeing the drug bosses forced to confront the devastating impact they've had on the Summerhouse Estate. It's an absorbing, gritty crime drama that makes the most of its location – brilliantly juggling more intimate personal storylines with grander ambitions. The fast-paced concluding chapter is not to be missed. - Patrick Cremona Narcos If the one-two punch of The Last of Us and The Mandalorian still hasn't satisfied your need for Pedro Pascal content, then perhaps it would be worth circling back to one of the projects that made him a household name. Debuting not long after the finale of Breaking Bad, it was important for Narcos to distinguish itself from what came before – and it did so with incredible results. Unlike Vince Gilligan's fictional saga, this series is partially grounded in fact, unravelling the extraordinary life of notorious kingpin Pablo Escobar (portrayed by Wagner Moura) from the late 1970s up to his death in 1993. Pascal plays Javier Peña, another real figure from the case, who is tasked with bringing down Escobar. It's no easy task, with the series offering plenty of thrills as it chronicles the efforts of his team at the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration). A sequel series, titled Narcos: Mexico, followed later. – David Craig Better Call Saul When Better Call Saul was first announced people were understandably sceptical. Prequels have a shaky history and anyway, how could anything measure up to Breaking Bad? The answer of course was by standing on its own two feet, while still honouring the past and delivering some of the most nuanced characters of the decade in TV. Bob Odenkirk puts in masterful work as Slippin’ Jimmy McGill, a character so initially detached from the sleazy Saul Goodman that your heart can’t help but break in the knowledge of what he becomes. The slow-burn series came to an end this year, with legal shenanigans taking more of a back seat to full-on mob warfare. Fans were largely agreed that their long term investment in the series paid off in a big way. - James Hibbs Mindhunter David Fincher's terrific psychological thriller series may only have lasted for two seasons but in that time it certainly made its mark. Jonathan Groff stars as FBI agent Holden Ford, who along with his partner Bill Tench (Holt McCallany) and psychologist Wendy Carr (Anna Torv) aims to interview serial killers in order to understand their mindset and stop similar perpetrators. It's a dark and murky series but it still retains a dry sense of humour throughout, while Groff, McCallany and Torv are all on top form. Fincher has said the series is at least done for now, but here's hoping he eventually changes his mind, because this was a smart, intricately crafted thriller the likes of which we don't see all too often. - James Hibbs Breaking Bad Widely regarded as one of the best series of the 21st century, if not all time, Breaking Bad starts off with a killer premise and then just ramps up and up and up until it reaches one of the most satisfying finales for a long-running series ever. Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Bob Odenkirk - they all put in electric, utterly believable performances as these characters who have all, intentionally or not, got in way over their heads, while Giancarlo Esposito pulls off one of the most memorable villain performances on screen, so much so that it made the star a go-to baddie for huge series such as The Boys and The Mandalorian. - James Hibbs Peaky Blinders Dramas still don't get much more stylish than this. Set in Birmingham between the World Wars, Peaky Blinders follows the exploits of the Shelby crime family – led by Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby, who has returned from the trenches to take over Birmingham (and beyond). The show’s writer Steven Knight has built a story around gang warfare, socialism, fascism, poverty, violence, community, class, family, and Tommy Shelby’s constant scrabble to beat his enemies and rise to the top. But no matter how far his journey has taken him, the demons are never far behind. - Eleanor Bley Griffiths The Last Kingdom Game of Thrones fans should feel right at home in The Last Kingdom, an action-packed drama series partly inspired by real British history. Alexander Dreymon (American Horror Story) plays fierce warrior Uhtred of Bebbanburg, who was born to a Saxon nobleman but raised among Danish invaders. Torn between these two clashing worlds, he is forced to choose a side as the war for England rages on. Dreymon is the breakout star of the show, with his roguish character embarking on many compelling quests as he strives to reclaim the land that is rightfully his. David Dawson (Year of the Rabbit) also earned acclaim for his performance as the pious King Alfred, who is both friend and foe to Uhtred at various stages in his life. Their complex bond is an electric component of the first three seasons. Based on the popular novels by author Bernard Cornwell, The Last Kingdom began life as a BBC Two drama before later converting to a Netflix original. While it’s never enjoyed the hefty budget of George RR Martin’s fantasy epic, the show has nevertheless orchestrated some ambitious battles across its five-season run – with no shortage of swords, horses and, inevitably, blood. - David Craig Ozark View Green Video on the source website Ozark revolves around Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) and the obstacles he and his family encounter after joining forces with a Mexican drug cartel. The final season found Marty and Wendy on damage control, trying to stop a grieving Ruth from exacting her vengeance on cartel kingpin Javi. Could their time be finally running out? With the tiniest wrong move threatening to finish off the entire Byrde family, this enthralling series certainly keeps you hooked, so why not check out Ozark season 4 on Netflix – if nothing else, you’ll enjoy stellar performances from Bateman and Linney. - Molly Moss Orange Is the New Black Orange Is the New Black is not only one of Netflix’s most-watched original series, but also its longest - and if that doesn’t tempt you to it, then allow me to continue. Jenji Kohan’s trailblazing series is famous for breaking boundaries, telling stories of humanity, and its fantastic cast. We follow Taylor Schilling’s Piper Chapman, a 30-something woman who is sentenced to 15 months in a minimum-security prison after smuggling drugs. When she arrives at Litchfield Penitentiary, she finds an eccentric bunch of inmates all with very unique and personal stories to tell. Alliances are formed, broken and tested throughout the course of the seven seasons, with Piper constantly at the heart of the story. As you continue through the story, you’ll laugh, cry, and have your heart-broken as the series delves into some hard-hitting topics including corruption, prison privatisation, racial discrimination and sexism. To put it simply, Orange Is the New Black is not only unmissable TV, it’s essential viewing. - Helen Daly Looking for something else to watch? Check out our best movies on Netflix, best Netflix comedies and best Netflix horror movies. Want to see what's on the other streaming sites? Take a look at our best Disney+ shows guide or best Disney+ movies.
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If you’re lining up your next movie night, Prime Video has plenty to dive into. You could try Oscar-nominated fare such as Nickel Boys and The Zone of Interest, plus original pictures, such as romcom Palm Springs and Saltburn, or feel-good pictures like hit musical Everybody's Talking about Jamie, meaning there is plenty for any film fan to choose from. The streamer has developed a great habit of picking up some of the best cinema releases of recent years for its library – and one film that fits squarely into the category is Small Things like These, an emotionally devastating drama set in 1980s Ireland starring Cillian Murphy. Those wanting horror fare can turns to movies including Longlegs and Heretic, while those looking for classics can enjoy the likes of The Long Good Friday. If you're looking for the best movies to watch right now, then look no further. Every movie on the list below has been hand-picked by Radio Times's team of experts, so you will know exactly which films you should dive into when you next log on to the streamer. Our Prime Video pages (including best Amazon series) are updated regularly, so keep this page bookmarked as we'll have fresh recommendations you absolutely don't want to miss. For those wanting something a bit different, we’ve also created shortlists of the best Netflix movies and the best Netflix series, as well as your guide to Disney Plus. Sign up for a 30-day free trial of Prime Video and pay £8.99 a month after that.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms star Sam Spruell on what next after the season finale
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From 'charge it' to 'mugged off': A guide to what all those words on Love Island actually mean
Our unofficial dictionary guide to what the Islanders are on about with their melty, salty, snakey and aggy lingo, phrases and sayings.
Love Island has seen the birth of superstar careers, a handful of babies and, most importantly, a decades worth of cheeky lingo fit for its very own dictionary. Since its inception in 2015, Love Island has provided viewers with hilarious memes that'll go down in reality TV history but also a flurry of words and phrases, with the list growing longer each year. Since 2015, Love Island lingo has taken on a life of its own, with words such as 'snakey', 'salty', 'aggy' and 'chaldish' worming their way into our every day lexicon, and although some haven't caught on, there have been some that are still used to this day. Over the course of All Stars season 3 there has been one phrase viewers aren't too clued up on. 'Charge it', courtesy of Whitney Adebayo, has become a mainstay on ITV2 every night, but what on earth does it mean? If you're already a bit confused just reading this and need to swot up ahead of the final, then we've got you covered. Here's an extensive break down of the phrases and words commonly said by Love Islanders. Love Island lingo breakdown Charge it (verb) Variation: "Charge it to the game" Often used to dismiss drama. To acknowledge a negative event like a rejection but not letting it affect you. On job (verb) When someone isn't in a solid couple and tries to figure out if they have a stronger connection outside of their couple. Usually they'll be talking to lots of other people trying to find that spark. Eggy Boff (noun) A game played between people in which if you become an Eggy Boff, no one can talk to you or acknowledge you. Mug (adjective) (noun) Also: -gy, -ged off Mug – to be made a fool of; to be regarded as a bit of a wally Mugged Off – to be dumped, lied to, ignored or generally treated poorly by either your other half or a fellow islander (see also: Pied Off) Muggy – acting in a disingenuous or deceptive way, eg going behind an Islander’s back and making romantic suggestions towards a fellow villa resident The ick (noun) Variation: You're giving me the ick When someone you're dating starts to gross you out and you can't stand being around them. 100% my type on paper (adjective) Variation: A bit of me Phrase used to describe someone who possesses qualities that you initially find aesthetically or otherwise pleasing. A bit of me (adjective) Synonym for '100 per cent my type on paper'; used to indicate interest in a fellow Islander, most often soon after a new person has entered the villa. Snake (adjective) (noun) Also: -y Snake – a person who makes romantic intentions towards a coupled up Islander behind their other half of friend's back or a person who relays information to other villa residents without the others' knowledge Snakey – acting in the way of a Snake Salt (noun) Also: -y Salt – anger or upset caused to an Islander, often as the result of someone being snakey, muggy or shortly after being pied or mugged off Salty – acting in a way as to cause upset or anger – see also: muggy, snakey, melty Melt (noun) Also: tuna melt, ham and cheese melt A term often used towards and between males to indicate sub-par actions or behaviour. Graft (verb) Also: -ing, -er To dedicate time and attention towards another Islander in the hope of them becoming romantically interested and / or involved with said person. Particularly prominent when a dumping of unattached Islanders is imminent. Pied Off (adjective) When an Islander who has initially received romantic overtures from a fellow villa is dumped and/or rebuffed. Stick it on (verb) Variations: Put it On, Crack On To graft or make a move on someone an Islander finds physically attractive, either by flirting or by attempting to kiss. Note: this does not always result in a positive outcome. Aggy (adjective) Abbreviation of aggravated Neologism to describe an Islander being angry, agitated, aggravated or all three at once. Extra (adjective) Describing someone going above and beyond what would be commonly expected, either positively or negatively. Loyal (adjective) Describing someone who stays true to their Love Island partnership and/or friendship group. Often used to the extent that it no longer bares any resemblance to its original meaning (see Georgia Steel). Bev (noun) A word used only by Lucie Donlan (and largely to the bemusement of others) to describe hot men... it's safe to say this didn't really catch on. Day dot (noun) Synonym for 'day one'. For example, an Islander who is cracking on with their crush might say, 'I've fancied you since day dot.' It is what it is (phrase) A saying which echoes the Buddhist way of thinking, meaning acceptance of or resignation to a situation that can't be changed, for example being rejected in the villa. The ick (noun) A feeling you get when the person you're dating begins to cringe you out and turn you off, straining your relationship to the point where even the sight of them puts you off. Example: "Darren is giving me the ick. I think I've got the ick." Chaldish (adjective) A word with exactly the same meaning as childish – yet this variation was repeatedly and infamously used by series five's Michael Griffiths to describe his former flame and eventual winner Amber Gill. Factor 50 (verb) Another way of saying "to lay it on thick", which means an islander is trying way too hard to romance another contestant. Most likely derived from the fact that factor 50 is one of the highest SPFs (sun protection factor) you can get in a suncream. Example: "I'm not going to lay it on factor 50 with Vanessa." Do bits (verb) (noun) To do bits (verb) – to engage in sexual activity with someone in the villa. Example: "We did bits last night" The Do Bits society (noun) – A members-only club established by Wes Nelson during series four, made up of islanders who've engaged in sexual contact. My head's gone (phrase) Variations: "my head's been turned" (phrase), "I've lost my head" (phrase) and "Where's your/my head at?" A phrase said by someone who is struggling to think straight after catching the eye of someone else in the villa and being unsure as to which romantic interest you should couple up with. A sort (noun) Variation: Peng (adjective) A way of referring to someone you find physically attractive. Example: "She's a sort". To prang out (verb) A way of saying you're feeling worried or anxious. Example: "I'm pranging out right now. I'm really pranging." Dead ting (noun) Famously introduced to Love Island lingo by series five's Amber Gill when she referred to Michael's new girl Joanna as a "dead ting". Another way of saying boring, dull or even ugly – although this meaning is disputed by Amber herself, who claimed she wasn't commenting on Joanna's looks. Example: "She's a dead ting". Love Island is available to watch on ITVX. Add Love Island to your watchlist on the Radio Times: What to Watch app – download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more. Check out more of our Entertainment coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.
How to watch Elf online and on TV this Christmas 2025
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Christmas and the wider festive period is all about traditions, and that doesn't just cover activities and food, it also covers entertainment, with film fans flocking to rewatch their favourite Yuletide classics. One of those which has consistently appeared high in any rankings of the best Christmas films of all time is, of course, Elf, the 2003 comedy starring Will Ferrell. The film, which also features James Caan and Zooey Deschanel, follows Buddy, a human who was raised alongside Santa’s elves in the North Pole after a mix-up one Christmas night. When he learns of his true identity, Buddy heads to New York to track down his biological father, Walter, but before doing so he is given a warning – Walter is on Santa's naughty list. Walter is less than impressed when his son arrives in the city, but can Buddy win him over with his heart-warming festive cheer, and help him embrace kindness in time for Christmas? Fans of the film celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2023, and the year before, in 2022, screenwriter David Berenbaum spoke exclusively to RadioTimes.com about the "rare and special" legacy of the festive favourite. He said of his own relationship to the film all these years later: "When it played in theatres out here for years, I would take my kids to go see it and that was fun to share with them. "And, you know, as we're decorating the tree, we'll sort of put it on and it's a great thing to have Buddy come back into your life every year, this time of year. It's really quite amazing." With the holidays just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to revisit the much-loved film – but how can you watch it, and is it available to stream? Here’s how you can watch the film on TV and on streaming platforms over the Christmas period. Is Elf on Netflix? Unfortunately, the acclaimed comedy won't be on Netflix this year, but you can stream Elf online if you have a Cinema pass on the NOW platform, or if you have Sky Cinema. Additionally, Elf is currently available to rent on Amazon from £3.49, or to purchase digitally from £5.99. Where to watch Elf Elf will get regular showings on Sky Cinema's various channels until Christmas Day, with airings planned every day between now and the big day. You can find out more about how to sign up to Sky Cinema now. Elf airs on Sky Cinema Select and Sky Cinema Select HD at 8:45pm on Monday 22nd December, 11:10am on Tuesday 23rd December, 8:30am and 4:40pm on Christmas Eve, 9:35am, 2:35pm and 8pm on Christmas Day, and 11:45am and 4:35pm on Boxing Day. Basically: if you want to watch it, there are many chances to. It's also playing on Christmas Eve at 2:45pm on Sky Showcase and Sky Showcase HD, and an hour later on Sky Showcase+1. Elf is also available to stream online for those with a NOW Cinema pass. A NOW Cinema Pass costs £9.99 a month. Can I watch Elf in cinemas in 2025? Yes, Elf will be playing in cinemas across the UK throughout December, so if you fancy seeing the film on the big screen, now's your chance. If you're looking for something to watch tonight, check out our TV Guide and Streaming Guide or visit our Film hub for all the latest news. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.
Best Netflix documentaries to watch right now
From murder, mayhem, madness and tigers to a sex-trafficking scandal that hit the headlines, Netflix has a huge list of documentaries you need to watch.
When it comes to documentaries, you know you can never go wrong with Netflix, which boasts a huge collection of fascinating non-fiction content. From headline-making titles like Tiger King and The Tinder Swindler, to true-crime shows like Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey, Unsolved Mysteries and What Jennifer Did, there are docuseries for everyone's tastes. A recent release is Being Gordon Ramsay, which follows the celebrity chef as he embarks on his most ambitious project yet - the opening of five culinary experiences in one of London's tallest buildings, 22 Bishopsgate. But the six-part series also offers an emotional glance at his personal life, as he delves into his childhood and fatherhood. There's also Louis Theroux's latest documentary, Inside the Manosphere; thought-provoking film MH370: the Plane That Disappeared, which looks into the theories surrounding the vanishing of the Malaysian flight in 2014 and stranger-than-fiction tale Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare, which tells the story of Kirat Assi, a woman who lost a decade of her life to a catfishing ordeal. For those crazy about canines, Gunther's Millions is the story of a German Shepherd said to have inherited $400 million from his countess owner in 1992 – a fortune managed by family friend Maurizio Mian. If those don't appeal, why not try Homicide: New York, the series that follows detectives and prosecutors as they revisit their most challenging homicide cases? Or how about Can I Tell You a Secret?, a chilling three-part series about the UK's worst cyber-stalking case? Or if natural history is more your thing, then Our Universe narrated by Morgan Freeman should hit the spot. Whatever you're after, there are so many great documentaries to choose from on Netflix and we've listed our favourites down below for you to start watching. Meanwhile, for those wanting something a bit different, we’ve also created shortlists of the best Netflix movies and the best Netflix series, as well as the best Netflix comedies.
Is The Bridge Cafe in The Apprentice a real place? Where is it?
Here's what you need to know about "the losers" cafe in Lord Sugar's business-tainment hit.
It's been a staple for years, home to the losing side's debrief of the days before, The Apprentice's Bridge Cafe is a certified reality TV landmark. As ever, when the losing team are revealed they are sent to the cafe, where they often bicker about whose fault it was they lost the most money. Of course, the answer is never that clear and viewers are always in for a laugh when they see what the winners got up to instead. While it may seem the cafe is a TV set for the show, it's an actual greasy spoon and a real place you can visit – no grilling by Lord Sugar required. But where is it? And when is it open? Here's everything you need to know… Is The Bridge cafe from The Apprentice a real place? Yes! That London caff you see the losers sitting in while they try to blame one another for their abysmal performances in the latest Apprentice task is indeed a real working cafe that you too can go to as part of your (latest) reality television pilgrimage. Where is The Apprentice Bridge Cafe? The Bridge Cafe is located in Acton in West London. Westfields Road, London W3 0AP, to be precise. Can I visit the Bridge Cafe from The Apprentice? You most certainly can. It's a short walk from West Acton tube station on the Central Line or a similarly short stroll from North Acton or Acton Main Line overground stations. When is the Bridge Cafe open? According to its Google page, the cafe is open from 6am to 2.30pm Monday to Friday. What sort of thing is on the menu? This is a traditional cafe, and so as you might expect they are big on breakfast and brunch. So expect healthy portions and fry ups and tea on tap! Is it any good? The overall TripAdvisor score for The Bridge Cafe is a very good 4.5 out of 5. Here are some excerpts from reviews that people have left: "This is a great cafe the best food and Frank and Gerry are a great laugh." "Always a friendly welcome in this traditional English cafe." "Came here for breakfast while staying in London, as a big fan of The Apprentice. Got a proper greasy full English fry up. One of the best I have ever had. service was great too." "Loved our visit here. Great Apprentice chat and great bacon sarnie." High praise indeed! The Apprentice season 18 premieres on Thursday 1st February on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. If you're looking for more to watch, check out our TV Guide or Streaming Guide, or visit our dedicated Entertainment hub. Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only £10 – subscribe now. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.
Kylie Minogue is this week's Radio Times cover star
The pop princess opens up about her life, career and ageing gracefully in the latest edition of the magazine.
The genius of Kylie Minogue – and the key to her success over four decades – is that she has constantly reinvented herself, from soap star to pop starlet to fashion icon to serious actor to Las Vegas showgirl. The result is there for all to see: 80 million record sales and a string of hits, culminating most recently with a viral Tik Tok video that helped her break America. And throughout that time she’s held on to the title of the princess of pop. Of course, it’s only in fairytales that princesses live happily ever after and Kylie’s life has been touched by tragedy. But since 2021 she has been living surrounded by her family in her native Melbourne, from where she talked exclusively to Radio Times for this latest issue. Is there a price to be paid for being pop’s eternal princess? Read Kylie’s interview in this week's RT to find out as she looks back on her 35-year career, while remaining resolutely focused on the future. She is, apparently, as busy now as she was in the 1980s when her role as Charlene in Neighbours first catapulted her onto our screens. Listen to her on Radio 2 on Sunday night when she’s top of the bill at Radio 2 in the Park – then watch her next week in Kylie at the BBC, which airs on Saturday 23rd September on BBC Two. Plus, her new album Tension is already available to pre-order. Later this month, we celebrate a landmark of our own, as Radio Times turns 100. It’s not every magazine that reaches such an anniversary and we plan to celebrate in style. Join us for a very special issue, complete with a set of four collectors’ covers. On sale – or on your doormat – from Tuesday 19th September. Also in this week's Radio Times: Chris Packham on his guilt about the climate crisis, how he’s got to the point where he thinks breaking the law to affect change is an “ethically responsible thing to do”, and how “conservation efforts so far have been too timid” Steve Coogan on Alan Partridge's enduring success, his controversial role as Jimmy Savile in The Reckoning, a potential fifth series of The Trip and why he doesn’t watch comedy Amanda Holden talks about her show Sex: A Bonkers History and the persistent societal attitudes towards women and sex, the negative headlines she has received and why her younger self would praise her career and health. Strictly Come Dancing's professional dancers reveal the inside story of what happens before the cameras start rolling View oEmbed on the source website Kylie is on stage at 8pm on Sunday at Radio 2 in the Park. Kylie at the BBC, a compilation of her TV performances over the years, is on Saturday 23rd September on BBC Two. Kylie’s album Tension is released on 22nd September via BMG. Pre-order the album now. Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only £10, PLUS a £10 John Lewis and Partners voucher delivered to your home – subscribe now. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.
The best TV episodes to watch on Father's Day
From panicking parents-to-be to touching time-travel tales, this is the perfect line-up for 18th June.
With Father's Day now just around the corner, it's time to look back at some of the all-time best stories that you can enjoy either alone or with your Pa this Sunday (18th June). Whether you're looking for big laughs, a few tears, heartwarming fare or even some CGI monsters, these episodes form the cream of the crop when it comes to storytelling around fatherhood. There are episodes of Friends, The Simpsons, Doctor Who, Peep Show, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and more, all of which are available to stream on one or more platforms in the uk. Here are the RadioTimes.com team's best TV episodes to watch on Father's Day (and where to watch them). The One With Two Parts, Part 2 – Friends Available on Netflix It might be better remembered as the episode where George Clooney and Noah Wyle show up, making cameos as Rachel and Monica's dishy doctor dates in a meta reference to their roles on ER, but this concluding half of Friends' first ever two-parter also features perhaps the show's best use of the brilliant Elliott Gould as Ross and Monica's father Jack Geller. Throughout the first season, Ross (David Schwimmer) has struggled with the idea of becoming a parent and here he turns to his own dad for advice and guidance, asking him when he started to feel like a father. "We were in the hospital room, your mother was asleep, and they brought you in and gave you to me," Jack recalls. "You were this ugly little red thing, and all of a sudden you grabbed my finger with your whole fist. And you squeezed it, so tight. And that's when I knew." Later, Ross displays his parenting aptitude by taking his pet monkey Marcel to the hospital when he swallows a scrabble tile (as Matthew Perry's Chandler puts it, "You came through, you did what you had to do – that is very dad.") and while he's still not 100 per cent convinced he's ready for the challenges of fatherhood, a stirring Marcel grabs Ross's finger as he wakes, bringing the whole thing full circle. (Let's just ignore the fact that David Schwimmer revealed during the recent Friends reunion that he couldn't stand the monkey who played Marcel, because it kind've puts a dampener on the whole thing.) – Morgan Jeffery Father's Day – Doctor Who Watch on BBC iPlayer Aside from the traditional Christmas or New Year’s specials, Doctor Who doesn’t usually go in for calendar-based episodes. Sadly, at time of writing there’s no story where the Doctor has to battle the forces of evil and collect his pre-mixed batter for Pancake Day. But there is Father’s Day, the series one episode that (despite not originally airing on the day itself) maintains its status as the perfect weepy watch for the third Sunday of June. Seriously, try and watch it without welling up, even 16 years later – it’s impossible. While the episode ostensibly stars Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor, the Time Lord slightly takes a back seat in this story as companion Rose (Billie Piper) goes into the past to see her father’s death….only to break time itself when she saves his life instead. Cue sci-fi threats, CGI ‘Reapers’ and a siege inside a church with a magic key – but really, that’s just a sideshow for Rose and her dad Pete’s final heart-to-heart, when he realises he has to make the ultimate sacrifice to save his daughter and all of reality. The fact that Pete (sort of) came back a year later from a parallel reality doesn’t undercut the emotion of one of early NuWho’s best episodes. Watch it alone, with your dad or with friends – but just remember to bring a pack of tissues. And a spare TARDIS key, if you have one. – Huw Fullerton The MVP – Schitt's Creek Watch on Netflix Canadian sitcom and slow-burn hit Schitt’s Creek may have ended last year after six seasons but that doesn’t mean we can’t still celebrate the wholesome father-son duo that is Eugene and Dan Levy this Father’s Day! The pair, who created the Emmy-winning comedy together, also star in the series as former video store magnate gone bankrupt Johnny Rose (American Pie’s Eugene) and his son, the flamboyant, high maintenance David (Happiest Season’s Dan) – and there isn’t an episode that highlights their on-screen (and off-screen) familial bond better than season five’s The M.V.P. The ninth episode in the season sees David’s boyfriend Patrick (Noah Reid) rope him into batting for his baseball team after a player drops out despite David’s utter disinterest in the sport, while his dad is recruited for the opposing side. When both learn they’ll be going head-to-head against one another, Johnny goes into proud dad mode, forgetting his allegiance to the team he’s supposed to be supporting and begins unofficially coaching David from behind enemy lines. David’s sporting cluelessness combined with the emergence of Patrick’s competitive side and Johnny’s desire for David to move past his Little League record for “most times hit by a ball” make this episode a hilarious yet heart-warming Father’s Day watch. – Lauren Morris Lisa's Wedding – The Simpsons Watch on Disney Plus You might've expected to see And Maggie Makes Three from The Simpsons' sixth season – in which Homer recounts the story of Maggie's birth and reveals the touching reason why there are no pictures of her in the Simpson family home – on this list, but for me, there's just something about Lisa's Wedding (also from season six – blimey, The Simpsons was good back then!) that always brings a tear to the eye and a lump to the throat. Embarassing by her family and in particular her well-meaning but doltish dad, Lisa Simpson learns what her future might hold when she visit a fortune-telling booth at a Renaissance fair, with the episode spinning a tale set in the far-flung future of 2010(!) when an adult Lisa falls in love with a fellow university student named Hugh Parkfield (voiced by Mandy Patinkin). She calls off their wedding when Hugh's snobbish nature, and his disdain for her family, is revealed. "You complain about them more than anyone!" he protests. "Maybe," she retorts. "But I still love them!" This vision of her possible future helps Lisa see how much her father in particular really means to her – I can't even think about the final scene, in which she and Homer walk off into the distance hand-in-hand while he regales her with stories of his antics at the fair, without getting misty-eyed. *sniff* – Morgan Jeffery Christmas Special (1999) – The Royle Family Watch on BBC iPlayer If you can get past the fact that the final episode of The Royle Family's second series is a Christmas episode, you’ll enjoy one of the most touching, emotional and raw portrayals of a father/daughter relationship ever seen on the small screen. As Denise (Caroline Aherne) goes into labour with her first born, Baby Dave, the nerves set in and she finds herself panicking in the bathroom when she should be making her way to hospital. Doting dad Jim (Ricky Tomlinson) is on hand to check in on his daughter and reassure her she will be a good mum, while reflecting on his emotions when he first saw Denise. The poignant scene will bring a lump to anyone’s throat on account of the honest script, and perfect performances from Tomlinson and the late Aherne, portraying characters who rarely confessed their love for one another. – Helen Daly St Hospitals – Peep Show Watch on Netflix and Channel 4 In addition to being one of the best British comedies of all time, Peep Show also serves as a comprehensive guide on how not to be a human. Nowhere is that more apparent than St Hospitals, the memorable series seven premiere in which Mark (David Mitchell) officially becomes a father as wife-turned-frenemy Sophie (Olivia Colman) goes into labour. It’s a high-pressure situation and, unsurprisingly, he doesn’t cope very well – fleeing the maternity ward as his son is about to be born to get a bargain bucket and play some games at a nearby arcade. The lesson for any expectant fathers: don’t do that. – David Craig The My Two Dads – The OC Watch on ITVX Oh Sandy Cohen, we loved you! Peter Gallagher’s character on The OC really set the bar high for TV dads, what with his sage advice and good heart and sense of humour. He had a solid bond with his dorky biological son Seth (Adam Brody), and he dished out fatherly wisdom to all the neighbourhood kids who needed it – but where he really came into his own was as the legal-guardian-turned-adopted-dad of troublesome teenager Ryan (Ben McKenzie). Honestly, it was pretty hard to pick just one episode to showcase that relationship; I almost went for early episode, back in season one when Sandy and his wife Kirsten (Kelly Rowan) took Ryan into their family and refused to give up on him. But ultimately I went for an episode much further along into the show: the one where Ryan’s biological dad Frank turns up (fresh out of prison) and tries to crash back into his life with a sob story. Sandy is a gentleman about it, but then – brilliantly – ends up punching Frank in the face. In the aftermath, Sandy tells Ryan “I’m sorry things didn’t work out with your dad,” to which Ryan replies, “Hey, my dad is right here.” Aw! – Eleanor Bley Griffiths Papa's Got A Brand New Excuse – The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Watch on BBC iPlayer Now this 1994 episode from The Fresh Prince's fourth season might at first glance seem like an odd choice for inclusion on this list, revolving as it does around the (temporary) return of Will's long-lost dad who reappears after a long absence only to then abandon his son all over again, leaving Will heartbroken. But it earns its place here for two reasons: funny and poignant, it's one of the best episodes the sitcom ever produced across its six seasons, with a phenomenal performance from Will Smith at its heart, but also the episode's ending - in which Will unleashes an emotional outburst in the wake of his father's sudden departure and is comforted by his Uncle Phil (James Avery) - is a perfect tribute to non-biological father figures. The anecdote that Smith has told of filming the scene – desperate to impress his acting mentor Avery and nervous, he flubbed the first few takes but eventually nailed his monologue, with Avery whispering into his ear "Now that's acting!" as they embraced – only makes the whole thing more special and even more moving. – Morgan Jeffery View Green Video on the source website Visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. Take part in the Screen Test, a project from Radio Times and the Universities of Sussex and Brighton, to explore the role of television and audio in our lives. Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only £1 with delivery to your home – subscribe now. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.
Sex/Life season 2: Release date, trailer, and cast for Netflix drama
We're finally getting answers about that shock cliffhanger.
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Sex/Life season 2. Sex/Life is setting pulses racing once again. The steamiest show on TV has returned for season 2 on Netflix, reintroducing fans to Billie Connelly (Sarah Shahi) as her will-they-won’t-they saga with her ex-lover Brad (Adam Demos) continues. And the new instalment is just as chaotic as season 1, with plenty of drama, new cast members and explicit scenes. Season 2 opens with Brad telling Billie he is in a new relationships and his girlfriend Gigi (Wallis Day) is pregnant, leaving a lot to unpack in the rest of the series. So, without further ado, read on for everything you need to know about Sex/Life season 2. Sex/Life season 2 release date Sex/Life season 2 landed on Netflix on Thursday 2nd March 2023, with all six episodes dropping at once as a binge watch launch. Filming for season 2 began in February 2022, according to star Adam Demos, who confirmed the start date on Instagram last year, posting an image with the caption: "Almost time to start @sexlife season 2. Pumped!" The series was renewed for a second season back in September 2021, three months on from its initial premiere, after Netflix reported it had reached a whopping 67 million households. Speaking after the renewal, series creator and showrunner Stacy Rukeyser said: "Sex/Life is a dream come true. To create a show about empowered female sexuality that has entranced so many millions of viewers is not only immensely fun but also incredibly gratifying. "When I think about all the women who have reached out from all over the world to say that the show speaks to them in a deeply personal way, I am so inspired. I'm thrilled and grateful for the opportunity to continue telling this story for Billie, and for all of us." Sex/Life cast: Who stars in season 2? There are new and returning faces featured in the cast of Sex/Life season 2. Sarah Shahi takes on the lead role in Netflix drama Sex/Life, playing the role of Billie Connelly, a formerly repressed housewife who rekindles a sensual relationship with a past flame that takes her to unexpected places. Adam Demos (A Perfect Pairing) plays seductive music producer Brad Simon, who returns to Billie's life after a long time spent apart, while Mike Vogel (American Horror Story) co-stars as her loving, straight-edged husband, Cooper. Margaret Odette (Blindspot) also appears as Billie's best friend, Sasha, Li Jun Li (Babylon) as Cooper's boss, Francesca, and Jonathan Sadowski (Lethal Weapon) as his colleague, Devon. Meghan Heffern (Wynonna Earp) and Amber Goldfarb (Blood & Treasure) also star as suburban mother, Caroline, and Devon's wife, Trina; two women similarly dissatisfied by their current lot in life. In February 2022, Sex/Life welcomed several new faces for season 2, including Dylan Bruce (Orphan Black), Craig Bierko (Unreal), Darius Homayoun (Succession), Wallis Day (Batwoman) and Cleo Anthony (She's Gotta Have It). View Green Video on the source website What happened in Sex/Life season 1? Full recap **WARNING: SPOILERS FOR SEASON 1** After eight episodes, plenty of passionate sex scenes, and some full-frontal nudity from Adam Demos, Sex/Life season 1 came to an end with a sudden twist as Billie made a seismic decision in the closing moments of the show; that she would demand sex from Brad while staying married to Cooper. The preceding episodes were focused on the love triangle between Billie, her husband, Cooper, and her ex-boyfriend, Brad – but the steamy sex with the ex-boyfriend was initially all in the past, living in Billie's brain and the pages of her journal. That is, until her obsession grew, and Brad started trying to worm his way back into her life. Read more – Sex/Life made a big mistake with its season 2 ending As Netflix put it: "Billie wasn’t always a stay-at-home wife and mother living in the suburbs. Before she married loving and reliable Cooper and moved to Connecticut, Billie was a free-spirited wild child living in New York City with her best friend Sasha (Margaret Odette), working hard and playing even harder. "Exhausted from taking care of her two young kids and feeling nostalgic for her past, Billie starts journaling and fantasising about her passionate exploits with sexy ex-boyfriend Brad (Adam Demos), the big heartbreak she never got over. But the more Billie remembers, the more she wonders how she got here – and then her husband finds her journal." After Cooper found Billie's journal, he was pretty upset and they went through plenty of ups and downs. Billie wasn't sure what she wanted, and Cooper was devastated and desperate to save his marriage. Still, by the end, it seemed that Billie had chosen to stick with Cooper and her kids, embracing suburban life while also getting her career back on track. But no! In a sudden twist right at the end, Billie ran back to Brad – with a new decision. She made it clear that she won't be leaving her husband, but that she wants a sexual relationship with Brad that picked up where things left off a decade before. Not many TV shows would end with the words "now f**k me", but hey – that's Sex/Life for you. “It was always intended to be a shocking realisation for Billie,” showrunner Stacy Rukeyser told TVLine. “She loves both her children, but she’s in this world with other parents who seem to be fulfilled with just this world, and it’s not enough for her. There is this other part of her, this more sexual self, this wild or free part of herself that she wants to experience.” But even if Billie doesn't want to end her marriage, Cooper might call it a day. On his phone, he was able to see that his wife had run off to Manhattan – and obviously to Brad. That's when he put in a call to his boss, Francesca, who has made it explicitly clear that she wants him to leave Billie and get together with her. Suffice to say, there's a lot to cover in season 2. Is there a trailer for Sex/Life season 2? Yes there is – and you can watch it below: View oEmbed on the source website Previously, Netflix dropped this teaser offering a glimpse at what's in store for Billie this time. Watch now: View oEmbed on the source website Sex/ Life season 2 is set to land on Netflix from 2nd March 2023. Sign up for Netflix from £4.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream. Looking for something else to watch? Check out our guide to the best series on Netflix and best movies on Netflix, visit our TV Guide, or take a look at the rest of our Drama coverage. 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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – release date, cast and trailer for Marvel sequel
Marvel Studios returns to Wakanda, but sadly without the late, great Chadwick Boseman.
At long, long last, the digital release date for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is upon us. The sequel bagged five nominations for the 95th Academy Awards, including Costume Design, Visual Effects, Best Song, and Makeup and Hairstyling, so now is the time to watch it on Disney Plus if you missed the film during its theatrical run. Wakanda Forever pays emotional tribute to T'Challa actor Chadwick Boseman following his tragic passing in 2020, while also telling a new story that sees the likes of Shuri (Letitia Wright), Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o), Okoye (Danai Gurira), M'Baku (Winston Duke) and Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett) take on underwater monarch Namor, played by Tenoch Huerta. Read on to learn more essential details on the much-anticipated blockbuster. Black Panther 2 release date Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was released in cinemas on 11th November 2022. The sequel is now available to watch on Disney Plus following its theatrical run. The film was previously scheduled for release in May 2022 before being pushed back to July 2022 until it was pushed back once again. Filming on the sequel began on June 29, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia. Black Panther 2 cast The following cast members are in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Letitia Wright as Shuri Lupita Nyong'o as Nakia Danai Gurira as Okoye Winston Duke as M'Baku Dominique Thorne as Ironheart/Riri Williams Michaela Coel as Aneka Tenoch Huerta as Namor Martin Freeman as Everett K. Ross Angela Bassett as Queen Ramonda Mabel Cadena as Namora Alex Livinalli as Attuma Isaach de Bankolé as Wakandan River Tribe elder Dorothy Steel as Wakandan Merchant Tribe elder Danny Sapani as Wakandan Border Tribe elder Boseman is obviously a huge loss from the cast of the sequel but has not been replaced, nor is he featured through use of archive footage or CGI. "So much of the comics and that first movie is the world of Wakanda," producer Kevin Feige previously told Deadline. "Wakanda is a place to further explore with characters and different subcultures. This was always and initially the primary focus of the next story. "We’re not going to have a CG Chadwick and we’re not recasting T’Challa. Ryan Coogler is working very hard right now on the script with all the respect and love and genius that he has, which gives us great solace, so it was always about furthering the mythology and the inspiration of Wakanda." Lupita Nyong'o returns as T'Challa's love interest and War Dog spy Nakia, while The Walking Dead legend Danai Guriria is back the leader of the Dora Milaje, Okoye. Elsewhere, Martin Freeman reprises his role from the first film as CIA operative Everett K Ross, as Winston Duke returns as the strong Jabari tribe leader M'Baku. Finally, T'Challa's family also feature in the form of Angela Bassett as his mother Ramonda and Letitia Wright as his genius younger sister, Shuri. Elsewhere, I May Destroy You star-writer Michaela Coel joined the cast as Aneka, who in Marvel Comics is a member of the Dora Milaje. Finally, Dominique Thorne is due to appear as the whip-smart Riri Williams AKA Ironheart. The actress was previously confirmed to be taking on the role for her own Ironheart series on Disney Plus. In the trailer, Williams can be seen crafting armour and also sharing a warm greeting with Shuri. Narcos: Mexico star Tenoch Huerta plays Marvel Comics character Namor, the Sub-Mariner, with the film touching on the character's Mayan connections. Mabel Cadena and Alex Livinalli appear in the film as Namor's Atlantean allies, Namora and Attuma, respectively. Finally, one star who will not be reprising his role from the first film is Daniel Kaluuya, who will not be back as W'Kabi despite initial reports. Jacqueline Coley of Rotten Tomatoes first tweeted that scheduling issues and prior commitment to Get Out director Jordan Peele's new film Nope prevented Kaluuya from returning despite being asked to return. W'Kabi was the best friend of T'Challa and lover of Okoye, who betrayed his friend to aid Killmonger in his coup d'etat of Wakanda. Black Panther Wakanda Forever plot Marvel has confirmed a big time jump will take place for Black Panther: Wakanda forever as part of the fallout from T'Challa's passing. "Ramonda realizes that it's been a year since T'Challa's passing and Shuri's still not healing — she's not taking steps to move forward in a healthy way," said director and co-writer Coogler in film production notes released to the media. "They take a retreat — stepping away from the city, from the technology — to sit with no distractions and perform what is essentially a grief ritual. That's when Namor shows up." The official synopsis for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever reads: "In Marvel Studios' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M'Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba), fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T'Challa's death. "As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda. "Introducing Tenoch Huerta as Namor, king of a hidden undersea nation, the film also stars Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena and Alex Livanalli." It's standard practice for Marvel Studios to keep story details about their upcoming Marvel movies tightly under wraps, but that hasn't stopped rampant fan speculation about this much-anticipated blockbuster. It's confirmed that T'Challa will not appear in the story after a decision was taken not to recast the role, with the plot instead focusing on some of the other characters. This could mean that, as in the comics, Letitia Wright's Shuri could take on her brother's royal mantle, or it could be another character that takes on the role of Wakanda's defender. Wright previously told PORTER that she took time to come to terms with Boseman's death and that the idea of reprising her role is "strange". She said: "We're just still mourning Chad, so it's not something I even want to think about. The thought of doing it [Black Panther] without him is kinda strange. "We're just grieving at the moment, so it's trying to find the light in the midst of it." In fact, this is something producers are grappling with too. "I think we’re going to see the movie in two lenses, pure entertainment but also cathartic," producer Nate Moore told ComicBook's Phase Zero podcast. He added: "I think this movie has different sort of pressure on it, obviously, with the loss of Chadwick, which was unexpected and unprecedented in a way narratively, to figure out how to deal with". Talking about how the film marks another milestone for representation, Nyong'o recently told RadioTimes.com: "I think that the world of Wakanda was uniquely poised to allow for this. "Because in the first film, we establish a Wakanda where women have equity with men, where women have agency and they very much influenced the direction of the plot, and we surrounded T’Challa… and so in the loss of T’Challa, it’s only natural and organic that the women would be the ones most affected and then they'd be the ones that we would follow [in the story]." She continued: "I love that because it's organic, it's not anything that's forced or put upon, it's very much in the DNA. And what Wakanda shows us is a version of the world where women holding and having power is not remarkable, it's normal. "And that's the thing to aspire to, to a moment when it's not special that a woman is in charge, that a woman is playing an important pivotal role in society or in a story. I think that's a very healthy thing to envision." Who is the new Black Panther? As detailed above, the trailers appear to show a woman donning the Black Panther suit. While it’s not clear who exactly this is, the logical characters are Shuri (Letitia Wright), Okoye (Danai Gurira) or Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o). With nothing confirmed as yet, fans will have to wait and see! Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailers Marvel has released two trailers for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The latest arrived on 3rd October 2022, giving us a further glimpse into Wakanda without T'Challa and just how dangerous the threat of Namor and the forces of Atlantis are. It also offers a peek at the new Black Panther, which fans believe to be Shuri due to the design of the mask matching her face paint. Watch below: View oEmbed on the source website The trailer also shows a glimpse of a scene that was revealed at a D23 panel recently, in which Angela Bassett’s Queen Ramonda arrives at the UN only to be quizzed about vibranium – the special metal unique to Wakanda – and how it can be used as a weapon for mass destruction. Flashing back to the Queen, she calls the UN liars, saying: "You perform civility here but we know what you whisper in your halls of leadership and in your military facilities. The King is dead. The Black Panther is gone. They have lost the protector.” The footage then shows the Dora Milaje fighting soldiers at the lab, before defeating them and bringing them to the UN. The first teaser trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was released during Marvel Studios' epic panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2022. Watch below: View oEmbed on the source website The trailer is set to Bob Marley and the Wailers' No Woman, No Cry, performed here by Tems, before then being mashed up with Kendrick Lamar's Alright. Both trailers also give fans a look at Tenoch Huerta as Namor and Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams, AKA Ironheart. Another trailer gave fans a glimpse of the soundtrack – which features the lead single Lift Me Up by Rihanna and was released in full on 4th November 2022. "Honestly, I think it was Chad," Coogler previously told PA news agency on the red carpet regarding Rihanna working on the soundtrack, "A lot of improbable things needed to happen for it to come through and Rihanna was very clear that she did that for him." View oEmbed on the source website If you're looking for more to watch, check out our TV Guide or Streaming Guide. Know a Marvel fan? Don't miss our round-up of Marvel gifts. 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Looking for something to get you in the Christmas spirit? Here's our selection of the best festive films available to stream on Disney Plus.
With Christmas 2022 fast approaching, now is the perfect time to settle down in front of the fire and tune into a festive film. While there’s plenty on offer on the Christmas 2022 TV schedules, if you’d rather catch up on an old classic or festive flick you’ve never seen, streaming services are probably the best place to look. While Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are teeming with Christmas movies, another great destination is Disney Plus, which boasts classics like The Santa Clause 3 and The Muppet Christmas Carol and kid-friendly cartoons and comedies. Disney Plus also holds plenty of movies with a Christmassy ambience, whether that’s a wintery setting (like Arendelle in Frozen) or a full-on yuletide celebration (as you’ll see in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe). So, without further ado, read on for the very best movies on Disney Plus to watch over Christmas 2022 - and if nothing piques your interest, why not check out our guide to the best Christmas movies on Netflix or the best Christmas films on Amazon Prime Video? You can sign up to Disney Plus now for £7.99 per month or £79.90 a year in the UK (which gives you 12 months of the service for the price of 10). For more information on how to sign up, check out our guide to prices. Best Christmas movies on Disney Plus in 2022
The very best comedy films and series on the streaming platform to get you chuckling away.
If you’re in need of a speedy mood boost, why not turn your attention to Netflix’s brilliant back catalogue of comedy series, movies and specials? The streaming service has one of the most impressive libraries around, and that means that the platform is home to an array of hilarious TV and film favourites, from old classics to newer original offerings. There are beloved sitcoms aplenty from both sides of the Atlantic, from US series like Friends and Seinfeld to British hits like Peep Show and Spaced, as well as more recent gems like Grace & Frankie, Feel Good, Motherland and Derry Girls. Four seasons in, comedy drama Sex Education remains a firm favourite for the streamer, and has acted as a launch pad for an array of talented stars like Ncuti Gatwa (the Fifteenth Doctor in Doctor Who), Emma Mackey (who starred alongside Margot Robbie in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie) and BAFTA winner Aimee Lou Wood. Netflix has also firmly established itself as the home of an array of stand-up specials, from Bo Burham’s lockdown-inspired Inside (complete with songs that will stick around in your head for weeks after) to Katherine Ryan’s Glitter Room. Film fans needn’t miss out either, as the platform is packed with treats like Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up (which features a staggeringly star-studded cast, including Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio) and classics like Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Read on for RadioTimes.com’s guide to the very best comedy that Netflix has to offer, and if you want more streaming inspiration, check out our guides to the best series on Netflix and best movies on Netflix
The Crown season 5: Release date and time, trailer, and latest news
Imelda Staunton leads the new cast as Queen Elizabeth II as we head into the fifth instalment of Peter Morgan's royal biopic.
At long, long last The Crown season 5 is upon us, taking viewers through the events that affected the royal family from 1991 to 1997. Season 5 features a whole new cast, with Imelda Staunton taking over from Olivia Colman as the Queen, and Dominic West as Prince Charles, a role previously played by Josh O'Connor. As has become customary for the royal drama, the new instalment has drawn plenty of criticism for the way it blurs fact with fiction. Before season 5 even aired, reports that it contained a scene in which Charles met with then-Prime Minister John Major to scheme against the Queen, as well as suggestions of a rumoured Prince Philip affair, were met with scorn. Major himself blasted it as a "barrel-load of nonsense" ahead of its release, while Dame Judi Dench also criticised its historical accuracy. View Green Video on the source website Since season 5 has aired, however, many have pointed out how it portrays Camilla Parker Bowles and Charles in a much more positive light than previously expected. Something to which Olivia Williams, who plays Parker Bowles in the show, had alluded before it was released. The actress told RadioTimes.com and other press that the palace “shouldn't be frightened” of what the Netflix series portrays, as the show is about the crown first and foremost – and not individual members of the royal family. So, what exactly does The Crown season 5 cover? Here is all you need to know about the new instalment. The Crown season 5 release date and time The Crown season 5 landed on Netflix on Wednesday 9th November 2022 at 8am BST. The fourth season of the Netflix drama was released back in 2020, so there has been two years between seasons. The gap isn't unprecedented. Whenever the Queen and the rest of the characters have been recast there has been a long break between seasons. When Claire Foy handed the reins (or is that reign?) over to Olivia Colman after the first two seasons, there was a similar hiatus with no new episodes between 2017 and 2019. How many episodes are in The Crown season 5? There are 10 episodes in The Crown season 5, the same as the previous four seasons. The episode titles are available below. Queen Victoria Syndrome (55 minutes) The System (49 minutes) Mou Mou (52 minutes) Annus Horribilis (53 minutes) The Way Ahead (49 minutes) Ipatiev House (58 minutes) No Woman's Land (51 minutes) Gunpowder (55 minutes) Couple 31 (52 minutes) Decommissioned (51 minutes) The series begins in 1991 and ends in the spring of 1997. Who stars in The Crown season 5? The Crown season 5 and 6 cast has already been confirmed by Netflix after all roles have been recast as was the case before the previous two seasons. This means goodbye to Olivia Colman, Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter, Josh O'Connor, Emma Corrin and more. The new actors will reflect the changing age and times. Here are those who have been cast in the roles below. Read more: How similar to The Crown cast look like their real life counterparts Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II Imelda Staunton is the third actress to take on the role of the Queen in The Crown following on from Olivia Colman. “I’m absolutely thrilled to confirm Imelda Staunton as Her Majesty The Queen,” The Crown’s creator Peter Morgan told Deadline. “Imelda is an astonishing talent and will be a fantastic successor to Claire Foy and Olivia Colman.” “I have loved watching The Crown from the very start,” Staunton told The Hollywood Reporter after being cast. “As an actor it was a joy to see how both Claire Foy and Olivia Colman brought something special and unique to Peter Morgan’s scripts. I am genuinely honoured to be joining such an exceptional creative team and to be taking The Crown to its conclusion.” Staunton has already admitted playing the Queen will have an "extra challenge". "I think my sort of extra challenge, as if I needed it, is that I’m now doing the Queen that we’re a little more familiar with," she told People. "With Claire Foy, it was almost history and now I’m playing one that people could say 'she doesn’t do that,' 'she’s not like that,' and that’s my personal bête noire." Speaking on This Morning in October 2020, Staunton said that she had already started working on the role by listening and watching archival footage of the monarch, ahead of filming in summer 2021. View oEmbed on the source website Speaking to Radio Times magazine, Colman expressed her support for Staunton. “Imelda is extraordinary and she’s going to do it all much better than me. I can’t wait to watch what she does," she said. Colman added she "wouldn't dare" pass on any advice on tackling the role. In a virtual conversation put on by Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Colman reflected on her time as the Queen, admitting how hard a role it was to play. “Because behind closed doors, we don’t know what she’s like,” she said. “I had a little bit of play with that. But definitely… the hardest part I’ve done is someone who’s real. I’m not ashamed to say that I’m quite pleased now to be able to move on to something else.” Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon The Crown depicts the duty-bound Queen and her flamboyant younger sister, Princess Margaret, as two sides of a coin; and for season five, the role of Margaret will be played by acclaimed actress Lesley Manville – who was reportedly the producer's first choice for the role. “I could not be happier to be playing Princess Margaret, the baton is being passed on from two formidable actresses and I really don’t want to let the side down,” Manville said. She added: “Furthermore, to play siblings with my dear friend Imelda Staunton will be nothing short of a complete joy.” The Olivier Award-winning actress recently opened up about the “pressure” of playing Princess Margaret, revealing that she was “reading all the books” and rewatching The Crown in preparation for the role. Helena Bonham Carter said she was "so chuffed" by Manville's casting, explaining: “it’s like handing a baton." "It’s like this race that we’re all running, and Vanessa Kirby was incredibly enthusiastic and kind and generous and gave me lots of tips,” Bonham Carter said. “I said, help how do I do this! Because you can get a bit overwhelmed by all the research. And you know it’s conspicuous, you know people are going to watch it, which is a great gift.” She added: “Lesley, I feel like I should hand her the cigarette holder that I used, as a baton. Over to you, woman." Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Oscar nominee Jonathan Pryce (Game of Thrones) will take over from Matt Smith and Tobias Menzies in the part of Prince Philip. “I am delighted to be working with Netflix again,” he said in a statement. “The positive experience I had making The Two Popes has given me the confidence to tackle the daunting prospect of portraying Prince Philip. To be doing so with Peter Morgan and in the company of Imelda and Lesley will be a joy.” The season will also tackle the Duke of Edinburgh's friendship with Penelope Knatchbull, Lady Romsey, played by Natascha McElhone. Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, Princess of Wales Also confirmed for season five is Elizabeth Debicki as The Crown’s Princess Diana, who will later reprise the role for season six. The actress, known for The Night Manager and Tenet, is following in the footsteps of Emma Corrin, who originated the role in season four. "Princess Diana's spirit, her words and her actions live in the hearts of so many. It is my true privilege and honour to be joining this masterful series, which has had me absolutely hooked from episode one," Debicki said in a statement. “It’s a dream role. She is such a remarkable human being and she really does still live in the hearts of so many people,” she told the Mirror. Speaking later to Gotham magazine she said Diana is "like a symbol – like a magical person." After winning a BAFTA for their portrayal of Diana, Corrin spoke about handing the role over to Debicki. "I would be so willing to [chat with her] if she wanted to reach out, but that’s a decision she has to make for herself," she told Vulture. Corrin did have some advice for their successor. "Make it your own. Put blinkers on for the rest of the world and for the pressure. Grab onto things that resonate with you, that you relate to, or that you empathize with. And always trust the script. It won’t let you down," she said. Speaking about the season to Entertainment Weekly, Debicki added that she is "so fortunate to have this huge time span of years in which to play the character. It's my hope that people feel that there's an enormous evolution in her as the season progresses. "For me, it's a journey into a human finding a part of themselves that is profoundly strong — there's a piece that has survived so much and can flourish." Who will play Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles? Olivia Williams (The Nevers) has also now been cast as Camilla Parker Bowles, taking over from Emerald Fennell. Meanwhile, The Affair star Dominic West has been confirmed to play the current heir to the throne, Prince Charles, in seasons 5 and 6. Who will play Tony Blair and Cherie Blair? Doctor Foster star Bertie Carvel has been cast in the role of Tony Blair, who was the Labour leader and PM who rose to power in 1997. Meanwhile, Gentleman Jack star Lydia Leonard has been cast in the role of the Labour PM's wife, Cherie Blair. Who else will star in The Crown season 5? The Queen's other children have also been cast for the fifth and sixth seasons. Claudia Harrison will portray Anne, Princess Royal, while James Murray will take on the role of Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Sam Woolf will portray Prince Edward. Elsewhere, Emma Laird Craig will portray Andrew's wife, Sarah Ferguson, while Natascha McElhone will portray royal family friend Penelope Knatchbull, Lady Romsey. Finally, Andrew Havill will portray the Queen's private secretary for the 1990s, Robert Fellowes. Who has been cast as Prince William? It was reported by The Hollywood Reporter that Dominic West's own son Senan West will take on the role of Charles and Diana's eldest son and future heir to the throne, Prince William. The role will be 13-year-old Senan's first on-screen role but he clearly impressed producers with his audition to play the Prince. Prince William will be portrayed by various actors as the character ages: 16-year-old Rufus Kampa and 21-year-old Ed McVey. A new first-look photo from the sixth series of The Crown has been released, showing Elizabeth Debicki on holiday as Princess Diana with her sons William and Harry, who are portrayed by Rufus Kampa and Will Powell in the scene. The Crown season 5 time period: What events will be included? The series will begin in 1991 during the premiership of Prime Minister John Major (Jonny Lee Miller) and will conclude in the spring of 1997. The official plot synopsis reads: "With the new decade in its stride, the Royal Family are presented with possibly their biggest challenge to date; as the public openly question their role in '90s Britain. "As Queen Elizabeth II (Imelda Staunton) approaches the 40th anniversary of her accession, she reflects on a reign that has encompassed nine prime ministers, the advent of mass television and the twilight of the British Empire. Yet new challenges are on the horizon. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the transfer of sovereignty in Hong Kong signals a seismic shift in the international order presenting both obstacles and opportunities. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing closer to home. "Prince Charles (Dominic West) pressures his mother to allow him to divorce Diana (Elizabeth Debicki), presenting a constitutional crisis of the monarchy. Rumours circulate as husband and wife are seen to live increasingly separate lives and, as media scrutiny intensifies, Diana decides to take control of her own narrative, breaking with family protocol to publish a book that undermines public support for Charles and exposes the cracks in the House of Windsor. "Tensions are set to rise further as Mohamed Al Fayed (Salim Daw) arrives on the scene. Driven by his desire for acceptance of the highest order, he harnesses his self-made wealth and power to try and earn him and his son Dodi (Khalid Abdalla) a seat at the royal table." Therefore the events that appear in this period are as follows (but aren't all covered in the series) are as follows. January 1991 – The Gulf War begins. February 1991 – Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) bombs explode at London’s Paddington and Victoria stations. February 1992 – The Queen commemorates her Ruby Jubilee. March 1992 – The Duke and Duchess of York (Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson) announce they are to separate after six years of marriage. March 1992 – Princess Diana’s father – John Spencer, 8th Early Spencer, dies from pneumonia at the age of 68. April 1992 – Princess Anne announces her divorce from Captain Mark Phillips. June 1992 – Princess Diana’s controversial biography, Diana: Her True Story by Andrew Morton, is published. August 1992 – The Daily Mirror publishes intimate photographs of the Duchess of York (Sarah Ferguson) and Texan businessman John Bryan. November 1992 – Windsor Castle is damaged in a fire, causing millions of pounds worth of damage, shortly after which the Queen describes the year as an Annus Horribilis. November 1992 – Prime Minister John Major announces that the Queen is to be taxed from 1993 onwards, marking the end of 60 tax-free years for the monarchy. December 1992 – Princes Charles and Princess Diana announce their plans to separate. December 1992 – Princess Anne marries Commander Timothy Lawrence. April 1993 – Stephen Lawrence is killed in South London. April 1993 – The Queen announces that Buckingham Palace will open to the public for the first time. November 1993 – Princess Diana sues the Daily Mirror over photographs taken of her whilst at a gym. December 1993 – Princess Diana announces her withdrawal from public life and the Queen speaks of her hopes for peace in Northern Ireland. January 1994 – Princes Charles retires from competitive polo. July 1994 – Tony Blair wins the Labour Party leadership election. October 1994 – Prince Philip attends a ceremony in Israel where his late mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, is honoured for sheltering Jewish families from the Nazis during World War II. March 1995 – The Queen and Prince Philip visit Northern Ireland for the first time since the IRA and Loyalist ceasefire before the Queen arrives in Cape Town for the first royal visit to South Africa in 50 years. May 1995 – Britain celebrates the 50th anniversary of VE Day. June 1995 – John Major resigns as leader of the Conservative Party to reassert his authority, and wins the leadership election a month later. November 1995 – The Queen Mother has a hip replacement operation, becoming the oldest patient to undergo such surgery at the age of 95. November 1995 – A Panorama interview with Princess Diana airs on BBC One, in which the Princess of Wales addresses Prince Charles’ affair, her own adultery, her depression and bulimia and the future of the monarchy. December 1995 – The Queen writes to Charles and Diana, urging them to divorce as soon as possible. April 1996 – Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson divorce. August 1996 – Prince Charles and Princess Diana complete their divorce proceedings. May 1997 – Labour Party leader Tony Blair is elected as Prime Minister, beating incumbent John Major. The Queen said herself that 1992 was an "annus horribilis" aka a horrible year, and she wasn't wrong. Princess Anne divorced Captain Mark Phillips, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson split and, not long after, Fergie was papped on holiday with American businessman John Bryan – and that's all before we even get to the Windsor Castle fire. Oh, and it's also the year Charles and Diana finally announced their separation. The couple's divorce wasn't until 28th August 1996 though, so we'd expect that to fall more into season six. Andrew Morton's book Diana: Her True Story was also published. Morton, a journalist, had already planned to write the book, but Diana heard about his plans and got in touch to give him her side of events. The famous Diana tapes were sent to Morton revealing what she really thought of her marriage troubles, the royal family and Charles. At the time the book rocked the country. More importantly, Diana denied all involvement. Morton even protected her, telling the Independent he felt "she trusted [him" so revealing she was his source would have "been a betrayal". Years later, long after Diana's death the truth – and the tapes – came out. Read more: The Crown may be fiction - but it contains a lot of truth On 31st August, 1997 , Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed were both killed in a car accident in Paris. The only survivor was Diana's bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones. Diana was lying on the backseat of the car at the time of the crash while the vehicle was being pursued by paparazzi attempting to grab a photograph of her. We expect The Crown season five will cover up until Charles and Diana's divorce, leaving Diana's death for the sixth season. Deadline reported the final season will "take the story up to the early 2000s". The Crown season six could also then cover Prince William and Kate meeting at university in 2001 and the deaths of Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother in 2002, the same year as the Queen's Golden Jubilee. The Crown season 5 trailer A trailer was released as part of Netflix's TUDUM event. The full official trailer was released on 20th October 2022, highlighting the 1992 fire at Windsor Castle, the controversial BBC Panorama interview that Diana did with Martin Bashir, and the turmoil facing the entire House of Windsor. View oEmbed on the source website You can watch the full trailer above. When is The Crown season 6 released? The Crown season 6 is expected to be released in late 2023. Fans might still be reeling from season 5, but that hasn’t stopped thoughts turning towards the next and final instalment. Well, there’s good news on this front. Season 6 is most certainly in the works and filming began in August 2022. The sixth and final chapter will continue to focus on the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II and feature the same main cast as season 5. However, there’ll be some new additions, notably Kate Middleton (newcomer Meg Bellamy), who will appear during the early stages of her relationship with Prince William. As detailed above, Senan West will appear towards the end of season 5 as the Prince, while in season 6, the role will be portrayed by multiple actors as the character ages: 16-year-old Rufus Kampa and 21-year-old Ed McVey. The series will begin in 1997 and is expected to deal with the final days of Diana, Princess of Wales and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed, as well the deaths of Princess Margaret and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 2002. It is currently unknown at which point the series will conclude. What will The Crown season 6 cover? The series's final season will depict the events surrounding Princess Diana's death, though the car crash which killed her and then-boyfriend Dodi Al-Fayed will not be depicted. Deadline did report that the crew were said to be "on edge" about shooting the sensitive scenes, with a source close to the production telling : "We've been dreading getting to this point. "The countdown is two weeks and while we’re calmly carrying on it’s fair to acknowledge that there’s a certain anxiety, a palpable sense of being slightly on edge. I mean, there's bombshell sensitivity surrounding this one." Before season 5 aired, a first-look image of Imelda Staunton showed the star as the Queen, a role she originally was meant to play only in season 5, before Morgan confirmed season 6 would go ahead in the end. "As we started to discuss the storylines for season 5, it soon became clear that in order to do justice to the richness and complexity of the story we should go back to the original plan and do six seasons," he said in a statement tweeted by Netflix. "To be clear, season 6 will not bring us any closer to the present-day – it will simply enable us to cover the same period in greater detail." You can watch seasons 1-5 of The Crown right now on Netflix. Looking for something else to watch? Visit our TV Guide or Streaming Guide. The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now – subscribe now. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast.
Black History Month 2022: Rising Stars from Quinta Brunson to Omari Douglas
The future is looking pretty special for these stars.
As Black History Month draws to a close in 2022, when is better to look to the future of film and TV and some wonderful examples of talent on our screens? Whether they're Marvel stars, Peaky Blinders, acclaimed actor-writers, soap stars or the latest It girls of huge teen dramas, there is no shortage of talent on the rise. RadioTimes.com has selected some truly brilliant individuals who are taking film and TV by storm and we can't wait to see what they do next. Black History Month 2022: Rising Stars Jayme Lawson After graduating from the esteemed Juilliard School in 2019, Jayme Lawson has gone from strength to strength in her career, landing a role in the film Farewell Amor the following year. However, her breakout role proved to be The Batman in 2022 where she portrayed Bella Reál, the mayoral candidate for Gotham City who combats corruption and organised crime. Since then, Lawson has played a young Michelle Obama in the Paramount+ series The First Lady, Alisha in the thriller How to Blow Up a Pipeline, and the historical epic The Woman King. Next, Lawson can be seen as the civil rights activist and journalist Myrlie Evers in the historical drama Till. This is unlikely to be the only awards contender that Lawson will star in throughout her career. Lewis Knight. Daryl McCormack <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2022/10/GettyImages-1242578397-66cd0fc.jpg" width="5000" height="3333" alt="Daryl McCormack attends Apple’s “Bad Sisters” premiere event at BFI Southbank on August 18, 2022 in London, England. “Bad Sisters” premieres globally on Apple TV+ on August 19, 2022." title="The Global Premiere Of Apple's "Bad Sisters" At BFI Southbank In London" /> Unless you watched the Irish soap Fair City, your first encounter with Daryl McCormack would have been as Peaky Blinder Isaiah Jesus in Steven Knight’s BBC drama. But the role was limited, with McCormack unable to showcase what he’s capable of. That’s now changed, of course, following impressive performances in Pixie, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, in which he starred alongside Dame Emma Thompson, and Sharon Horgan’s Bad Sisters. Going toe to toe with Thompson is no small feat but he matched her throughout, his innate charm shining through, while Pixie gave him the opportunity to flaunt his comedic chops, and Horgan’s black comedy saw him navigate tricky waters to deliver both fun and real emotional heft. And with two upcoming thrillers in the works – The Tutor with Julie Delpy and Richard E Grant, and BBC series The Woman in the Wall with Ruth Wilson – there’s plenty more to come from this rising star. Abby Robinson. Kelvin Harrison Jr Since bursting onto the scene with a key role in the 2017 horror flick It Comes at Night, Kelvin Harrison Jr has gone from strength to strength – shining in a huge range of films and bagging a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2021. His versatility is perhaps best exemplified by the three markedly different real-life characters he’s played in recent years: Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton in the Trial of the Chicago 7, legendary blues musician BB King in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis and virtuoso violinist and composer Joseph Bologne in the period biopic Chevalier. Harrison also starred opposite Peter Dinklage in Joe Wright’s musical Cyrano and will shortly work with Barry Jenkins in The Lion King 2 – voicing a young version of Scar. These roles might all be very different, but Harrison has reliably brought charisma and charm to each performance and looks set to continue his recent rise in the years to come. Patrick Cremona. Marcus Rutherford Despite roles in Brit dramas County Lines and Obey, Marcus Rutherford truly struck gold when he was cast in the Prime Video fantasy series The Wheel of Time, based on the best-selling fantasy novel series of the same name. Rutherford was cast in the role of one of the show's lead heroes, Perrin Aybara, who will go on to play a major role across the entire series. Delivering a likeable everyman quality but also a necessary sense of bravery and courage, Rutherford easily goes toe-to-toe with a seasoned player like Rosamund Pike in the show. With a guaranteed future on-screen with the series, we're sure Rutherford will be attracting attention from casting directors in the industry for years to come. Lewis Knight. Omari Douglas When Omari Douglas joined the cast of It’s a Sin, Russell T Davies’s drama about love and loss during the UK’s HIV/AIDS epidemic, he wasn’t a household name. He had substantial stage experience but had yet to make his mark on-screen. Fast-forward to It’s a Sin’s arrival in 2021 and that all changed. The role of Roscoe, an unashamedly gay man with a passion for fashion, required an abundance of swagger and Douglas met the brief, and then some. Whatever Davies’ script demanded – comedy, drama or a combination of the two – Douglas delivered, proving himself to be one of the most exciting new faces on the scene. That memorable performance prompted speculation that he was in the running to be cast as the next Doctor Who, high praise indeed, and in 2022 he received an Olivier Award nomination for his performance in stage show Constellations. He’s also set to appear in two films, both with all-star casts – And Mrs with Billie Lourd and Colin Hanks, and Midas Man with Emily Watson and Eddie Marsan. We will also be seeing him opposite Billie Piper in I Hate Suzie Too. The future is bright for this one. Abby Robinson. Jessica Plummer Despite beginning her time in the public eye as part of the girl band Neon Jungle, Jessica Plummer proved her acting chops when she played the sweet Chantelle Atkins in EastEnders. Introduced with a seemingly perfect family life, it soon became clear that Chantelle was a victim of domestic abuse, beginning a long-running storyline that saw Plummer convey the anxiety and trauma from living in daily torment. The storyline reached a shocking and conversation-starting climax when Chantelle was murdered by her husband Gray in scenes that showed Plummer at the height of her powers. Since leaving EastEnders, the actress went on to compete in the 2020 season of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! and proved a popular campmate, finishing in sixth place. Plummer then went on to steal the show in the glossy BBC adaptation of the thriller The Girl Before, going on to secure a BAFTA nomination for her performance. Plummer's star continues to rise and we're sure we will be seeing her on our screens again soon. Lewis Knight. Jordan Peters Whether it is in the conversation-starting film Blue Story or parts in Gangs of London or After Ever Happy, Jordan Peters is already sporting a fascinating filmography. Peters is particularly memorable as Nell's too-perfect boyfriend Neil in the brilliant BBC comedy-drama Everything I Know About Love. The actor will next be seen as King Edward in the boldly historically inaccurate My Lady Jane, which is due to be released next year. We doubt this will be the biggest role in the young actor's future. Lewis Knight. Quinta Brunson Quinta Brunson is one of the most exciting talents to come from the US, in part due to the success of Abbott Elementary – her Emmy-winning sitcom. The 32-year-old is the creator, executive producer, writer and star of this ABC comedy, picking up multiple awards this year, which is an impressive feat considering how difficult it is to break out onto the sitcom scene. With roles in Big Mouth, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Miracle Workers and the upcoming biopic Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Quinta Brunson is a comedian and creator on the rise. Speaking to RadioTimes.com about being considered a rising star, Brunson said: "Well I'm excited because I think that all of the Black writers in America are just puzzle pieces, part of a bigger puzzle. And I think that a lot of the people more recently who have come before me like Issa [Rae], and Donald [Glover] have paved the way for me. "And I think people like Issa and Donald, for instance, always knew what I was capable of, like, these are two people who always really believed in me, just supported me or to even go further back, like Larry Wilmore always supported what I was capable of. "I just hope that I'm able to do that for whoever is coming next. And I think the way to do that is by, you know, breaking barriers, so to speak – that's what's cool with those nominations or writing the best I can to push outside of the boxes even further, so that whoever's coming up next has even more space to work in and make something great. So I just hope that I'm being a good next puzzle piece for whatever is to come next." Lauren Morris. Matthew James Morrison After an affecting turn in the indie film Boy Meets Boy, it was clear the talents of Matthew James Morrison were destined to be more widely seen. You can't get much wider than one of Britain's most-watched shows, the long-running soap opera EastEnders, where Morrison has made history as the first regular character who is also a drag queen - Felix Baker aka Tara Misu. Delivering feistiness, fabulousness and fire both in and out of drag, Felix also boasts vulnerability and true comedic chops and none of that would be possible without Morrison, providing the soap with a new fan favourite straight out of the gate when he debuted earlier this year. We can't wait to see what the future holds for Morrison and Felix. Lewis Knight. Yasmin Finney Yasmin Finney is one of TV's most promising young stars. Finney stole our hearts with her role as Elle Argent in Netflix's LGBTQ+ coming-of-age series Heartstopper, which has been praised for its authentic and accurate representation. Through Finney's Elle, a Black trans teenager who moves to an all-girls school after leaving her friends at the boys', the show serves us with refreshingly positive and vital young, Black and queer representation. If that wasn't enough, Finney has joined the cast of sci-fi series Doctor Who and will appear in scenes due to air in 2023. On track to change the Whouniverse with her Black trans character Rose, Finney is certainly one to watch. Molly Moss. Da’Vine Joy Randolph In a cast as star-studded as mystery comedy Only Murders in the Building, it takes a lot of talent to stand out. Fortunately, Da’Vine Joy Randolph is up to the challenge, becoming an absolute fan favourite as no-nonsense police detective Donna Williams. Initially dismissing our hapless true crime podcasters, this character has evolved over two seasons to become their ally on the force; a journey made so much fun by Randolph’s brilliant comic performance. Following a supporting role in Sandra Bullock’s sleeper hit The Lost City earlier this year, the future is looking bright for this rising star, who has several projects coming up on her packed schedule. In addition to more comedy work, including collaborations with the likes of Michael Shannon and Paul Giamatti, Randolph will also be flexing her dramatic muscle with Netflix’s civil rights drama Rustin and The Weeknd’s much-anticipated HBO series The Idol. Make sure both are on your radar. David Craig. Whitney Peak <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2022/10/GettyImages-1435171979-b577b40.jpg" width="5000" height="3420" alt="Whitney Peak attends a Chanel dinner to celebrate the 90th Anniversary of Gabrielle Chanel's 1932 High Jewelry Collection at The Lot at Formosa on October 20, 2022 in West Hollywood, California." title="Chanel Hosts 90th Anniversary Of Gabrielle Chanel's First Jewelry Collection" /> Ugandan-Canadian actress Whitney Peak is not even 20 years old but is already making a name for herself. Having already starred in hit shows Home After Dark and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Peak truly announced herself to the world when she landed the role of co-lead Zoya Lott in the revived series Gossip Girl. Despite her youth, Peak brings charisma, glamour and conviction to Zoya, making her more than just your average teenage caricature and forming a dynamite duo with co-star Jordan Alexander as half-sister Julien. The series is set to return to our screens for a second season soon and we can't wait to see what material Peak has in store for us. Lewis Knight. Dua Saleh Dua Saleh is a rising star diversifying the small screen through their role as Cal in Sex Education. Through Saleh's Cal, who joined the Netflix series back in season 3, the show serves us a nuanced depiction of life as a Black and non-binary person, as the character faces discrimination from the school's new head teacher. Their storyline isn't bogged down in misery though, as is too often the case in mainstream Black trans narratives, and also offers a refreshingly positive take on Black friendship, love and identity as Cal navigates meeting new students and embarks on a new romance. With Sex Education season 4 on the way, we can't wait to see Saleh's next performance. Molly Moss. Jonathan Majors Jonathan Majors has been teetering on the brink of superstardom for some time now, but 2023 looks set to give him that final burst of momentum. The actor became a favourite of critics and movie buffs alike in unsung masterpieces The Last Black Man in San Francisco and Da 5 Bloods. But it was the one-two punch of HBO fantasy drama Lovecraft Country and stylish Netflix western The Harder They Fall that finally brought him mainstream attention. Undoubtedly, Majors is movie star material, displaying the limitless charisma of a leading man, with an underlying vulnerability that makes his characters particularly compelling. Next year, his fandom will only grow with two sure-fire hits coming down the pipeline. First, he’ll make his formal MCU debut as Kang the Conqueror in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (after a stunning cameo in the Loki finale), before stepping into the ring with Michael B Jordan for sporting sequel Creed III. We’re expecting a knockout performance. David Craig. See what else is on with our TV Guide. The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now – subscribe now and get the next 12 issues for only £1. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast.
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Russell T Davies might have already told us his Doctor Who plans
The former and future showrunner revealed a host of unused ideas after he first left the sci-fi series – anyone for Judi Dench, an unusual companion, creepy alien hotels and Russell Tovey's Doctor?
By: Sab Astley Russell T Davies is the master of reusing and recycling. Most obviously, he’s fond of casting actors from projects past for leading roles in newer work (notably, Christopher Eccleston had starred in The Second Coming and David Tennant in Casanova before joining Doctor Who), but he's also prone to holding on to and breathing new life into ideas long after he first came up with them. This is a skill he found particularly useful during his first Doctor Who run, taking monsters like the Toclafane (conceptualised as an alternative for the Daleks all the way back in July 2004) and later re-establishing them in their own right as The Master’s metallic menaces. Even small details like names are re-worked; a Donna had originally appeared in Queer as Folk, with the name being unconsciously resampled by Davies without him even realising. Now, with Davies' surprise return to Doctor Who looming, everyone is searching for potential clues as to RTD’s approach to his second run – and unusually, the acclaimed screenwriter might have already given us a pretty good idea of what he's planning thanks to a little book called The Writer's Tale. The Writer’s Tale is a tome of correspondence between Davies and Doctor Who Magazine contributor Benjamin Cook, taking place over the pre-production of season 4 right up to the final shots of Tennant’s last special between 2007 and 2009. This uniquely intimate look into Davies’ writing process not only gives us an insight into how RTD approaches writing projects like Doctor Who, but also gives the chance to discover unused and scrapped ideas – the original concept for Years & Years is mentioned in here, all the way back in 2008! – that RTD could return to and retool for his second pass as showrunner. Starting with the big one... The Next Doctor 14th Doctor speculation is currently at an all-time high, with names like Michael Sheen, Michaela Coel, T’Nia Miller and Olly Alexander mentioned. However, one name that hasn’t arisen, which might just be a strong contender to bet on: Russell Tovey. Davies makes no secret of his love for Tovey, and in a discussion over potential 11th Doctor castings, RTD states that Tovey is "amazing – I think I’d make him the eleventh Doctor". Since then Tovey has starred in Davies' Years & Years, and currently all of his upcoming projects are in post-production – making it the perfect time for RTD to nab Tovey if he so wishes. Alternatively, if we look at Davies' choice of actors in the years since The Writer's Tale, the choice becomes clear: Lydia West. She’s clearly a favourite of RTD’s, starring in both Years & Years and It’s A Sin, and could follow in Jodie Whittaker's footsteps as a female Doctor (and the first 'lead' Doctor to be played by a Black actor, though Jo Martin's Fugitive Doctor technically got there first). Altogether, based on RTD’s creative patterns and the insight of The Writer's Tale it seems Russell Tovey or Lydia West are strong options for the 14th Doctor. However, there is a third possibility – the return of David Tennant. Tennant’s return has been speculated since RTD’s announcement, and now rumours supposedly supporting this idea have emerged. Apparently, Tennant may return not as the 10th Doctor, but as a new 14th incarnation for a brief collection of episodes to tie into Who's 60th anniversary. Initially, many may think there’s little weight to this – but the idea of a Tennant-centric mini-series apparently once appealed to Davies, as he asked Cook "how about a mini-series with David in 2010?" to get his thoughts on a possible concept, as relayed in The Writer's Tale. It’s worth noting that Davies' successor Moffat offered up series 5 to Tennant for one last outing in the role, and according to Davies, "David [was] thinking about it!" Cook later mentions an interesting anecdote from his interview with Catherine Tate: "She admitted that had you all been doing another series, she wouldn’t have hesitated in signing up for it." This then spurs an echoed emphasis of that Tennant mini-series through a 'what if?' reflection: "Imagine how incredible a second series with Catherine and David would have been." So who knows? With Davies returning, original revival producer Phil Collinson back on board and Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter on hand via new production company Bad Wolf Studios, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Tennant could also be part of this "getting the band back together" team-up. Maybe Catherine Tate could even show up! It still feels unlikely but if there's anything we've learned recently it's that anything is possible when it comes to Doctor Who. The Next Companion The Writer's Tale also offers a few clues about the next Doctor's best mate. You see, originally Donna Noble was not the first choice for season 4’s companion – instead, we very nearly got 'Penny Carter'. She was described by Davies as a "slightly older Northern woman in her mid-30s", the type of person who would have "just black coffee [in the morning] – if it weren’t Doctor Who, she’d have a cigarette. That’s very Penny." The reason for Penny’s creation at the time was that Davies didn’t believe they could convince Tate to return – the concept moved forward to the point where an unnamed but "marvellous actress with a rare flair for comedy" loved by both Davies and Jane Tranter was almost offered the role; but then Tate said yes. As a result, elements of Penny were folded into Donna: her lovable charming granddad 'Geoff', who we now know as Bernard Cribbins’ iconic Wilf, as well as his band of elderly adventurers introduced in The End of Time. Penny herself never made it beyond the page, and there’s a clear melancholy shared by Davies when discussing the demise of the character – it’s evident that he had become attached to Penny, and there was definitely a companion there to explore. While a woman called Penny Carter does make a cameo in Partners in Crime as a journalist investigating the Adipose, given Davies’ love for the character, it’s possible that Davies may draw on this strong, Northern heroine he almost brought to life before when it comes to creating season 14’s companion. Potential Stories View Green Video on the source website As The Writer’s Tale tracks the development of season 4 and the specials from the first line written to final shot recorded, there are some cut episode concepts that could hint at potential stories for the 14th Doctor to embark on. Simply titled ‘Nazis’ (a concept placeholder), this episode was the brainchild of Mark Gatiss, who had apparently worked well over a year on the script. It pivoted around World War II as a setting, specifically confined inside the Natural History Museum. The Doctor would’ve had to have dealt with not just monsters on the loose, but a Nazi strike-force invasion at the same time. However, at the time Davies was “worried about recreating World War II again so soon”, given the close proximity to The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances. Ultimately, Nazis was replaced with The Fires of Pompeii – there’s no Gatiss episode that matches this description since, and Davies himself enthuses about Gatiss as having "one of the wittiest, wildest imaginations in this whole bloody country", so we may see Davies looking to collaborate with Gatiss once again, potentially on this very same concept. Likewise, Century House was another fascinating episode concept that was eventually replaced, which would have seen the Doctor appearing on reality television show Just Haunted, tracking down the ghost of the mysterious 'Red Widow'. The episode itself would’ve been Doctor-focused, with the companion sitting at home watching it unfold on television. This was written by Tom MacRae, best known as the book writer and lyricist of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – MacRae had written Who episodes before, responsible for the return of the Cybermen into the revival series, and later penned season 6’s The Girl Who Waited. The 'Century House' itself was described as "a big, old, abandoned, spooky house, like on a cliff top. Certain rooms would flashback to the 1950s or '60s." Eventually, Davies replaced it on the basis of "the overall tone of both 4.7 and 4.8 being comparatively light, fun episodes", swapping it out for Midnight, a concept he’d actually developed five years earlier – proof, if we needed it, that any Doctor Who concept can be revisited years down the line! There are also a number of unused concepts from Tennant’s final year of specials. One such was a Star Wars-influenced episode, described by Davies as "something outer-spacey, wild and whizzy, spaceships and lasers. Lots of POW!" It would see the Doctor caught in a spaceship dogfight, materialising right in the middle and forced to get involved. The companion would’ve been a fierce female fighter pilot fighting against The Chelonians, a man-sized tortoise race pulled from Gareth Roberts' '90s Who novel, The Highest Science. In The Writer's Tale, Davies says: "I’d love [The Doctor] to join the battle with some sort of weapon-stopping device onboard, so everywhere he flies – zipping in and out, he jams engines and guns," effectively neutralising the whole conflict. Given Doctor Who’s budget back then (2007's Voyage of the Damned cost £128,000 and was considered £35,000 over budget before production began), this isn’t a concept they could’ve pulled off easily back in the 2000s. However, the production has had a major upgrade since then, allowing for grander, bolder and more adventurous concepts that are more CGI-heavy. Now, with His Dark Materials creators Bad Wolf coming on board with Davies and TV CGI more impressive than ever, this could be the moment that this story finally comes to fruition. Another curious concept that was dropped was titled The Empty Hotel – it would’ve featured an old, grandmotherly companion finding themselves in a deserted hotel: "She goes back to the room. Empty. Foyer, empty. Goes outside. Streets, empty. London, deserted". Judi Dench or Helen Mirren were eyed for the role, believing that "we could maybe get Helen Mirren if we planned this far in advance". With Dench, Davies revealed that there was "definite interest from Judi Dench", and he’d "love to see The Doctor with an older companion". It would transpire that these "weird, spindly, eight-legged creatures with human torsos" had frozen Earth for a second in time, to make their own personal carnival. The tone of the episode was described as "all a bit magical – a sinister fairy-tale". This sounds like a brilliantly creepy episode of Who, and the idea is clearly the most fleshed-out of all the episode concept discussions within The Writer’s Tale. Judi Dench might not want to be the Doctor, but who knows? Maybe she could still be a companion... Returning Monsters When Davies revived the series, he brought back the Daleks, the Cybermen, the Autons, the Macra, The Master, The Time Lords, Rassilon and Gallifrey itself, so it’s quite likely we’ll see some more Classic Who returns in this new run. So what could we expect? As Davies himself says: "Thank Christ for Doctor Who’s rich history! There’s a wealth of ideas to draw from in a crisis." During the development of series 4, Davies considered the Sisterhood of Karn, The Seeker from The Ribos Operation and The Fortune Teller from Snakedance as possible appearances. While the Sisterhood of Karn would go on to return under Moffat’s tenure, Davies’ proclivity for trawling through the never-ending toybox of Classic Who villains gives us a possible insight into the eras of Classic Who Davies may be looking through to revitalise for a modern generation. And who knows? If Davies did reconfigure the scrapped Empty Hotel idea into an all-new, full-on adventure, it stands to reason that the person behind such a creepy carnival could be The Celestial Toymaker. A fan favourite whose debut story was sadly lost to the sketchy storage procedures of the BBC, there’s a kitschy playfulness to the Toymaker that Davies could easily work with, re-introducing the omnipotent immortal with a penchant for games to modern audiences. Davies has mentioned Robert Holmes as his favourite Classic Who writer in the past, one of the most influential to the mythos – he created The Nestene Consciousness and the Autons, The Master, Sarah Jane Smith, The Sontarans, and Rassilon. As some may notice, there’s considerable overlap between the concepts Holmes created and those Davies re-introduced; so what could be drawn from Holmes’ mythology that could fit with the current Doctor Who? The Key to Time, The White Guardian, and the Black Guardian. Seasons 12 and 13 dealt heavily with the disruption of time itself, re-introducing the sub-group of Gallifreyans known as the Shobogans, and given the nature of The Doctor as the "Timeless Child", it wouldn’t be out of the question to consider The Ribos Operation as something Davies may take influence from to tie up this complicated thread. The nature of writing is a fundamentally fluid process – there’s no possible way of predicting which ideas Davies will return to and which he’ll leave behind; he may even decide to wipe the board clean and start completely fresh. Running a production as large as Doctor Who often requires on-the-fly, big adjustments and alterations at the eleventh hour, as often glimpsed in The Writer’s Tale. However, no matter what, it seems that RTD always knows when he has a gem of an idea, and keeps it in a safe place, waiting for him to open it back up, dust it off and find a new home for it. Just like the Doctor’s escapades, sometimes the best way to understand the future of Doctor Who is by travelling back to the past. Or at least, reading about it. Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale by Russell T Davies and Benjamin Cook is available to buy now. Doctor Who: Legend of the Sea Devils comes to BBC One this spring. For more, check out our dedicated Sci-Fi page or our full TV Guide. The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now – subscribe now to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times podcast with Jane Garvey.
The best TV shows on BritBox to watch now
The streaming service boasts an impressive line-up of British television to choose from.
BritBox continues to boost its catalogue of both old and new shows, with a raft of classic British content now available. Not only does the platform house new series such as Sanditon, The Beast Must Die and Spitting Image, but it also has iconic titles such as The Thick of It, Downton Abbey and Gavin and Stacey available to watch at the click of a button, as well as exclusive content such as the third season of David Tennant and Michael Sheen's comedy Staged. BritBox isn't stopping there either, as the service continues to add some of the best programmes to have been shown on BBC, ITV and Channel 4. It's a particularly strong library for lovers of crime series, whether you're a fan of Agatha Christie's Marple or Broadchurch. However, with all these choices available it could be tricky sifting through them, taking up plenty of watching time with scrolling and deliberating. That's where we come in. RadioTimes.com has compiled a list of some of the best of BritBox, meaning you can dive right in no matter whether you're feeling like a classic crime drama or an up-to-date comedy. Read on for the best BritBox television picks from the RadioTimes.com staff, from Love Island to The State Within.
Best Christmas TV and movies for kids on Netflix - your guide to what to watch
Your guide to all the best Christmas picks for kids to watch this year on Netflix, from Robin Robin to Klaus.
Nothing – absolutely nothing – will get you in the festive spirit more than watching a kid-friendly Christmas movie or TV show with the whole family. Luckily, Netflix has a great offering for kids this festive season, with a string of festive classics and brand new originals. So, if you’re looking for the best family-friendly Christmas TV and movies to watch on Netflix, or you’re wondering whether your own childhood favourites are available on the streaming giant, then look no further. We’ve rounded up all our favourite kids' specials, from the likes of The Great British Baking Show: Holidays to Blown Away: Christmas and Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas. From festive specials to classic movies that have been around for decades, read on for all the best Christmas TV and films for kids to watch this year on Netflix. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the best Netflix December releases, as well as our guide to the best Christmas TV for 2021. And if you’re looking for more children’s content, why not try our round-up of the best Christmas TV for kids?
Doctor Who: Village of the Angels' 10 biggest questions
What happened to the Doctor? Where are Dan and Yaz? And how do you pay Weeping Angels anyway? **Contains spoilers**
Well, that was scary! After an action-packed and seriously creepy episode of Doctor Who: Flux, we’re just about getting ready to let our eyes close for the first time in about an hour. But even through our chattering teeth, we’re still here to answer your biggest and most burning questions about Village of the Angels, from the surprising (and stony) fate of the Doctor to the potential return of UNIT (!) in next week’s episode. There's a bit to get through - but let’s start with the end, shall we? What’s happened to the Doctor? Village of the Angels concludes with quite the image – Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor, trapped by Weeping Angels and “recalled by Division” is turned to stone, sprouting wings and assuming the position of a Weeping Angel herself. While on the face of it this could be a permanent change, it seems more likely this is the angels’ way of trapping and transporting the Doctor back to The Division, a bit like freezing Han Solo in carbonite. One of their main “things” seems to be making people a bit angel-like, so it seems likely the Doctor’s fate is a new technique from their bag of tricks. As for what the Division want with the Doctor, well, presumably they’re still sore over her (or at least, her past self) leaving against their wishes many years before. Or perhaps they’re angry at this Doctor’s attempts to investigate their activities. Though of course, that rather depends what Division we’re dealing with… View oEmbed on the source website Are the Division still active "now"? The reemergence of the Division poses a rather tricky question: are the Time Lord's secret police still active 'now' (i.e. whatever 'the present' means to a Time Lord like the Doctor) or are they operating from a previous point in time, possibly around the same period when the Fugitive Doctor (Jo Martin) was still their agent? If it's the latter, this wouldn't be the first time that the current Doctor has run into a version of the Division from her past – in Fugitive of the Judoon, we met Gat (Ritu Arya, pictured), an agent of the Division from the Fugitive Doctor's era who refused to believe that Gallifrey had been destroyed, since she originated from a time when the Time Lord home planet was still thriving. Plus, if the Division's timeline has run parallel to the Doctor's and this is the 'present-day' version, it does rather beg the question as to what they've been doing all this time between Fugitive and Thirteenth Doctors. Presumably, then, the Division dies out / disbands at some point post-Fugitive era, but because time travel is a thing, that doesn't stop them being any less of a threat to the Doctor now. Now excuse us while we go take a lie down. How did Claire know the Doctor and Yaz? But wait, there's more timey-wimey goodness to delve into! We first meet Claire (Annabel Scholey) in The Halloween Apocalypse – she encounters the Doctor on the streets of Liverpool and is somehow already familiar with our hero, even though from the Doctor's perspective they've not met yet. You might assume going into Village of the Angels then that this latest episode will take place before The Halloween Apocalypse from Claire's perspective – that she had a previous adventure with the Doctor that, from the Doctor's point of view, hadn't happened yet. Relatively straightforward(-ish). But in fact the truth is more complicated – Claire is from the modern-day (as evidenced by how she's dressed in Flux: Chapter One) but her encounter with a Weeping Angel transports her back to the 1960s. The Claire we meet in Village of the Angels is a Claire from after we first met her in The Halloween Apocalypse. So how did she already recognise the Doctor if they'd never met? Simple(-ish). Claire is a seer, a clairvoyant (geddit? Claire-voyant...) with the power to foresee future events, including her encounter with the Doctor... so while they'd never met in person, Claire both knew who she was and that they'd meet again. Clear as mud? Good. (For her part, Annabel Scholey herself was a little confused to as the sequence of events, telling RadioTimes.com, "Hilariously, when I shot episode one, I didn't really know [how Claire knew the Doctor]. I didn't really know what her story was – in the scene, she is quite confusing, and she's quite confused. So I think that might have just been Annabel confused!") Have we seen the last of Claire? Speaking of clairvoyant Claire... surely there's more to come from the character? We last see her still under the control of the Weeping Angels, with the Doctor failing to save her as she too is transformed into an angelic alter-ego. Is that the (rather depressing) end for Claire? Well, she doesn't feature in the Next Time trailer for Survivors of the Flux and Annabel Scholey's name is also conspicuously absent from the cast lists for both Flux: Chapter Five and the finale, The Vanquishers. Then again, that could all be Doctor Who playing with us and intentionally keeping Claire's fate up in the air. Her powers of second sight would come in pretty handy right about now... What is Azure doing with all the prisoners in Passenger? In the episode’s subplot, we catch up with Bel (Thaddea Graham) on a distant world, where Azure (Rochenda Sandall) is rounding up Flux survivors and tricking them into imprisonment within Passenger. Bel manages to save one person (Blake Harrison’s Namaca) from that fate – but why is Azure grabbing all these people? Is she just shoring up more hostages to use against the Doctor, or is there a darker purposed for keeping all these people locked up? What will happen to Dan, Yaz and Jericho? No-one ends Village of the Angels in the best of positions – like Amy and Rory before them, Yaz and Dan have been touched by an Angel and sent back in time, in their case to 1901, and Professor Jericho (Kevin McNally) later joins them after failing to escape a tunnel packed full of the winged blighters ("The angels are in the walls!"). One might expect a quick fix – that the Doctor will somehow revert back, pick up the TARDIS and save her friends – but the trailer for next Sunday's episode reveals that Dan, Yaz and Jericho end up stranded in the early part of the 20th century for three whole years. Poor Dan – kidnapped by Karvanista, spends five minutes in war-torn Crimea before getting zapped back to Liverpool, then ends up on the planet Time for five minutes only to (sort of) get zapped back to Liverpool again, and then ends up stranded in the past. Hardly the most fun-packed initiation for a new TARDIS traveller. On the plus side, Kevin McNally is credited as appearing in Survivors of the Flux, which means that Dan/Yaz will at least have the brilliant Jericho by their side in the Doctor's absence. What is the Grand Serpent doing on Earth, and with the TARDIS? Speaking of the Next Time trailer, we get a glimpse of Craig Parkinson’s Grand Serpent during the teaser footage, now apparently on Earth and wearing very 'human' clothes. "How you expect to protect this pitiful race I do not know," he says, while standing in front of the TARDIS, apparently addressing a very familiar face (of whom, more below). So what gives? Last time we saw the Grand Serpent he was doing all sorts of shady things in the organisation Vinder works for, having opponents’ families murdered and generally being a nasty piece of work. Why’s he now on Earth? Well, it’s possible that the next episode’s title ‘Survivors of the Flux’ gives us a clue. Maybe after the space hurricane ravaged the galaxy the Grand Serpent travelled to Earth, one of the few planets left standing thanks to the Lupari shield (which apparently has been “breached” in episode five anyway). In the cast list for next week’s episode the Serpent is also credited as “Prentis” suggesting he might have a human alias, so who knows? Maybe he snuck onto Earth some time ago and has been posing as a human, looking to amass more illicit power on a new planet. Maybe, John Simm’s Master-style he’s even been there for a while, and is responsible for the demise of UNIT. Speaking of which… Why/how is Kate Stewart back next week? Atten-shun! With relatively little fanfare, Kate's back – her reappearance coming some six years on from her last Doctor Who appearance (in 2015's The Zygon Invasion/The Zygon Inversion, fact fans) and confirmed rather casually by having her pop up in the Next Time trailer for Survivors of the Flux. Does the return of Kate Stewart mean that UNIT is also returning? Or is she now a free agent, operating on her own, following the apparent disbandment of the Unified Intelligence Taskforce due to budget cuts (as revealed in 2019 special Resolution)? Perhaps said dissolution was all just a cover for some top-secret operation? (See below for more.) Most importantly, will she be bringing her long-time partner-in-crime Osgood (Ingrid Oliver) along for the ride? Have UNIT returned? Of course, Kate’s comeback doesn’t necessarily mean UNIT has been reformed. Following its dissolution circa 2019, UNIT hasn’t been included in the series for a while, and it’s entirely possible Kate is now working as a private individual (though still trying to protect the Earth). Still, there may be hope. During filming for series 13 fans spotted the UNIT logo on the floor of a building – so unless Kate is visiting the old headquarters, it seems likely that at some point UNIT will return as well. Hooray! Who knows? Maybe UNIT was never truly gone after all, and just moved more into the shadows (a bit like Torchwood) to seek out alien threats more covertly. In the world of Who, stranger things have happened. How do you pay Weeping Angels anyway? One of the earlier surprises in this episode was that (most of) The Weeping Angels in this story were working for The Division, first to hunt down a rogue angel then gunning for the Doctor instead. Which has us wondering…how do the Division…pay the Weeping Angels? What’s in this partnership for them? What do Weeping Angels even want except loads of people to zap back in time, which they can just do anyway? Until we see one of the angels whipping out a Mastercard to pay for a Nando’s next week, we may never know the answer. Read more about Doctor Who: Doctor Who: Village of the Angels podcast review Village of the Angels may be the Empire Strikes Back of Doctor Who series 13 Doctor Who: Flux star opens up on "shocking" episode 4 twist - "But she can’t die!" Doctor Who's Village of the Angels includes surprise mid-credits scene Are the Time Lords returning to Doctor Who? Kate Lethbridge-Stewart makes shock Doctor Who return – but is UNIT back? Doctor Who continues on BBC One on Sundays. For more, check out our dedicated Sci-Fi page or our full TV Guide.
Can't get enough of the fantastic actor? It's time to look back at many of his best TV roles....
David Tennant is one of the best-loved actors on the small and the big screen with a body of work that goes back several decades, and a range of roles that continue to surprise and delight audiences across genres. Like so many who have taken on the iconic role, in TV terms, David Tennant is known to many for his brilliant portrayal of the tenth Doctor in BBC's flagship Sci-Fi show Doctor Who, a role he played between 2005 and 2010, preceded by Christopher Ecclestone and followed by Matt Smith. However, there is much, much more to David Tennant's exceptional TV career than Doctor Who. From keeping the nation guessing week-in-week-out as lead detective in Chris Chibnall's brilliant Broadchurch on ITV to transforming into the pleasure-seeking Casanova in the BBC's 2005 comedy drama from Russell T Davies, and morphing into Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Crowley in the TV adaptation of Good Omens to bringing comic book Kilgrave alive in Marvel's Jessica Jones, David Tennant has proven he has great range as an actor and entertained millions on the small screen with his performances. The following are some of our favourite small screen roles that David Tennant has delivered across his career, and details of how to watch them. So if you just can't wait for the next Tennant show to hit your TV screens or streaming service, there's plenty of shows here to go back and explore... Happy viewing...
Doctor Who: Flux is helping to smash the stigma of food banks
John Bishop's new companion Dan helps people in need - and this kind of representation is essential, writes Beth Axford.
By: Beth Axford Doctor Who returned to our screens with a bang on Sunday 31st October, airing its first episode of a six-part saga subtitled Flux. The series 13 opener also saw a new face join the TARDIS, Liverpudlian Dan Lewis. Played by the brilliant John Bishop, we see Dan giving an unofficial talk at the Museum of Liverpool, before a short scene at a local food bank where he volunteers. The moment is heart-warming, giving us a deep sense of who Dan is; someone who thinks that the point of being alive is to make others happy. It's joked that the main course on offer for users of the food bank are tins of soup, a fact that many in the UK know all too well. The inclusion of a food bank in an episode of Doctor Who reflects a norm for working-class people around the UK – a fact backed up by The Trussell Trust, who gave 2.5 million emergency food parcels to people in crisis from April 2020 to March 2021 across the country. And upon transmission the scene hit home for fans of the show, many of whom have received packages from food banks themselves. Growing up in the late 2000s/early 2010s, my mother and I regularly looked to food banks and their parcels to be able to eat. Bulked out with mostly pasta, tinned goods and biscuits, they were a lifeline throughout a time when meals weren’t easily accessible. However, receiving these always came steeped in shame. Children and adults around us looked down on such a way of life – having to rely on free food packages just to get through. Doctor Who featuring working-class characters such as Rose Tyler had already helped me to see that my mother and I weren’t worth less than anyone else just because we lived in a council house, despite what others thought. It seems that the show has done that again, in a small way, by featuring working-class characters from Liverpool in its new series. The scene in question features Dan handing out boxes of food, adding special Halloween treats to bring smiles to faces. The parcels are handed out in the back of a garage filled with shelves of soup and crates of much-needed help for the people of Liverpool. Watching this moment, I felt encouraged that a show as big as Doctor Who is giving a broader view of life in the UK. The shame I had always felt around using food banks dissipated as I realised how important it is to open up a discussion as to why they are needed in the first place. Many fans online agreed that they felt seen and included, and that it was a brilliant way to introduce a new friend for the Doctor. Even the smallest moment can make a big impact. Children around the world will watch the introduction of Dan and ask questions; they may wonder what a food bank is if they haven’t experienced one. They’ll want to be just like Dan, helping out and making a difference. They will see that there are heroes out there that help other people out with even the simplest of acts, such as volunteering and donating food parcels to those in need. Doctor Who has used a small section of its universe to open up a conversation that urgently needs to be had. There are people all over the UK that rely on food banks, many working full-time jobs, yet still unable to afford to feed their families. If these vital seconds of a family show open up a conversation in any household about why this is, then Doctor Who has done its job. We don’t know where Dan’s character will go, or what else we’ll find out about him – but we do know that the TARDIS continues to be a place where every story matters and deserves to be told. Doctor Who continues on BBC One on Sundays. For more, check out our dedicated Sci-Fi page or our full TV Guide.
Army of Thieves review: Full of the heart that Army of the Dead lacked
The prequel to Zack Snyder's Netflix zombie movie defies expectations with its fun, lively story.
By: Simon Button Am I the only Zack Snyder fan who didn’t care for Army of the Dead? The zombie/heist genre hybrid could have been nippy and fun, yet it clocked in at a bum-numbing 148 minutes – a bloated beast of a movie where the plot (about a bunch of mercenaries blasting their way through a zombie-filled Las Vegas to rescue $200 million from a casino vault) was stretched to breaking point and the action ramped up at the expense of anything like wit or satire. Snyder had done zombies before and done them well. His remake of George A. Romero’s seminal Dawn of the Dead was a pleasant surprise, playing as both a tribute to the zombie master and a thrilling update of his themes and tropes. But Army of the Dead bored me to death with its relentless bloodshed and ceaseless gunfire, and the actors (especially Dave Bautista as mission leader Scott Ward) were so wooden it was hard to tell the living from the undead – with one exception. As skilled safecracker Ludwig Dieter, drafted in by Ward to break into the bank’s beautifully complex Götterdämmerung safe, Matthias Schweighöfer was the film’s one bright spot: an enthusiastic, engaging character who enlivened every scene he was in. Schweighöfer is back for the prequel Army of Thieves, which I expected to loathe simply on the basis of its turgid predecessor. Or should that be successor? Snyder’s new self-created franchise gave us its second chapter before the first, while Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas is a forthcoming animated spin-off that promises to fill in the backstories of some of the other characters as well as explaining what caused the zombie outbreak in the first place. There’s also, if Snyder gets his way, likely to be an Army of the Dead 2. But back to Army of Thieves. The prequel I didn’t think I wanted turns out to be a movie I thoroughly enjoyed and an expectations-defier that isn’t another zombie flick but rather a heist drama/action comedy/romance mash-up that’s as lively as Army of the Dead was ultimately dull. Flashing back six years and set in Europe, when the zombie apocalypse was simply something rumbling across the Atlantic, the film focuses on Dieter’s journey from unassuming bank clerk to the most genial of lawbreakers. You root for him all the way as he's recruited by career criminal Gwendoline (a no-nonsense Nathalie Emmanuel in the Army of Thieves cast) to globe-trot around Europe and crack safes – specifically the "Ring Cycle" safes designed by locksmith Hans Wagner, in tribute to his composer namesake Richard Wagner (and en route to the Götterdämmerung in Army of the Dead, the final safe in the sequence). Read more: How does Army of Thieves connect to Army of the Dead? Also in the gang are bad boy Brad (a rugged Stuart Martin), logistics expert Korina (an ass-kicking Ruby O. Fee) and getaway driver Rolph (a cheekily funny Guz Khan making his Hollywood debut), and they’re as vividly drawn as the characters in Army of the Dead were sketchy. That probably has a lot to do with the fact Schweighöfer isn’t just the leading man (and a thoroughly loveable one at that); this time around, for this film, he’s also the director. Having helmed movies in his native Germany, he’s clearly a director who loves actors and he keeps them as the focus of a film that is epic in scale but intimate in feel. He also has a great eye for visuals. Aided by Snyder on cinematography duties, Schweighöfer gives us a gorgeous Europe (with St Moritz playing itself and Prague standing in for Paris and Berlin) bathed in colour and light. The safes are equally gorgeous, works of art Dieter approaches with delight as he goes from bored banker indulging his passion for safecracking on a YouTube channel nobody watches to a master whose skills will eventually lead him to Vegas and the events of Army of the Dead. It’s no spoiler to say that the story ends with Dieter heading towards America on his own, with a coda that sets up things for Snyder’s film. It’s probably no surprise either to note that, this being a Snyder production, it’s a bit too long at two-plus hours. Do Netflix pay him by the minute or something? But done as a homage to such heist movies as The Italian Job (the original) and Ocean’s 11 (the starry remake), Army of Thieves has pace and panache – and the simmering love story between Dieter and his new boss gives it the heart Army of the Dead sorely lacked. Army of Thieves is streaming on Netflix from Friday 29th October. For more, check out our dedicated Movies page or our full TV Guide.
Everything you need to know about a potential second run of the Netflix hit.
Since arriving on Netflix at the start of the month, Maid has crept up the streamer's Top 10 list, only trailing behind the likes of South Korean juggernaut Squid Game and the new season of You. Based on Stephanie Land's memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay and a Mother's Will to Survive, the Netflix drama stars Margaret Qualley as Alex, a young mother who escapes an abusive relationship and takes a job as a cleaner to drag her and her daughter out of poverty. With Andie MacDowell – Qualley's real-life mother – playing Alex's mum Paula, and the likes of Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose and Billy Burke rounding out the cast, Maid is a powerful limited series that takes its viewers on a rollercoaster of emotions over the course of 10 episodes. But will the drama, executive produced by Margot Robbie, return for a second season? Read on for everything you need to know. *SPOILERS AHEAD FOR SEASON ONE* Will there be a Maid season 2? There's just one season of Maid on Netflix at the moment, with all 10 episodes having landed on the streamer on 1st October. As for whether there'll be another series, Netflix are yet to deliver official word on that front – but read on for more information about a possible season two. Maid on Netflix ending In the final episodes of the series, we see Alex once again embroiled in a legal custody battle with her ex-boyfriend and Maddy's father, Sean. But just as it looks like Alex will be granted custody of Maddy, the court order is thrown out after her mother Paula, who was part of the plan, decides she doesn't want to relocate with them after all. In a final twist, however, just as it seems all is lost in her journey to start a new life, Sean admits to Alex that he is an alcoholic, and he signs over custody of Maddy to her. With this, we also see a change of tune from Paula, and at last it seems like things might look up for Alex. We are left with Maddy on a ferry, sailing off to what is a new, and hopefully better, life. She hopes to start college and follow her dreams of becoming a writer. But is this the end of the story, or just the prelude to season two? READ MORE: Meet the cast of Maid Maid true story: Is the Netflix series based on real events? Maid episodes: how many are there in season one? When could a second season of Maid be released? At present there is no word from Netflix on whether there will be a second season of Maid. Billed as a "limited series" and based on a book, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive by Stephanie Land, it's not immediately clear if a second season would have initially been planned. However, given the huge success of the show and with an ending that has set up a new life, and perhaps new struggles to come, it's perfectly possible that the limited series could be expanded and developed for another run. As no decision has been announced on a second season, currently there is no season two release date available. Who could be in the cast of a second season? With no second season confirmed, it's clearly impossible to confirm who would be in the show should it return. However, almost everyone who featured in the Maid cast for season one seems likely to stay involved in Alex's life going forward, so as well as Margaret Qualley reprising her role as Alex, it seems likely we would see more of Andie MacDowell as her mother Paula, Nick Robinson as Sean and Billy Burke as her father Hank. The series also starred Mozhan Marnò, Aimee Carrero and Paul Qualley. What might happen in a second season of Maid? Clearly, the story is told for now - but the ending that we've seen certainly leaves it open to continue to follow Alex's journey. How will she find it continuing to care for Maddy while trying to study at college, and how will her relationship with her mother develop as they move on to a new stage? There are certainly many threads that could be pulled upon from the first season to explore, as well as many new and intriguing angles around love and life that could be interesting for a potential second season if Netflix and the producers agree they want to green-light another run. Is there a trailer? As the series hasn't been commissioned, let alone gone into production, there is no trailer for the second season. However, should there be in the future, we will update this page with the latest news and information. Maid is available to watch on Netflix, find out where Maid was filmed with our location guide. Check out our lists of the best TV shows on Netflix and the best movies on Netflix or alternatively head to our TV Guide for something to watch tonight.
Maid cast: Full list of actors and characters in the Netflix series
Your guide to the key characters in the moving Netflix original, and the actors who play them.
The new drama Maid arrived on Netflix at the start of the month and it has proven to be yet another hit for the streamer. The limited series dramatises the real-life story of Stephanie Land, the author of Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay and a Mother's Will to Survive and all 10 episodes are available to watch now. Margot Robbie is one of the producers on the show that follows Alex, a young mother who takes a job as a cleaner to look after her two-year-old daughter after fleeing her abusive boyfriend. But who plays Alex in Maid on Netflix? Read on for everything you need to know about the cast of Netflix's Maid – here's who is who, from the main characters to its guest stars. Margaret Qualley plays Alex Who is Alex? A 23-year-old mother of a two-year-old Maddy, Alex has been living in an abusive relationship with her boyfriend Sean. No longer willing to tolerate his drinking and violent behaviour, Alex takes Maddy and leaves Sean in the night. But with no money and no-one to turn to, Alex and Maddy soon find themselves without anywhere to live as Alex takes a job as a maid to try to build a new life for her and her daughter. Complicated by her mother's mental health issues, and a fractured relationship with her long-estranged father, Alex finds herself trying to navigate the complex social security system, poor living conditions, poverty and the looming sceptre of Sean and his family as she begins to build a new life. Where have I seen Margaret Qualley before? Margaret Qualley is known to many for her role as Jill Garvey in The Leftovers, the supernatural drama created by Damon Lindelof that starred the likes of Justin Theroux and Liv Tyler. It ran between 2014 and 2017. She has appeared in a number of films including The Nice Guys and Deathnote, but most recently found fame on the big screen for her performance as "Pussycat" in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, alongside Maid executive producer Margot Robbie. Margaret Qualley is the daughter of fellow actor Andie MacDowell who plays her character Alex's on-screen mother Paula in Maid. Her father is Paul Qualley, a former model and MacDowell's ex-husband. READ MORE: Maid true story: Is the Netflix series based on real events? Will there be a Maid season 2? Maid episodes: how many are there in season one? Andie MacDowell as Paula Who is Paula? Paula is Alex's mother, a talented artist living with an undiagnosed bipolar disorder. Her erratic behaviour has been a backdrop to Alex's life and this proves to be another complication in Alex's life when she finds herself homeless after leaving Sean. Where have I seen Andie MacDowell before? A Hollywood star of many decades pedigree, Andie MacDowell has a hugely impressive filmography that includes to name a few; Sex Lies and Videotape, Green Card, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Groundhog Day, The Muse, Footloose and Town & Country. She not only plays the mother of Alex in Maid, she is also the real-life mother of Margaret Qualley who plays Alex. Nick Robinson as Sean Who is Sean? Sean is Alex's ex-boyfriend who she leaves at the beginning of the first episode in the series. He is the father of Maddy, Alex's two-year-old girl. Sean works in a local bar and has a history of heavy drinking and alcohol abuse which lead him to violent outbursts in the home. He takes court-action against Alex when she leaves with Maddy to attempt to take custody of their child. Where have I seen Nick Robinson before? Robinson has been acting since a young age, and has appeared in a number of US TV shows, including the sitcom Melissa and Joey from 2010-2015. He took a supporting role in the 2015 dino-blockbuster Jurassic World and has since starred in The Kings of Summer, Love, Simon and A Teacher. Anika Noni Rose as Regina Who is Regina? Regina is a wealthy and high-powered lawyer who lives in a huge house on Fisher Island, a ferry ride away from where Alex lives. She is the first cleaning client that Alex is sent to, and she is initially very cold and unwelcoming to Alex. However, all is not as it seems in her "perfect" life and after time, Alex sees a vulnerable side to Regina. Over time the two begin to bond and realise that they perhaps have more in common than they first thought. Where have I seen Anika Noni Rose before? A celebrated singer, actor and voiceover artist, Anika is best-know to many for voicing Tiana in the Disney film The Princess and the Frog, Disney's first African-American film protagonist. A Disney Legend and Tony Award-winner amongst many other accolades, Anika has an extensive filmography and stage production history including roles in movie Dreamgirls, TV show Power and Broadway success Caroline, or Change amongst many others. Tracy Vilar as Yolanda Who is Yolanda? Yolanda is the boss at Value Maids, the cleaning firm that Alex turns to for work when she needs to earn money fast after leaving Sean. Yolanda is a no-nonsense character who has little time or sympathy for Alex's situation, and just wants to get the jobs done and keep the money flowing into the business. Where have I seen Tracy Vilar before? Vilar is best-known to most TV fans for her performances in US sitcoms Partners and The Steve Harvey Show as well as her role as Angela de la Cruz on Saved. Billy Burke as Hank Who is Hank? Hank is Ale's estranged father who she has had a fractious relationship with he entire life. He is a recovering alcoholic and a born again Christian with a new wife and family, and has had little to do with Alex or her mother Paula for many years. He attempts to rebuild a relationship with Alex when she falls on hard times in her attempt to escape the abusive relationship with Maddy. Where have I seen Billy Burke before? Burke is perhaps best known to most movie fans as Charlie Swan in Twilight and the follow-up films. He has appeared in a number of TV shows including Revolution and Zoo, as well as more recently appearing in films Lights Out and Breaking In. Raymond Ablack as Nate Who is Nate? Nate is an old friend of Alex's who is successful engineer. He has recently divorced and become a single parent himself. He is keen to try to help Alex and Maddy as he recognises their struggle, and he offers both emotional and financial support to Alex during the series. It's clear that he also has a crush on Alex, but the feelings aren't initially reciprocated. Where have I seen Raymond Ablack before? Canadian Ablack has been acting since a young age and made his breakthrough screen performance in Degrassi: The Next Generation between 2007 and 2011. He has since then appeared in a number of TV series including Orphan Black, Narcos, Shadowhunters, Burden of Truth and Ginny & Georgia. BJ Harrison as Denise Who is Denise? Denise runs the domestic violence centre where Alex turns when she has nowhere to live after leaving Sean. She helps Alex get back onto her feet in the initial phase of being alone with Maddy, and helps her to navigate the the complex social security and legal systems that surround her situation. Where have I seen Bj Harrison before? BJ Harrison has appeared in a large number of TV series and films over the last few decades. In recent years she has appeared as Mrs Bass in A Series of Unfortunate Events and Mrs Curtis in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix. Mozhan Marnò as Tara Who is Tara? Tara is the lawyer Alex hires to help with her custody battle. Where have I seen Mozhan Marnò before? Iranian-American actress Mozhan Marnò is best known for playing Ayla Sayyad in House of Cards and Samar Navabi in The Blacklist. She has also appeared in Madam Secretary, The Affair, The Mentalist and upcoming miniseries Pam & Tommy. Aimee Carrero as Danielle Who is Danielle? Danielle is a woman that Alex meets whilst staying in the domestic violence shelter. Where have I seen Aimee Carrero before? Aimee Carrero is best known for voicing She-Ra in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, as well as the titular role in Elena of Avalor. She has also appeared in Young & Hungry, Holidate, The Village and Blindspot. Théodore Pellerin as Wayne Who is Wayne? Wayne is a man Alex starts messaging on Tinder. Where have I seen Théodore Pellerin before? Canadian actor Théodore Pellerin has appeared in The OA, On Becoming a God in Central Florida, My Salinger Year, Boy Erased and There's Someone Inside Your House. Maid is currently streaming on Netflix, find out where Maid was filmed with our location guide. Looking for something else to watch? Check out our guide to the best TV series on Netflix and best movies on Netflix, or visit our TV Guide.
How many episodes are there in Squid Game?
Your guide to the episodes and games in the smash hit Netflix series.
The conversation about Squid Game shows no sign of slowing down as the South Korean drama has taken the world by storm since it was released on 17th September 2021. Now, it sits at the top of the most-watched Netflix shows list, replacing former titleholder, Bridgerton, and it can only be a matter of time before season two is officially announced. As if topping the Netflix charts in almost every country was not enough, the popularity of the show continues to grow as fans trade theories, try to find out more about the cast and even go online to buy Squid Game costumes to don as the Halloween celebrations take place. A show about people who are down on their luck being encouraged to play deadly children's games in order to win a life-changing amount of money, Squid Game follows a pattern that is similar to Battle Royale and The Hunger Games. It's a brutal watch with the tension building as each episode plays. And here is all you need to know about all nine Squid Game episodes. How many episodes are in Squid Game? Squid Game has nine episodes in total. The episodes range from 32 minutes long to 63 minutes long, with most of them at the longer end of that spectrum. All nine episodes of the first and only season of Squid Game were released globally on Netflix on 17th September 2021. What are the names of the episodes in Squid Game? Episode 1. Red Light, Green Light The game begins as the contestants are recruited and they realise the full extent of the danger that they have placed themselves in - and many will go down in the first round. Episode 2. Hell Following a vote, the contestants are back on the outside, but the lure of the games are hard for them to resist... Episode 3. The Man with the Umbrella Back in the game, a challenge involving cookie cutting could spell doom for many of the players. Episode 4. Stick to the Team Alliances are formed as the level of brutality the players are subjected to gets worse when the lights go out. Episode 5. A Fair World The infiltration of the games continues while the teams keep watch to protect each other through the night. Episode 6. Gganbu As the games march on, a simple bag of marbles leads to pain, heartbreak and betrayal as the number of players are whittled down further. Episode 7. VIPs Some very special guests arrive to watch the next game, and it promises to be the most savage one yet. Episode 8. Front Man Secrets are revealed behind the games as only two players end up being left standing - and they are ready to kill each other for victory? Episode 8. One Lucky Day The final game takes place in brutal fashion. What games are played in Squid Game? Throughout the series, the contestants play children's games for the chance to win a huge cash prize. In every case, except the first recruitment game, the price of failing to won the game is death. Recruitment game: Ddakji (Pog) Appears in episode one. This is the game used by the recruiter at the beginning of the game. In the US and other English speaking countries the game Pog may serve as a similar type of game to this. Essentially, each player has a folded piece of coloured paper and they take turns throwing their piece at the other player's piece. The first to make their opponent's paper flip over wins. Game 1. Red Light, Green Light Appears in episode two. Contestants must get from one side of an area to the other only moving when the person at the opposite side of the area says 'green light'. If they are seen to be moving when that person says "red light" they are eliminated. Game 2. Ppogi (Honeycomb Toffee) Appears in episode three. In this game, contestants must cut the shape they have been allocated out of the honeycomb candy without breaking the shape within a time limit. How to make Squid Game cookies Game 3. Tug of War Appears in episode four. A game familiar to most people, two teams (in this case with 10 people on each side) attempt to pull the opposing team across a line. In this more deadly version, they are attempting to pull the other team off a platform. Game 4. Marbles Appears in episode six. There are various variations of marbles played, but many chose to play the game of odds and evens where the player has to guess whether their opponent has an odd or even number of marbles in their hand and wager a number themselves. If they are correct, they win the number of balls they bet, if they are incorrect they lose the balls they bet. Game 5. Glass bridge Appears in episode seven. On the glass bridge, each step forward contains one piece of normal glass that cannot hold the weight of a human, and one piece of tempered glass that can. Players must move across the bridge trying to guess the correct path in order to survive. Game 6. Squid Game Appears in episode nine. A traditional playground game with a squid-shaped pitch drawn in the sand. The object of the game is for the offensive player to cross the centre line hopping on one leg before making it across the pitch... and the defensive player's job is to stop them at all costs. Read more about Squid Game: Squid Game season 2 - will the Netflix show return? Squid Game cast – full list of actors and characters in hit Netflix series Squid Game true story – Real life inspiration behind Netflix series Squid Game money: How much is 45.6 billion Won prize money in dollars and pounds? Squid Game creator reveals meaning behind title 9 most intriguing Squid Game theories Who is 067 in Squid Game? Where was Squid Game filmed? Squid game costumes - where to buy the tracksuits, jumpsuits and masks How to make Squid Game cookies Squid Game director teases possible season 2 plot Is Squid Game dubbed into English? How to watch with voice actors and subtitles Who is Squid Game's Old Man? Squid Game ending explained What to watch after Squid Game Who dies in Squid Game? 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How many episodes are there of Maid on Netflix?
Here's what you need to know about the latest big drama from the streaming giant...
Since it was released on Netflix on 1 October 2021, moving drama, Maid, has become one of the most watched and talked about releases on the streaming platform. Following the story of a mother of a young child who leaves her abusive boyfriend and has to tackle poverty, homelessness and the complex social security system in America just to survive, the show has gained critical and public praise for its sensitive and gritty portrayal of a very difficult situation. Based on the book Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive by Stephanie Land, the story has many elements based in true experiences and paints a bleak portrait of the way many in the lowest paid areas of the economy must struggle to survive. The Netflix limited series stars Margaret Qualley in a brilliant lead performance as Alex, with a fantastic supporting cast, including Andie MacDowell, Margaret's own mother, playing Paula, Alex's mother in the show. Such has been the interest in the show, fans are already asking whether or not there will be a Maid season two, but for now, here's what you need to know about the season one episodes... How many episodes are there in Maid? The first season of Maid has ten episodes, all of which became available on Netflix simultaneously on 1 October 2021. The running time of the episodes ranges between 47 minutes and 60 minutes. Maid episodes Episode 1: Dollar Store Written by Molly Smith Metzler. Directed by John Wells Episode 2: Ponies Written by Molly Smith Metzler. Directed by John Wells Episode 3: Sea Glass Written by Marcus Gardley. Directed by Nzingha Stewart Episode 4: Cashmere Written by Bekah Brunstetter. Directed by Nzingha Stewart Episode 5: Thief Written by Colin McKenna. Directed by Lila Neugebauer Episode 6: M Written by Michelle Denise Jackson. Directed by Helen Shaver Episode 7: String Cheese Written by Bekah Brunstetter. Directed by Helen Shaver Episode 8: Bear Hunt Written by Marcus Gardley and Molly Smith Metzler. Directed by Quyen “Q” Tran Episode 9: Sky Blue Written by Colin McKenna. Directed by John Wells Episode 10: Snaps Written by Molly Smith Metzler. Directed by John Wells Where was Maid filmed? Principal photography on Maid took place in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. READ MORE: Meet the cast of Maid Maid true story: Is the Netflix series based on real events? Will there be a Maid season 2? Where Maid was filmed? Looking for something else to watch? Check out our TV Guide.
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What is Selling Sunset about? If you're searching for the finer things in life like designer shoes, glitzy post-work drinks and forty million dollar homes, you're not alone! But for most of this, this simply isn't a reality... However, for the cast of Selling Sunset, that's just a normal Tuesday. Netflix's reality show follows the Oppenheim Group, a real estate brokers in Los Angeles - and these guys are turning over ten million dollar houses by the hour and always looking for the next best thing. However, Selling Sunset is more than just a show about houses - following a very complex group of friends who have more to say about each other than they do about the homes they are selling. Always dramatic and always glamorous, Selling Sunset is the perfect piece of escapism. What shows is Selling Sunset like? If you like Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Made in Chelsea and The Only Way is Essex, we think you'll like this show.
Ed Sheeran live 2022: how to get tickets to the Mathematics Tour, dates and venues
Everything you need to know about the singer/ songwriter's "+ - = ÷ x Tour"
Ed Sheeran is without doubt one of the most celebrated and successful solo artists of the modern era with an army of fans across the world, all desperate to see him play live. After an extended period of live music being on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be with even more excitement than usual that people welcome the news that Ed Sheeran is going back on the road with the + - = ÷ x Tour. Although it's not immediately obvious how you collectively pronounce the five mathematical symbols that denote the name of the tour (and reflect Ed's album titles) the artist has revealed its to be known as the Mathematics Tour. Since the release of his hugely successful debut album in 2011, "+", which featured hits including The A Team, Lego House and You Need Me, I Don’t Need You - Sheeran has moved from strength to strength in the musical world, supporting huge artists like Taylor Swift and co-producing work with superstars like Pharell Williams. Buy tickets to the Ed Sheeran Mathematics Tour His second album "X" featured hits like Thinking Out Loud, Don’t, Photograph, Afire Love, I’m A Mess and Bloodsteam, once again attracting critical and popular acclaim - and leading to a Grammy nomination for best new artist. After a world tour and a hiatus, Sheeran stormed the charts again in 2017 with "÷" featuring Castle On The Hill, Galway Girl, Shape Of You, Perfect, Happier, Dive, New Man, What Do I Know. A brilliant collaborations album, a huge number of industry awards and an MBE later - Ed is back in October 2021 with his new album "=", and what's more he's going back on the road in 2022 to play the new songs and the very best of his hits so far to the world. The good news is there are a lot of chances to see Ed Sheeran in the UK and Ireland as he plays some of the biggest stadiums next spring and summer. When is the Ed Sheeran Mathematics Tour? Ed Sheeran's UK and Ireland dates on the Mathematics Tour begin on 23rd April 2022 in Dublin with a number of huge high-profile gigs culminating in a last night at Wembley Stadium in London on 1st July 2022. When do Ed Sheeran tour tickets go on sale? Tickets for the Ed Sheeran tour go on sale on Saturday 25th September at 9am. For full details on how to buy tickets visit Ticketmaster's Ed Sheeran page. Buy tickets to the Ed Sheeran Mathematics Tour How much do tickets to Ed Sheeran's Mathematics Tour cost? Tickets are priced at £80 and £50 for the London gigs and £75 and £45 at all the other venues for the tour. All of the tickets are subject to a maximum 10 percent booking fee, plus a maximum £2.75 transaction charge per order, so ensure you factor this in when budgeting. How to get tickets to Ed Sheeran's live tour 2022 Tickets for all of the dates on the tour are available through ticketing website Ticketmaster. Visit their Ed Sheeran page to find out more details about how to buy tickets and to secure your place at the events. It is worth noting that Ticketmaster say you need to have a mobile phone/ smartphone on hand during the booking process for these tickets. Where is Ed Sheeran touring? Full list of dates Buy tickets to the Ed Sheeran Mathematics Tour Full details of each of the concerts of Ed Sheeran's Mathematics Tour can be found below... 23 April 2022 - Croke Park - Dublin, Ireland 28th April 2022 - Pairc Ui Chaoimh - Cork, Ireland 5 May 2022 - Thomond Park Stadium - Limerick City, Ireland 12 May 2022 - Boucher Playing Fields - Belfast 26 May 2022 – Principality Stadium, Cardiff 27 May 2022 – Principality Stadium, Cardiff 3 June 2022 – Stadium of Light, Sunderland 4 June 2022 – Stadium of Light, Sunderland 10 June 2022 – Etihad Stadium, Manchester 11 June 2022 – Etihad Stadium, Manchester 16 June 2022 – Hampden Park, Glasgow 17 June 2022 – Hampden Park, Glasgow 29 June 2022 – Wembley Stadium, London 30 June 2022 – Wembley Stadium, London 1 July 2022 – Wembley Stadium, London YOU MIGHT LIKE: How to get tickets to Kings of Leon UK tour 2022 / How to get tickets to The Isle of Wight Festival 2022