Beef season 2 unveils first-look trailer as award-winning series returns with A-list Hollywood stars
This time two couples are going to war – with a fancy country club being the battleground.
Two married couples are going to war – and it's going to get messy as Beef returns to Netflix for season 2. In another round of characters going to extreme lengths to come out the victor, a super-rich country club run by a Korean billionaire becomes a battleground as relationships are tested. But who ends up on top when everyone is miserable? After Steven Yeun and Ali Wong led the first season, season 2 has Carey Mulligan and Oscar Isaac leading an all-star cast as an unhappily married couple whose relationship is hanging on by a thread. In Netflix's new trailer for the season, Joshua Martín (Isaac) and Lindsay Crane-Martín (Mulligan) may look perfect to those who don't know them, but neither is where – or who – they want to be in life. View Green Video on the source website Meanwhile at the country club Joshua manages, Lindsay vents her frustrations to the newly engaged Ashley Miller (Cailee Spaeny), admitting she believes she married the wrong person. But her bonding moment is ruined when, one evening, Ashley and her fiancé Austin Davis (Charles Melton) – both low-level staff members at the club – witness a vicious altercation between Lindsay and Joshua. Knowing they've been seen, Lindsay and Joshua pull Ashley and Austin into the orbit of their rapidly collapsing marriage, and soon both sides are dealing in favours and coercion as tensions fray. <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2026/04/BEEFnS2E100032017-8e329d9-e1775149823625.jpg" width="2700" height="1800" alt="A young couple are close and looking lovingly at each other. The man, with shaggy hair on the left of the picture, is holding a ring for his girlfriend on the right. Both are wearing emerald green country club uniforms" title="BEEF_n_S2_E1_00_03_20_17" /> So when the country club's owner Chairwoman Park (Youn Yuh-jung), who is trying to handle her own marriage scandal to second husband Doctor Kim (Song Kang-ho), makes an appearance, both couples are soon trying to win her over. The new trailer for Beef season 2 shows the intense atmosphere between the couples as all their lives begin to spiral among the rich and powerful they work for. But who will come out on top? Add Radio Times as a Preferred Source on Google Keep up to date on what’s worth watching with your favourite entertainment news from Radio Times – see more of our exclusive news and interviews featured prominently in Top Stories when using Google. Beef season 2 launches on Thursday 16 April on Netflix – sign up from £5.99 a month. Add Beef 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 Drama 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.
Black Doves star joins new haunting BBC drama from 2:22 A Ghost Story writer – and it's inspired by real-life events
This chilling tale follows a couple whose lives are changed forever by a ghost story deep in the heart of Wales.
Eerie ghost story The Witch Farm is being brought to the screen by the BBC – with two familiar faces leading the cast. Black Doves star Gabrielle Creevy and Showtrial’s Michael Socha are teaming up to star in the new four-part drama, which follows a young couple whose move to their “dream home” in rural Wales turns into a nightmare. The story of Witch Farm first found fame as a podcast by paranormal investigator Danny Robins, whose previous work includes smash-hit West End show, 2:22 A Ghost Story, and podcast series Uncanny. Set in 1989, The Witch Farm follows Bill and Liz Rich who, with a baby on the way, decide to leave London for a fresh start in rural Wales. But once they move into Heol Fanog, a farmhouse in the foothills of Brecon Beacons, things soon begin to feel a little off… and when Liz becomes convinced she saw a spirit while giving birth at home, fear quickly sets in. As more strange and unexplainable things begin to happen around the house, Liz and Bill get the sense that they’re not alone – and begin to dig to learn the secrets of their home. Soon their marriage, and everything they choose to believe, is put to the ultimate test. To make the story even spookier, this story is inspired by real events. While certain elements have been tweaked for dramatic purposes, the Rich family suffered seven years of strange goings on at their farm– with their house becoming “the most exorcised home in British history”. Their story was brought to prominence thanks to Danny Robins's Witch Farm podcast, which offers first hand accounts from those who saw the unexplainable themselves, and a myth-steeped history of the area. Robins has now adapted the tale for the screen, and is the writer of the series. Speaking of the project, he said: “Making the original podcast series of The Witch Farm was an exciting, thrill-ride in itself – finding a real-life case that, just maybe, comes close to answering that biggest of all questions, ‘do ghosts exist?’. “Now things are getting even more exciting, as we evolve the story into a TV drama with this fantastic cast and the brilliant director Stacey Gregg. Get ready for a supernatural thriller that plays out as the most deliciously dark detective story – an emotional rollercoaster that will have you gripped, moved and spine-tingled. “I can't wait to spook you out." Nick Andrews, Head of Commissioning for BBC Cymru Wales, said: “The Witch Farm is a compelling Welsh story brought to life by some of the best in the business. Danny has crafted a gripping drama with rich character and a deep sense of place that is sure to keep audiences on the edge of their seats (and in some cases behind their sofas). BBC Cymru Wales is thrilled to play its part in bringing this nail-biter to the screen.” Filming is set to commence soon in Wales, with a release date for the series not yet confirmed. The Witch Farm is coming soon to the BBC. Add The Witch Farm 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 Drama 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.
Gavin & Stacey legend confirmed for brand-new "witty, twisty" BBC crime series
The star will be teaming up with another familiar Welsh face for this twisted thriller
Gavin & Stacey legend Steffan Rhodri has been confirmed to lead the cast of a new BBC crime drama set along the Welsh coastline. The actor, famed for playing Dave Coaches in the beloved BBC sitcom, will be joining forces with Baby Reindeer and Gangs of London star Mark Lewis Jones for “witty and twisty” new series, Old Town Murders. The duo star in the six-part drama as DI Glyn Walsh and DS Sion Dearden – two detectives nearing the end of their careers. When Walsh makes an unexpected early return to work after taking time off for bereavement leave, he teams up with Dearden on the case of a murdered university professor. While most detectives their age would be winding down their case load, Walsh and Dearden instead find new purpose in their lives when they move in together and work on a series of murders across the seaside town of Tenby. Soon living and working together, the pair must navigate their new home/work dynamic while dealing with a string of bizarre cases – including the poisoning of a headteacher who drowns wild swimming, to a triathlon that results in a case of mistaken identity. The BBC have noted the show is “a story of friendship, secrets and second chances”. Joining them in the cast are The Red King’s James Bamford as DC Neil Miller, The Guest’s Bethan Mary-James as DC Remy Jones and Keeping Faith’s Catherine Ayers as Chief Superintendent Melanie Morris. Shetland star Julie Graham will also be helping their investigations as forensic biologist Pamela Thomas. The show will be filmed across Wales, with planned production dates in Tenby, Cardiff and the South Wales coastline, and a base in Bridgend. Matthew Berry, the show’s writer and executive producer, said of the new series: “Old Town Murders is more than a crime drama; at its heart, it’s about friendship, reinvention and the courage to begin again later in life. “After working together on Men Up, I wrote this series for Mark and Steffan, and I can’t wait for them, alongside the rest of our incredible cast, to bring these characters to life.” Head of Commissioning for BBC Cymru Wales, Nick Andrews said: “Old Town Murders is where picture perfect Wales meets murder mystery in a thrilling, twisty tale. “The incredibly talented Matt Barry and the brilliant team at Quay Street have a track record of delivering standout drama time and time again, and we’re absolutely delighted to be partnering with them on what’s set to be another showstopper series.” Old Town Murders is coming soon to the BBC. Add Old Town Murders 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 Drama 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.
Will Kitty finish her final year at KISS with a clear mind? Or are things only set to get more complicated?
**Warning: XO, Kitty season 3 spoilers ahead.** Kitty Song-Covey has grown up a lot since we first met her as Lara-Jean's meddling little sister in the To All the Boys... movies. And in XO, Kitty season 3, she finally gets a love story moment of her own. Just in time too – as she's now halfway through her final year at the Korean Independent School of Seoul (KISS), and things are far more complicated than she could have ever imagined. Throughout the latest episodes, Kitty was on a mission to complete her Sunset List: a collection of "perfect" final year things to do before her time in Korea is over and she heads back to the States. Among her hopes is cementing her relationship with Min Ho. They've been a little unbalanced, to say the least. It goes from bad to worse when a miscommunication makes Kitty thinks Min Ho has got schoolmate Eunice pregnant. But just when she's ready to give up, he delivers the perfect romcom declaration of love: a song written about her AND a last-minute rush through the airport. But will we get to see her get her fairytale ending as she graduates? Here's everything you need to know about what lies ahead for Kitty and her KISS pals. Will XO, Kitty return for season 4? Currently there is no news on whether XO, Kitty will return for a fourth season. In some ways, Kitty has her fairytale ending, flying business class into the sunset with Min Ho back home. But then again, there is still some time left at KISS before she graduates, so there's definitely room for a return! Who could star in a potential XO, Kitty season 4? XO, Kitty just wouldn't work without the lead star – so actress Anna Cathcart will certainly return if the show is given the go-ahead. Sang Heon Lee, who plays Kitty's beau Min Ho Moon will also be a certainty to return. At the end of the season, Min Ho ran to join Kitty at the airport, with the pair flying off to her hometown of Portland, Oregon for the school break. As a result, it's also likely we could see other faces from Kitty's past in the To All The Boys series as Min Ho meets the family. This includes her dad Dan (played by John Corbett), her stepmother Trina (Sarayu Blue), and the biggest test of all: her beloved sisters Margot (Janel Parrish) and Lara-Jean (Lana Condor). When could a potential XO, Kitty season 4 be released? <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2026/04/XOKittynS3E800315902R-d4fcd49.jpg" width="3600" height="2400" alt="Min Ho and Kitty hold hands together while sitting side-by-side on an airplane. They are looking into each others' eyes lovingly. Min Ho is in black trousers and t-shirt, while Kitty is in blue jeans, a white shirt and red cardigan" title="XO_Kitty_n_S3_E8_00_31_59_02R" /> While there's currently no confirmation that XO, Kitty will return – if it does, it's likely to be sooner rather than later. The first season was released in 2023, while seasons two and three came out in quick succession, dropping in 2025 and 2026. So if it continues its current speed, we could potentially see the KISS gang back on our screens in 2027. We will update as we know more! XO, Kitty is available to stream on Netflix now. Sign up for Netflix from £5.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media. Add XO, Kitty to your watchlist on the <a id="OWA8b702c45-bee9-94e4-f018-57518e78041b" title="https://www.radiotimes.com/download-the-app/?af_xp=custom&pid=website&c=editorial_content&is_retargeting=true&af_reengagement_window=30d" href="https://www.radiotimes.com/download-the-app/?af_xp=custom&pid=website&c=editorial_content&is_retargeting=true&af_reengagement_window=30d" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-outlook-id="449c28d9-909e-4aab-b6b8-153454f55d5e" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Radio Times: What to Watch app – download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more. Check out more of our Drama 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.
Weapons' Aunt Gladys prequel moves ahead with major update following Amy Madigan’s Oscar win
After the runaway success of the horror movie, its stand-out character is taking centre stage.
After becoming one of cinema's biggest talking points in 2025, horror movie Weapons will be getting a prequel film charting the origins of stand-out character Aunt Gladys. The genre-bender, which tells the story of a strange mystery when a group of schoolchildren all go missing in the dead of night, became a hit upon release, raking in just shy of $270million at the worldwide box office. Aunt Gladys, played by Amy Madigan, proved an instant fan favourite, thanks to her eccentric make-up and stand-out colourful wigs. A sinister figure from the very beginning, Gladys pulls the strings from behind the scenes, but, even still, there's no predicting just how influential she would be on the film's dramatic, and surprisingly hilarious, finale. During awards season this year, Madigan took home an Oscar for her portrayal of the already iconic horror villain – and now fans are set to find out more about the character. View Green Video on the source website According to Deadline, the new movie, tentatively titled Gladys, will be written by Zach Cregger and Zach Shields. Cregger wrote and directed the first Weapons film following the success of his 2022 horror movie, Barbarian. He will be joined on the new project by Shields, whose credits include Krampus Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Madigan is set to reprise her role in the upcoming film. At this year’s Academy Awards, Madigan took home her first Oscar, beating out Teyana Taylor for One Battle After Another, Wunmi Mosaku for Sinners, and Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, both for Sentimental Value. When she took to the stage, she let out a Gladys-like cackle before declaring: "This is great!" <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2026/04/GettyImages-2266299282-f633bb3.jpg" width="5776" height="3853" alt="Amy Gladigan wears a black and gold outfit with sunglasses as she smiles while holding her Oscar statue. Her eyes are hidden by her sunglasses, and her hair is pulled back, with two strands framing her face" title="US-ENTERTAINMENT-FILM-AWARD-OSCARS-PRESS ROOM-TROPHY" /> She went on to thank Cregger, who "just wrote a dream part that made her want to grab it by the throat", as well as several other members of the cast and production team. "As you can tell, I’m a little flummoxed," she added, noting her "legs were shaking" before paying tribute to her fellow nominees and her family. She ended her speech with a dedication to her husband, fellow actor (and four-time Oscar nominee) Ed Harris, saying "none of this would matter without you by my side". Weapons is available to rent or buy. Check out more of our Film 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.
Gwyneth Paltrow's much-anticipated new TV adaptation of best-selling memoir gets home with streaming giant
The new project will follow a privileged woman whose husband of 20 years suddenly decides to leave her.
Gwyneth Paltrow is set to star in a massive new series based on a best-selling memoir – with Netflix landing the rights to the series. The streaming service won a bidding war for the upcoming project, which will tell the story written in Strangers: A Memoir of a Marriage by Belle Burden. According to Hollywood Reporter, Netflix has agreed to a reported seven-figure deal to secure the screen rights to the story. Oscar-winning actress Paltrow, who was most recently seen alongside Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme, has agreed to come on board as both the lead star of the project and the executive producer. Strangers: A Memoir of a Marriage follows the story of Burden, whose privileged life was shattered when, just a week into the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, her husband of 20 years announced he was leaving her. A successful lawyer, born and raised in New York by a wealthy family, Burden believed she had a happy marriage with her husband — that was until he suddenly asked for a divorce. Coming to terms with the sudden departure of her husband, Burden had to start a new life as a single mum-of-three. In 2023, she published an essay about her divorce, titled ‘Was I Married to a Stranger?’, for New York Times, which was later adapted into an episode of the column's podcast. Burden's full-length memoir later followed. When Strangers: A Memoir of a Marriage was released in January this year, it hit the top of the New York Times bestseller list, and launched tense negotiations for a screen adaptation. Netflix won the bidding war for the project ahead of A24, Warner, Sony and Amazon, who were all reportedly in the running. It is not known when filming is set to begin, or when the project will be released. On top of Paltrow’s involvement, the script will be written by playwright Heidi Schreck, with Stacey Sher – whose previous work includes Erin Brockovich, Matilda and Pulp Fiction – on board as producer. Check out more of our Drama 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 do Stu, Dewey, Roman and Mrs Loomis return in Scream 7?
Sidney Prescott was forced to face her past in the new Scream movie – literally.
**Warning: Spoilers for Scream 7 ahead.** Ahead of Scream 7’s return, fans were desperate to know one major thing: how were seemingly dead characters from previous instalments suddenly back with a vengeance against Final Girl Sidney Prescott? Long-time Scream lovers were excited, if not surprised, when Matthew Lillard and Scott Foley – who played killers Stu Macher and Roman Bridger from Screams 1 and 3 respectively – were confirmed to be returning to the world in January 2025. Then two months later, it was reported that Deputy Dewey Riley (David Arquette) – the bumbling but well-loved detective and long-term survivor who met his maker in 2022's Scream – would be back too. With speculation abuzz, Laurie Metcalf, who played Scream 2 killer Nancy Loomis – mother of original Ghostface Billy Loomis – admitted during a red carpet chat with Entertainment Tonight that she would “be open” to making a comeback too. As it turns out, she was the best at keeping a secret. In Scream 7, Stu, Roman, Mrs Loomis and Dewey all made new appearances to taunt the last two original survivors Sidney (Neve Campbell) and Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox). So how exactly did it all work out, and how were they all involved? Here’s what you need to know. How did Stu, Mrs Loomis, Roman and Dewey all return for Scream 7? Now, Stu Macher has been central to a long-held fan theory that he may have survived the original 1996 movie – despite being stabbed and electrocuted after getting a television dropped on his head. So seeing Stu video-call Sidney, sporting bad facial burns and noticeably older, standing outside her daughter Tatum’s high school gym, gave some viewers pause. After all, it could just be the “truth” finally coming out. But saying that, the other deaths were much more finite. Dewey was literally gutted in front of Sidney and ex-wife Gale in 2022's Scream, while both Mrs Loomis and Roman took deadly bullets once their Ghostface crimes were revealed. So were they alive and well in Scream 7? No. They were in fact all recreated by AI deepfaking done by Marco, an orderly Sidney and Gale had previously met at Fallbrook Psychiatric Hospital. He was under the command of Jessica Bowden, Sidney’s overly-friendly neighbour and the main Ghostface. They had created the deepfakes in order to taunt Sidney. In the case of Stu, he was used mainly in video calls to suggest he was the main Ghostface, and was following around Sid’s daughter, Tatum. He also dropped Gale a call to mock her for losing her talk show. When it came to the final showdown, Nancy, Roman and Dewey all appeared on Sidney’s home television screen when she arrived armed with a gun ready to take on the killer. As Billy Loomis’s mother, Nancy spoke about how Sidney should know how it feels to lose a child. Roman is next, “saying hi" to his half-sister Sidney before telling her: “We both know how far we’d go for our own family”, which catches her off-guard. Dewey’s message chillingly tells her: “All your friends die for just being near you.” So the major casting announcements were more double-bluffs. While all were present in the movie, most were merely cameos. It was only Stu that had any major part to play in the overarching plot. Could Stu Macher actually still be alive? No. Writer Kevin Williamson has confirmed Stu Macher is, in fact, dead – though they’ve enjoyed playing up to the speculation, and made an alternative ending where he was alive. The original ‘Stu is alive’ theory largely stems from Matthew Lillard’s appearance on The Bob Bendick Podcast in 2009. During the chat, he claimed he was meant to be Scream 3’s Ghostface, luring Sidney back to Woodsboro one last time for a confrontation at the high school after spending time in prison. View Green Video on the source website However, in the interview, Lillard claimed: “Three weeks before we were supposed to start shooting, [the] Columbine High School [massacre] broke out, and they changed everything. Took the script and threw it to the side, they bought me out and I never did the third one.” While Williamson later debunked this claim, some superfans saw this as evidence Stu somehow survived – and as a meta-style writer, Williamson learned to play along within the scripts of the franchise. As a result, the theories were later “cemented” to Stu-Truthers with seeming “clues” when the franchise was rebooted with 2022’s Scream. It’s even briefly referenced by character Mindy Meeks (Jasmin Savoy-Brown), who adopted her dead uncle Randy’s love of horror movies. Speculation ranged from Stu running his own Ghostface cult who carried out his dirty work, to being hospitalised after the Woodsboro Massacre, and therefore hidden from view. Add Radio Times as a Preferred Source on Google Keep up to date on what’s worth watching with your favourite entertainment news from Radio Times – see more of our exclusive news and interviews featured prominently in Top Stories when using Google. On top of that, Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich), Stu’s partner-in-crime in the original high school murder spree, had managed to re-emerge significantly during Scream (2022) and Scream 6. Fathering a secret daughter in Sam (Melissa Barrera) after cheating on Sidney in the original timeline, Billy haunted his daughter in on-screen visions that left her terrified she would follow in his murderous footsteps. The theory gained so much attention that, speaking to Esquire after the release of Scream 7, Williamson revealed that The Haunting of Hill House creator Mike Flanagan had pushed him on it, convinced that Stu was actually returning alive. “He kept going on and on about it,” he shared. “Finally I said, ‘Listen, Stu’s dead. It will make no sense whatsoever if he’s alive. And I do not want to do that to this franchise. I do not want to jump the shark in that big a way. I’ll jump one shark, but I’m not going to jump ten sharks.’” However, he confirmed that they did shoot an alternative ending that confirmed Stu’s survival as an option, rather than have him be solely AI. “We shot a little coda at the end that we had in our back pocket,” he added. “But oddly enough, the decision was that the audience wanted him dead.” Scream is available to watch in cinemas now. Check out more of our Film 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.
Will there be a Scream 8? Latest news and cast speculation
Will Ghostface be back to fight another day after his latest showdown with Sidney Prescott?
Scream 7 stormed the box office on its release, as Sidney Prescott once again went head-to-head with a crazed killer hidden under a Ghostface mask. With this latest killer even bringing back the dead in order to torment poor Sid, the stakes have never been higher for the ultimate Final Girl, with teen daughter Tatum being dragged into the killer’s crosshairs this time as well. But while both Sidney, Tatum, and “more lives than a cat” reporter Gale Weathers live to fight another day, will there be more deadly enemies intent on finishing what Billy Loomis and Stu Macher started all the way back in 1996’s first Scream? Here’s what the future holds for the franchise… Will Scream return for an 8th instalment? Scream 8 is not currently confirmed – but it does seem likely that Ghostface will be back to slash another day. On its opening weekend, Scream 7 reached the top of the box office in territories including the US, the UK, Australia, Italy and Greece. In that time, it earned a total of $64.1 million domestically (within the US) and $97.2 million worldwide, according to Deadline. It makes Scream 7 the most lucrative opening in the history of the entire Scream franchise, and Paramount’s biggest ever opening for a horror movie, despite it also being the least critically acclaimed (on review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, it only has a 31 per cent score at the time of writing – the lowest of the entire series by a 14 per cent margin.) View Green Video on the source website With a proven love of the franchise being shown in the amount of money it's raking in, it’s unlikely the studio will turn down the opportunity to make more. According to Variety, insiders have “suggested plans are already in place” for a Scream 8, although this is yet to be officially confirmed by Paramount (the studio that releases the franchise) or Spyglass Media Group, the production company that makes it. Variety later backed up the claim with creator Kevin Williamson, who told them in an interview ahead of Scream 7’s release: “If this film is successful and there’s an audience for it, you know we’ll make it because, one, I think the studio would like to make it, and, two, we the people who make these movies would love to make it because... they’re a blast to make and they’re so much fun.” What could Scream 8 be about and who could return? While Scream 8 has yet to be given the official greenlight, creator Williamson has certainly made several suggestions that he’s got an idea in mind. In fact, he even credited leading lady Neve Campbell for one potential plan going forward during an interview with Deadline while on the Scream 7 red carpet. Explaining that the idea emerged during a “spit-balling session at 3am on set”, he told the site: “Neve had this great idea, and everyone seemed to run with it. So yeah, if this movie works and people want it, we’re here for the fans. So, if they want it, we’ll certainly give it to them.” As for who will return, that will only be something we learn when they’re given the go-ahead – but Courteney Cox, who plays Gale Weathers, has suggested she might not be back. She told Variety: “I think everyone should want to do another Scream. It’s fun and it’s great. I don’t think I can make the next one, but maybe we’ll see.” Cox is the only member of the original cast that has appeared in every instalment of the franchise to date. Campbell was previously missing from 2023’s Scream 6 due to a reported pay dispute, which was cleared up in time for her to return for Scream 7. And with so many other former faces – alive and dead – making a comeback across the latest instalments of the franchise, there’s no telling who could make an appearance... Scream 7 is available to watch in cinemas now. Check out more of our Film 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.
Who dies in Scream 7? Ending explained as Ghostface revealed
There were some brutal deaths in the latest entry – but who made it out alive?
**Warning: Spoilers for Scream 7 ahead.** Sidney Prescott must have the worst luck imaginable when it comes to running into serial killers – with Scream 7 seeing her face off against yet another Ghostface. This time though, the Ghostface at play has some tricks up their sleeves. Moving onwards and upwards with the times, this killer is intent on taunting her not with phone calls, but with those who have died in her 20-year streak as a survivor. Naturally, Sidney – now a married mother-of-three and running a coffee shop – is ready to come at them and fight. What she wasn’t counting on was the killer turning their attention to her teenage daughter, Tatum (Isabel May), or that they’d take the shape of Stu Macher (Matthew Lillard) – one of the first two Ghostfaces who kicked off her two-decade-long streak dealing with psychopaths. With the sudden arrival of her on/off best mate Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox), as well as her newest journalists-in-training Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown) and Chad Meeks-Martin (Mason Gooding) following their survival of the Scream 6 Ghostfaces in New York, Sidney is now ready for a showdown. But who makes it out alive, and who was behind it all? Here’s everything you need to know. Scream 7 ending explained: How many people die? Naturally when it comes to this slasher, there are going to be some casualties, and a grand total of nine people are lights out by the end of the movie. First off, in the traditional killer opening shocker sequence, we meet and quickly say goodbye to Scott (Jimmy Tatro) and Madison (Michelle Randolph). They had Airbnb’ed the famous house once owned by Stu Macher’s parents in Scream 1, and later home to Scream 5 killer Amber (Mikey Madison), as it’s been turned into a macabre shrine to the murders. Hannah (Mckenna Grace), a high school pal of Tatum, was next to go, and got a suitably theatrical death in the auditorium while rehearsing the school’s play. We actually get an early Ghostface death thanks to Gale Weathers, who runs over one as he runs out of Sidney’s house after chasing and attempting to kill Sidney, her husband Mark (Joel McHale) and Tatum. That is revealed to be Karl Gibbs (Kraig Drake), a man who escaped Fallbrook Psychiatric Hospital with no known connection to Sidney, which sparks confusion for her and Gale – who figure he must have been working for someone. When they check the hospital, they’re aided by an orderly named Marco (Ethan Embry), and spot a “John Doe” patient on his list who looks suspiciously like Stu Macher. View Green Video on the source website After that, three more are quickly killed off in a particularly nasty and slash-filled bar fight between Ghostface, Tatum’s group of friends, plus Mindy and Chad, who were explaining the “rules” of this killer to them when the killer cuts the power. Of the group, Chloe (Celeste O’Connor) gets attacked in the bar’s kitchen before being dragged across the bar until broken glass slices her throat, while Lucas (Asa Germann), the son of friendly neighbour Jessica (Anna Camp) gets impaled on a beer tap after being stabbed in the gut. Mindy also takes a nasty slash to her stomach, but survives, as does Chad who takes a knife to the shoulder from Chloe after she tried to defend herself. Due to the “nostalgic” connection of these killings, Tatum suspects boyfriend Ben (Sam Rechner) may be the killer, following in the footsteps of her mother’s teenage boyfriend, Billy Loomis). It doesn’t help when she discovers that he’s made deepfake videos of Stu – just like the killer clearly uses. Unfortunately, while she knocks him out, she was wrong – and before she gets to properly apologise, Ben is stabbed to death by the real Ghostface chasing after them. After this string of deaths, it’s down to the final showdown, with Sidney returning to her home to face the true killers and discover their motives. Who was Ghostface in Scream 7? After being mercilessly tricked by a string of deepfake AI videos of people from her past – including former Ghostfaces Stu (from Scream 1), Mrs Loomis (from Scream 2) and Roman (from Scream 3 – it’s time for Sidney to see who is really behind the mask. Turns out there are three Ghostfaces in total – though the first, Karl Gibbs, has already been dealt with. The second was Marco, the orderly from Fallbrook Psychiatric Hospital. He’s the one responsible for creating the chillingly real AI videos. He also admits Tatum nearly killed him – but she didn’t go for his head. But he wasn’t working alone – or even for himself. When he asks “Stu” to join him, it’s revealed that the third, and main, Ghostface is actually her neighbour, Jessica. And she’s brought Sidney’s now severely injured husband Mark with her. Jessica has been a longtime fan of Sidney’s. Obsessively so, some might say. After reading Sidney’s memoir Out of Darkness, she was inspired to murder her abusive husband so she could achieve her status in life. She later spent time at Fallbrook Psychiatric Hospital, where she met Marco and Karl. However, Jessica was not happy when her favourite Final Girl decided to duck out of the public eye in exchange for a quiet life in Pine Grove, Indiana with her husband and three kids (the younger two of which have, thankfully, been staying with their grandparents this entire time). When the murder spree in New York (Scream 6) failed to draw her out of her new peaceful life, Jessica devised a plan to bring it to her door. With the two men, they planned their own Ghostface killings – complete with their own Stu – with a plan to end it by killing Sidney in front of Tatum, leaving her the new Final Girl to continue the mother’s legacy. With the pair holding both Tatum and Mark at knifepoint, things look bleak. But this is Sidney’s family, after all, and they are more than prepared for a psychopath or two when they come their way. Mark manages to free Tatum from the bindings holding her, and Tatum hits out at her captor before running. The commotion gives Sidney enough time to shoot Marco in the head (to ensure he’s definitely dead). Sidney then chases after Jessica, and the brutal fight sees the furious Mama Bear repeatedly stab her so-called friendly neighbour (who definitely killed her own son in this plan). Tatum then shoots her – but again, misses the head. When she jumps back to life, Sidney and Jessica take her down properly in a hail of bullets. Who survives Scream 7? Once again, Sidney and Gale prove to be unstoppable and manage to evade death at the hands of a Ghostface once again. This time Tatum joins them on the list of survivors. Despite getting nasty injuries, both Chad and Mindy are alive too – meaning they’ve made it out of their third Ghostface killing spree alive. As a form of congratulations, Gale hands her reporter’s mic over to Mindy – allowing her to do her first ever news report on what went down. Mark is also alive, albeit in an incredibly bad way, and is taken to hospital. With the family safe, Sidney and Tatum go to join him. Scream 7 is available to watch in cinemas now. Check out more of our Film 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.
Lucifer at 10: Tom Ellis breaks down beloved show's devoted fanbase, survival skills, and enduring legacy
Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes for the show’s 10th anniversary, Tom Ellis opens up about the show’s survival instincts – and the role he almost played instead.
“Heeeeeeellllo…. Tell me, what is it you truly desire?” With a devilish grin and twinkle in his eye, the world was introduced to Lucifer back in January 2016. Missing the horns, fire and brimstone typically associated with the ruler of Hell, this devil came immaculately dressed in a razor-sharp suit, soundtracked to Cage the Elephant’s Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked, while speeding through Los Angeles in a slick, 1962 Chevrolet Corvette. In less than a minute, Tom Ellis, who plays the titular character, establishes this version of the Devil as fun and mischievous, with viewers in for a good time. 10 years on, Lucifer Morningstar has become the most defining character of Ellis’s career, and he holds it like a badge of honour, with the show’s apt enduring legacy becoming that of the power of a devoted fanbase, having a little faith, and resurrection. “I can't believe it,” he says. “I mean, it feels like it's been around forever, and at the same time, I can't believe it's only 10 years since we started. I remember the whole experience pretty vividly.” The Devil’s In The Details Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com, Ellis acknowledges Lucifer was an opportunity that almost passed him by. Before being cast, his heart’s desire was somewhere else entirely. “I’d read this Sarah Silverman pilot HBO was doing, and I was dead set: That's what I wanted to do,” he explains. “I remember they'd told me I was a bit young for it, but I was like, ‘just get me in a room with Sarah’. “I flew to New York, met Sarah, went through this whole audition process with her, had a great time… then I got a call later, saying she thinks you're too young for it.” “At the airport I had several scripts to look at for the next potential thing, and I pulled this script out with ‘Lucifer’ on the front,” he adds. “I thought, ‘Jesus, here we go, what's this load of old rubbish I'm about to open?’ “But by about the third page I'd laughed out loud several times, and was like, ‘Oh my God, I think this might be the guy.’” Condemned to rule Hell for all eternity, this version of Lucifer Morningstar – sick of getting the blame for humanity’s bad decisions – decides to take a break on Earth. Becoming the primo Lothario of the LA club scene, he finds new purpose when he becomes a consultant for the LAPD. Ellis shaped the character in his head quickly, picturing Lucifer as “Oscar Wilde and Mick Jagger's love child”. It was his decision to maintain his accent and make him British – something not noted in the original script. “It just sort of screamed off the page to me that that's how it should be,” he says. “I did actually try it American [before the audition], but to be honest with you, as an American, he sounded like a complete d**k. “There was something that was excusable, his behaviour and his attitude, if they were wrapped up in this charming British character. I think that's what the Americans went for. You can get away with a lot if you've got a British accent over here!” He carried this through to the audition with executive producer Len Wiseman, who took a shine to Ellis in the leading role. “He got my number off a friend and basically said, ‘Look, I really want you to do this. I just need to convince the studio and the network you're the guy’.” At the time, Ellis was still building his career in the States. While in the UK he was known for roles including love interest Gary in BBC’s Miranda, the US was proving a little harder to crack. Prior to Lucifer, Ellis had his first major break leading a TV series with Rush – playing a shady LA doctor with a drug habit who serviced the Hollywood elite. It was cancelled in 2015 after one season, something Ellis admits his disappointment in, though he credits it for paving the way to his most notable role. Ellis says getting Lucifer felt like “kismet”. While a successful audition may not exactly scream divine intervention alone, it was the start of a growing pattern of things working in the show’s favour to become what it was. But it wasn’t without a fight. Before Lucifer was even released, the idea of attempting to redeem the devil felt like a tall order – with Christian “decency advocacy group” One Million Moms taking exception to the show before a single episode aired. “They hadn't seen it. But that's the thing, when people haven't seen something and try to speak about it, it says more about those people than it does about the show,” Ellis notes, adding any kind of furore fizzled out quickly upon launch. Save Lucifer Made by Warner Bros for US network Fox, Lucifer ran for three seasons before being cancelled in 2018 – and the team thought that would be it. By Ellis’s own admission, in the States the series ratings were “doing OK, but didn’t blow it out the gates”. Overseas though, was a different story. “Warner Brothers arranged a bit of a press tour in Europe, because after season 1 had come out, it dropped on Amazon and Netflix in a few places in Europe,” he says. “People were just losing their s**t about Lucifer, and I was thinking to myself, ‘this show feels way more popular than what I think it is’. I've been acting for a long time now, and that's the first time it started to feel like something was really popular and in multiple places. “After season 3 when Fox cancelled the show, I thought to myself, ‘This is so strange, it feels really popular, I don't know why they're cancelling it, and I think there's going to be some people that aren't very happy about this’. “That was the understatement of the year. That feeling I had was completely vindicated by the response.” Gigantic fan outcry and a #SaveLucifer campaign picked up so much steam online it couldn’t be ignored, and after just two weeks of fighting from devoted “Lucifans”, Netflix brought the show back to life. “It was really surreal, because I'd been told categorically by the head of Warner Bros that if Fox didn't pick up the show that would be it,” Ellis says. “So when it was cancelled, we were all pretty devastated because we really loved doing it, and we felt like people were really enjoying it. “It was kind of indicating and lovely that we'd had this impact on people. That's where it started, and then it just started to snowball. I think probably maybe four or five days after the announcement of the cancellation, I had a call from the head of Warner Bros, who had previously told me that was it for the show, to say ‘we've noticed what's going on, and we're going to try and see if we can find a new home for it’. “There was a bit of new life breathed into me after that. I still felt like it would be nice if it happened, but it's highly unlikely it will, but I felt encouraged by that so I went online and said to people, ‘just keep making noise’.” “It was such a crazy time. It was so affirming and lovely and proactive, and it felt like people power,” he says. “It felt like good things could happen, which isn’t a common occurrence these days! It really cemented my belief in gut feeling and in fandom, I suppose. “And it's really amazing because once it went to Netflix and we had created such a storm, when the new season came out, it was a totally different experience. It boomed. It was bonkers.” Response remained so strong a fifth season was greenlit, and then extended, with a second batch of episodes added to what had already been announced as the final run. When love for the show endured, Netflix made a rare public backtrack, giving Lucifer a sixth – and definitively last – season, which brought the show to a close in 2021. The God Squad Lucifer proved to have an endurance few shows have managed to survive, with the ‘case-of-the-week’ series thriving amid the chaos it had unwittingly unleashed as showrunners Joe Henderson and Ildy Modrovich folded more characters, celestial beings and humans into the world. While we were introduced to Lucifer first and foremost, fans attached themselves to the strong ensemble cast that filled the character’s life on Earth – Mazikeen (Lesley-Ann Brandt), Lucifer’s demon bestie who joined him in LA; Amenadiel (DB Woodside), Lucifer’s brother who was urged by God to get him back to his position in Hell; Detective Dan Espinoza (Kevin Alejandro), who found himself wary of this outlandish consultant; and Dr Linda Martin (Rachael Harris), a therapist with the devil himself as a client. But the most important was undoubtedly Detective Chloe Decker (Lauren German), a woman who would prove to be the love of Lucifer’s life. “Deckerstar” shippers soon dominated the conversation, with the will-they/won’t-they pull becoming central to the story. Ellis regards German as “possibly one of the funniest people he’s ever met in his life”, which made navigating the story, and fan dedication, easier. “I think when they [the fans] let it be known that this was a big thing for them, it really cemented for Joe and Ildy that that is the focal point,” he says. “I don't think it was ever thought to be the intention when it was first conceived that's where it would go to. But in terms of handling it, Lauren and I, we just had fun working together – and the rest of the cast really, we all were having a great time doing it. “We bought into it as actors and characters in the show, for sure, and felt like this is the important stuff that we needed to nail.” Resting in Peace By the time the show reached its finale, Ellis – now also a producer – and the team knew they had to stick the landing. Which is easier said than done, given they’d already written three endings of the show, which they’d then had to extend. “It's a fine line between trying to satisfy your fans and actually keep writing the thing that brought them there in the first place,” he says. “We had to reimagine the ending, because we thought season five was going to be the ending, so there were a few 'how do we land this?' moments.” “I felt like there had to be one more sacrifice in there. I wanted it to be bittersweet as well, as opposed to just sweet,” he adds. “So we sat down and talked it through and agreed that, wouldn't it be great if Lucifer gave up his time with Chloe on Earth, and she got to be a single mum with Trixie and do all these things, because she has the knowledge she will be in eternity with him at some point? “There was this kind of safety net underneath it, but it still played out with a bit of heartbreak that they didn't spend their lives together. But, of course, they spend eternity together. So we had that as our out. “I really liked it, it wasn't neat and tidy, but it was still moving, and had all the beats everyone wanted. The way it came together, I was satisfied. To get to where we got to in season six, I think Joe and Ildy did a really amazing job.” With Lucifer and Chloe finally getting their happy ending – albeit in the Underworld – Ellis reflects on the show’s legacy as one that brings people together, whether it be through friends, family or even religion. “Some of the best messages and emails I've received since the show came out are from religious leaders and people of faith that have found something in it that still resonates with their faith,” he says. “I've had people say, ‘Oh, I used this in my sermon the other day’, and ‘I use this in my Bible study class’. It creates conversation, and that's great.” “I think we went out on a high, and I think that's the best way,” he says of letting the show rest. “I think we pretty much covered all bases, without getting to the point where it just gets ridiculous, even though it's a story about the devil running a nightclub in LA! It's doing a disservice to the story we've already told.” All episodes of Lucifer are available now on Netflix. Check out more of our Fantasy 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.
Girl Taken: Who stars in the Paramount Plus thriller?
A living nightmare takes hold in a small English town – where it seems you can trust no one. Meet the cast and characters of Paramount+’s latest twisted tale.
New Paramount Plus drama Girl Taken sees the abuse and manipulation wrought by a twisted psychopath forever change the fortunes of a local family. Based on Hollie Overton's novel Baby Doll, Girl Taken starts off in a small town, with popular teen Lily Riser goes missing on the eve of finishing school. Held captive by teacher Rick Hansen for a gruelling seven years, she is kept imprisoned mere minutes away from her twin sister Abby and mother Eve, both of whom are torn apart by her disappearance. But upon finally escaping, Lily's nightmare is far from over, with Mr Hansen – to most, a beloved member of the community – dead set on staying out of prison. Read on for the full cast of Girl Taken and the characters they play. Girl Taken cast The main cast list for Girl Taken is: Alfie Allen is Rick Hansen Jill Halfpenny is Eve Riser Tallulah Evans is Lily Riser Delphi Evans is Abby Riser Vikash Bhai is DS Tommy Shah Niamh Walsh is Zoe Hansen Levi Brown is Wes Bartlett Victoria Ekanoye is DS Rachel Brenton Here’s what you need to know about each character and who plays them. Alfie Allen plays Rick Hansen Who is Rick Hansen? Rick is the cool teacher at Lily and Abby’s school – and beloved by students and parents alike. Making himself an essential part of the local community, his perfectly curated mask slips when he’s revealed as Lily’s kidnapper. But Rick is a master manipulator who isn’t willing to go down quietly, so will stop at nothing to maintain his freedom. Who is Alfie Allen? Alfie Allen is a British actor who is best known for playing Theon Greyjoy in Game of Thrones. The role earned him an Emmy nomination in 2019. Since then, he has appeared in Jojo Rabbit, BBC’s Harlots, ITV’s White House Farm, BBC’S SAS: Rogue Heroes and, most recently, Sky’s Atomic. In 2022, he was nominated for a Tony Award for his role in Martin McDonagh’s Broadway play, Hangmen. Jill Halfpenny plays Eve Riser Who is Eve Riser? As Lily and Abby’s mother, Eve dealt with every parent’s worst nightmare when Lily disappeared, and has been holding out hope for years that her daughter will be found. But it turns out Lily’s return is only the start of her problems, and she has her parenting put to the test when she reunites with a daughter five years older, having suffered unimaginable trauma. Who is Jill Halfpenny? Jill Halfpenny is a Newcastle-born actress of stage and screen who became a household name as Kate Mitchell in EastEnders from 2002 to 2005. Her first major break into acting came as a lead character in teen soap Byker Grove from 1989 to 1992. Since EastEnders, Jill has appeared on Waterloo Road, Humans, Everything I Know About Love and The Cuckoo. In 2004, she won Strictly Come Dancing alongside pro partner Darren Bennett, and in 2011 she took home an Olivier Award for her performance as Paulette in Legally Blonde: The Musical. Tallulah Evans plays Lily Riser Who is Lily Riser? Before disappearing, Lily had an almost-idyllic sounding life – at 17 she was popular had a loving boyfriend in Wes, and was looking forward to what the future held. But then she was kidnapped, and her entire world was snatched from her. Five years later, Lily was finally able to escape, but now has to relive the traumatic years she suffered at the hands of Rick in order to make sure he gets the justice he deserves. Who is Tallulah Evans? Tallulah Evans has been acting since the age of seven, making her debut in family fantasy film Penelope in 2006. Since then, she has appeared in Son of Rambow, White Lines and Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey. Most recently, she played Olivia Carteret in The Forsyte Saga. Delphi Evans plays Abby Riser Who is Abby Riser? Abby is Lily’s identical twin sister, whose dreams of heading off to university were shattered when Lily went missing. The once bright and intelligent teen quickly found herself rebelling in the wake of her sister’s disappearance, feeling a sense of guilt over the day she went missing. Who is Delphi Evans? Delphi Evans is the real-life twin sister of Tallulah, and is making her acting debut in Girl Taken. Vikash Bhai plays DS Tommy Shah <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2026/01/Vikash-Bhai-plays-D.S.-Tommy-Shah--96883e6.jpg" width="8192" height="5462" alt="A man places a protective jacket over a young girl’s head as they stand outdoors beside a car. The girl looks distressed, clutching the jacket around her face, while the man watches alertly, with trees and dappled sunlight in the background." title="Girl Taken" /> Who is Tommy Shah? As the detective in charge of the case, Tommy Shah has found himself intertwined with the Riser family over the seven years – maybe too much so. Despite his best efforts, he makes some wrong turns in his investigation that has led him to a dead end in finding Lily. So when she returns, he becomes more determined than ever to make sure she gets the justice Lily and her family deserve. Who is Vikash Bhai? Vikash Bhai is a BAFTA nominated actor who has been seen in Limbo, crime drama Virdee, and alongside Keeley Hawes in drama Crossfire. His first major role on screen was in Pandora for The CW, where he played Martin Shral. Niamh Walsh plays Zoe Hansen Who is Zoe Hansen? Zoe Hansen is Rick’s long-suffering wife – and while she loves him dearly, she can sense that he’s hiding something from her. She’s just not sure what. Far more introverted than her husband, Zoe spends most of her time at home. She’s desperate to start a family with Rick, though they have suffered heartache in the past when it comes to conceiving. Who is Niamh Walsh? Niamh Walsh is an Irish actress who gained prominence for playing Cara Martinez in Holby City from 2015-2016. Shortly after, she joined the cast of Sky Original Jamestown, playing Verity Rutter from 2019 to 2019. She’s since been seen in Netflix’s The English Game, The Sandman and BBC Three’s Wreck. Levi Brown plays Wes Bartlett <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2026/01/Levi-Brown-plays-Wes-Bartlett--ee47554.jpg" width="7008" height="4672" alt="A young man with short curly hair stands in a doorway, holding the door open as he looks ahead with a concerned expression. He wears a red zip-up jacket over a grey T-shirt, with brick walls and posted signs visible around the entrance." title="Girl Taken" /> Who is Wes Bartlett? Wes is Lily’s high school boyfriend, and while he may have a bad reputation, it’s more by association – he’s actually a pretty sound guy once you get to know him. That does little to soothe Abby’s worries about Lily’s taste in men though, especially as he keeps referring to her by a nickname she hates. However, when Lily goes missing, Wes may be just the support Abby needs to help her get through her grief. Who is Levi Brown? Levi Brown is an up-and-coming actor who graduated from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2021. Shortly after, he made his TV debut in Robert Popper’s I Hate You, before landing a role in Apple TV+’s Invasion. His breakout role was Dante Williams in Steven Knight’s 2024 BBC series This Town, which follows a group of teens as they navigated the '80s music scene in Coventry and Birmingham. Victoria Ekanoye plays DS Rachel Brenton <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2026/01/Victoria-Ekanoye-plays-D.S.-Rachel-Brenton--50a6702.jpg" width="8192" height="5462" alt="A woman kneels on a path, holding another woman tightly in her arms as she looks ahead with a worried expression. Two men, one in a police uniform and another in a dark coat, stand blurred in the background against a mountainous landscape." title="Girl Taken" /> Who is DS Rachel Brenton? DS Rachel Brenton works alongside Tommy Shah in investigating Lily’s disappearance. Who is Victoria Ekanoye? Victoria Ekenoye is a British actress who first shot to prominence as Angie Appleton in Coronation Street from 2017 to 2019. She also appeared in The Royals, and The Jury: Murder Trial, playing DC Rachel Wickford in Channel 4’s trial recreation experiment. Girl Taken starts Thursday 8th January on Paramount+. 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Girl Taken ending explained: Does Rick face justice for what happened to Lily?
**Warning: Contains spoilers for the final episode of Girl Taken.** This article contains discussion of child abduction and abuse that some may find upsetting. Forget the Alfie Allen you might have known from HBO's Game of Thrones, in Paramount's latest thriller Girl Taken, he plays the sinister Rick Hansen, a school teacher who kidnaps one of his pupils, sparking a manhunt in a quiet English town. The pupil, Lily Riser (Tallulah Evans) suffers nothing short of a five-year nightmare at the hands of Rick – and even getting home doesn’t stop the trauma. While Rick is quickly apprehended and taken to prison (even getting a much-needed beating from his fellow inmates), Lily was left to deal with the fallout of returning home. A lot changes in five years, and her family – who were once so tight – are hanging on by a thread. Her mother, Eve (Jill Halfpenny), is now an alcoholic, seeking comfort at the bottom of a bottle while finding solace in a new complex relationship with the main detective investigating the case, Tommy Shah (Vikash Bhai). She’s also fallen out with Lily’s twin sister, Abby (Delphi Evans) – who incidentally is now in a relationship with Lily’s ex, Wes (Levi Brown). As Lily returns home, she’s forced to grieve what she’s been through and the life that she’s missed out on, all whilst adjusting to her new family dynamic. Despite everything, Abby and Eve are both there for her, but stunted Lily is so traumatised by the horrors she faced at the hands of Rick in the cabin, she struggles to do anything but blame herself and try to relive being the 17-year-old she was before she was taken. With Rick facing court, things reach a head as the former ‘pillar of the community’ faces the stand. Here’s how everything played out. Girl Taken ending explained What happened to Rick as the net closed in? Rick is an evil person, but definitely resourceful. Before being captured, he burned down the cottage he held Lily in to destroy any evidence, and while in prison, he used his visiting hours to train his baffled and deeply attached wife Zoe (Niamh Walsh) to defend and lie for him to the public. During one session, it’s revealed that Zoe "fell in love" with him at the age of 14 – something he’s made her cover up. He also traded sexual favours with a prison guard in exchange for protection, ensuring she was on his service when he was taken to the court. However, things quickly unravelled for Rick when the detectives discover that the baby Lily believed died after childbirth actually survived and was being raised by Zoe and Rick as their own. Lily was told she lost a son, when in fact she gave birth to a perfectly healthy daughter, Alice, telling Zoe that he had a one-night stand with someone who gave the baby up to him. Zoe, who has had a hysterectomy so can’t have kids, saw the baby as a blessing, allowing her to become the mother she never thought she’d become. When Abby goes to visit Zoe on the morning of Rick’s arraignment, she sees Alice and realises the striking resemblance the four-year-old has with her sister, and confronts Zoe about it. Fearing for her future without the child, Zoe immediately knocks Abby out, leaving her cold on the floor while she flees with Alice – but not before making her character statement in court. Appearing in front of a judge and seeing a despairing Eve in the stands, Zoe breaks and tells the judge the truth – that Rick is a dangerous man, had repeatedly disappeared for days "to write a book" and she feared for her family’s lives. Rick is furious as his bail is denied and he’s forced to think on his feet. On his way back to prison he fakes a seizure, and once his handcuffs are removed, he beats the prison guard and makes a run for it. But he also can’t help himself. After killing a random driver to steal his car and phone, he calls Eve in a bid to speak to his "Baby Doll". While Eve is horrified and the cops quickly try to put a trace on the call, Lily steals the phone and speaks to him. Rick tells her he misses their "special place" and tells her she must miss it too. He also confirms Alice is her baby. Taken to a safe house, Lily, Abby and Eve are protected by police led by Tommy – but Lily is struggling to adjust, suffering nightmares and waking up screaming, believing Rick will find a way to get to her. How does Girl Taken end? Lily confides in Abby what Rick told her on the phone, and her sister lulls Lily back to sleep. Abby figures out from his comment about their "special place" that Rick is likely hiding out in the remnants of the cottage he held Lily captive. Stealing her twin’s signature pink hoodie, Abby sneaks out of the house to take care of business herself. Meanwhile, Zoe – horrified by what she’s unknowingly been a part of – is intercepted by the police while travelling on a country road with with Alice. Knowing that her life as she knows it is over, she looks towards some nearby train tracks while the police beg her to see sense. After letting Alice go with the cops, Zoe attempts to jump off a bridge onto the train tracks below, but is saved at the last minute by Detective Brenton (Victoria Ekanoye), who holds her as she breaks down in tears after years of manipulation and her own nightmare at the hands of Rick. When Abby reaches the cottage, Rick is there waiting for his "Baby Doll", but realises quickly it’s the wrong twin. After his attempts to subdue her with charm fall on deaf ears, he goes on the offensive. Abby came prepared though, pulling out a knife and slashing at him. As the pair grapple, they tumble down the stairs into the basement Rick had held Lily in, and for the first time Abby can see the horrid conditions her sister was forced to live in. Despite this, Rick is insistent they were "happy there" – before suggesting Abby was his initial target the night he took Lily. Pinning her to the floor, Rick looks set to assault Abby, who scrambles to get the knife just out of her reach. Thankfully, she reaches it in time, stabbing him in the neck before she becomes ‘another body buried’ like Rick tells her. As the police, Lily and Eve discover what Abby has done, they race to the scene. When they arrive, Eve is held back by officers as Lily runs into the house to find her sister with Tommy not far behind her. She arrives just in time to see Rick breathe his last breath. With Abby safe, they both watch Rick die on the floor. Lily and Abby walk out of the cottage hand-in-hand, with Eve racing to her daughters. Abby is shell-shocked, unable to talk, while Lily looks back at the house one last time, before walking away. As the detectives race to the scene, they discover Rick’s body, and later recover the body of Isobelle Yates, another teenage victim of the disturbed killer. What happens next? Fast-forwarding to months later, and the Riser family finally seems to be on a better path. Abby, who discovered she was pregnant in the weeks before Rick’s death, goes to a sonogram with boyfriend Wes and finds out they’re having twins. The pair then head for lunch with Lily and Eve, joking about what name nan-to-be Eve would want to go by. She jokes that the pair are set to have their hands full, and she would know. Lily is also on a much more positive path, and reunites with the daughter she never knew she had. Alice is currently in foster care, but meets with Lily and together they play with a doll house. When Alice asks if Lily is her new mummy, she says yes, but they’ll be taking it slow and getting to know each other first. We leave the story with the mother-daughter duo playing together, sharing giggles as they put their separate terrifying ordeals behind them. View Green Video on the source website Girl Taken is streaming now on Paramount+. Season 1 is available to stream on now. Get a seven day free Paramount+ trial at Amazon Prime Video. 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The Imposter ending explained: Who dies as the truth of Amanda’s lies are exposed?
It could have been the perfect reunion – but after four episodes, a chancer pushing her luck, and a multi-million dollar business deal hanging over the O’Riley family’s head, things took a deadly turn as The Imposter went into the finale. We’ve known from the start that 'Amanda' (Kym Marsh) isn’t who she said she was (the clue was in the title), but no one, especially the O’Riley family, were prepared for the chaos that ensued once she arrived in their little corner of Melbourne. After a chance encounter in England, a receptionist/con-woman called Claire seized an opportunity presented to her by Simon O’Riley – head to Australia and pretend to be his mother's long-lost daughter. Simon and Claire’s plan is simple: divide the family, and conquer the family business for themselves, before selling it for millions. Their plan got off to a great start too, with Helen being so happy to reunite with the daughter she gave up for adoption that she never questioned her true identity. Simon’s other siblings, Kate and Ian, weren’t so impressed though, especially as the scheme saw them cast in a bad light, making them out to be gold diggers in the eyes of their usually iron-fisted mother. They were even made out to be overmedicating their mother to kill her off quicker. Soon, the pair’s husbands, Todd and Lee, were dragged into the mess too. With bodies piling up, secrets spilling out, and the real Amanda nowhere to be seen, things just kept getting messier. Here’s how the show reached its gripping conclusion. The Imposter Ending Explained Who is the real Amanda? Realising the 'Amanda' she knew was playing her, Kate began to do some digging of her own, reaching out to Bill – the real Amanda’s biological father. The initial hope is that Bill could tempt 'Amanda' away from her mum for a bit, allowing Kate time to heal their now fractured relationship. Instead, she triggers a dramatic chain of events. It turns out Bill had already been in contact with Amanda (the real one), and was aware that she was now living in Perth with a son of her own. Hurt she would be in Melbourne and not tell him, he sends her an e-mail asking to meet up – which leads the real Amanda (Dannii Minogue) to realise that someone was pretending to be her. Who dies before the finale? Bodies pile up quickly throughout the show’s four-episode run. First to go is local thug Ryder, who cornered Todd about his shady business dealings. Todd is later seen disposing of the body, but it was actually Claire/Amanda who killed him. Cornering Todd after getting photos of him moving the body, Ryder’s girlfriend Eden is next to go. Initially blackmailing him to stay quiet, she even gives the twisted real estate agent GHB to soothe the blow. But, she came to regret this, with Todd arriving high as a kite at the rental home he was letting her stay in, before drowning her in the pool. But it’s the third death that truly hits the family. Ian – the youngest sibling of the O’Riley family – is caught by Claire/Amanda going through her purse, retrieving her passport and seeing her real name. Rather than let him reveal her true identity, she kills him with GHB that she’d found after Todd disposed of it – before making it look like a sordid, autoerotic asphyxiation experiment gone wrong. The death devastates the family, with Helen blaming Ian’s husband Lee for her son’s death, given his history as a drug-taking party boy. Claire/Amanda laps it up at the funeral, and uses it as an excuse to get even closer to her ailing 'mother'. How does The Imposter end? While Helen grieves the loss of her son, suspicions around 'Amanda' continue to grow. Kate knows 'Amanda' instructed Ian to get the passport for her and questions why she left Ian’s home early, but Claire/Amanda is one step ahead, already getting a forged passport with her fake name to replace her real one. Meanwhile Kate’s husband Todd is baffled that GHB - the same drug he’s been taking - is suddenly in Ian’s bloodstream. So when Ryder and Eden’s bodies wash up on the beach, Todd takes the opportunity to pin their deaths on Lee as well, given the connection. Sneaking into Ian’s house to plant more drugs, he’s surprised to find Claire/Amanda already there, though neither admit what they’re there for. Simon, at one point the champion of this elaborate scheme, starts questioning Claire as well, especially when she pressures him to give her an alibi for the night Ian died. But Claire/Amanda’s stack of cards comes tumbling when Helen gets a surprise visit from Bill. Claire had already met him back in the UK while she was working at the adoption agency, having helped him when he was looking for the real Amanda. Avoiding meeting him, she comes up with an elaborate story that encourages Helen to send him away. As more questions and tensions arise, Claire/Amanda knows she needs to think fast, so arranges a lawyer to draw up a medical power of attorney court order on Helen, citing her increasing blindness as a reason she’s no longer capable of running the hotel, and forces Helen to sign them. The order means Simon is now in charge of the hotel. Meanwhile Bill, still confused about what’s going on, heads over to Kate’s house, and shows Todd a photo of the real Amanda. Realising Claire/Amanda is a fake, he rushes to the hotel to confront her. Unfortunately for him, he catches her behind the wheel of a car – planning to go off on a trip with Simon and Helen. As he declares her a fraud, Claire runs Todd over in front of a horrified Simon, leaving him for dead in the car park. But due to his part in the scheme, there’s nothing Simon can say unless he exposes himself in the process. Picking up Helen, Claire and Simon drive off to a bushland – narrowly missing the real Amanda arriving with her son, Thomas, at the hotel. Amanda’s soon introduced to Kate via Bill, and now nearly everyone knows the truth. Simon confronts Claire about what’s been going on, and she admits killing Ryder and Ian, as well as her intent to push Helen off a cliff and make it look like an accident. As things reach a climax, Simon squanders Claire's plan, pushing her to her death instead. When the police are called, Helen denies seeing anything, citing her blindness. What comes next? At the hospital, it’s revealed Todd has escaped the hit-and-run alive, with Simon there to greet him as he wakes up. Simon tells him they need to get their story straight, and later claims Claire had confessed everything to Todd before running him over. Shortly after that, Helen finally gets to meet the real Amanda, and the grandson she never knew she had. With the family now completed, the real mother and daughter embrace as they look at the sunset together. The Imposter aired on 5. Add The Imposter 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 Drama 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.
The Imposter cast: Who stars in the 5 thriller?
Family can be a killer – especially when you don’t know who to trust. Meet the cast and characters of this gripping new Channel 5 drama.
A seaside hotel is at the centre of a bitter family battle in 5's The Imposter, as matriarch Helen clashes with her three grown-up children – Simon, Kate and Ian – over whether to sell. The siblings are ready to sign on the dotted line, but Helen won't budge, even as her health begins to fail. Then there's the secret she's kept for decades: an older child, Amanda, whom she gave up for adoption in the UK before the others were born. So when Amanda suddenly appears out of the blue, Helen embraces her, convinced she's the lifeline she’s been waiting for. Only… is Amanda really who she claims to be? With a fortune at stake and the hotel up for grabs, suspicion creeps in and loyalties fracture as the fight for control tips into betrayal and, ultimately, murder. "I just knew this was going to be fun to play," said Kym Marsh of her character, 'Amanda'. "There is so much depth to her. Clearly, bad things have happened in her life to make her the way that she is. What I really loved is that the script wasn't that typical moustache-twirling, Scooby-Doo-esque villain. She is much more complex than that." Dannii Minogue – who plays a woman also claiming to be the real Amanda ≠ described the episodes as "jam packed with clues to a sexy drama that is deadly," adding: "Get to know the characters, then get to know what they are up to!" So, who else joins Marsh and Minogue in this tale of murder and betrayal? Meet the cast of The Imposter and find out more about the characters they play… The Imposter cast Here’s the main cast list for The Imposter: Jackie Woodburne is Helen Kym Marsh is ‘Amanda’ Dannii Minogue is Amanda Don Hany is Simon Jane Harber is Kate Charlie Clausen is Todd Jackson Gallagher is Ian Kabir Singh is Lee Here’s what you need to know about each character and who plays them. Jackie Woodburne plays Helen Who is Helen?: Helen’s life is not how she once imagined it would be. Now in her late sixties, she’s married to Reg and has three adult children in Simon, Kate and Ian, working in the hotel she owns. But she had a whole life before – full of promise in Australia with her teenage sweetheart, Bill. But a fateful decision in the seventies changed the course of her life, and it’s been hanging over her ever since. Who is Jackie Woodburne? Jackie Woodburne is an Australian actress best known for playing Susan Kennedy in soap Neighbours. She’s played the role since 1994. Her other notable roles include voicing Anastasia Black on radio series Night Terrance, and Julie Edgbert in Prisoners. Kym Marsh plays ‘Amanda’ Who is ‘Amanda’? Born and raised in the UK, this ‘Amanda’ does what it takes to survive after suffering a less-than-pleasant childhood. Bitter about the hand life has dealt her, this character isn’t afraid to cross moral lines to get what she believes she deserves. So when a man walks into her temp job at an adoption agency asking for information on a now-adult child, she seizes her latest opportunity – taking her all the way to Australia. Who is Kym Marsh? Kym Marsh is a British actress and singer, who first found fame in pop group Hear’Say after they were formed on reality show Popstars. Now, she’s best known for playing Michelle Connor on Coronation Street from 2006 to 2019. She’s currently seen on screen as Nicky Walters on Waterloo Road, and is also a presenter, seen regularly on Morning Live and For Love or Money. Dannii Minogue plays Amanda Who is Amanda? Amanda is Helen’s biggest secret and regret. Born in the UK when Helen was still young, Amanda was ultimately put up for adoption so Helen and her then-boyfriend, Bill, could start a new life in Australia. Since then, Helen has had no idea what Amanda has been up to – or the woman she has become. Who is Dannii Minogue? Dannii Minogue is an Australian singer, TV host and actor. She is best known on television in the UK for her role as a judge on shows including The X Factor, Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model and Let It Shine. She is currently the narrator on LGBT dating show, I Kissed a Girl/Boy on BBC3. Don Hany plays Simon Who is Simon? In his early 40s, Simon is the eldest of Helen’s three children, though is probably the most naive and reckless – which costs him dearly in both his professional and personal life. Working in the family business alongside his siblings, Simon feels like his life was mapped out for him by his domineering mum. When the conversation comes up about selling the hotel and reaping the millions it’s worth, he’s all for it – but Helen refuses. With an axe to grind, he starts digging up dirt on his mum’s past. Who is Don Hany? Don Hany is an Australian actor who has appeared on shows including East West 101, Serangoon Road, and Devil’s Playground. In the US, he had a role in short-lived NBC drama, Heartbeat. More recently, he has starred in Neighbours, appearing as Pierce Grayson, and Netflix’s The Survivors. Jane Harber plays Kate Who is Kate? Kate is the loyal and hardworking daughter of the family, but like her mother she has dreams of a better life. Despite their similarities, their relationship is difficult. Now a mum to a teenage daughter, she is married to second husband Todd and chooses to ignore some obvious red flags. Desperate to escape her work at the hotel, while feeling tied to the family business, her hopes of breaking free are dashed when her mother refuses a developer’s multi-million pound offer. Who is Jane Harber? Jane is an Australian actress who, like many of her co-stars, started her career on Neighbours. She later had a main role in long-running series, Offspring, starring as Zara. Most recently, she has been seen in The Family Next Door, In Limbo and MaveriX. Charlie Clausen plays Todd Who is Todd? Todd is Kate’s second husband, but has been raised to feel pressure in everything that he does in order to be the best. A suave real estate agent, to the outside world it looks like he has a perfect life. But behind closed doors, the pair's relationship is falling apart, with his troubling behaviour being ignored by his wife. He thinks holding out until the family sells the hotel will result in him living the high life. Who is Charlie Clausen? Clausen is an actor who is best known for a string of long-standing soaps and dramas in Australia. Most notably, he played Jake Harrison in McLeod’s Daughters, Alex Kirby in Blue Heelers, and Zac MacGuire in Home and Away. He is currently the host of the Australian travel show Getaway. Jackson Gallagher plays Ian Who is Ian? The youngest of the O’Riley siblings, Ian is the sensitive type who also works at the hotel under the thumb of his mother. Feeling shackled to the business Helen refuses to sell, he feels honour-bound to work there but, much like his siblings, it’s coming at the cost of his personal life. In a relationship with partner Lee, Ian agrees that selling the place will let him live the life he wants – giving them the money to afford a surrogate so they can be parents. Who is Jackson Gallagher? Jackson Gallagher started his career as a child on kids show The Saddle Club, and now works as both an actor and photographer. He is best known for his role of Josh Barratt in soap Home and Away, which he starred in from 2013 to 2016. He’s also appeared in Playing for Keeps, Wentworth, Almost Paradise and Spartacus: House of Ashur. Kabir Singh plays Lee Who is Lee? Lee is Ian’s longtime partner and, after years on the party scene, is content living a quiet life. With little time for drama, Lee is a natural peacemaker – something necessary in this family. Now he’s ready for his next phase in life: to become a father. Who is Kabir Singh? Kabir Singh is an Indian actor who moved to Australia when he was 10 years old. He is an actor on both stage and screen, appearing on shows including Remi, Appetite, Plum and The Abandoned. Add Radio Times as a Preferred Source on Google The Imposter premieres on Monday 15th December on 5, with the finale airing on Thursday 18th December. Add The Imposter 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 Drama 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.
The Revenge Club ending explained: Who is the twisted killer among the group?
What started off as harmless fun has turned deadly, but who’s behind it all?
The Revenge Club started out as a divorce support group – but Rachel, Emily, Mina, Calum, Steven and Tej channelled their grief into something far more fun when they decided to get their vengeance on the exes that wronged them. It wasn’t set to last though, and while deep-faking pictures of a wild night in Ibiza is fun enough, or even freaking out an ex-best friend as she moves into the home once shared with a cheating spouse, murder takes things to a whole new level. As romance blossomed between Emily and Calum, and friendships grew tighter, it seemed someone had only revenge on their mind – and it turned deadly. Soon the body count was well and truly growing. First to go was Jack – the emotionally and financially abusive 'entrepreneur bro' husband of Rachel (who, it turned out, hadn’t even officially left him). Found dead in his own pool after a wild party, with a deadly mix of ketamine, cocaine and alcohol in his system, Jack’s death seemed like an accident. That is, until Emily’s husband Dan is found dead at the bottom of his staircase with a major head wound shortly afterwards. Now with two bodies attached to this club, and police realising some of the divorce club were present at the party Dan died at, suspicions began to grow. But the wheels truly came off when Steven’s wife Sue is found dead after someone let loose a jar of wasps in her car, prompting a fatal allergic reaction. What a way to go. Read more: The Last of Us star features in moody first look at "unmissable, atmospheric" new thriller series Jill Halfpenny's "gripping" new psychological drama gets its release date confirmed with tense first look To top it off, Rita – who only joined the club to get close to its leader, Malcolm, after discovering he’s the son she gave up for adoption in the 80s – is left fighting for her life after being attacked at the rec centre the group meet at. With everyone left now a suspect and panic setting in, here’s who was behind it all, and what happened when they felt the net closing in… The Revenge Club Ending Explained: Who is behind the deadly acts? Not knowing who to trust, and after witnessing Steven leaving the rec centre with blood on his hands, Emily is in fear for her life. Thankfully, Calum’s family have an old fishing cabin in the woods to hide in, and the couple flee, ready to leave the others behind and rely on each other. Police are on the hunt for former soldier Steven, believing him to be behind everything. It doesn’t help that they discover an empty gun case and bullets in his caravan, and find out he was dishonorably discharged from the Army after killing his commanding officer. Tej and Rachel decide to hide out together at her house, getting high and hoping they’re left alone as Steven goes on the run. Their moment of peace is ruined though as Steven breaks in, demanding to speak to them. He insists he was not behind the murder, having run away after finding Rita’s body because he believes he’s being framed, but they remain unconvinced. He eventually wins them over when he shares that he was discharged from the Army after his commanding officer turned on a 19-year-old, believing him to be a spy after an IED explosion. Rather than the teenager being killed, Steven saved him and turned his gun on the officer instead. When he discovers Rita is still alive – albeit in a coma – his relief speaks volumes, and Rachel and Taj decide to help him prove his innocence. But with only two suspects left – Emily and Calum – the group get investigating and discover Calum’s deadly secret… he was once suspected of murdering an old girlfriend. Her body was pulled from a lake after a weekend away in the woods, and while it was ruled a suicide, her family have always argued otherwise. When Taj traces Emily’s phone as far as a service station on route to the same woodlands, they make an educated guess and head off to save her. How does The Revenge Club end? <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/11/Martin-Compston-68c7cbe.jpg" width="7008" height="4672" alt="A woman with light brown hair wearing a beige trench coat leans into a car, speaking urgently to a man seated inside. The man, dressed in a brown jacket, listens intently. The scene is dimly lit with warm orange lighting, suggesting a tense or dramatic moment at night." title="The Revenge Club" /> At the cabin, Emily realises Calum is acting strangely, trying to force her to talk about finding Rita and pushing how much he loves her. After an argument sees him storm off into the woods with an axe, Emily later placates him, telling him on his return that she loves him too. But when she switches her phone off and hears messages from Rachel warning her that Calum may have been behind it all, she quickly gets dressed and tries to sneak out… only for Calum to catch her doing so. Panicking, she hits Calum in the head with a spade and leaves, but he chases her into the woods. She trips and falls, and Calum pins her down, urging her to listen to him, but he’s stopped by Steven, who shoots him and frees her just as the police arrive. Steven is immediately arrested, despite Rachel and Taj protesting his innocence, while Emily stands in stunned silence. Taj argues he saved her, but Steven responds that “they saved him first”, signalling he didn’t mind being arrested if it meant they were now all safe. When the police go to check on Calum, he’s gone – seemingly into the lake that he was accused of killing his ex-girlfriend. Two months later, the detectives are closing up the case, with Calum never found, despite police across the country looking for him. Things don’t seem airtight though, with certain pieces of evidence not quite lining up. Emily runs into Malcolm on the street as she prepares to go away. He tells her that Rita is slowly recovering, and he’s looking forward to a relationship with her now he knows she’s his mum. Asking how she’s getting on, the truth is finally revealed. As Emily praises him for the work he did with the support group, and how it helped her process her grief, flashbacks reveal she was actually the one behind all the murders. She spiked Jack with ketamine at the party, before allowing him to drown, and later pushed her ex Dan down the stairs. After discovering Steven’s ex, Sue, was trying to get back with him for a stake in his father’s £2million estate when he died, she killed her with the wasp trap. Rita unfortunately became collateral damage when she tried to replace Steven’s keys. Despite being shot, Calum even appears to be in on it all as well. Meeting up with him, Emily’s voiceover reveals the extent of their relationship: "Finding someone who sees what you’ve become, really sees it, and doesn’t ask you to be different, or better or good. Just you. And that’s how you know it’s real". Reunited, the pair head off on their new life together. The Revenge Club is available to stream on Paramount+. Get a seven day free Paramount Plus trial at Amazon Prime Video. Add The Revenge Club 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 Drama 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.
The Revenge Club cast: Who stars in the Paramount Plus thriller?
Revenge is a dish best served cold… or with a group of friends. Meet the characters ready to get their vengeance.
Sometimes when you’re going through something tough, you need some support – but this group takes things to the next level in The Revenge Club. Based on the novel The Othello Club by J.D. Pennington, The Revenge Club follows six lonely hearts who find solace in each other thanks to a divorce support group. But then they decide getting their own back could be the key to them truly moving on, and things quickly begin to escalate. All burned by their former relationships, the group are soon tackling petty pranks and schemes to make their ex pay, but it’s only a matter of time before it all goes terribly wrong. So who exactly are these hapless but lovable people ready to get even? Read more: Martin Compston talks new show The Revenge Club: "I think we've all got little revenge fantasies" Meet the cast of The Revenge Club and find out more about the characters they play… The Revenge Club cast Here’s the main cast list for The Revenge Club: Aimée-Ffion Edwards is Emily Martin Compston is Calum Meera Syal is Rita Sharon Rooney is Rachel Douglas Henshall is Steve Chaneil Kular is Tej Amit Shah is Malcolm Here’s what you need to know about each character and who plays them. Aimée-Ffion Edwards plays Emily Who is Emily?: Emily is a high-flying business woman who thought she had it all – until she was betrayed. Joining the divorce group for some support, she instead finds herself a new group of friends that help her rediscover her confidence, and even a little romance too. But as the team’s actions see major consequences, she needs to decide what her future looks like. Who is Aimée-Ffion Edwards? Aimée-Ffion Edwards is a Welsh actress who first appeared on screens as Sketch in Channel 4 drama, Skins. Since then, she has appeared as Esmé Shelby in Peaky Blinders, Sophie in The Detectorists, and Madlen in Keeping Faith. Currently, she can be seen as Shirley Dander in Apple TV+’s Slow Horses. Martin Compston plays Calum <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/11/Martin-Compston-68c7cbe.jpg" width="7008" height="4672" alt="A woman with light brown hair wearing a beige trench coat leans into a car, speaking urgently to a man seated inside. The man, dressed in a brown jacket, listens intently. The scene is dimly lit with warm orange lighting, suggesting a tense or dramatic moment at night." title="The Revenge Club" /> Who is Calum?: Calum is a devoted dad to his daughter and is keen to ensure that, despite his position in life, she has as stable a family life as possible. After joining the group, he forms a strong connection with the members, particularly Emily. However, as the group’s revenge mission begins to spiral, he’s forced to decide what he truly wants – revenge, or normality? Who is Martin Compston? Martin Compston is a Scottish actor who is best known for playing Inspector Steve Arnott on BBC smash-hit, Line of Duty. He has also appeared in BBC series Vigil, ITV drama Our House, and Prime Video’s The Rig. In 2022, he fronted travel series Martin Compston's Scottish Fling, which was followed-up in 2024 with Martin Compston's Norwegian Fling. He is next set to star in ITV’s Red Eye. Meera Syal plays Rita Who is Rita?: After her husband cheated on her with a younger woman, Rita has had the confidence knocked out of her, and her outgoing personality has been replaced with someone quiet and isolated. But she gets her fire back thanks to the support group, especially once their schemes kick in, and she finds herself reconnecting to who she once was. Who is Meera Syal? Meera Syal is a comedic and dramatic actress. She first gained prominence on television as part of the comedy troupe behind sketch show Goodness Gracious Me and, later, The Kumars at No. 42. More recently, she’s been seen in The Devil’s Hour, The Wheel of Time and The Split. In 1997, she was awarded an MBE for her contributions to drama as part of the New Year’s Honours List, and in 2015 was awarded a CBE for services to drama and literature. Sharon Rooney plays Rachel <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/12/Sharon-Rooney-e52b198.jpg" width="1986" height="1324" alt="Three people pose in a pub-like setting: a woman in a pink jacket stands behind an older woman in a blue blazer holding a drink, while a man in a red jacket stands to the right, with a framed black-and-white photo on the wall behind them." title="The Revenge Club S1 - Press Iconic" /> Who is Rachel?: Rachel has the most steely resolve around her divorce – but her stylish and sociable personality is hiding a dark truth from the group. Joining the Revenge Club, she finds herself embracing the opportunity to try on new personalities and roles. But as things escalate, she soon needs to realise who she really is. Who is Sharon Rooney? Sharon Rooney is a Scottish actress who shot to fame with the breakthrough leading role of Rae in My Mad Fat Diary from 2013 to 2015. Since then, she has had significant roles in Two Doors Down, The Teacher, Zapped and Daddy Issues. In 2023, she starred alongside Margot Robbie in Barbie. Douglas Henshall plays Steve Who is Steve?: Steve is struggling to accept the end of his marriage. As a man who has dedicated much of his life to being in the military, he is someone used to discipline and regiment. So when he’s given a new mission with the Revenge Club, he goes at it with gusto, embracing this motley crew as his new family. Who is Douglas Henshall? Henshall is a Scottish actor, who is best known for playing DI Jimmy Pérez in Shetland, and Nick Cutter in Primeval. He has also appeared in shows including Outlander, In Plain Sight, Collision and The Silence. Chaneil Kular plays Tej Who is Tej?: Tej might be socially awkward, but he’s an extremely aware and tech-savvy person. Splitting from his wife, he finds himself overlooked and underappreciated by his family, who love his ex and adore his do-no-wrong brother. But when he joins the support group, he finally begins to find his feet, even as the youngest member. Who is Chaneil Kular? Chaniel Kular is a British actor whose first prominent role to date is playing Anwar in Netflix’s Sex Education. He has since appeared in Black Narcissus and Protection, with guest roles in BBC’s The Cleaner and Netflix’s Bodies. Amit Shah plays Malcolm Who is Malcolm?: Malcolm is a friendly therapist who runs the divorce and loss support group. He wants the best for those around him, and enjoys helping others – especially after his own experiences. However, his enthusiastic nature often falls flat when it comes to the group’s members, who are dealing with grief in their own ways. As things spiral, his professional and personal boundaries are put to the test. Who is Amit Shah? Amit Shah is a British actor who is best known for his role as dodgy pharmacist Faisal Bhatti in Happy Valley. He has also appeared in TV shows Mr Bates Vs. The Post Office, Riot Women and Murder Before Evensong, and films including Paddington in Peru and Pain Hustlers. The Revenge Club starts Friday 12th December on Paramount+. Get a seven day free Paramount Plus trial at Amazon Prime Video. Add The Revenge Club 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 Drama 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.
Stranger Things season 4 recap: What to remember ahead of season 5
Stranger Things is entering its endgame – and there’s a lot of lore to remember before we enter the gang’s final fight against Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) in the Upside Down in season 5. The show has spanned almost a decade, and it's time for creators, the Duffer Brothers, to (hopefully) wrap this beast up in style. Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com, the show's creators, the Duffer Brothers, opened up about the show's ending, saying: "There's a sense of inevitability. When you're looking at shows that don't work, or the endings that don't work, it is when it feels like sometimes the shows are trying too hard to surprise fans or do something different. "So we want it to feel very much in line with the show and the endings for each of the characters to feel inevitable. That's what we're striving for." But, before we head into the endgame of season 5, here's everything you need to remember from season 4. Stranger Things season 4 recap: What happened ahead of the final season Across season 4, our gang is divided and the story is split into four main factions – 1979, California, Hawkins and Russia. The story of 1979, told through flashbacks, shows what happened during a massacre at Hawkins Lab, where Eleven was the only survivor. In present day (well, 1986), Joyce has moved a now powerless Eleven (El), Will and Jonathan to California for a life away from the supernatural goings on of Hawkins. However, when she gets word via a creepy Russian doll that Hopper is still alive, Joyce heads to Russia with Murray to retrieve him. In Hawkins, the gang have started to grow apart. Lucas is now a member of the basketball team with little time to hang out with Mike and Dustin, who have joined DnD-playing social group The Hellfire Club, led by metalhead drug dealer Eddie Munson. Max has split from Lucas and, after the death of brother Billy in season 3, has become introverted, spending her days with her headphones on and ignoring the world. At least Steve and Robin are still besties, now working at the video store, while Nancy is working at the local paper alongside fellow journalist, Fred. But as the story unfolds and the fate of the world lies in the hands of these brave teens, it’s only a matter of time before they are reunited to face their biggest threat yet – a monster/human hybrid called Vecna. Who is Vecna and how is he connected to the gang? Vecna targets and murders teens with unprocessed trauma, plaguing them with terrifying hallucinations of the Upside Down, tearing down their mental state before throwing them in the air and sucking the life out of them, snapping all their bones in the process and leaving behind a mangled corpse. His first victim is Chrissy Cunningham, a cheerleader and girlfriend to macho-jock Jason. She dies in the presence of Eddie, whom she visited to get drugs in a bid to stop her visions. With the town blaming Eddie for her death, he goes into hiding as he’s hunted, with our gang (especially Dustin) desperate to prove his innocence. Soon, Vecna takes out Nancy’s co-worker Fred, before targeting Max. Each death creates a tear in reality, which allows the Upside Down to push through a little bit more. The gang discover thanks to psychiatric patient, Victor Creel, that music is a deterrent, allowing the traumatised to remember happier moments to keep Vecna at bay. This ultimately saves Max’s life, with them using Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill to pull her away from his grip with moments to spare. Victor Creel knew the trick because decades prior, his wife and daughter died in a similar way. What he doesn’t mention is his son, Henry, was to blame. Henry, as a teen, had started displaying psychic and telekinetic abilities, which he eventually used against his family. Victor was later arrested and took the fall. Henry was then taken in by Dr Brenner for experimentation at Hawkins Lab – and became 001 (One). After years at the facility, he befriended 011 (Eleven), and began a plot to reshape the world, considering himself almost God-like. When El refused to join him after he killed everyone at the lab, they engaged in a brutal stand-off – one which Eleven ultimately won, sending Henry to the Upside Down. There, he was manipulated by the Mind Flayer and turned into Vecna. He continued to live in the twisted version of the Creel House, with demobats protecting him. What happened in California? In California, El is relentlessly bullied and, without powers, feels useless. After lashing out at one of her worst tormentors at a roller rink during a date with Mike, who’s come to visit, she’s arrested. However, after being processed, she is handed over to Dr Owens, who informs her of what’s going on in Hawkins, offering her the chance to get her powers back. In order to do that, they head to a secret lab in Nevada, where El is begrudgingly reunited with her “Papa”, lead scientist Dr Brenner. With the help of a sensory machine known as NINA, she eventually succeeds. Meanwhile, Mike, Jonathan and Will end up on a road trip in a pizza van driven by stoner friend Argyle (who isn't returning for season 5), after protection at their house is breached. Will continues to struggle with his long-hidden feelings for Mike, who remains oblivious, but is comforted by Jonathan. Tracking El down, they manage to save her before the military gets to her, but Brenner is killed in the process. With her powers back in full force, she’s able to telepathically see what the gang back in Hawkins is up to. What happened in Russia? After being pulled through a portal in season 3, Hopper has been held captive in a Russian prison ever since, with everyone thinking he was dead. At the prison, Russians had been able to access the Upside Down, capturing demogorgons to experiment on. When Joyce gets word he’s alive thanks to Enzo, she flies to Russia with Murray, before proceeding to get into scrapes with the KGB, are betrayed by those meant to help them, before finally reuniting, sealing his rescue with a kiss before destroying the creatures the Russians captured and returning to Hawkins. What happened in the Upside Down? After Vecna claims another life and opens a portal over a lake, the gang go to investigate – only for Steve, Nancy, Robin and Eddie to end up stuck in the Upside Down, battling demobats in the process. Dustin uses light to communicate with them from the other side, where they arrange to meet at another portal point to get them back to Hawkins. While they make it out, Nancy is temporarily pulled back in, and is almost taken by Vecna. They later head back in – this time armed with weapons – to take Vecna down. Eddie distracts the demobats by creating a scene (via shredding guitar solo) to draw them away from Vecna. Their plan works – but as they try to make their escape, Eddie decides to stay, sacrificing himself to ensure the demobats are distracted long enough for their plan. He later dies in Dustin’s arms. Meanwhile El – in a homemade salt bath – infiltrates Max’s mind and memories in order to get into the Upside Down. When she does, she discovers Vecna has come to claim Max once again. This is made worse considering Jason, who has triggered a Satanic Panic in the town by believing Eddie to be a devil-worshipping serial killer, finds them at the same time, and thinks they’re conducting an evil ritual on an unmoving Max. Steve, Nancy and Robin head to the Creel House – another portal point – with Lucas and Max waiting for them in their reality. They almost die as they’re captured and choked by vines engulfing the house, but break free before attacking Vecna’s body, setting fire to him and shooting at him. How does season 4 end? As Lucas and little sister Erica try to stop Jason and his friends, El is able to reach Max and Vecna in the Upside Down, but unfortunately this time he’s too strong for her, and he takes them both inside his mind. El helplessly watches as he 'kills' Max, and with a new portal created, the Upside Down finally bleeds into Hawkins, Indiana, tearing the city apart with fire, killing Jason and dozens of others in the process. El is later able to revive Max, but it’s too late. With her body mangled, she’s in incredibly bad shape in hospital, with her chances of survival uncertain. <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/07/StrangerThingsS5GatenFinnCalebNoah-5068f59.jpg" width="4488" height="2992" alt="Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, and Noah Schnapp as Will Byers in Stranger Things all putting their hands in the middle of the group and looking at each other while standing in the woods." title="StrangerThings_S5_Gaten_Finn_Caleb_Noah" /> In Hawkins, survivors leave and loved ones desperately try to find those who have gone missing as a result of the catastrophe – but nearly all blame Eddie, with Jason having convinced them he was Satanic. As his uncle desperately looks for him, Dustin tragically tells him Eddie died a hero, and that he was with him when he passed. With the gang reunited, Will gets tingles alerting him to the Mind Flayer still being alive, and the group vow to make sure the Upside Down is destroyed for good – no matter what. The stars of Stranger Things season 5 have teased what's to come, with actor Gaten Matarazzo revealing that Eddie's death still has a huge impact, with Dustin still attempting to clear his name. "There's no justice really there for him," he exclusively told RadioTimes.com. "And something that I think [Dustin] is coming to terms with is the fact that he'll just have to accept that people think the most horrible things about someone he loves so much, and someone he knows was a really good person, and that's really frustrating, and leads him to feel quite resentful." Stranger Things season 5 volume 1 will be released on Thursday 27th November in the UK. Seasons 1-4 are available on Netflix now. Sign up for Netflix from £5.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream. 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Riot Women locations: Where was Sally Wainwright's BBC drama filmed?
Here’s where the new BBC drama is set – and how it has a connection to Happy Valley...
In the BBC’s new drama Riot Women, a local community becomes the centrepiece of a musical revolution, thanks to five women who form a punk rock band. Tired of living as “women of a certain age”, and driven by a bubbling mix of rage and disdain born from their simultaneously manic and mundane lives, the band becomes a life raft for everyone involved – giving them a renewed sense of self they haven’t felt in years. But not everyone is on board. Loved ones and fellow locals are divided, with some baffled and others firmly opposed to their new hobby – and their unexpected lifeline. "It's very personal for me, this," creator, writer and lead director Sally Wainwright told BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. "It's a lot about what I was going through at what [actress] Tamsin [Greig] very eloquently called 'the middle squeeze'." She added: "It's just about midlife – menopause is just an aspect of that – and I wanted to find a way of writing about this part of your life in a way that was uplifting and engaging and interesting. "It's about women who find something very creative and very engaging to do together and how it changes their lives." Read more: Sally Wainwright's Riot Women is a gloriously feminist anthem Riot Women's Rosalie Craig on potential season 2: 'It definitely doesn't feel final' Wainwright echoed those thoughts in a first-person piece for Vogue. "The show celebrates women who deal with life's slings and arrows, and who’ve found a way to get through by writing and performing songs that leave you in no doubt about how they feel," she wrote. "Punk is rebellion. Anger. Taking the piss. That's what these women realise they can do, having started the band for a laugh to enter a local talent contest to raise money for charity – and through rehearsing an ABBA song badly, they start to find a voice." As is often the case with many of Wainwright's dramas, the setting plays a key role in establishing the feel and tone of the piece. Here’s everything you need to know about where Riot Women was filmed. Where was Riot Women filmed? All the major locations Hebden Bridge Riot Women is set and filmed in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire — the same town that inspired Sally Wainwright’s acclaimed series Happy Valley. The area has also served as the backdrop for Wainwright’s Gentleman Jack and Last Tango in Halifax. Speaking on her decision to return, Wainwright said: “It's a story that could really be set anywhere, to be honest, but I like writing in my own vernacular because I think it brings more comedy. You can’t beat the landscape in Hebden Bridge. "Riot Women is even more Hebden-centric than Happy Valley was, as we filmed extensively around the town. It looks gorgeous on camera, and you get a strong sense of place – which is vital in making a TV show feel authentic. "It has a very particular atmosphere, and that comes from being rooted in a specific part of the world.” Lorraine Ashbourne, who plays pub landlady Jess, said that she "fell in love with Hebden Bridge". "It’s idyllic and Sally choosing to set her story in this beautiful, thriving little corner of the world where all this drama plays out, is very clever," she added. "Riot Women looks at the importance of companionship and the joy of friendship. It’s about being given a second chance and fulfilling dreams. It’s a unique angle on female empowerment. It’s a celebration!" Duke of Wellington Pub The Duke of Wellington plays a key role throughout the series. Home to Jess, it hosts many important scenes and becomes the band’s rehearsal space. In reality, the pub is The Albert — or “The Famous Albert” — located in the heart of Hebden Bridge. Known for its triangular shape, it has become a local landmark. Calderdale Royal Hospital In episode five, more than one of the Riot Women finds themselves in need of A&E, with much of the episode filmed inside Calderdale Royal Hospital. Talent Show Hall The band’s journey begins with a local talent show, and a simple ABBA cover becomes their rallying point. The competition is a big moment for the group. Filming took place at St Michael’s Church Hall in Mytholmroyd. Riot Women airs Sunday 12th October at 9pm on BBC One, with all episodes available to stream on BBC iPlayer from 6am. Check out more of our Drama 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. Add Riot Women to your watchlist on the Radio Times: What to Watch app – download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more.
Riot Women cast: Who stars in Sally Wainwright's BBC drama?
Get ready to rock as this new punk rock group gets set to take on their little corner of the world with rage.
Sally Wainwright's latest work, Riot Women, revolves around five menopausal women who decide to form a punk rock band. "I had the idea for the series about 10 years ago," said the writer. "It was about finding a life-affirming way to talk about the menopause – and I've always wanted to write about a rock band, so it was just putting those two things together." At first, the Riot Women, as they call themselves, do it to take part in a local talent contest, but very quickly, they discover that "they have a lot more to shout about than they ever imagined". "It made me believe in the participation of the creative arts," Joanna Scanlan, who plays Beth, one of the Riot Women, told RadioTimes.com. "I know that sounds a bit highfalutin, but I just think: yes, be in a band. Yes, sing. Yes, write music. Yes, paint paintings. No matter how bad they are, it doesn't matter. Creative expression is a great antidote to a lot of modern ills, and I think that's one of the things Sally's saying here. She's saying just do it – not Nike, but in the punk spirit. "You don't have to be good, you just have to do it. And by doing it, you benefit as a person, and you're benefiting others because you're allowing them to hear you in your rawest sense of self. And then that makes a kind of togetherness with other people. "It's an antidote to loneliness. It's an antidote to isolation. And it's an antidote to feeling unheard or invisible." Rosalie Craig, who plays Kitty – a character with whom Beth shares a connection that is even more extraordinary than either of them realise when they first meet – also praised another uplifting aspect of the drama. "Somehow life seems to stop [for women], apparently, when you're 30 plus, and this is an example – and it was an example every day – that it absolutely doesn't. Also, that you still have so much to live for," she explained. "You've got so much to give life. "And picking up instruments for the first time, or starting a new friendship in your 60s – why would that not be available to us? "I think that's the thing I feel most excited about: the fact that maybe we wouldn't have seen this on television a while ago, and now we are. And I hope that is one of the things that people respond to." Read more: Sally Wainwright's Riot Women is a gloriously feminist anthem Riot Women's Rosalie Craig on potential season 2: 'It definitely doesn't feel final' A number of recognisable faces appear alongside Scanlan, plus some you might not recognise. Here’s everything you need to know about the cast unleashing their inner rage in iconic punk style. Riot Women cast The leading ladies of Riot Women are: Joanna Scanlan as Beth Thornton Rosalie Craig as Kitty Eckersley Lorraine Ashbourne as Jess Burchill Tamsin Greig as Holly Gaskell Amelia Bullmore as Yvonne Vaux Taj Atwal as Nisha Lal Chandeep Uppal as Kam Lal Joining them in the cast are: Jonny Green as Tom Thornton Ellise Chappell as Fearne Macy Seelochan as Miranda Anne Reid as Nancy Tony Hirst as Jerry Booth Shannon Lavelle as Chloe Sue Johnston as Auntie Mary Mark Bazeley as Gavin Ben Batt as Rudy Natalia Tena as Inez Thomas Flynn as SpongeBob Richard Fleeshman as Jojo Claire Skinner as Tricia Peter Davison as Graham Nicholas Gleaves as Tony Olwen May as Margaret Kevin Doyle as Michael Joanna Scanlan as Beth Thornton Who is Beth Thornton?: Beth is the kind of woman that takes an idea and runs with it. An English teacher by day, she is feeling at one of the lowest points of her life – tired of taking care of everyone else but herself. "I'm just at that age, so: anxiety, insomnia, apathy, low mood, brain fog, feeling like you're disappearing down a black hole, drowning, going mad, fading away. Just that sort of thing," she says as casually as running through a weekly shopping list. So when she gets the chance to be in a rock band? She’s all in. Maybe a bit too much for a local talent show. Speaking of the character, Joanna said: “The inkling of doing something different that relates to her own love of music and the music of her past life – punk and rock – and the wildness she’s never been able to express since she became a teacher, got married and adopted her son, starts to emerge.” Where else have I seen Joanna Scanlan?: Joanna is a British actress who made her screen debut in 1997 in an adaptation of Jane Eyre, which was followed by adaptations of Vanity Fair, Murder Most Horrid and EastEnders. In 2005, she landed her breakout role as Terri Coverley in Armando Iannucci political satire, The Thick of It. Since then she’s appeared in shows including Big School, No Offence, and playing Ma Larkin in The Larkins. Most recently, she’s appeared in season four of Slow Horses, and Prime Video’s A Very Royal Scandal. Rosalie Craig as Kitty Eckersley Who is Kitty Eckersley?: When we first meet Kitty, she is not in the best place in life compared to the others. With her mental health at an all-time low, and an arrest at the supermarket, Kitty is just about to give up when she reunites with Beth – discovering along the way they are more connected than she ever realised. "What I love about Beth and Kitty is that they're not a likely duo, but Beth sort of becomes a surrogate mother for Kitty. And Kitty, who hasn't really had the best of starts in life, probably feels like she can start to allow Beth to be that figure in her life," Craig told RadioTimes.com. "And the music gels them together and glues them in a very special, profound way. Because they make this music together, and along with the other Riot Women, just the way that they're all linked is completely unique." Where else have I seen Rosalie Craig?: Rosalie Craig is a predominantly theatre actress who started her career with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2001. She later played Arwen in a stage adaptation of Lord of The Rings in 2007. On TV, her credits include Miranda, The Queen’s Gambit, Truth Seekers and Netflix’s 1899. She has most recently been seen in Moonflower Murders and The Serpent Queen. Lorraine Ashbourne as Jess Burchill Who is Jess Burchill?: Jess is the brains behind the rock band idea. Her husband left behind his drumkit when he left, and rather than let it gather dust in her garage she’s decided to claim it as her own. Speaking about where we first meet the character, Lorraine explains Jess is “Like most women, -tasking physically and emotionally. She’s swamped running a pub, looking after her kids, her grandkids, her relationship, her friends and her community. She’s available to everyone - selfless and not exactly fulfilled. Where else have I seen Lorraine Ashbourne?: Lorraine Ashbourne is a Manchester-born actress, who first became a household name in 1998 with leading roles in dramas City Central and Playing The Field. She is also a regular dramatic and comedic face, taking on roles in The Bill, Larkrise to Candleford and The Interceptor. In 2019 she joined the cast of The Crown, playing Labour politician Barbara Castle, and since 2020 has had a regular role as Mrs Varley in Bridgerton. Most recently she’s appeared in BBC’s Sherwood, Sky’s I Hate Suzie and Alma’s Not Normal, which won a BAFTA for best Scripted Comedy in 2025. Tamsin Greig as Holly Gaskell Who is Holly Gaskell?: Holly is ready for retirement from the police force after 30 years, when her life changes forever after arresting Kitty in a supermarket. Given a bass guitar from a man she once arrested, Holly has a can-do attitude, but has taken on the brunt of the care for her ailing mother, who has dementia. Where else have I seen Tamsin Greig?: Tamsin Grieg is a British actress of stage and screen who has earned critical acclaim for both dramatic and comedic roles. In comedy, her breakout television role was in Channel 4 comedy Green Wing, but also appeared in Black Books, and most recently became loved as Jackie Goodman in Friday Night Dinner. In drama, she has appeared in Belgravia, Sexy Beast and most recently Suspect. Amelia Bullmore as Yvonne Vaux Who is Yvonne Vaux?: Yvonne is Holly’s big sister who, having already got some knowledge of guitar under her belt thanks to taking lessons as a kid, is brought into the band. She’s organised to a fault, and has a successful career as a midwife, but Holly gets frustrated that her level of care isn’t always extended to their struggling elderly mother. Yvonne doesn’t mince her words when it comes to speaking her mind – and can come across a bit hard-nosed as a result. Where else have I seen Amelia Bullmore?: Amelia Bullmore is an English actress and playwright. Starting her career as part of a cabaret group, she was scouted for a role in Coronation Street, joining the cast as Steph Barnes from 1990 to 1991, and later reprising the role for short stints in following years. Since then, she has appeared in both dramatic and comedic roles, appearing in Brass Eye, I’m Alan Partridge, Happy Valley, and Scott and Bailey. Most recently, she’s been seen in Gentleman Jack, The Larkins, The Buccaneers and The Jetty. Taj Atwal as Nisha Lal Who is Nisha Lal?: Nisha was Holly’s partner while working with the police, and even after Holly’s retirement, maintains a strong bond with her. Still a young up-and-comer in the force, she finds herself getting the unwanted attention of fellow cop Rudy, who makes her uncomfortable. Alongside her sister, Kam, she joins the group as a backing singer. Where else have I seen Taj Atwal?: Taj Atwal is a Norwich-born actress who trained at the Guildford School of Acting. She has since appeared on stage and screen, with recurring roles in Line of Duty, Cold Call, Truth Seekers, Hull Raisers and Trying. Most recently she appeared in BBC comedy-drama, Daddy Issues, alongside Aimee-Lou Wood. Chandeep Uppal as Kam Lal Who is Kam Lal? Nisha's outgoing sister. They are very close. Where else have I seen Chandeep Uppal? My Life as a Popat, Echo City and Holby City are some of the shows she's appeared in. Additional Riot Women cast includes: Jonny Green (Doctor Who podcast spin-off series, Torchwood: The Story Continues, White Lines, It's a Sin, Count Abdulla, Strike) as Tom - Beth’s adopted son, who has somewhat grown distant from her after growing up flying the nest. Ellise Chappell (Poldark) as Fearne - Tom's wife. Macy Seelochan (Shadow and Bone) as Miranda - Jess's daughter. Anne Reid (The Sixth Commandment) as Nancy - Holly and Yvonne's mum. Tony Hirst (Hollyoaks) as Jerry Booth - Jess's parter. Shannon Lavelle (The Hardacres) as Chloe - Jess's eldest daughter. Sue Johnston (The Royle Family) as Mary - Jess's aunt. Mark Bazeley (Home Fires) as Gavin - Kitty's ex. Ben Batt (Scott and Bailey) as Rudy - a police officer. Natalia Tena (Harry Potter) as Inez - Jess's sworn enemy. Thomas Flynn (Masters of the Air) as SpongeBob - he claims he's Kitty's boyfriend. Richard Fleeshman (Coronation Street) as Jojo - he goes on a date with Holly. Claire Skinner (Outnumbered) as Tricia and Peter Davison (Doctor Who) as Graham - Tom's parents-in-law. Nicholas Gleaves (After the Flood) as Tony - a police sergeant and Holly's ex. Olwen May (Coronation Street) as Margaret and Kevin Doyle (Sherwood) as Michael - Beth's neighbours. Riot Women is available to stream now on BBC iPlayer. Check out more of our Drama 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. Add Riot Women to your watchlist on the Radio Times: What to Watch app – download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more.
Riot Women soundtrack: Every song featured in Sally Wainwright's new drama
This band know how to rock – and so does all the music that appears in the new series by Sally Wainwright
Riot Women may have a jam-packed cast and a gripping story — but music is the glue that holds it all together. Whether it’s rock classics or original songs created especially for the six episodes, it’ll be hard to deny your inner punk rocker wanting to mosh along. Here’s the complete guide to everything you need to know about the Riot Women soundtrack. Riot Women soundtrack Who created the original songs? While the series features some familiar beats, its new songs were created by ARXX — a rock-alternative duo from Brighton, consisting of musicians Hanni Pidduck and Clara Townsend — who were brought on board on the recommendation of rock journalist Amy Raphael. “We gave them some ideas for a song called Seeing Red and asked a few people to look at it,” said show creator Sally Wainwright. “ARXX came back with by far the best version. They put so much into it and really made it their own. It’s catchy and fabulous. “They wrote the music and lyrics, though we also contributed bits — for example, our police advisor, Lisa, came up with the first line: ‘I’m so depressed, I can’t get dressed.’ ARXX transformed it, bringing their fabulous energy to the track.” Ultimately, ARXX created three original songs for the show: Seeing Red, S**ting Pineapples*, and Just Like Your Mother. In the world of the show, these songs are credited to band members Kitty and Beth. What is the Riot Women theme song? While the series has its own brief intro, the recurring theme song throughout the show is Violet by Hole, covered by the band. The song appears at the end of every episode and tells the story of a woman being stripped of her feelings and autonomy in a toxic relationship. Its chorus repeats the words: “Go on, take everything.” The track’s name, Violet, is believed to be inspired by a violet sky, a symbol of self-discovery and new beginnings. Written by Courtney Love in 1991, Violet was partly inspired by her relationship with Billy Corgan, lead singer of the Smashing Pumpkins, though it is also believed to include elements of her relationship with Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. It was released on the 1994 album Live Through This. Love and Corgan have both since joked about the track, with the pair now on good terms. In 1995, Love told Jools Holland in an interview that it was “about a jerk she put a hex on, who was now losing his hair” — referencing Corgan’s famously changing hairstyle. In 2024, Corgan entered a charity raffle to win the handwritten lyrics to Violet, saying on Instagram: “I think it’s about a guy I know a little bit about and I’d love to put that on my wall.” What songs appear in Riot Women? Episode 1 I’m Only Happy When It Rains — Garbage Weak — Skunk Anansie The Passenger — Iggy Pop Episode 2 Smoke on the Water — Deep Purple Just Like Your Mother — ARXX (Original) Waterloo — ABBA Episode 3 Races — Interplanetary Criminal (feat. Blanco) Dissolved Girl — Massive Attack Nothing Matters — The Last Dinner Party Episode 4 Don’t Bring Me Down — Electric Light Orchestra Sit Down — James Seeing Red — ARXX (Original) Episode 5 Your Maker — Gonjasufi and Anna Wise Nothing’s Wrong — Miss Grit Episode 6 Crying in the Carwash — ARXX F**k and Run — Liz Phair Riot Women — ARXX (Original) Riot Women airs Sunday 12th October at 9pm on BBC One, with all episodes available to stream on BBC iPlayer from 6am. Check out more of our Drama 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. Add Riot Women to your watchlist on the Radio Times: What to Watch app – download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more.
Taylor Swift albums in order – Taylor's Versions and first albums
Take a deep dive into every era that turned Taylor Swift into a megastar.
The Life of a Showgirl is finally here! The highly-anticipated 12th studio album has arrived, with Swifties worldwide sharing their thoughts. The album, which features 12 tracks and a collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter, has been described by Swift as her "secret passion project". "This album is about what was going on behind the scenes in my inner-life during this tour, which was so exuberant and electric and vibrant," she said. "I’m so proud of it. And it comes from the most infectiously joyful, wild, dramatic place I was in in my life, so that effervescence has come through on this record. So as you said, bangers." Over the years, Taylor Swift has pivoted from a bright-eyed country singer to a global pop music superstar, breaking countless records and winning numerous awards, including 14 Grammys. Looking to revisit her previous albums? Read on for the singer's full discography in chronological order. Get Disney Plus from £4.99 per month Taylor Swift's full album list – including Taylor's Versions re-releases To date, Taylor Swift's albums are: Taylor Swift/Debut (2006) Fearless (2008) - Taylor's Version released in 2021 Speak Now (2010) - Taylor's Version released in 2023 Red (2012) - Taylor's Version released in 2021 1989 (2014) - Taylor's Version released in 2023 Reputation (2017) Lover (2019) Folklore (2020) Evermore (2020) Midnights (2022) The Tortured Poets Department (2024) The Life of a Showgirl (2025) Swift also released the following official live albums: Speak Now World Tour – Live (2011) Live from Clear Channel Stripped 2008 (2020) Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions, from the Disney+ Special (2020) Lover (Live from Paris) (2023) What are 'Taylor's Versions' of albums and why were they released? To date, Taylor Swift has created 11 studio albums – but has re-recorded and re-released four of them. These releases, known as "Taylor's Versions", were a direct response to a fight for creative rights and control of her songs from her old record label, Big Machine Records. With Big Machine, which she signed up to at age 15, Taylor released her first six albums, but in doing so gave them sole ownership of the recordings. When the label was sold to Scooter Braun in 2019, Swift was not given the opportunity to buy the ownership back, despite her protests against Braun and previous behaviour of his clients towards her (most notably Kanye West, with whom she had a public feud). In a statement, Swift said: "Scooter has stripped me of my life’s work, that I wasn’t given an opportunity to buy. Essentially, my musical legacy is about to lie in the hands of someone who tried to dismantle it." Braun would later sell the master recordings to private equity company, Shamrock Capital, in 2020. As a result, at the suggestion of Kelly Clarkson, Swift decided to re-record the albums herself, and release them of her own volition. This allows her to reclaim some level of ownership to her own material without needing ownership of the original album, and update the sound and style to her liking. At the time of writing (June 2025), four out of six Taylor's Versions have been released, with her debut album and sixth album, Reputation still to go. However, on 30th May 2025, Swift released a letter on her website revealing she had managed to finally buy back all six of her original album recordings, as well as their associated music videos, concert shows and more. As part of the lengthy letter, she said: "All I’ve ever wanted was the opportunity to work hard enough to be able to one day purchase my music outright with no strings attached, no partnership, with full autonomy. “I will be forever grateful to everyone at Shamrock Capital for being the first people to ever offer this to me. The way they’ve handled every interaction we’ve had has been honest, fair and respectful. "This was a business deal to them, but I really felt like they saw it for what it was to me: my memories and my sweat and my handwriting and my decades of dreams. I am endlessly thankful. My first tattoo might just be a huge shamrock in the middle of my forehead.” She confirmed later on in the letter that Reputation (Taylor's Version) wasn't even a quarter recorded, noting that she felt like it was the only one out of the six that couldn't be improved upon, making it difficult for her to do more to it. However, she did add that her debut album re-recording had been fully completed. “I really love how it sounds now. Those two albums can still have their moments to re-emerge when the time is right, if that would be something you guys would be excited about. But if it happens, it won’t be from a place of sadness and longing for what I wish I could have. It will just be a celebration now.” Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) is available to stream on Disney Plus. Take a look at our Disney Plus deal page for more. View Affiliate Playlist on the source website If you fancy treating yourself to some special edition Taylor vinyls, as well as other gifts and merch, take a look at our roundup of the best gifts for Taylor Swift fans. 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.
Coldwater location guide: Where was the ITV thriller filmed?
Anxiety reins supreme as John explores masculinity and loyalty in this quaint Scottish town.
ITV's gripping new thriller, Coldwater, is set in an idyllic looking town but there is much more to it than meets the eye – something John (Andrew Lincoln) realises before it's all too late. The series follows John and wife Fiona (Indira Varma), who move to Coldwater from London, after a fresh start somewhere quiet and safe with their two children. While it seems they have hit the jackpot, John soon finds himself entangled in a series of horrific acts that he can't get himself out of. But the events are made all the more worse by the feel of the warm and inviting village and their friendly locals. With such an impressive backdrop and so much chaos, just where did all the action take place? Here's what you need to know about where Coldwater was filmed. Where was Coldwater filmed? All the major locations Thankfully, Coldwater is a fictional Scottish town, created just for the show. The location was therefore a composite of areas in and around Glasgow. Speaking of the decision to set the story there, Ireland explained: “I’ve always loved small towns in Scotland and I’ve always wanted to live in one but never had the chance to. “I love a lot of small towns in Northern Ireland so Coldwater is my little fantasy. You’ve got the beautiful Church, beautiful coffee shops… it's an idealised version of rural Scotland. “Everybody is friendly, and a little bit strange. Everyone knows your business and people don’t seem to judge you, but maybe they do. “My life bringing up a family in Scotland, I was trying to get away from writing about violence, tribalism and identity and all the issues in my other work, but I couldn’t escape it,” he added. Eve Myles, who plays John and Fiona's neighbour Rebecca, also discussed how the setting ties into Ireland's narrative (via The Mirror). "I think the lay of the land and the precinct is incredibly important to this because the character John runs away from the hustle and bustle of London and is running away from his problems only to land in the jaw of the biggest monster of his life in this idyllic, beautiful setting that intoxicates us with its beauty and the mystery of it," she said. "And how ethereal the land is in Scotland, only to find what John and his family find in a tiny, tiny nook of it. "So it's about not judging things by its cover but the cover is very enticing and seductive." Myles added: "What the show does really well is that it goes against any sorts of expectations and surprises you with those reveals." Ewen Bremner, who plays Rebecca's husband Tommy, went on to talk about the "power" that Scotland holds "in the minds of Southerners, especially in London", adding: "It has ancient, mythical significance." Speaking to The Sunday Post, he said that is was "really pleasurable to see how much Eve, Indira and Andrew fell in love with Glasgow". "They just completely fell head over heels," he continued. "And we were eating some fantastic food. We'd all very frequently be meeting up after work to have a nice meal." Here’s a breakdown of the main areas they used. Dunlop, East Ayrshire Dunlop is a small village around 20 miles southeast of Glasgow city. It is where the main external scenes were filmed of Coldwater, and is home to the church, which proves central to the community on the show. The area prides itself on local produce, including its own cheese shop, as well as a selection of independently owned stores, and of course, the local pub, The Smuggler’s Inn. Director Lee Haven Jones said of the village: "The key thing for me was to make the place as real as possible. We have to understand why John and Fiona want to live in this rather lovely village, because they’ve come from London and they’re in search of a new life. "So it was really important that this place felt aspirational, that it was beautiful. But at the same time, it felt very real." Glen Fruin and Loch Lomond For the more scenic scenes, the team used Glen Fruin to capture the picturesque nature of Scotland, with valleys, streams and woodland. It is located adjacent to Loch Lomond, a freshwater lake that's part of the Trossachs National Park. While on the show it is part of the village, in reality it is northwest of Glasgow, and approximately 40 miles north of Dunlop, where the show films its external village scenes. Coldwater continues on Sunday 28th September at 9pm on ITV and ITVX. Check out more of our Drama 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. 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The Rumour ending explained: Who is Sally McGowan revealed to be?
It’s time for the truth to come out as 5's drama reaches its climax.
Ever since The Rumour's Joanna (Rachel Shenton) arrived in Flinstead, her world has been consumed by one major question: Who exactly is Sally McGowan? After reading on a website that McGowan – who at aged 10 killed five-year-old boy Robbie Harris – was now living under an assumed name in the town, Joanna has become obsessed with finding out the truth. Spreading the gossip to the ultimate rumour mill (the schoolyard mums), things quickly spiralled out of control – with murders, vandalism and kidnapping taking over. So, what is the truth? Here’s what you need to know as The Rumour comes to a dramatic end. The Rumour ending explained: Who was Sally McGowan? When the rumour began to spread, the first major suspect to be Sally McGowan was Sonia, Joanna’s stand-offish next door neighbour. Joanna fuelled this by sharing Sonia had a tattoo, and her last known address was a rehab. Things get so intense that Sonia’s shop is vandalised, prompting Sonia to viciously blame Joanna for spreading the rumour (though notably, not denying it). When a reporter breaks the news, a mob turns up at her door. However, suspicion on Sonia is stopped quickly when she’s found dead on Halloween by Alfie while trick or treating with his mates. While it’s initially believed to be a suicide, things spiral out of control when police confirm they’re treating it as a murder. But this does nothing but grow Joanna’s obsession with finding Sally’s identity, moving her focus to Kay, another woman in town, even cornering her with allegations – but she also isn’t Sally, and is almost killed as well. Even when Joanna’s faced with threatening messages, and being fired from her job, she continues to dig. Ex Michael (Samuel Anderson) and mum Bea (Joanne Whalley) try to stop her, but it falls on deaf ears. Next suspect is her mum’s partner, Liz (Ellie Haddington), after finding out about a prison painting that’s similar in style to her work as an artist. Believing the painting holds the answers, she tries to track it down. She does finally get her answer – though it’s nothing like she imagined. When she finally gets hold of the painting, Joanna realises the signature’s handwriting is of her own mother, Bea. At one point, Joanna even went by a different name: Lucy. At the beginning of the finale episode, Joanna confronts her mum – and Bea confirms that she is, in fact, Sally McGowan… but she didn’t kill Sonia, and didn’t attempt to kill Kay. Who killed Sonia? From the second the rumour mill started, someone was clearly up to no good– starting with a sinister ‘rumours kill’ message on Joanna’s garage door, and then tipping off the journalist. But it seems there was more than one person keeping a secret in town – and it’s revealed in the final episode that Joanna’s friend and confidante Rachel (Lucy Speed) is actually the sister of Robbie, the little boy Bea killed all those years ago. Knowing Joanna couldn’t let it go, Rachel had befriended her to hear her theories and thoughts, and then acted upon that information in horrific ways. Rachel killed Sonia by putting a bag over her head, and then filled Kay’s house with gas to suffocate her. Discovering the truth – that it was Bea all along – Rachel had kidnapped Joanna’s son Alfie, and then called Bea threatening the young boy’s life, luring her to a woodland cabin she had previously shown Joanna. How does The Rumour end? As Bea arrived at the cabin, Joanna frantically called her wanting to know where she was – and instead of telling her, she just assured her that she would "make everything alright". She then met with Rachel, who had doused the cabin in petrol and knocked out Alfie with a sedative. Threatening to set the place ablaze, she commands Bea to sit down, sharing that she had been searching for her for her entire life, under the instruction of her mother, who only had her to replace Robbie after his death. Despite Bea’s apologies, Rachel sets up a camera and demands she make a confession, explaining fully why she decided to kill Robbie, admitting that she’s evil, before killing herself and Alfie. Thanks to one of the mums, Joanna realises she’s heading to the cabin and makes a dash for it. Sneaking into the cabin, Bea spots her and starts to deliberately antagonise Lucy, prompting her to lunge at her and start the fire. As the pair fight, Joanna’s frozen in fear at the fire, her worst nightmare coming true. But she comes to, and makes it out of the cabin with Alfie before the entire thing collapses – her mum and Rachel still inside. The next day, as the gossip mill continues around the town now that the truth is out, Joanna and Michael, now reconciled, pack up and leave with Alfie, ready for a completely fresh start. Bea, who has survived, is seen living with Liz in a different country. The Rumour is available in full now on 5. Add The Rumour 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 Drama 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.
Coldwater ending explained: What happens to John and Tommy?
An exhilarating finale leaves the door open for a continuation... **CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR COLDWATER**
**Warning: Major spoilers for Coldwater ahead.** Andrew Lincoln’s John had no idea what he was letting himself in for when he decided to move his family from London to the quiet Scottish town of Coldwater – but it’s pretty safe to say he grew to regret it. Within days of arriving, he was suddenly covering up a murder with the help of his new friend and next door neighbour Tommy (Ewen Bremner). Whacking the violent Angus Gillespie over the head with a brick when he attacked him in the woods, John believed he'd killed him – and Tommy was fine to let him believe that. But as tension between the two men continues to reach a boiling point, it’s only a matter of time before secrets, truth and violence bubbles over in spectacular fashion. Here’s how the Coldwater ending plays out – and how it sets the stage for a potential second season. Coldwater ending explained – Was John able to expose Tommy? John’s biggest problem with Tommy is not what he knows, it’s getting others to believe him. After all, who would believe the new guy when he says a beloved member of the community – a bible study leader with a pastor wife in Rebecca (Eve Myles), no less – is actually a serial killer who had been evading justice for years? It doesn’t help that Rebecca, who is all-too-aware and even encouraging of husband Tommy’s extra-curricular killer pursuits, has started planting the idea that John is behind the murders in the town in resident’s heads, using the local gossip mill to make him sound like a psychopath who fled London because he beat up a woman. But John gets a lifeline when Tommy’s adopted adult daughter Moira-Jane shows him and wife Fiona (Indira Varma) evidence – a box of trophies including those he’s killed since knowing John. Among the items is a cross chain Angus wore, a ring worn by Angus’s father, Nathan, and even the collar of poor cat Harlequin, who Tommy strangled and left as a warning to John on his bins. Realising this means he didn’t kill Angus as initially thought, John feels vindicated and ready to bring Tommy down for good. But Moira-Jane has a bigger fight on her hands: convincing her brother Cameron that their dad is not a good guy. Refusing to believe her, they eventually get in a physical fight where Cameron strangles her – just like their dear dad does to his victims. Thankfully, she stabs him in the leg with a pair of scissors, and he loosens his grip. Deciding to take matters into their own hands, John and Fiona invite Tommy and Rebecca over for dinner to “bury the hatchet”, so Moira-Jane can get the trophy box out of their house unscathed. Tommy and Rebecca know they’re up to something, and so up their game to frame John, taking Nathan’s ring and hiding it in John’s house for the police to later find. The wheels of the plan come off quickly though, when Tommy insists Moira-Jane join them for the dinner, refusing to take no for an answer. When John slips off to try and get the box himself, Tommy catches him in his garage. Tasering him, he shoves him in the back of his car and speeds off, much to the horror of Fiona. As Fiona calls the police, Rebecca quickly switches gear, turning herself into a battered and terrified wife in the eyes of Fiona, asking for her help – which Fiona instantly believes. How does Coldwater end? The series ends with a bloody showdown as John escapes Tommy’s car boot, and runs to friend William’s house nearby. Tommy is in quick pursuit with a shotgun, and beats William until John comes to his rescue. As the pair scrap, William eventually subdues them both by grabbing the rifle and holding it up to them before calling the police, declaring Tommy the true killer in the town, leaving the gun in John’s hands. Knowing he’s been exposed, Tommy convinces John to let him call Rebecca, who tells him: “It’s over, do you understand?” as Fiona watches. She then tells him to run. Tommy still thinks he and John have a connection, and asks him to run with him. Tommy takes credit for “bringing out the real man” in John, who when they met was “weak”. Believing John’s “just like him” he demands he shoot. But John holds firm, saying he doesn’t need to choose violence and murder to be considered a man like Tommy does. Tommy then lunges at John, and the screen cuts to black as they scrap, and a gunshot rings out. When the picture returns, it’s revealed that John is the one who got shot in the scuffle – and Tommy made a run for it before the police could get there. The show then jumps forward several weeks, with John fully recovered, appearing on a news report alongside Fiona about the events, saying it brought them closer together. Now exposed at the Coldwater Killer, Tommy is nowhere to be seen, but Rebecca remains in the town, using her position as a pastor to preach forgiveness to her congregation. Could the Coldwater story continue? The mens’ prayer group that Tommy started is still active, and bizarrely have opted to keep holding it at Rebecca and Tommy’s house. John attends, and offers them to move it to his, but the guys – who firmly believe Rebecca had no idea about Tommy’s killer instincts – have decided to stay on her request, saying it makes her “feel comfort”. It becomes clear that this story is not yet over though. Rebecca is keeping an eye on the group bitterly from the staircase, Cameron still refuses to believe his dad is a killer, and Nathan Gillespie’s ring is still hidden in a toy hamper at John and Fiona’s house. In other words, there would be plenty of loose ends to explore should the series prove popular enough to secure a second season. Coldwater is available to stream now on ITVX. Check out more of our Drama 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. 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Coldwater review: Andrew Lincoln-led psychological thriller will make you choke
It’s hard to imagine a character that elicits such a pathetic feeling more than Andrew Lincoln’s John after the first episode of Coldwater. A socially anxious and withdrawn father-of-two, he seems to attract bad men into his orbit like a magnet. While he wants to keep his head down, stay out of trouble and muddle through life while his successful wife Fiona (Indira Varma) brings home the bacon. Life has a different plan though, with other men seemingly smelling the weakness in him, and making it their mission to make his life miserable. When John’s fight or flight response is triggered in a park, he runs for it, leaving a poor woman – and his own child, for that matter – in his dust as he belts it down the road. While he does later return to retrieve his daughter, the shock of the whole thing sparks him to keep running… all the way to rural Scotland. With his family moving to the quaint and quiet village of Coldwater, it feels like a fresh start. Bible-bashing neighbours Tommy (Ewen Bremner) and Rebecca (Eve Myles) welcome them into their home and the community. While his sex life with Fiona has still hit a road block, it’s a start. But then he runs into a local yob in an off-licence, and it all goes wrong again. No escaping the bad guys for John – they’re everywhere. When said local yob, Angus, later turns violent with John during a run-in on a late-night jog, a chain of events leaves Angus dead, John a shrivelling wreck, and new best mate Tommy his guardian angel. At least, that’s what he thinks. Turns out his scariest bad guy comes with a wide grin, a woollen jumper, and a more-than-slight obsession with serial killers. The incident triggers something in both Tommy and John alike, and soon the pair are in a battle of wits for control over the other. As Tommy, Ewan Bremner is deliciously creepy – played perfectly as the women around him pick up on it immediately, but with enough subtlety that men dismiss it as “just what he’s like”. On the flip side, Andrew Lincoln is perfectly cast as John, a man emasculated from life and in need of some kind, ANY kind, of win. Most will know Lincoln as strong Walking Dead leading man, Rick Grimes, and you can sense that ability in John – he just can’t, or won’t, unlock it in himself, beaten down and depressed. Psychological thrillers have a knack sometimes of falling into the trap of having their characters make stupid decisions or cliché moves – ”Don’t go to the police!” “Go down that dark garden path!” “Let’s open this spooky door” – but in Coldwater, writer David Ireland justifies everything down to the tiniest detail, backing the mousey John into a corner. But it’s also why I love the women of the show, who make perfect partners for their male counterparts. Fiona is the breadwinner and strong-willed, not taking fools gladly and not easily deceived. Before anything even goes wrong, she doesn’t trust Tommy – and he can sense that, keeping him on edge. This trait also explains her growing frustration with her husband, who’s so willing to take someone’s lead it almost doesn’t matter who that someone is. Meanwhile Eve Myles’ is deliciously deceptive as the pastor who everyone adores. Warm and inviting to everyone, there’s a hidden side to everything she does that’s just waiting to come out – she’s not even Christian, openly admitting to Fiona being atheist. It just proves how good she is at lying, something that will come in handy down the line. There’s certainly some gripes to have with Coldwater, every now and again doing something so wild it throws you out of the realistic world that’s been created, and sometimes edging over the thrilling-ridiculous line in the wrong direction. But it does pull itself back when it needs to, creating a show that is all too easy to want more of. Coldwater is the kind of thriller that keeps you in a chokehold from the opening moments of the first episode, and refuses to let go until the end. By the end of the series, you’ll be left struggling to breathe… and that’s just where creator David Ireland wants you. Coldwater is available now on ITVX. Check out more of our Drama 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. Add Coldwater to your watchlist on the Radio Times: What to Watch app – download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more.
Coldwater's Indira Varma on dangerous masculinity of thriller's leading men
The Obi-Wan Kenobi alum teases what lies ahead in the new psychological thriller, co-starring Andrew Lincoln and Ewen Bremner.
Coldwater star Indira Varma has teased the twisted tale that lies ahead in ITV’s new psychological thriller. The Game of Thrones actress stars in the series as Fiona, the long-standing wife of leading man, John (Andrew Lincoln). As the breadwinner of the house with a successful writing career, Fiona uproots her life in London when John witnesses a horrific attack in a park – and decides to move the family, completed by two daughters, for a fresh start in the village of Coldwater, rural Scotland. Turns out it’s just the start of their terror, as their next door neighbours Tommy (Ewan Bremner) and wife Fiona (Eve Myles) are harbouring dark secrets behind their position as pillars of the community. Speaking to RadioTimes.com about the battle that ensues, Varma teased: "John is completely beguiled by this charismatic man who he thinks represents true manhood, you know, which is what he's kind of clawing his way back to. "Fiona, she gets a nose for it, and she sniffs [Tommy] out immediately, and I think when you've got a really good friendship or relationship, and one of you likes one person and the other one doesn't trust them, that creates a really difficult dynamic." As a stay-at-home dad, John is already feeling at a bit of a loss when the story begins – with his marriage loving, but struggling with Fiona. "I think this is a theme that David looks at, which is masculinity in today's society, and the idea of the wife, Fiona, in this case, being the successful breadwinner," she explained. "It’s sort of slightly emasculating for John, them having two young kids and being a slightly reluctant stay-at-home dad in a very still predominantly female world." While John is immediately taken with Tommy – a bible study leader and ‘Alpha Male’ type with a penchant for true crime stories – Fiona is not so keen, sensing something dark in him that leaves her uneasy. The feeling quickly becomes mutual as the twisted story unfolds. "I think the relationship between Tommy and Fiona is, he knows she doesn't like him,” Varma added. “He senses that. So he senses the danger of possibly being found out by this person - that his magic doesn't work on her – but to a certain extent, she's still a bit afraid of him." "Isn't it interesting that the women spot it, but still can't really do anything about it, because ultimately, he's a violent man? It's really depressing." Coldwater airs 14th September at 9pm on ITV. Check out more of our Drama 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. Add The Guest to your watchlist on the Radio Times: What to Watch app – download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more.
The Rumour cast: Full guide to actors in 5's twisted new drama
Gossip can be dangerous in this new thriller – meet the women whose smalltalk changes everything.
In the fictional world of Flinstead, gossip can be a real killer as The Rumour kicks off on 5. For mum Joanna (Rachel Shenton), who has just moved to the area, overhearing a rumour about a killer in the town seems just what she needs to get into the playground mum-clique. But instead it opens up a can of worms that could tear the entire town apart. As paranoia and suspicion takes over, things take a sinister turn, and soon it's hard to know who around her she can trust. But all roads lead back to the mums and what they think they know. Want to meet them? Read on for your guide to the cast of The Rumour and the characters they play in this twisted tale. The Rumour cast: Who plays who in the 5 drama? Here’s the main cast list for The Rumour – read on for more detailed profiles on each character and the actor playing them, including where you might have seen them before. Rachel Shenton as Joanna Joanne Whalley as Bea Emily Atack as Debbie Samuel Anderson as Michael Ellie Haddington as Liz Carryl Thomas as Fatima Lucy Speed as Rachel Rachel Shenton plays Joanna Who is Joanna? Joanna is a loving mum who moves from London to Flinstead with her young son, Alfie, in the hopes of a new life. An anxious person by nature, she has a tendency to overthink things. But her attempts to bond with her fellow school mums result in her spreading a rumour that triggers a dangerous spiral. Who is Rachel Shenton? Rachel Shenton is an English actress, writer and Oscar-winning director. She first rose to prominence as Mitzeee Minniver on Channel 4’s Hollyoaks between 2010 and 2013. After leaving the soap, she appeared in acclaimed TV dramas including Switched at Birth, White Gold and For Her Sins. She won her Academy award for best short film in 2018, having created The Silent Child, a movie that tells the story of a six-year-old who learns to use sign language. Shenton can currently be seen on screen as Helen Alderson in the 5 reboot of period drama All Creatures Great and Small, and has been on the show since 2020. Joanne Whalley plays Bea Who is Bea? Bea is Joanna’s mother, who has been living in Flinstead with her partner, Liz, years before her daughter moved to town. She has a contentious but reliant relationship with her daughter, knowing just what to say to wind her up – but there is love there. Who is Joanne Whalley? Joanne Whalley is a British actress who has appeared in a string of highly-acclaimed films and TV shows, including 1988 cult classic, Willow. From 1986 to 1989, she starred in educational series How We Used to Live. Most recently, she's appeared in Gossip Girl, The Borgias, Wolf Hall, The White Princess and Daredevil. In 2023, she reprised her role of Sorsha in Disney Plus's Willow sequel series. Emily Atack plays Debbie <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/08/THE-RUMOURFirst-Look-Rachel-Shenton-as-Joanne-and-Emily-Atack-as-Debbie-with-cast--a3cc795.jpg" width="3800" height="2533" alt="Rachel Shenton and Emily Atack star in The Rumour; Rachel's character, Joanna, is talking to a group of women sat in front of her, with concerned and unwelcoming expressions on their faces" title="THE RUMOUR - (Firt Look)" /> Who is Debbie? Debbie is the Queen Bee of the school mums, and moves through life with confidence and the perfect Instagram filter. Mum to son Liam, she would do anything for her boy. But that shiny veneer hides a deeply flawed person. Who is Emily Atack? Emily Atack is an actress and TV presenter, who originally shot to fame as the lusted-after Charlotte Hinchcliffe in Channel 4 teen sitcom, The Inbetweeners. She later came second place on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here in 2018, became a regular team captain on Celebrity Juice from 2020 to 2022, and led her own sketch show, The Emily Atack Show. She can currently be seen on Disney+’s Rivals, playing Sarah Stratton. Samuel Anderson plays Michael Who is Michael? Michael is Joanna’s ex, and the father of Alfie. He is an oil rig worker, who before the start of the show spent a lot of time away at sea, wanting to provide for his family. He dotes on his son. Who is Samuel Anderson? Samuel Anderson is a London-born actor who first drew acclaim as part of the original cast of Alan Bennett’s play The History Boys alongside James Corden, Dominic Cooper and Russell Tovey in 2004. He later reunited with Corden for Gavin and Stacey, playing Essex lad Fingers. From 2007 to 2009, he starred in Emmerdale as Ross Kirk. In 2014, he joined the cast of Doctor Who as Danny Pink. He’s also had main roles in Trollied, Another Life, Landscapers and Amandaland. Ellie Haddington plays Liz Who is Liz? Liz is Bea’s longtime partner. A strong member of the community and an artist, Liz is living a happy life in the town, settled into a world that she loves. However, she isn’t quite sure about Bea’s daughter moving into town. Who is Ellie Haddington? Ellie Haddington is a Scottish actress, who first became known in the UK for playing Josie Clarke in Coronation Street in 1995 to 1996. Since then, she’s appeared in Hollywood films including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Operation Mincemeat and Enola Holmes. On TV, she has appeared in Foyle’s War, Bad Girls, Ripper Street and Guilt. Carryl Thomas plays Fatima Who is Fatima? Fatima is another of the mothers in the concerned group. What else has Carryl Thomas been in? Thomas is perhaps best known for her soap opera work, playing Cara Robinson in ITV's Emmerdale, Tamara in BBC One's EastEnders and Kelly Boulter in 5's Family Affairs. She's also appeared in sci-fi thriller Silo, Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures and long-running crime drama Silent Witness. Lucy Speed plays Rachel Who is Rachel? Rachel is still relatively new to the area, and finds a friend in Joanna, with whom she can relate to more than the other school mums. She tries not to dabble too much in the playground gossip, preferring to march to her own drum. For work, she’s a prison guard. Who is Lucy Speed? Lucy Speed is an English actress best known for playing Natalie Evans in BBC soap EastEnders from 1994 to 2004. She later had a leading role in The Bill from 2008 to 2010 as DC Stevie Moss. Since 2021, she’s played Stella Pryor on radio soap The Archers, and has credits on stage in theatre shows Blackmail and Steel Magnolias. The Rumour starts Wednesday 10th September at 9pm on 5. Add The Rumour 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 Drama 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.
Wednesday season 2 ending explained: Every death, twist, and reveal broken down
In this world of vengeance and woe, can Wednesday save Nevermore once again?
***Warning: Major spoilers ahead for Wednesday season 2*** Wednesday season 2 has come to a chaotic ending on Netflix, raising a host of questions that even Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) and her physic powers can't answer and introducing new mysteries for season 3. The second part of the new season picked up right where we left off, with Hyde Tyler (Hunter Doohan) on the loose, a killer zombie in town, and Wednesday in the hospital and more determined than ever to uncover the truth behind the LOIS experiments, Nevermore's various mysteries, and the fate of her Aunt Ophelia. Worst of all, the dead Principal Weems (Gwendoline Christie) is back in her life as her new spirit guide – and still as acidic as ever. Wondering how the series came to a close? Here’s how Wednesday season 2 part 2 ended – and what it means for the future. Did Wednesday save Enid? Yes and no. The prophetic vision Wednesday had of Enid’s death was successfully stopped – thanks to a delightfully wicked body swap trick courtesy of Rosaline Rotwood (Lady Gaga). Living in each other’s shoes for a day allowed them to appreciate the pressure each was under, with Wednesday discovering Enid is not only a werewolf, but an Alpha – which history dictates could mean she ends up alone, and stuck in wolf form forever. <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/08/WEDNESDAY205Unit00882RC-8b98423.jpg" width="3600" height="2400" alt="Noah B. Taylor as Bruno, Emma Myers as Enid, Joy Sunday as Bianca, Oliver Watson as Kent, Georgie Farmer as Ajax in Wednesday season 2" title="Noah B. Taylor as Bruno, Emma Myers as Enid, Joy Sunday as Bianca, Oliver Watson as Kent, Georgie Farmer as Ajax in Wednesday season 2" /> Ms Capri (Billie Piper) tries to help Enid control her powers, but when Wednesday is later in trouble, Enid changes to gain the strength to save her. Now stuck, she fled Nevermore to be alone and to ensure she doesn’t hurt anyone. What happened to Principal Dort in Wednesday season 2? Turns out Principal Dort is not just a master manipulator, but a con man. He’s even behind the Morning Song cult that Bianca and her mother had been stuck in, hiring an actor to play charismatic leader, Gideon. When “Gideon” went off-script, prompting the world to try and hunt him down, Dort thought on his feet, established himself at Nevermore, and set about a new way to make money. Manipulating Bianca to do his bidding, he was protected by a special pocketwatch that made him immune to siren commands. When Wednesday’s grandmother Hester (Joanna Lumley) announced plans to donate her entire fortune to him and Nevermore, she figured something was wrong, and confronted Bianca, who confessed everything but compelled Wednesday to forget what she said in a bid to save her mother. But our smart lady-of-sorrows had a back-up plan, her vanishing stalker/new friend Agnes (Evie Templeton), who kept herself hidden to repeat back to Wednesday what she’d been told. Armed with the information, Wednesday allowed her friends in on a masterplan to save everyone. At the gala, Agnes and Enid performed a dance routine to distract Dort, during which Enid, while invisible, stole his watch. When Bianca took to the stage alongside Dort, Morticia and Hester, she compelled him to confess his crimes to the entire student body. Dort tried to make a run for it, even threatening Bianca’s life, but Ajax comes to her rescue, removing his hat and using his medusa powers to turn Dort into stone… just as a chandelier drops from the ceiling, shattering Dort to smithereens. What a way to go. Who was Slurp in Wednesday season 2? Pugsley’s pet zombie Slurp was comic relief in part one – but by part two, he has become the manipulative psychopath he was when he was once alive. His real name is Isaac Night: a ‘DaVinci’ mad scientist who created his own clockwork heart, and created the LOIS machine at Willow Hill that stripped outsiders of their abilities. He is also the brother of Francoise, Tyler’s mother, the woman Wednesday helped escape from Willow Hill. Eating brains to restore himself to his former appearance, and reuniting with both Francoise and Tyler, Isaac aims to complete what he started. Obsessed with trying to strip his sister of the Hyde ‘curse’ she hated so much, everyone else can be collateral damage. Back when Isaac was at school 30 years ago, this included Gomez (Luis Guzman), his roommate and best friend who, at the time, had electrical powers, and was happy to help his pal with an experiment. But Issac was using him as a source to make his machine work, deliberately draining him of his powers and almost killing him. Thankfully, Morticia came to her beloved’s rescue, cutting off Isaac’s hand and stopping the experiment, blowing up Issac’s laboratory in the process. Isaac was killed, and they buried him underneath the Skull Tree, never to be spoken of again. However, the hand was somehow reanimated in the explosion. Everyone now knows him as Thing, Wednesday’s bodiless partner in crime. With a plan to use Pugsley’s electrical charge for the experiment, Isaac kidnaps him at the Nevermore gala, leaving the rest of the family panicking to save him in time. How does Wednesday season 2 end? Isaac, Francoise and Tyler work together to get everything in place for the procedure to strip Francoise of her Hyde powers –and it looks like it’s close to working, even managing to dispatch Wednesday by burying her under the Skull Tree, and reattaching Thing to Isaac’s body, finally making him complete once again. Heading to Isaac’s lab in the school, Pugsley is bound to an electric chair, but Tyler is caught off-guard when he’s strapped down for the procedure instead, with his mother deciding to save him as it’s “too late for her”. The only thing is, Tyler doesn’t want to be cured like she did, and is happy to remain a Hyde – but it falls on deaf ears as his controlling mother tells him to do as she says. Wednesday, having been freed by a werewolf-ed Enid and Agnes, arrives to save the day with the entire Addams Family in tow. While Tyler asks her to kill him, she instead sets him free, allowing him to transform into a Hyde and engage in a bitter battle with his mother, who also transformed. It ends with Francoise falling to her death from the roof of the school. Enraged at losing ‘the only person he ever loved’, Isaac chokes Wednesday, and the family can’t get near him. What Isaac didn’t count on, though, was Thing’s alliance to the Addams. Turning on his body, Thing attacks Isaac, ultimately pulling out his clockwork heart and killing him, before detaching himself and returning to his real family. What comes next? With her family now safe and fully reunited, Wednesday wastes no time in planning her summer vacation – going on a new mission to track down Enid, who is stuck in her Alpha wolf form and heading toward the Canada border. Naturally, there’s only one person she would ask to help her on this potentially deadly road trip: her Uncle Fester. Jumping into his moped’s sidecar, they leave Nevermore in their dust as they zoom off together, with Wednesday now possessing her Aunt Ophelia’s diary. However, trouble is already brewing back home. Tyler is found at his parents’ gravesides by Ms Capri. She offers him a pack of Hydes to be part of: which means he’ll never need a master again. Tempted, he asks how she knows that to be possible, and she reveals her father was a Hyde. Tyler agrees, and they drive off to a mystery location together. Meanwhile, Hester is revealed to have been hiding Morticia’s sister, Ophelia, in a cell under her home. The message she’s scrawling on the wall? Wednesday Must Die. Wednesday co-creator Al Gough previously told Tudum that revealing Aunt Ophelia at the end of season 2 had always always the plan. Gough's co-creator Miles Millar went on to tease that the aunt's return will have a big impact on Morticia in the future. “It’s going to be really interesting to see if Morticia's concerns are realised,” Millar said, before adding: “Ophelia has been gone a long time. It’s left a hole in Morticia’s life, and a lot of unanswered questions. The re-emergence of Ophelia is going to hit this family like a bomb.” Wednesday season 2 is streaming now on Netflix. Sign up for Netflix from £5.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream. 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Wednesday season 2 star reveals Tyler’s future – and explains why he was saved
With our favourite Hyde’s future uncertain, here’s what actor Hunter Doohan hopes will come of him in season 3…
***Warning: Spoilers for Wednesday season 2 part 2 ahead*** Wednesday star Hunter Doohan has opened up on what lies ahead for Tyler in season 3 after Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) decided to let him go.. In the season 2 finale, Tyler was tricked by his mother Francoise (Frances O’Connor) into a dangerous procedure by his uncle Isaac (Owen Painter) that would rid him of his Hyde powers – with Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez) a sacrifice in the electrifying operation. When Wednesday came to save her brother, she saw the opportunity to finally kill Tyler, who had been tormenting her friends and promising to kill her – but instead, she cuts him loose with a swing of an axe, telling him simply: "I missed." Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com, Hunter explained its emblematic of the relationship Tyler and Wednesday have – which started with a ‘will they/won’t they’ romance back in season 1 before developing into a rivalry. “Their dynamic throughout the whole show, and the fact that, when it comes to it, instead of killing him and kind of ending it all she frees him, they actually help each other out,” he said. “You know, she's freeing him of his Masters again, and he's helping in that moment with her [by fighting Francoise].” “Jenna came up with that last line, which was so cool to witness her kind of improving and coming up with that,” he added. “She ​​came in with so many great ideas. It was really incredible to watch.” Unfortunately for Tyler, his freedom comes with a catch. According to the lore of the show, Hydes cannot survive without a master commanding him – and now his master Francoise is dead, he’s living on borrowed time. But he’s given a lifeline when Isadora Capri (Billie Piper) tells him about a pack of Hydes that live together and, as a united force, have no need for a master to survive, and the pair were last seen heading off to a mystery location together to track the pack down. Speaking about what this means for season 3, Hunter said: “I want Tyler to find… I mean, I think I'll always kind of wrestle with the morality and then the Hyde versus Human side of himself, but I think we've still yet to see him be in control. “Because, you know, obviously Laurel was control [in season 1]. He thought killing her because they're bond, that weakened, would free him. He didn't know that makes Hydes go crazy, and that in all of episode 5, he's just kind of losing touch with reality, and blinded by rage and dying. “Then he's under his mother and Isaac's control basically for the last three episodes. “So when we kind of see him at the end, he knows he's gonna die. He doesn't have a master. He's kind of lost all hope. And then it’s this one little glimmer of hope that comes from Capri’s character. “So I think he's like, What do I have to lose? Truly, I've lost everyone. It can't get worse.” Wednesday season 2 is streaming now on Netflix. Sign up for Netflix from £5.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream. Check out more of our Fantasy 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.
Wednesday stars explain Enid and Agnes dynamic and tease future after season finale
From a bitter rivalry came a surprise friendship – but what lies ahead for Enid and Agnes going forward? **CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR WEDNESDAY SEASON 2**
**Warning: Spoilers for Wednesday Season 2 Part 2 ahead** In Netflix’s Wednesday, our leading lady was always fiercely supported by her werewolf best friend, Enid (Emma Myers). So naturally, she got pretty territorial in season 2 when Wednesday’s stalker was revealed to be Agnes (Evie Templeton), a young student at the school who was obsessed with making Wednesday her best friend. Rude and cruel to each other, the pair were quick to pick fights in an attempt to become Wednesday’s favourite right hand woman – but when the Teen of Woe is in trouble, Enid and Agnes prove to be a formidable force, working together and learning to be better versions of themselves in the process. By the end of the season, they were stealing the show with a dance routine to Lady Gaga’s Dead Dance, providing the perfect distraction to take down Principal Dort (Steve Buscemi) and save Nevermore. Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com, Myers and Templeton shared their relief at finally being able to develop a friendship on screen – and how they hope it continues in the future. “I loved that we could be friends. I know, finally! Because Enid just argues with everybody. She's just always arguing with somebody,” said Myers. “I'm so glad that by the end of it, we're not at each other's throats, and we can be genuine friends.” “I was a huge fan of the first season, so to get to go from being a fan to getting to be a part of the show that you love was amazing,” added Templeton. “And I'd really love to see how their trio dynamic progresses with Enid and Wednesday and Agnes. “I think that would be really cool to see how their friendship develops.” It didn’t take long for Agnes to make an impression on Wednesday and Enid in season 2 – becoming a helpful right hand woman when it came to gathering intel on those Wednesday suspected were up to no good thanks to her invisibility powers. It didn’t sit well with Enid, who had worked hard to crack the unshakeable Wednesday, fearing her position as her best friend was under threat. However, once Enid realised Agnes was struggling with her own identity, feeling ignored and isolated, she softened, and even started to help Agnes find her own feet away from idolising someone else. “I think being yourself is a big message that I think runs through the whole show, but specifically this season,” said Templeton. “One of Emma's lines is ‘be your own psycho’. I think that's important.” Wednesday season 2 is streaming now on Netflix. Sign up for Netflix from £5.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream. Check out more of our Fantasy 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.