EastEnders cast: Who is joining, leaving and returning to the soap?
All the changes to life in Albert Square you need to keep up with.
We're finally in 2026 in EastEnders. 2025 saw some major exits, including the deaths of Nish Panesar and Martin Fowler, along with the departure of Stacey Slater. Elsewhere, we experienced some major comebacks with the returns of Zoe Slater, Anthony Trueman (RIP), and Max Branning. RadioTimes.com is here with a handy update on which characters are leaving, joining and returning to EastEnders in the coming months. So who's in? Who's out? And which rumours are true? Read on for all the latest details on cast changes for EastEnders. EastEnders cast 2026 The full present regular cast for EastEnders can be found below in order of the character's first appearance. Gillian Taylforth as Kathy Beale Letitia Dean as Sharon Watts Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale Alice Haig as Vicki Fowler Michelle Collins as Cindy Beale Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell Ross Kemp as Grant Mitchell Kim Medcalf as Sam Mitchell Gemma Bissix as Clare Bates Thomas Law as Peter Beale Karen Henthorn as Julie Bates Perry Fenwick as Billy Mitchell Laila Morse as Mo Harris Jessie Wallace as Kat Moon Michelle Ryan as Zoe Slater Rudolph Walker as Patrick Trueman Shane Ritchie as Alfie Moon Angela Wynter as Yolande Trueman Gillian Wright as Jean Slater Emma Barton as Honey Mitchell Zaraah Abrahams as Chelsea Fox Diane Parish as Denise Fox Grace as Janet Mitchell Jake Wood as Max Branning Jacqueline Jossa as Lauren Beale Scott Maslen as Jack Branning Freddie Phillips as Will Mitchell Pierre Counihan-Moullier as Oscar Branning Kitty Castledine as Penny Branning Ellie Dadd as Amy Mitchell Tameka Empson as Kim Fox Lillia Turner as Lily Slater Frankie Day as Ricky Branning Sonny Kendall as Tommy Moon Isabella Brown as Lexi Pearce Kellie Bright as Linda Carter Charlie Suff as Johnny Carter Harriet Thorpe as Elaine Peacock Elliot Briffett as Bert Moon Cody Briffett as Ernie Moon Arayah Harris-Buckles as Pearl Fox Harry Farr as Ollie Carter Stephen Aaron-Sipple as Mark Fowler Jake McNally as Louie Beale Michael Jose Pomares Calixte as Raymond Fox Tony Clay as Callum Highway Maylo Miller as Mica Fox Shiv Jalota as Vinny Panesar Balvinder Sopal as Suki Panesar-Unwin Arthur Gentleman as Albie Watts James Farrar as Zack Hudson Ross Boatman as Harvey Monroe Lois Hawkins as Annie Carter Delroy Atkinson as Howie Danes Heather Peace as Eve Panesar-Unwin Aaron Thiara as Ravi Gulati Jaden Ladega as Denzel Danes Juhaim Rasul Choudhury as Davinder "Nugget" Gulati Colin Salmon as George Knight Francesca Henry as Gina Knight Sophie Khan Levy as Priya Nandra-Hart Aaliyah James as Avani Nandra-Hart Elijah Holloway as Harry Mitchell Lewis Bridgeman as Barney Mitchell Dayo Koleosho as Kojo Asare Laura Doddington as Nicola Mitchell Alex Walkinshaw as Ross Marshall Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness as Jasmine Fisher Ronni Ancona as Bea Pollard Joshua Vaughn as Josh Goodwin And here are the changes to the cast coming soon... DEPARTING Sam Mitchell (Kim Medcalf) When might Sam Mitchell be returning? Summer 2026. Kim Medcalf has reprised the role of Sam Mitchell for a short stint since December 2025. The character returned following the discovery of a lump in her breast, which turned out to be breast cancer and required a lumpectomy. Sam is now undergoing further tests and treatment, but will she decide to part on better terms with son Ricky Branning (Frankie Day) and brother Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden)? The character appeared set to leave in February but decided to stay in Walford to continue her cancer treatment with her family at her side. Radio Times still understands that Kim Medcalf is only back for a limited stint, but it remains to be seen when and how Sam will leave Walford. Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) When is Grant Mitchell leaving? Summer 2026. Ross Kemp has reprised his role as Grant Mitchell for a short stint, but he is not back for good. The character will be one of many mourning Nigel Bates following his death, but he'll also be attempting to build bridges with his estranged son Mark Fowler. Will Grant leave Walford more popular than he arrived this time? 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. RETURNING Eddie Knight (Christopher Fairbank) When is Eddie Knight returning? 4th May 2026. George's evil and racist adopted father, Eddie Knight, is returning to EastEnders in the coming weeks, having been imprisoned in 2024 for killing George's biological father, Henry Asare, years prior. George was pivotal in getting Eddie sent down around the time of Eddie's wife, Gloria's, death. An EastEnders spokesperson told Radio Times: "We can confirm Christopher Fairbank will be returning to EastEnders for a short stint later this spring." So, what brings Eddie back into George's life, and will he manage to cause more harm to the Knight clan? Well, he's not doing too well in hospital, but will George and Nicola let him into their lives? Josh Saunders (Jon Lee) When is Josh Saunders returning? May 2026. Julie Bates's son, Josh Saunders, will visit from China for the funeral of his stepfather, Nigel Bates. S Club 7 star Jon Lee was first introduced in 1997 as a love interest for Nigel's stepdaughter Clare (Gemma Bissix), who will also stage a return for the funeral. The pair left with Nigel and Julie for Scotland in 1998. Ahead of his return, Lee said: "It was quite surreal stepping back on to Albert Square after so many years as it’s so familiar to so many of us. It was lovely to see my onscreen family again". Bissix added, “When I returned earlier this year, we always knew Clare had to come back for Nigel’s funeral. He meant so much to her, and it felt right to be there for the conclusion of his story, as everyone came together to say their final goodbyes”. Joel Marshall (Max Murray) When is Joel Marshall returning? Summer 2026. EastEnders has confirmed that Max Murray will soon be reprising the role of teenage criminal Joel Marshall. The character exited the soap in January after being sent to a young offenders' institute following his grievous bodily harm of Vicki Fowler. Now, as Vicki prepares to marry Joel's father, Ross, Joel will soon return to both of their lives. A BBC spokesperson has told Radio Times today, 30 April: "We can confirm that Max Murray will be returning to EastEnders." This comes following reports from Digital Spy that Murray is already filming new scenes at the soap's set in Elstree, Hertfordshire, and will be back on our screens within weeks. Libby Fox (Belinda Owusu) When is Libby Fox returning? 2026. Yes! Denise Fox's younger daughter, Libby Fox, will be back on Albert Square at some point in 2026, as she appeared in the 2027 flash-forward episode, once again played by Belinda Owusu. The episode presents some potential brides for Max, which include Libby's older sister, Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams), and even Denise herself, given that Jack was calling the bride and Denise's phone is one of the ones to ring - despite Denise being absent from the episode, having apparently walked out on Jack the night before. Is the reason for Libby's reappearance that her sister or mother is getting married? We'll have to wait and see. Read More: 21 EastEnders questions we have following that epic Max Branning flashforward episode WHO MAY BE RETURNING? Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) When is Stacey Slater returning? TBC. Lacey Turner took an extended break from the show recently, with Stacey departing for a new life in Brazil alongside her brother, Sean Slater, with her two youngest children, Arthur and Hope. However, Turner has affirmed that she will return to the soap in the future, but no firm return date has been set. So, expect to be without Stacey for a while yet! Which characters departed EastEnders in 2026? The following characters departed EastEnders in 2026. Nish Panesar (Guest) Dr Anthony Trueman Joel Marshall Jake Moon (Guest) Chrissie Watts (Guest) Lola Pearce (Guest) Cora Cross (Guest) Sandra Goodwin (Guest) Nigel Bates Which characters departed EastEnders in 2025? The following character departed EastEnders in 2025. Nish Panesar Mr Lister (guest) Councillor Donald Barker (guest) Garry Hobbs (guest) Minty Peterson (guest) Peggy Mitchell (guest) Eric Mitchell (guest) Angie Watts (guest) Reiss Colwell Martin Fowler Grant Mitchell (guest) Brenda Collins (guest) Gaz (guest) Andy (guest) Ruby Allen Roman Allen Tom "Rocky" Cotton (guest) Terry Cant (guest) Bex Fowler (guest) Julia Fowler Bianca Jackson Sonia Fowler Felix Baker Bernadette Taylor Jay Brown Jonno Highway (Guest) Hope Fowler Arthur Fowler, Jr. Stacey Slater Stuart Highway (Guest) Ben Mitchell (Guest) Norma Unwin (Guest) Tobias "Okie" Okyere Junior Knight Anna Knight Freddie Slater Teddy Mitchell Barry Evans (Guest) Debbie Bates (Guest) Pat Evans (Guest) Which characters departed EastEnders in 2024? The following characters have departed EastEnders in 2024. Ashton (Guest) Harold Martin (Guest) Sam Mitchell Keanu Taylor (Guest, hallucination) Lucas Johnson (Guest) Ben Mitchell Gloria Knight (Guest) Eddie Knight (Guest) Keeley Wainwright (Guest) Britney Wainwright Dolly Dean-Hudson Whitney Dean Monique Knight (Guest) Xavier Knight (Guest) Karen Taylor (Guest) Stevie Mitchell Debbie Colwell (Guest) Ayesha Siddhu (Guest) Dean Wicks Chrissie Watts (Guest) Jake Moon (Guest) Jane Beale (Guest) Bobby Beale Pastor Gideon Clayton Lola Pearce-Brown (Guest) Joe Wicks (Guest) Holly (Guest) David Wicks (Guest) Micky Miller (Guest) Nancy Carter (Guest, fantasy) Lee Carter (Guest, fantasy) Which characters departed EastEnders in 2023? The following characters have departed EastEnders in 2023. DCI Samantha Keeble (Guest) Ricky Butcher (Guest) Scarlett Butcher Edward "Jed" Chadwick (Guest) Ryan Malloy (Guest) Dr Ash Kaur Vi Highway Shifty Shiv (Guest) Roxy Mitchell (Guest) Duncan Boyd (Guest) Lola Pearce-Brown Lauren Branning (Guest) Louie Beale (Guest) Finlay Baker Jo Cotton (Guest) Peggy Taylor (Guest) Lisa Fowler (Guest) Arthur "Fatboy" Chubb (Guest) Graham Foster (Guest) Dorian Gates (Guest) Nadine Keller (Guest) Theo Hawthorne Karen Taylor Mitch Baker Bailey Baker Mia Atkins Mackenzie Atkins Keanu Taylor Tom "Rocky" Cotton Which characters departed EastEnders in 2022? The following characters departed EastEnders in 2022. Iqra Ahmed Mila Marwa Kioni Marwa Gray Atkins Keegan Baker Tiffany Butcher Isaac Baptiste Aaron Monroe Nancy Carter Avery Baker Rainie Highway Roland Highway Stuart Highway Dana Monroe Frankie Lewis Dr Nina Gupta Kheerat Panesar Lofty Holloway (Guest) Mary Smith (Guest) Disa O'Brien (Guest) Ian Beale (Guest) Colin Russell (Guest) Barry Clark (Guest) Kirsty "Dotty" Cotton Jada Lennox Alyssa Lennox Mick Carter Janine Carter Shirley Carter EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One and from 6am on BBC iPlayer. Visit our dedicated EastEnders page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers. If you’re looking for more to watch, check out our TV Guide and Streaming Guide. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.
25 best and funniest Friends episodes on Netflix, ranked
You might say these are 'The Ones We Can't Stop Watching'...
For many people, Friends continues to reign supreme as the greatest sitcom of all time, producing 10 seasons of unforgettable characters, rapid fire gags and endlessly quotable lines. It's esteemed position doesn't look to be toppled anytime soon, either, as a whole new generation of viewers have discovered the show in the streaming age and found that it still resonates strongly – despite finishing decades ago. Of course, like most comedies of bygone eras, Friends has also caught its fair share of flack for certain jokes that leave a sour taste by today's standards, but these are the vast minority in a show that still has the power to lift your mood on a tough day. After a brief absence from UK streamers, all episodes of the smash-hit series are readily available once again, although be aware that they have migrated from Netflix to the recently launched HBO Max. What better way to celebrate their return than by taking a whistle-stop tour through the sitcom's finest half-hours? These 25 all-time greatest Friends episodes contain plenty of laughs, warmth and Ross acting gloriously strange. 25. The One with the Football (season 3, episode 9) View oEmbed on the source website A wholesome Thanksgiving activity gets out of hand when the ultra-competitive Geller siblings show the group exactly why their parents banned them from playing American football. To be fair, the stakes are high: a homemade troll doll trophy fished out of a river lies on the line. Elsewhere, Joey and Chandler compete for the attention of an enigmatic Dutch woman, with the former mistaking the Netherlands for the setting of Peter Pan. Best moment: Rachel "goes long". 24. The One with Ross's Wedding: Part 2 (season 4, episode 24) View oEmbed on the source website Ross has moved on with Emily, but he hits a bit of an issue when Rachel rocks up to their wedding in London, leaving him torn - and saying the wrong name at the altar. Ouch. The debacle, along with Ross's thoroughly botched attempt at damage control, makes for mesmerising (if slightly painful) viewing, and ushers in an era of chaos for the palaeontologist that includes several other legendary moments. Also, stop hating on Emily from Friends. Helen Baxendale was great, I won't hear otherwise. Best moment: "Take thee, Rachel." – Perhaps Ross's greatest mistake? 23. The One with the Prom Video (season 2, episode 14) View oEmbed on the source website Ross and Rachel's first kiss! After endless back-and-forth and will-they-won't-they ("You’re over me? When were you under me?") the two finally got together. Rachel watched their high school prom video and realised Ross really was her lobster. These flashbacks have understandably taken some heat in recent years for below-the-belt jokes about Monica's weight, but the heartwarming scenes regarding the show's central couple make this a worthy inclusion. Best moment: That kiss. 22. The One with Ross's Tan (season 10, episode 3) View oEmbed on the source website Ross decides to get a spray tan but, thanks to some mishaps in the booth, ends up with a very tanned front and a very pale back. This is just one of many of Ross's epic 'mishaps'. We'll get to more of those later. This episode is also noteworthy for a guest appearance from Jennifer Coolidge, who would finally gain some industry prestige almost two decades later with a lauded role in The White Lotus. Here, she plays Amanda, an estranged friend to Monica and Phoebe, whose English accent, dance skills and general narcissism have to be seen to be believed. Best moment: "Smell my neck! It's not perfume, it's ME! It's my natural scent!" – Amanda reconnects with her pals. 21. The One with All the Thanksgivings (season 5, episode 8) View oEmbed on the source website Another flashback episode, this time focusing on the rollercoaster relationship between Monica and Chandler, who are objectively the best couple on the show. Chandler gets upset after a Thanksgiving storytelling session, which reveals a botched attempt at revenge led Monica to accidentally chop off the tip of his toe. "It's the best part... it has the nail," he whines. Things end on a positive, however, with Monica donning a turkey on her head in a reconciliatory gesture that stunningly provokes a confession. Best moment: "I love macaroni and cheese. I love the way this box feels against my cheek." – Monica's ill-fated seduction attempt. 20. The One with Ross's Teeth (season 6, episode 8) View oEmbed on the source website The writers always strike gold when they throw Ross into a surreal situation: this time, he decides to whiten his teeth for a date, but leaves the gel on for too long and, well, they become as luminous as a glow in the dark toy. The episode is bogged down slightly by Chandler's dated fretting over masculinity, but a case of mistaken identity brings big laughs as Phoebe believes she has courted fashion boss Ralph Lauren – who makes a cameo appearance! Best moment: "Yeah, nothing happened. You could cut the sexual tension in here with a knife!" – Rachel's boss Kim gets the wrong idea. 19. The One with Phoebe's Uterus (season 4, episode 11) View oEmbed on the source website Monica gives naive Chandler a very vocal lesson in the seven erogenous zones on a woman's body, leading to a famous scene that Cox probably deserved an Emmy for. Alas, she was the only member of the main cast not to win one during the show's original run. Insanity! Best moment: "SEVEN! SEVEN! SEVEN!" – Monica has a moment. 18. The One Where Joey Speaks French (season 10, episode 13) View oEmbed on the source website Joey describes himself as a fluent French speaker on his resumé, but there's just one problem: he doesn’t understand a word. And when Phoebe tries to teach him, it becomes clear he's not going to pick it up any time soon. Season 10 is often considered past the show's prime, but episodes like this can still boast legendary status. Plus, it's nice to see Joey doing something besides predatory behaviour. Best moment: "Oh, de fuff!" – Joey 17. The One with the Holiday Armadillo (season 7, episode 10) View oEmbed on the source website Ross wants to teach Ben about his Jewish heritage, so – to compete with Chandler's Santa – he dresses up as the Holiday Armadillo to hold his son's attention. The costume is burned into our collective imaginations forever, with Schwimmer once again proving to be a brilliant physical comedian. Best moment: "If Santa and the Holiday Armadillo are ever in the same room for too long, the universe will implode. Merry Christmas!" – Chandler (as Santa) 16. The One with The Embryos (season 4, episode 12) View oEmbed on the source website Monica and Rachel take on Chandler and Joey in a trivia quiz to see who knows each other best. The stakes are raised when a hyper-competitive Monica bets the girls’ apartment. All the while, as the title suggests, Phoebe is attempting to become a surrogate host for her brother's embryos. But the gang is more interested in answering Ross's comprehensive list of questions – which come down to an ill-fated lightning round. Best moment: "A transponst– a transponster!" – Rachel attempts to guess Chandler's job. (Monica responds: "That's not even a word!") 15. The One Where No One's Ready (season 3, episode 2) Joey sits in Chandler's chair, Phoebe gets hummus on her dress, and Monica is freaking out over a voice message that her ex Richard (Magnum PI's Tom Selleck) has left on her answering machine. Not exactly the best reasons for missing a black-tie event, so we can see where Ross's frustration comes from. This episode is noteworthy for being set (almost) entirely in Monica's apartment, making it a budget-saving entry for the production team – as well as an excellent 22 minutes of television. Best moment: As the row between Chandler and Joey escalates, Chandler hides his friend's underwear so Joey wears all of Chandler's clothes at once... while going "commando". Ew. 14. The One with Ross's Sandwich (season 5, episode 9) In a different show, seeing one of the main characters suffer a mental breakdown after a failed marriage might be rather harrowing. But not Friends – and certainly not when it's the most reliably hilarious character, Ross. In this classic episode, the three-time divorcee is given a not-so-affectionate nickname by his colleagues, and placed on sabbatical, after he lashes out at his boss for eating a Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich. Best moment: "Someone ate the only good thing going on in my life!" – Ross 13. The One with All the Resolutions (season 5, episode 11) New Year, same Friends. Resolutions include Chandler's vow not to make fun of people, Rachel's mission to stop gossiping and Joey's plan to learn how to play the guitar. The highlight, however, must be Ross (again!) as he endeavours to do something new every day, leading him down a slippery slope that ends with a pair of leather trousers dramatically ruining a date. Best moment: "This year was supposed to be great. Well, it's only the second day, and I'm a loser..." – Ross 12. The One with Joey’s New Brain (season 7, episode 15) Joey's Days of Our Lives character Dr Drake Ramoray finally comes out of his coma, but there's a twist. His brain is transplanted with that of Joey's soap veteran co-star Cecilia Monroe (Susan Sarandon), who must teach him how to play the role of an evil stepmother. There's also a winning subplot in which Ross tries to learn the bagpipes as a surprise for Monica and Chandler's wedding. Best moment: Phoebe sings along to Ross's cursed cover of Kool & The Gang's Celebration. 11. The One Where Ross Got High (season 6, episode 9) View oEmbed on the source website Ross doesn't want his parents to know he got stoned in their house when he was a college student – and when someone lets it slip to them over Thanksgiving dinner, a whole load of the group's other secrets come bubbling to the surface. Meanwhile, Rachel is tasked with making a dessert for Thanksgiving. But when two pages of her recipe book get stuck together, she comes up with a trifle made of jam, custard… and beef. Best moment: Judy Geller puts unruly kids Ross and Monica in their place. 10. The One with the Cop (season 5, episode 16) View oEmbed on the source website Ross purchases a new sofa but refuses to pay the delivery charge. As he, Rachel and Chandler attempt to manoeuvre it up a narrow staircase, he barks a now infamous instruction. Best moment: "PIVOT! PIVOT! PIVOT!" Need we say more? 9. The One Where the Stripper Cries (season 10, episode 11) View oEmbed on the source website Danny DeVito aka 'Officer Goodbody' arrives at Monica and Chandler's apartment to strip for Phoebe's bridal shower. He's panting, red-faced and sweaty just from climbing the stairs in the apartment block. It goes downhill from there. DeVito was already a well-established Hollywood star by this point, but he would go on to win a whole new generation of fans in the cast of a considerably edgier sitcom (see It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia). Also of note is Joey Tribbiani's appearance on a US game show called Pyramid, where he's partnered up with a member of the public who has little patience for him. Best moment: "Paper! Snow! A ghost!" – Joey's answers for a white substance he might put in his coffee. 8. The One with the Jellyfish (season 4, episode 1) As the gang finish up their vacation in Montauk, Monica gets stung by a jellyfish at the beach, leaving Joey and Chandler to step up to the plate and put an end to her anguish. If you know, you know. Elsewhere, Ross falls asleep while reading an 18-page letter Rachel wrote to him as the two prepare to get back together. That means he has to make a 50:50 guess as to the answer of an important question. Best moment: "Does it?" – Rachel asks a bemused Ross. 7. The One Where Eddie Won't Go (season 2, episode 19) View oEmbed on the source website Chandler tries and fails several times to evict his unstable room mate Eddie (Adam Goldberg), who likes watching Chandler sleep, stealing mannequins from Macy's and, of course, dehydrating various fruits. Best moment: "Is anyone else starting to really like him?" – Phoebe fails to read the room on Eddie. 6. The One with the Rumour (season 8, episode 9) Often argued as one of the best guest star roles of the entire show, Brad Pitt (then-husband to Jennifer Aniston) appears as Will, an old schoolmate of Ross and Monica's, who was bullied by Rachel for being overweight. Over the course of the episode, it comes out that he and Ross had started an 'I Hate Rachel Green club', and spread a rumour that she was a hermaphrodite. Kids, eh? Best moment: Will glares furiously at Rachel from across the apartment, which she mistakes for an act of seduction. 5. The One Where Joey Loses His Insurance (season 6, episode 4) View oEmbed on the source website Temporarily without health insurance due to his recent unemployment, Joey tries desperately to avoid a trip to the doctor, despite a hernia rendering him a ball of agony on the floor – a reminder that the nightmarish US healthcare system frequently bankrupts people. Luckily, after several calamitous auditions, he catches a break when the role of "dying man" becomes available, although an uncooperative co-star throws even that gig into uncertainty. Elsewhere, Rachel and Monica discover Ross has adopted a British accent while lecturing at the university, Best moment: "Well, 'ello, Rachel!" – Ross 4. The One Where Everybody Finds Out (season 5, episode 14) Everyone (bar Ross) now knows that Chandler and Monica are secretly together, but they're all keen to have a bit more fun with it before the truth is out in the open. Phoebe's vigorous seduction of Chandler culminates in a hilarious game of chicken, as Monica's competitive streak places her man in the firing line. Best moment: "They don't know that we know they know we know!" 3. The One Where Ross Is Fine (season 10, episode 2) Ross is not fine. He's just walked in on Joey and Rachel sharing a passionate kiss – and he doesn't know how to deal with it. He keeps saying he's fine, however, in high-pitched tones, proceeding to invite the fledgling couple over for a double-date with himself and Charlie (Aisha Tyler). What could go wrong? He's making fajitas! Best moment: Ross laughs hysterically after bringing out a sizzling hot pan of food without wearing oven gloves. 2. The One with All the Rugby (season 4, episode 15) View oEmbed on the source website Forget about the rugby, this episode is all about the subplot in which Chandler is so desperate to escape the grasp of his ex-girlfriend Janice (and too cowardly to tell her the truth) that he pretends he's moving to the Middle East. She doesn't let him off the hook so easily, and he's forced to buy a ticket to Yemen and board the plane. Best moment: "15 Yemen Road, Yemen." – Janice recites Chandler's fake new address. 1. The One with Unagi (season 6, episode 17) Ross is determined to prove that he could still beat up his female friends, Rachel and Phoebe, despite their recent self-defence classes. He claims that he has "Unagi", something he defines as a state of total awareness, from his years spent practising karate. Unagi is actually a type of freshwater eel. Best moment: Ross approaches a self-defence teacher with an unhinged request. Friends is available to stream on HBO Max. 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Every Eurovision Song Contest winner by year
As April gets underway, there is just under a month to go before the 70th annual Eurovision Song Contest takes place. Kicking off on Tuesday 12 May, the first 15 acts will take centre stage for the first semi-final of the competition, followed by the latter 15 acts on Thursday 14 May. While specific transmission and presenter details are yet to be unveiled, fans can expect non-stop coverage from the BBC once again. If that still hasn't met all your cheesy pop competition needs, then look no further than this comprehensive list of winners from years gone by. Starting in 1956, past acts to have been triumphant in the competition include ABBA, Bucks Fizz and last year's winner, Nemo. Read on for all the past Eurovision winners from 1956 up to last year. Every Eurovision winner by year 1956 - Switzerland, 'Refrain' performed by Lys Assia 1957 - Netherlands, 'Net als toen' performed by Corry Brokken 1958 - France, 'Dors mon amour' performed by Andre Claveau 1959 - Netherlands, 'Een Beetje' performed by Teddy Scholten 1960 - France, 'Tom Pillibi' performed by Jacqueline Boyer 1961 - Luxembourg, 'Nous les amoureux' performed by Jean-Claude Pascal 1962 - France, 'Un premier amour' performed by Isabelle Aubret 1963 - Denmark, 'Dansevise' performed by Grethe and Jorgen Ingmann 1964 - Italy, 'Non ho l'eta' performed by Gigliola Cinquetti 1965 - Luxembourg, 'Poupee de cire, poupée de son' performed by France Gall 1966 - Austria, 'Merci Cherie' performed by Udo Juergens 1967 - UK, 'Puppet on a String' performed by Sandie Shaw 1968 - Spain, 'La, la, la' performed by Massiel 1969 - 4-way tie! Spain, 'Vivo cantando' performed by Salome, UK, 'Boom Bang-a-Bang' performed by Lulu, Netherlands, 'De troubadour' performed by Lenny Kuhr, France, 'Un jour, un enfant' performed by Frida Boccara 1970 - Ireland, 'All Kinds of Everything' performed by Dana 1971 - Monaco, 'Un banc, un arbre, une rue' performed by Séverine 1972 - Luxembourg, 'Apres toi' performed by Vicky Leandros 1973 - Luxembourg, 'Tu te reconnaitras' performed by Anne-Marie David 1974 - Sweden, 'Waterloo' performed by ABBA 1975 -Netherlands, 'Ding-a-Dong' performed by Teach-In 1976 - UK, 'Save Your Kisses For Me' performed by Brotherhood of Man 1977 - France, 'L'oiseau et l'enfant' performed by Marie Myriam 1978 - Israel, 'A-Ba-Ni-Bi' performed by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta 1979 - Israel, 'Hallelujah' performed by Milk and Honey 1980 - Ireland, 'What's Another Year' performed by Johnny Logan 1981 - UK, 'Making Your Mind Up', performed by Bucks Fizz 1982 - Germany, 'Ein bisschen Frieden' performed by Nicole 1983 - Luxembourg, 'Si la vie est cadeau' performed by Corinne Hermes 1984 - Sweden, 'Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley' performed by Herreys 1985 - Norway, 'La det swinge' performed by Bobbysocks! 1986 - Belgium, 'J'aime la vie' performed by Sandra Kim 1987 - Ireland, 'Hold Me Now' performed by Johnny Logan 1988 - Switzerland, 'Ne partez pas sans moi' performed by Celine Dion 1989 - Yugoslavia, 'Rock Me' performed by Riva 1990 - Italy, 'Insieme: 1992' performed by Toto Cutugno 1991 - Sweden, 'Fangad av en stormvind' performed by Carola 1992 - Ireland, 'Why Me?' performed by Linda Martin 1993 - Ireland, 'In Your Eyes' performed by Niamh Kavanagh 1994 - Ireland, 'Rock 'n' Roll Kids' performed by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan 1995 - Norway, 'Nocturne' performed by Secret Garden 1996 - Ireland, 'The Voice' performed by Eimear Quinn 1997 - UK, 'Love Shine a Light' performed by Katrina and the Waves 1998 - Israel, 'Diva' performed by Dana International 1999 - Sweden, 'Take Me To Your Heaven' performed by Charlotte Nilsson 2000 - Denmark, 'Fly on the Wings of Love' performed by the Olsen Brothers 2001 - Estonia, 'Everybody' performed by Tanal Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL 2002 - Latvia, 'I Wanna' by Marie N 2003 - Turkey, 'Everyway That I Can' performed by Sertab Erener 2004 - Ukraine, 'Wild Dances' performed by Rusiana 2005 - Greece, 'My Number One' performed by Helena Paparizou 2006 - Finland, 'Hard Rock Hallelujah' performed by Lordi 2007 - Serbia, 'Molitva' performed by Marija Serifovic 2008 - Russia, 'Believe' performed by Dima Bilan 2009 - Norway, 'Fairytale' performed by Alexander Rybak 2010 - Germany, 'Satellite' performed by Lena 2011 - Azerbaijan, 'Running Scared' performed by Ell & Nikki 2012 - Sweden, 'Euphoria' performed by Loreen 2013 - Denmark, 'Only Teardrops' performed by Emmelie de Forest 2014 - Austria, 'Rise Like A Phoenix' performed by Conchita Wurst 2015 - Sweden 'Heroes' performed by Mans Zelmerlow 2016 - Ukraine, '1944' performed by Jamala 2017 - Portugal, 'Amar pelos dois' performed by Salvador Sobral 2018 - Israel, 'Toy' performed by Netta 2019 - Netherlands, 'Arcade' performed by Duncan Laurence 2020 - The competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 - Italy, 'Zitti e Buoni' performed by Måneskin 2022 - Ukraine, 'Stefania' performed by Kalush Orchestra 2023 - Sweden, 'Tattoo' performed by Loreen 2024 - Switzerland, 'The Code' performed by Nemo 2025 - Austria, 'Wasted Love' performed by JJ The Eurovision Song Contest has faced significant criticism over its decision to allow Israel to take part in the event due to the ongoing war in Gaza. This year, a number of countries will boycott the contest following the European Broadcasting Union’s decision not to expel Israel from the competition. At the EBU general assembly in December 2025, a vote was held to introduce new rules that would stop governments and third parties from disproportionately promoting songs to influence voters. No vote was held on Israel’s participation. The EBU said in a statement: "A large majority of members agreed that there was no need for a further vote on participation and that the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 should proceed as planned, with the additional safeguards in place." Following this, Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Iceland confirmed they would not participate in this year’s Eurovision. Irish broadcaster RTÉ said: "RTÉ feels that Ireland’s participation remains unconscionable given the appalling loss of lives in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis there, which continues to put the lives of so many civilians at risk." The BBC, which broadcasts the competition in the UK, has said it supports the decision made by the EBU. "This is about enforcing the rules of the EBU and being inclusive," it said in a statement. The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 final will take place on Saturday 16 May 2026. You can also check out the full list of Eurovision winners and how many times the UK has won Eurovision. Check out more of our Entertainment coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.
How do I get Disney Plus on my smart TV? How to download and set up the app
Whether you've got a Samsung, Philips or LG Smart TV – or no smart TV at all – here is how you can gain access to Disney Plus.
If you're on the hunt for a streaming service which provides a ton of exclusive films and series as well as great original offerings, then Disney Plus should be on your radar. The TV giant has a huge catalogue of must-watch content, which includes everything from Pixar and Disney classics to the documentaries of National Geographic and huge franchises like Marvel and Star Wars. Recently added to Disney Plus are series like The Testaments, Love Story and Raising Chelsea, plus movies such as Zootropolis 2. There's also the selection of classics that we all know and love like Toy Story, The Incredibles, Monsters Inc and other more recent child favourites like Inside Out 2. With an ever-growing library of content, there has never been a better time to sign up for Disney Plus if you haven't already got to enjoy the best Disney Plus shows or best Disney Plus movies. And, the beauty of Disney Plus is that most viewers will be able to get all this content directly to their TV by downloading the Disney Plus app, which will give you access to the full library. However, exactly how to download the Disney Plus app varies depending on your TV. So, to help, we've detailed exactly how to download Disney Plus on each Smart TV. Get Disney Plus from £5.99 a month View Affiliate Playlist on the source website If you're still unsure whether a subscription is for you then you can also check out how much Disney Plus costs and what's new to Disney Plus for this month. Jump to: How do I download the Disney Plus app on a Samsung Smart TV? How do I download the Disney Plus app on a Sony Smart TV? How do I download the Disney Plus app on an LG Smart TV? How do I download the Disney Plus app on a Phillips Smart TV? How do I download the Disney Plus app on a Panasonic Smart TV? How do I download the Disney Plus app on a Sharp Smart TV? How can I download Disney Plus if I don’t have a smart TV? How do I download the Disney Plus app on a Samsung Smart TV? The easiest way to download the Disney Plus app on this TV is through the in-built app screen. It's easily done in a few steps: Sign up to Disney Plus. You can do this on the Disney Plus website. Make sure your TV is connected to the internet. At the home screen, select the 'apps' icon (normally by scrolling left). In the search box, enter "Disney+". Select the Disney Plus icon and "add to home" – this will install and download the app. Open the app and log in. The Disney Plus app is available to download on Samsung Smart TVs made since 2016 (devices using the Tizen OS). Get Disney Plus from £5.99 a month How do I download the Disney Plus app on a Sony Smart TV? The Disney Plus app can be downloaded by either the Google Play Store or Sony Select (whichever is available on your TV). Here's how to set it up: Sign up to Disney Plus. Make sure your TV is connected to the internet. Locate Google Play Store or Sony Select on your home screen. In the search box, type in "Disney+" using your remote. Select the Disney Plus app and press "Install". Once installed, open up the app via the home screen. Log in using your credentials and enjoy. Like most Smart TVs, Disney Plus is only available on Sony models made from 2016 and after. Get Disney Plus from £5.99 a month How do I download the Disney Plus app on an LG Smart TV? The best route is through the LG Content Store. A few steps is all you need: Sign up to Disney Plus. Make sure your TV is connected to the internet. On your home screen, select the LG Content Store. In the search box (at the top of the screen) type – you guessed it – "Disney+". Select the Disney Plus icon and install. This will download the app to your home screen. Press the Disney Plus icon in the LG Home Launcher. Log in and binge away. Note: Disney Plus only supports LG TVs from 2016 or later with WebOS 3.0 and up. Get Disney Plus from £5.99 a month How do I download the Disney Plus app on a Phillips Smart TV? As most Philips TVs use Android software, you’ll need to download the Disney Plus app via the App Store. It’s easily done. Sign up to Disney Plus. Make sure your TV is connected to the internet. On your home screen, navigate to the Play Store icon. In the search box type “Disney+”. Select the Disney Plus icon and install. This will download and install the app. Return to your home screen and you should see a Disney Plus icon. Select it. Log in. Enjoy. Get Disney Plus from £5.99 a month How do I download the Disney Plus app on a Panasonic Smart TV? The Disney Plus app was not available to download on Panasonic Smart TVs at launch, but is now supported by models that run Home Screen OS. The Disney Plus app should automatically appear in your list of apps after pressing the Home button, but if not follow these easy steps: Sign up to Disney Plus. Make sure your TV is connected to the internet. On your Panasonic TV, select the Apps tab and click on the Google Play store. Type in "Disney+" in the search box. Click install on the Disney Plus icon to download the app to your home screen. Select open on the Disney Plus icon. Log in and stream to your heart's content. Get Disney Plus from £5.99 a month How do I download the Disney Plus app on a Sharp Smart TV? It is possible to download the Disney Plus app on a Sharp Smart TV - but unfortunately only on the Sharp Aquos series as they run the Android TV operating system. If you do own a Sharp Aquos TV, here's how to download Disney Plus: Sign up to Disney Plus. Make sure your TV is connected to the internet. Navigate to the Google Play Store on your Sharp Smart TV. Tap the search box and type “Disney+”. Select the Disney Plus icon and click install to start downloading the app. Return to your home screen and you should see a Disney Plus icon. Select it. Log in and start streaming. Get Disney Plus from £5.99 a month View Affiliate Playlist on the source website How can I download Disney Plus if I don’t have a smart TV? <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/01/Abbott-Elementary-s4-cast-74f60dc.jpg" width="3000" height="2001" alt="William Stanford Davis as Mr. Johnson, Janelle James as Ava Coleman, Quinta Brunson as Janine Teagues, Tyler James Williams as Gregory Eddie, Chris Perfetti as Jacob Hill, Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara Howard, and Lisa Ann Walter as Melissa Schemmenti in Abbott Elementary season 4." title="WILLIAM STANFORD DAVIS, JANELLE JAMES, QUINTA BRUNSON, TYLER JAMES WILLIAMS, CHRIS PERFETTI, SHERYL LEE RALPH, LISA ANN WALTER" /> If you don't have a smart TV then you can still access Disney Plus on your television using a streaming device. This is a small device that plugs into the back of your set connecting it to the internet. Each stick comes with easy-to-use software that allows you to download different streaming service apps such as BBC iPlayer, Netflix and, of course, Disney Plus. There are several to choose from including an Amazon Fire Stick, Roku streaming stick, and Chromecast. For a complete guide to all the available streaming devices, see our round-up of the best streaming device. It may also be worth browsing the latest Amazon Fire TV Stick deals as the online giant regularly drops prices on its own devices. Shop Amazon Fire Sticks at Amazon Shop Roku Streaming Sticks at Currys You can also sign-up to Disney Plus via your PS5 or Xbox Series X games console. As well as streaming devices you can also watch Disney Plus on devices such as iPads, iPhones, and gaming consoles by downloading the app. You can then download episodes and films in order to watch Disney Plus offline. Once you have Disney on your device or TV you can protect your children from watching inappropriate content using Disney Plus parental controls. Get Disney Plus from £5.99 a month View Affiliate Playlist on the source website Speaking of the PS5 and Xbox, be sure to check out the best PS5 deals and best Xbox Series X deals for this month. Plus, for more deals on streaming services, take a look at the best Crunchyroll deals. Plus, the LEGO Shrek UK release date.
Emmerdale cast: who is leaving, returning to and joining the cast?
All the comings and goings in the lively village in 2026.
We've finally arrived at 2026 in Emmerdale - and there have been some big changes. The year has started with a bang with the departure of Kev Townsend (Chris Coghill), while Ray Walters (Joe Absolom) stabbed his evil adopted mother, Celia Daniels (Jaye Griffiths), to death to end her cycle of abuse, before being murdered himself by a mystery assailant. However, there will be more changes in the village in 2026. Read on for your essential guide from RadioTimes.com to the latest Emmerdale cast news that you absolutely need to know. Emmerdale cast: Who is leaving, returning to and joining the cast? Emmerdale cast 2026 The full present regular cast for Emmerdale can be found below. Ryan Hawley as Robert Sugden Chris Chittell as Eric Pollard Claire King as Kim Tate Isabel Hodgins as Victoria Sugden James Hooton as Sam Dingle Ned Porteous as Joe Tate Lisa Riley as Mandy Dingle Mark Charnock as Marlon Dingle Dominic Brunt as Paddy Kirk Eden Taylor-Draper as Belle Dingle Emma Atkins as Charity Dingle Jeff Hordley as Cain Dingle Tony Audenshaw as Bob Hope Patrick Mower as Rodney Blackstock Nicola Wheeler as Nicola King Zoe Henry as Rhona Goskirk Rosie Bentham as Gabby Thomas Charlotte Bellamy as Laurel Thomas Lucy Pargeter as Chastity "Chas" Dingle Danny Miller as Aaron Dingle Nick Miles as Jimmy King Jack Downham as Noah Dingle Katie Hill as Sarah Sugden Gabrielle Dowling as Cathy Hope Alfie Clarke as Arthur Thomas Natalie J. Robb as Moira Dingle Ash Palmisciano as Matty Barton Rebecca Bakes as Angelica King Chris Bisson as Jai Sharma Joe-Warren Plant as Jacob Sugden Luca Hoyle as Elliot Windsor Harvey Rogerson as Leo Goskirk Huey Quinn as Kyle Winchester Kai Assi as Archie Breckle Laura Norton as Kerry Wyatt Michelle Hardwick as Vanessa Woodfield Mike Parr as Ross Barton Jonny McPherson as Dr Liam Cavanagh Amelia Flanagan as April Windsor Amy Walsh as Tracy Robinson Charlie Munro Joyce as Carl Holliday Arthur Cockroft as Moses Dingle Jack Jennings as Johnny Woodfield Tilly-Rue Foster as Dotty Thomas Karen Blick as Lydia Dingle Andrew Scarborough as Graham Foster Bobby Dunsmoir as Isaac Dingle Olivia Bromley as Dawn Fletcher James Moore as Ryan Stocks Rebecca Sarker as Dr Manpreet Sharma Jay Kontzle as Billy Fletcher Bradley Johnson as Vinnie Dingle Joshua Richards as Bear Wolf Noah Ryan Aspinall as Lucas Taylor Bella James as Eve Dingle Lawrence Robb as Mackenzie Boyd Kevin Mathurin as Charles Anderson Louise Jameson as Mary Goskirk William Ash as Caleb Miligan Flo Wilson as Claudette Anderson Beth Cordingly as Ruby Miligan Caroline Harker as Dr Caitlin Todd Fred Kettle as Dylan Penders Shebz Miah as Kammy Hadiq Bradley Riches as Lewis Barton Here are the following changes ahead of the regular cast. 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. REPORTEDLY LEAVING Dawn Fletcher (Olivia Bromley) When is Dawn Fletcher reportedly leaving? 2026. Actress Olivia Bromley is reportedly set to leave Emmerdale later this year after bosses apparently decided to write out the long-suffering character Dawn Fletcher. A source told The Sun: "Olivia is adored by everyone at Emmerdale so the decision to axe her has not gone down well at all. "She's a popular member of the cast and if they can get rid of Olivia, then the feeling is virtually no-one is safe." The source added that Bromley was understanding of the decision that had been made and is preparing to film her exit in a couple of months. ITV declined to comment when approached by Radio Times. Dawn is presently engaged to the villainous Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) after ending her marriage with Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) by having an affair with Joe. However, now convinced of Joe's evil at last, will Dawn wreak vengeance on him? Plus, how will mum-of-three Dawn leave the village? RETURNING Kev Townsend (Chris Coghill) When is Kev Townsend returning? Summer 2026. Robert Sugden's estranged prison husband and Lewis Barton's secret biological father, Kev Townsend, is to return to Emmerdale as actor Chris Coghill reprises his role. Kev fled the village after placing Robert and Aaron in danger, escaping the clutches of John Sugden, and deciding Lewis was better off without him. Emmerdale producer Laura Shaw said in a statement that "Chris is most definitely back by popular demand". She added: "With Kev’s son, Lewis, in the village still unaware of who his father is, it's safe to say that there’s a lot of unfinished business and drama ahead." Coghill, who's also known for his appearances in EastEnders, Shameless and Slow Horses, added: "I’m really pleased to be returning to Emmerdale, I had a brilliant time last year. Kev is a complex character that I love playing." He continued: "He has psychopathic tendencies but also an energy and vulnerability that I think makes him pretty unique. I’m properly looking forward to getting back at it." Victoria Sugden (Isabel Hodgins) When is Victoria Sugden returning? TBC. Actress Isabel Hodgins has taken maternity leave from Emmerdale. Isabel revealed to The Mirror: “I will miss it. I love the people there, but I’ve worked there for 19 years, so I feel like I’ve done what I’ve wanted to do and been selfish with my career. “Now, it’s time to devote my life to being a mum, that feels right to me. But there’s still FaceTime, so they won’t forget me!” The character left the village to stay with stepmother Diane Sugden to escape her guilt for killing half-brother John Sugden in self-defence. Will Victoria feel more at peace when she eventually returns? REPORTEDLY RETURNING Sadie King (Patsy Kensit) When is Sadie King reportedly returning? 2026. Iconic Emmerdale villainess Sadie King is reportedly set to make a return later this year as Patsy Kensit is tipped to reprise her role for a new storyline. According to The Sun, the star will return as the character in a "dramatic storyline" later this year. A source told the publication: “This signing has been kept a top secret as bosses want Patsy’s return to shock fans. “She is apparently delighted to be get her teeth back into the meaty role." The source continued: “Scriptwriters want to keep the show going with explosive plots and divisive characters.” Radio Times has contacted ITV for comment. Who has left Emmerdale in 2026? The following characters departed in 2026. Kev Townsend Celia Daniels John Sugden Ray Walters Who has left Emmerdale in 2025? The following characters departed in 2025. Wendy Posner Anthony Fox Tom King (Guest) Suzy Merton Amy Wyatt Leyla Harding Dylan (Guest) Ella Forster Brenda Walker Cathy Hope Nate Robinson (Guest) Gail Loman Cara Robinson (Guest) Bernice Blackstock (Guest) Faith Dingle (Guest) Steph Miligan Who has left Emmerdale in 2024? The following characters departed in 2024. Heath Hope Lisa Dingle (Guest, voice) Damon "Harry" Harris (Guest) Amit Sharma Gus Malcolms Ethan Anderson Nicky Miligan Suni Sharma Josh Cope (guest) Samson Dingle Emma Barton (Guest) Nate Robinson Helen Fox (Guest) Tom King Amelia Spencer Esther Spencer Daz Spencer (Guest) Will Taylor Jade Garrick (Guest) Who has left Emmerdale in 2023? The following characters departed Emmerdale in 2023. Priya Sharma Amba Metcalfe Marcus Dean Ally Naomi Walters Marshall Hamston Rishi Sharma Georgia Sharma Colin Hamston Dan Spencer Victor Anderson Craig Reed Bernice Blackstock David Metcalfe Theo Metcalfe Damon "Harry" Harris Chloe Harris Reuben Harris Zak Dingle Who left Emmerdale in 2022? The following characters have departed Emmerdale in 2022. Gavin Ellis Chapman DS Rogers Carol Butler Meena Jutla Jason Denshaw Alex Moore Kit Sandra Flaherty Faith Dingle PC Harriet Finch Liv Dingle Diane Sugden Al Chapman Who else will be in the village by the end of the year? View Riddle on the source website Visit our dedicated Emmerdale page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers. If you’re looking for more to watch check out our TV Guide. Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only £1 with delivery to your home – subscribe now. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.
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.
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.
Which film has won the most Oscars ever? Academy Award winner records
Find out who's had the most nominations and wins for acting, directing, screenwriting and more.
The Oscars 2026 are upon us, as the who's who of Hollywood descend on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles — hoping either to claim a golden statuette or deliver what might be the finest performance of their career: the gracious-in-defeat face. This year, Ryan Coogler's Sinners leads the charge with an impressive – and well-deserved – 16 nominations – including in almost every major category, making it the most nominated film in Academy Awards history. But will the vampire horror sweep the board and officially become the most successful film in Oscars history? Elsewhere, Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another and Chloé Zhao's Hamnet are also in the running for a truly memorable night, having picked up 13 and eight nods respectively, while Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value and Frankenstein have nine nominations apiece. Read more: Every best picture Oscar winner of 21st century ranked – from Crash to Moonlight Oscar nominations 2026: Full list of nominees as Sinners smashes record with 16 nods As the glitzy ceremony rolls around once again, we're taking a look at some of the biggest Oscar records, from the most-decorated film of all time to the actors who have won more than anybody else. There's even a chance that we could see more records broken tonight, with both Sinners and One Battle After Another in the running to make Oscars history. If you're interested to find out more about the impressive Oscar records spanning the history of the nearly 100-year-old event, read on to find out about the films and people with the most Academy Awards. Which film has won the most Oscars of all time? Three films hold the record of winning the most Academy Awards, having garnered 11 Oscars each: Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). Out of these, Titanic received the most nods with a total of 14 nominations. <a id="menur4co" class="fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" title="https://www.radiotimes.com/download-the-app/" href="https://www.radiotimes.com/download-the-app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Link Download the Radio Times app">Download the Radio Times app for more Oscars 2026 coverage – including exclusive features. But it's entirely possible that Sinners – with its whopping 16 nominations – could equal or better that record. The film is up for the best picture trophy, while Coogler has been nominated for best director — and would become the first Black winner in the category if successful. Three of its stars (Michael B Jordan, Wunmi Mosaku and Delroy Lindo) are also all in the running across the various acting categories. Other nominations for Sinners include best original screenplay, original score, original song, costume design, cinematography, editing, production design, makeup and hairstyling, sound, visual effects and casting. Then there's One Battle After Another, which has received 13 nominations. As well as being in the running for best picture, PTA has been nominated for best director and Leonardo DiCaprio for best actor. Teyana Taylor has been nominated for best supporting actress, while co-stars Benicio del Toro and Sean Penn are also competing in the best supporting actor category. The film is also up for best adapted screenplay, original score, cinematography, editing, production design, sound and casting. Who has won the most Oscars of all time? The person who has triumphed more times at the Oscars than anyone else in history is Walt Disney. America’s most iconic filmmaker racked up a whopping 26 Oscars, four of which were honorary awards, and he also holds the record for the most nominations on record – 59. Who has won the most Oscars for acting? Actress Katharine Hepburn holds the record for the most Oscars for acting, having won four Academy Awards across her career and earned a total of 12 nominations. Hepburn won Oscars in the best actress category for her performances in the films Morning Glory (1933), Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968) and On Golden Pond (1981). Actors Jack Nicholson, Daniel Day-Lewis and Walter Brennan, meanwhile, are the three men with the most Oscars for acting, having each won three times. While some of Brennan and Nicholson’s awards were for best supporting actor, all three of Day-Lewis’s victories were for best leading actor, and he holds the record in that category. If Sean Penn wins best supporting actor for One Battle After Another, he will become one of just seven actors to have won three acting Oscars. Who is the most nominated actor at the Oscars? The person with the most nominations for acting is Meryl Streep, who has received 21 nods over the course of her career. She has won three times for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Sophie’s Choice (1982) and The Iron Lady (2011). Streep has also been nominated for The Deer Hunter, The French Lieutenant's Woman, Silkwood, Out of Africa, Ironweed, A Cry in the Dark, Postcards from the Edge, The Bridges of Madison County, One True Thing, Music of the Heart, Adaptation, The Devil Wears Prada, Doubt, Julie & Julia, August: Osage County, Into the Woods, Florence Foster Jenkins, and The Post. But it's worth noting that Emma Stone, with her best actress nomination for Bugonia, has surpassed Meryl Streep as the youngest woman to earn seven Oscar nominations. Who has won the most Oscars for directing? John Ford won none of his four Oscars for his famous Westerns. Instead, he holds the Best Director record for The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941) and The Quiet Man (1952). Although Ford has won the most Oscars of any director, William Wyler holds the record for the most nominations in this discipline earning 12, three of which won him some silverware. Ford was nominated for five overall, boasting an enviable conversion rate. Which British person has won the most Oscars? Film composer John Barry has won more Oscars than any other Brit. He has garnered five Academy Awards in total, two for Born Free (1966), and one each for Lion in Winter (1968), Out of Africa (1985) and Dances with Wolves (1990). Who has won the most Oscars for screenwriting? Five people have been awarded three screenwriting Oscars: Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen, and Paddy Chayefsky. But it is Allen who has won the most Academy Awards in the Best Original Screenplay category, for his films Annie Hall (1977), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), and Midnight in Paris (2011). Which British actor has won the most Oscars? That would be Daniel Day Lewis with his three wins for My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood and Lincoln. The actor was also nominated for Oscars for his turns in In the Name of the Father, Gangs of New York and Phantom Thread. The Academy Awards will air on Sunday 15 March 2026. 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.
2026 video game release dates: PS5, PS4, Xbox, PC and Switch
Every game you need to know for this month and beyond.
We're starting to suspect that someone is speeding up the simulation, as there's no other way to explain that we're already into April, and what's more, the games are coming at us thick and fast, with some big hitters coming out this month. 2025 was a bumper year, but 2026 has delivered some great games already, such as Resident Evil: Requiem and Pokémon Pokopia, but it's hard to ignore the Grand Theft Auto 6 elephant in the room. Still, November is far away, and there are games like Crimson Desert and Marathon that will no doubt keep many of us ticking over in the months to come. No doubt, there are still many games that haven't been announced yet, either, such as first-party titles from Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch 2, which will turn one year old this June. But there are oodles of games to get through, so read on to check out all the upcoming video game release dates in 2026 and beyond! March 2026 video game release dates Blue Prince (Switch 2) – 3 March Scott Pilgrim EX (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch) – 3 March Pokémon Pokopia (Switch 2) – 5 March Marathon (PC, Ps5 and Xbox Series X/S) — 5 March Never Grace: The Witch and the Curse (PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, Switch 2, Switch) – 5 March Slay the Spire 2 (PC) — 5 March (Early Access) 1347 Ex Voto (PC, PS5) — 12 March Solasta II (PC) – 12 March Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2) – 12 March Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2) – 13 March Crimson Desert (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 19 March Death Stranding 2 (PC) — 19 March Ghost Master: Resurrection (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 20 March Copa City (PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5) – 26 March Screamer (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 26 March Life is Strange: Reunion (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 26 March Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park (Switch 2) – 26 March April 2026 video game release dates Pokémon Champions (Switch, Switch 2) – 8 April Tiny Bookshop (PS5) – 10 April Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (Switch 2, Switch) – 16 April Mouse P.I. For Hire (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2) – 16 April ShantyTown (PC) – 16 April Masters of Albion (PC) – 22 April Tides of Tomorrow (PC, PS5) – 22 April Pragmata (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 24 April Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred (PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4) – 28 April Invincible VS (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 30 April Saros (PS5) – 30 April May 2026 video game release dates Mixtape (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2) – 7 May Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (Switch 2) – 12 May Directive 8020 (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 12 May Forza Horizon 6 (PC, Xbox Series X/S) – 19 May Coffee Talk Tokyo (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch) – 21 May Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (Switch 2) – 21 May Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2) – 22 May 007 First Light (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2) – 27 May June 2026 video game release dates Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Xbox Series X/S, Switch) – 3 June Gothic 1 Remake (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 5 June Denshattack! (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2) – 17 June Dead or Alive 6 Last Round (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 25 June Nocturne (PC) – 30 June July 2026 video game release dates Peace Island (PC) – 1 July Granblue Fantasy: Relink (Switch 2) – 9 July Digimon Story: Time Stranger (Switch 2, Switch) – 10 July Ratatan (Switch 2) – 16 July August 2026 video game release dates Beast of Reincarnation (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 4 August Marvel: TOKON Fighting Souls (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch, Switch 2) – 6 August Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 September 2026 video game release dates Halloween: The Game (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 8 September Phantom Blade Zero (PC, PS5) – 9 September Marvel's Wolverine (PS5) – 15 September November 2026 video game release dates Grand Theft Auto 6 (Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 19th November December 2026 video game release dates Beautiful Light (PC) – TBC 2026 video game release dates TBC Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave (Switch 2) Danganronpa 2x2 (Switch 2, Switch) Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2, Switch The Duskbloods (Switch 2) IKUMA - The Frozen Compass (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) Onimusha: Way of the Sword (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) Star Wars: Zero Company (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) Rhythm Heaven Groove (Switch 2) Sea of Remnants (PC, PS5) Enter the Gungeon 2 (PC, Switch 2) Game of Thrones: War for Westeros (PC) Frostrail (PC) Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra (TBA) Super Meat Boy 3D (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) The Blood of Dawnwalker (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) Valor Mortis (PC,PS5, Xbox Series X/S) Witchbrook (PC, Xbox, Switch) Zero Parades (PC, PS5) Skate 4 (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows) While we wait for more dates to be confirmed, check out our top picks on various platforms: The very best PS4 & PS5 games The best Xbox One and Series X/S games The best PC games The best Nintendo Switch games ever Best Switch Lite games - take these on the go! Best Switch games for kids The best VR games to play in 2022 Best mobile games Best Pokémon games on Switch Best horror games on Xbox Game Pass Best Assassin's Creed games Free PS Plus games this month Free Xbox Game Pass games this month TBC video game release dates The following games are confirmed to be in development but do not have official release dates as of yet: DECAPOLICE (Switch, PS5, PS5, PC) - 2026 Thick as Thieves (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 2026 Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet (PS5) Okami 2 (platforms TBC) Tides of Annihilation (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) Project Robot (platforms TBC) Game of Thrones: Kingsroad (iOS, Android) Stranger than Heaven (platforms TBC) Virtua Fighter 6 (platforms TBC) Turok Origins (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) Stage Fright (PC) Catly (Switch, PC, Apple Watch) Assassin's Creed Jade (iOS, Android) Beyond Good and Evil 2 (platforms TBC) Big Walk (platforms TBC) - 2025 Cyberpunk 2 (platforms TBC) Dangerous Driving 2 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch) Den of Wolves (PC) The Elder Scrolls 6 (platforms TBC) Everwild (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) Exoborne: Master the Apocalypse (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) Exodus (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 (platforms TBC) Gears of War: E-Day (Xbox Series X/S, PC) Human Fall Flat 2 (platforms TBC) Jurassic Park: Survival (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) Kemuri (platforms TBC) Last Sentinel (platforms TBC) Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior (PC) John Carpenter's Toxic Commando (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) Judas (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) Light No Fire (platforms TBC) Little Devil Inside (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) Mass Effect sequel (platforms TBC) Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Volume 2 (platforms TBC) OD (Xbox Series X/S) Off the Grid (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) Perfect Dark (PC, Xbox Series X/S) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) - 2026 Physint (platforms TBC) Shadows of the Damned Remastered (platforms TBC) Star Wars Eclipse (platforms TBC) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake (PC, PS5) Silent Hill: Townfall (platforms TBC) Terminator Survival Project (platforms TBC) Throne and Liberty (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) Tom Clancy's The Division: Resurgence (iOS, Android) Transformers: Reactivate (PC and consoles TBC) The Witcher 4 (platforms TBC) The Witcher Canis Majoris (platforms TBC) The Witcher Sirius (platforms TBC) Recently released games While waiting for those upcoming games to drop, you might wonder if you've missed some big games in recent months. With that in mind, these are the video game release dates that may have passed you by over the last few months. February 2026 video game release dates Unemployment Simulator 2018 (PC) – 3rd February Dragon Quest VII Reimagined (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2, Switch) – 5th February Ghost Gunners (PC) – 6th February My Hero Academia: All's Justice (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 6th February Nioh 3 (PS5) – 6th February Mewgenics (PC) – 10th February Romeo is a Dead Man (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 11th February Mario Tennis Fever (Switch 2) – 12th February Ride 6 (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 12th February High on Life 2 (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 13th February Reanimal (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2) – 13th February Avowed (PS5) – 17th February Demon Tides (PC) – 19th February Styx: Blades of Greed (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 19th February Ys X: Proud Nordics (PC, PS5, Switch 2) – 20th February Tides of Tomorrow (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 24th February Tales of Berseria Remastered (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2, Switch) – 26th February Resident Evil Requiem (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2) – 27th February January 2026 video game release dates Hytale Early Access (PC) – 13th January Streetdog BMX (PC) – 14th January The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon (PC, PS5, PS4, Switch 2, Switch) – 15th January Brokenlore: Unfollow (PC, PS5) – 16th January MIO: Memories In Orbit (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2, Switch) – 20th January Arknights: Endfield (PC, PS5, Mobile) – 22nd January Final Fantasy VII: Remake Intergrade (Switch 2) - 22nd January Dynasty Warriors: Origins (Switch 2) - 22nd January Hermit and Pig (PC) – 23rd January Banquet For Fools (PC) – 23rd January Escape from Ever After (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2, Switch) – 23rd January Highguard (PC, PS5) – 26th January The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 28th January Cairn (PC, PS5) – 29th January I Hate This Place (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 29th January Code Vein 2 (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 30th January December 2025 video game release dates MARVEL Cosmic Invasion (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch) - 1st December Destiny 2: Renegades (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 2nd December Assassin's Creed Shadows (Nintendo Switch 2) - 2nd December Blood: Refreshed Supply (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch) - 4th December Football Manager 2026 Touch (Switch 2, Switch) - 4th December Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Switch 2, Switch) - 4th December Octopath Traveler 0 (Switch 2, Switch) - 4th December Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (PS5) - 8th December Skate Story (PC, PS5, Nintendo Switch 2) - 8th December And that's your lot. We'll be sure to update this page as more video game release dates are confirmed for 2025 and beyond. We certainly won't be short of things to play in the coming months! Check out more of our Gaming coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.
Are the Married at First Sight Australia couples still together?
What happened to all the couples from the Australian version – plus who split and who got married.
*Warning: Contains MAJOR spoilers for Married at First Sight Australia 2026* The 13th season of Married at First Sight Australia has kicked off for audiences in the UK, with plenty of juicy commitment ceremonies, dramatic dinner parties and tense showdowns to come. However, for those Down Under, they will be well aware of all the action that has gone down, with the 13th season having begun at the start of February. Earlier this year, a cohort of singles were matched together as they embarked on a marital social experiment, and while MAFS doesn't have the best track record when it comes to successful relationships beyond the show, there are some who make it work. Waiting not-so patiently to see the various outcomes on season 13? Scroll on to learn more about past and present MAFS Australia couples and whether they are still together. Last updated: 10 March 2026 Are the Married at First Sight Australia season 13 couples still together? Alissa and David - Still together Despite an awkward start to their wedding day, Alissa and David have settled into their 'married' lives rather well and continue to be a couple on the experiment. In episodes that have already aired in Australia, tensions rose between the couple around communication in their relationship. Bec and Danny - Still together Bec and Danny were matched together by the experts and while they initially hit off, it was Danny's vows that didn't go down well with Bec. The pair managed to get things back on track and excelled during intimacy week, but things took a turn when fellow bride Gia claimed that Danny said she was more his type - something he denies. While Bec and Danny remain in the experiment, it could only be a matter of time... Brook and Chris - Split Chris and Brook had an awkward start to their experience, with Brook not wanting to kiss Chris at the altar. The couple left the experiment in the second week. Since filming the experiment, Brook has rekindled her relationship with a former partner and they are now engaged and expecting a baby! "It honestly feels like everything has fallen into place," Brook told Woman's Day. "This is everything I've ever wanted - to be with a partner who supports me and loves me for me." Gia and Scott - Split Gia and Scot had quite the heartwarming wedding ceremony and appeared to be fan favourites. While the couple remain in the experiment on TV, Gia recently revealed she is "so in love" with a former reality star Alan Wallace. Julia and Grayson - Split Julia and Grayson embarked on a rocky relationship before they left the experiment during the third commitment ceremony. Julia revealed she failed to build a "burning desire" with Grayson while he felt "exhausted" from the marriage, Mel and Luke - Split Mel was left bemused on her wedding day when Luke arrived late, but things eventually turned around for the couple. Despite giving their relationship a go, the pair agreed they were better off going their separate ways and left at the third commitment ceremony. Rachel and Steven - Still together The couple has struggled with intimacy during the experiment, and when Rachel shared that her "ultimate fantasy" was for Steven to kiss her but he pulled back, it caused a strain in their relationship. However, towards the end of filming the programme, an Australian reporter spotted the couple walking hand-in-hand in Sydney, suggesting they have remained together beyond the experiment. Rebecca and Steve - Split Rebecca and Steve started out as a hopeful couple on this year's experiment, but they soon became the first couple to leave the process. "I'm not going to settle," she said of her decision to leave during an emotional commitment ceremony, but noted that she wasn't going to hold a grudge. She added: "When I love and care about people I give everything to them, and I feel like it was a complete waste of time. I just felt like I was matched with this person that was just not ready." Stella and Filip - Still together Stella and Filip have quickly become this season's strongest pairings after hitting it off on their wedding day and they remain together. Are the Married at First Sight Australia season 12 couples still together? Lauren and Eliot – Split Lauren and Eliot were the first of the Married at First Sight Australia 2025 couple to get hitched and to split up. While their wedding saw the pair get along fairly well, it all came crashing down a day before their honeymoon when Eliot declared he felt that he and Lauren were "not really right for each other" and that he didn't like that Lauren was older than him. The following morning, Eliot left, with Lauren telling producers that he had robbed her "of this experience". She said: "I know that I can be difficult and Eliot isn’t what I’d normally choose. But I was still willing to try… To learn from the experts and see what I can do better [in relationships]." Eliot then asked to meet with expert John Aiken and said: "I've been pretty consistent with that I've been looking for. The person I was matched with was nothing like that. I was expecting to meet a cute librarian-like girl that was younger than me, and I ended up with what felt like a Kardashian sister." As Lauren made an appearance at the first dinner party of the season, Eliot did not show up, thus marking an end to their relationship. Carina and Paul – Split While their wedding got off to a bumpy start after Carina revealed that she and Paul had been on a date and he then ghosted her, no one was too sure if the couple would continue with the experiment. However, things soon were on the up, as Paul apologised and they continued with their wedding day. The pair remained quite strong until Paul punched the door of their bedroom during an argument. Despite this, the couple continued to work on their relationship, until things soon worsened during feedback week when Paul admitted he found Carina to be a "snob" and was giving him "the ick". This was eventually resolved and the pair were back on track, that was until the participants were given the choice for the first time to meet their other match proposed by the experts. While Carina declined to do so, Paul met his other match, and when Carina heard of the news, she said they were "done". Going into the final vows, the pair split. Katie and Tim – Split Unbeknownst to Katie, Tim did not have a good time at their wedding after he told producers that he wasn't impressed with the experts' choice in bride. Tim later agreed to go on the honeymoon, with Katie optimistic they could use the time to get to know each other and hopefully build on their relationship. However, the honeymoon didn't go to plan, with Tim telling Katie that his "preference" was someone who was petite, short and blonde or brunette. When the first dinner party came around, all eyes were on Tim and Katie and he eventually walked out of the dinner party, and later on in the episode, Katie was told that Tim had flown back to Melbourne. While it wasn't clear if Tim would return to the experiment, he made an appearance at the first commitment ceremony, to which he said: "I came here for love, not to do work." In the end, Katie and Tim decided to leave the Married at First Sight Australia experiment. Jamie and Dave – Split Jamie and Dave's wedding went off without a hitch and the bubbly bride and very tall groom were instantly smitten with one another. Over the course of the experiment, Dave has been praised by viewers for how he has handled situations and spoken to other people in the series, but many will be disappointed to know that they are no longer together. During the partner swap challenge, the couple spent some time apart, and when they returned, Dave struggled to match Jamie's feelings towards him. Alas, the couple tried to make things work, and during the final vows made the decision to stay in a relationship. However, during the reunion episode, they confirmed they were no longer together but remained friends. Sierah and Billy – Split When Sierah and Billy met on their wedding day, everything went according to plan, and they went on to become one of the strongest couples in the experiment. Apart from a few hiccups, the couple seemed to be going from strength to strength, but that all ended when Sierah admitted she had opened up to Adrian, but couldn't yet open up to Billy. This left Billy's trust in Sierah to be shattered, and they both wrote that they wanted to leave the experiment during a commitment ceremony. "All I've ever wanted was a deeper connection, and I’ve gotten nothing. How many weeks we’re in now? I’ve tried to give you what you needed, but you don’t give me what I need," Billy said. "I don’t know why, because I’ve expressed every part of my life to you – my mum doesn’t even know some of the things that I’ve said. "I’ve tried, because I’ve come into this experiment with an open [mind] because I haven’t been like that in previous relationships. I’ve gotten nothing from you, Sierah." Awhina and Adrian – Split Awhina and Adrian hit it off immediately on their wedding day, but cracks began to show when Adrian found out that Awhina was a single mother. Over the weeks, the pair faced bumps in their relationships, and after an emotional face-off between Awhina and her sister and Adrian and his sisters, it appeared their relationship was no more. However, when the commitment ceremony rolled around, Adrian wrote that he wanted to stay, while Awhina chose to leave, meaning they had to stay in the experiment for another week. Things continued to go up and down for the pair, and at the final vows, the couple decided they would not continue with a relationship in the outside world. Ashleigh and Jake – Split Ashleigh and Jake are yet another couple who hit it off at their wedding, and things were genuinely going well for the couple until the photo ranking task. Jake's comments about the other wives' appearances left Ashleigh feeling uncomfortable, and after seeking advice from the other cast members, Jake decided to leave the experiment. However, as Ash wrote stay, they remained in the competition for another week. But this wasn't quite the case as Jake then opted to stay in a separate apartment and returned the following day to pack and leave. His decision meant Ash's time in the experiment was over. Rhi and Jeff – Still together Rhi and Jeff were yet another couple who had history prior to the experiment, and it was clear they were happy with the experts' choice to pair them up together. The couple decided to take things slow in their reunion on the show. They are still in the experiment and stronger than ever. Rhi and Jeff continued to go from strength to strength, and it came as no surprise when they decided to pursue their relationship at the final vows. During the reunion episode, the pair confirmed they were still together. Morena and Tony – Split Morena and Tony are this year's oldest couple in the experiment, but they have been proving that age is simply a number. The pair got on like a house on fire during their wedding day, but things went downhill as the experiment progressed. When Tony met with Morena's friends and family, he revealed that he couldn't see his relationship with Morena becoming more than a friendship, due to his want for children. Things went from bad to worse after this moment and the pair decided to leave the experiment. Jacqui and Ryan - Split Jacqui and Ryan had quite the whirlwind wedding, with neither of the two overly happy with how things went. As for right now, the pair have broken the rules of the experiment and revealed they are no longer together. In an Instagram story, Jacqui confirmed that she had moved on with a new boyfriend and is "ready to settle down and have babies". She wrote: "I am currently in a relationship with a person who has exactly what I asked for — someone kind, considerate, a great man, and intelligent." Beth and Teejay - Split After what appeared to be a good start between the two, cracks began to show when intimacy became an issue for them, with Teejay admitting he couldn't see a future with Beth beyond the experiment. Things came to a head when Teejay wrote 'leave' and Beth wrote 'stay' at the final commitment ceremony, but when this happens the couple must remain in the experiment for another week. After the final dinner party, Beth and Teejay decided there wasn't any point in taking part in the final vows and left the experiment. Eliot and Veronica - Split In a MAFS Australia first, Eliot returned to the experiment with Veronica, and things got off to a good start for the pair. But cracks began to show, even more so when Veronica went to Lauren for advice about her marriage. At the final commitment ceremony, Eliot and Veronica voted to leave and thus their time in the experiment was over. Lauren and Clint - Split Lauren and Clint's time in the experiment was over before it had even begun, with their lack of intimacy proving to be a problem for them. The pair eventually decided to leave the experiment during one of the commitment ceremonies. However, Clint is now engaged to Jacqui. Are the Married at First Sight Australia season 11 couples still together? Jack Dunley and Tori Adams - Still together Personal trainer Jack, 34, and business development manager, 27, had their fair share of ups and downs throughout season 11, and while fans were unsure if the couple would go the distance - they are still together! During the season, they faced rumours surrounding Jack's ex-girlfriend, and there was the constant question of Jack's sexual attraction to Tori. During the final vows, Jack opened up about their issues, saying: "I'm concerned that our biggest connecting factor may have been the brutal environment of the experiment, where our loyal personalities bonded over having each other's back and picking each other up when needs be – like teammates. Not lovers. "Tori, I'm sorry to say I didn't commit myself to this process for a platonic relationship nor a teammate. We're not in love. So how can I commit to you and ask you to uproot and move your life to the Gold Coast?" Despite this, the personal trainer admitted that Tori was a risk worth taking. As of December 2024, the pair updated fans on their relationship and they are still going strong. Since the series, the pair have been on holiday, moved in together and are happy to be moving ahead "with no cameras". "It's just us. We're just living our life the way we want to live it, on our terms," Tori said during an appearance on Today Extra. "So the no cameras part is bliss." Ridge Barredo and Jade Pywell - Still together Things are looking promising for psychiatric nurse Ridge, 27, and executive assistant Jade, 26. The duo immediately clicked on their wedding day and are still going strong! Since the show, the couple now live together on the Gold Coast with Jade's daughter, after Ridge made the move in May of last year. Sara Mesa and Tim Calwell - Split Nutritionist Sara, 29, and online business owner Tim, 31, were one of the first couples to get married on season 11. Their attraction to one another was palpable, but things went south when Tim revealed that he'd only split from his ex six months prior to the show and he was planning to propose to her. While the couple did say 'yes' at the final vows, their relationship did not blossom outside of the experiment after they got into an argument during the reunion. Cassandra Allen and Tristan Black - Split Administration officer Cassandra Allen, 29, captured the hearts of viewers when she revealed the devastating story about the death of her first love. The 29-year-old was looking for a man with a big heart, and it looked like the matchmakers had done amazing job with event manager Tristan, with the pair instantly warming to one another. But their lack of a connection soon became apparent and Tristan made the decision to leave the experiment, but due to the rules of the process, they were able to stay another week. However, things still proved difficult and they chose to exit the process. Timothy Smith and Lucinda Light - Split Online business owner Timothy, 51, and MC & Wedding Celebrant Lucinda, 43, got married in episode 2. During the home stays, their relationship came to an end - but they are still on good terms! "I think Melbourne broke us a bit," Lucinda told <a href="https://9now.nine.com.au/married-at-first-sight/mafs-2024-lucinda-light-timothy-smith-exit-interview-exclusive/3077b567-1509-4fbb-9b00-059448d80789" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://9now.nine.com.au/married-at-first-sight/mafs-2024-lucinda-light-timothy-smith-exit-interview-exclusive/3077b567-1509-4fbb-9b00-059448d80789" data-vars-ga-ux-element="Hyperlink" data-vars-ga-call-to-action="9Now">9Now. "It was just a combination of things, and I think we both realised, let's just call it a day." Natalie Parham and Collins Christian - Split Things looked promising for physiotherapist Natalie, 32, and executive assistant Collins, 28, as they bonded over shared interests. However, Collins later shared some concerns about both of them being too high-energy, as he admitted he was a bit put off by Natalie's nerdy side. By episode 10, Natalie called it off with Collins choosing not to wait until the end of the experiment. Jayden Eynaud and Eden Harper - Split The attraction was instant when professional kickboxer Jayden, 26, and recruitment manager Eden, 28, met on their wedding day. The brother to season 9 star Mitch, Jayden was keen to prove that he was there for love. Despite a little wobble after Jayden revealed his job and fears that Eden had judged him too soon, the pair got back on track as Eden revealed that her feelings were mutual. In October 2023, Jayden's brother Mitch shared a photo of him and what appears to be Eden's dog, which fans took as a sign that Jay and Eden are still together. However, that is no longer the case. In an Instagram post, Eden confirmed that she and Jayden were no longer together. "I'm saddened to share that toward the end of the show airing, our relationship came to an unexpected end," she wrote. "The 'reality' is, the person I chose didn't choose me. Whilst I'm disappointed, I will never regret the experiment, the people I met, the lessons I learnt and the growth this process has had on me. Thank you for supporting us and for also wishing for the same fairytale that I had hoped for." Ellie Dix and Ben Walters - Split While registered nurse Ellie, 32, and podcaster and construction worker Ben, 39, hit it off on their wedding day, the couple are no longer together. Things went downhill fast for the pair when Ellie's cousin accused Ben of not being in the experiment for genuine reasons. After taking part in various activities on the show, Ben left Ellie for 24 hours and their relationship soon broke down. Ellie ended their relationship. Richard Sauerman and Andrea Thompson - Split One of the older couples to get married on the show, motivational speaker Richard, 62, and photographer Andrea, 51, seemed like a match made in heaven. They both loved motorbikes and shared and their wholesome wedding day ended with some some 'daggy dancing'. But, after a number of arguments, Andrea admitted she felt "disrespected" by Richard after he revealed intimate details about their marriage. Soon after, Andrea and Richard decided to call it a day and chose to leave the experiment. Lauren Dunn and Jonathan McCullough - Split While PR and marketing consultant Lauren, 32, and health business owner Jonathan, 39, got on well on their wedding day, based on recent photos of Jonathan kissing Ellie, it's safe to say these two didn't make it. Stephen Stewart and Michael Felix - Split It wasn't sure if viewers would see salesman Michael, 34, back on the show after his original groom did a runner before the wedding, but luckily he was matched with hairdresser Stepehen, 24, from Perth. And a great match it was! However, things didn't last for long. An insider told the So Dramatic! Podcast that the duo just didn't click. "They aren't on the show for that long. They only last two to three weeks," they revealed. "Stephen was very open about having no connection with Michael from the second he laid eyes on him. He couldn't stand him." Madeleine Maxwell and Ash Galati - Split It just wasn't meant to be for psychic medium Madeleine, 30, and sales manager Ash, 33, with the pair deciding to separate before the final vows. Are the Married at First Sight Australia season 10 couples still together? Lydall Grace and Cameron Woods - Split Accountant Lyndall and carpenter Cameron hit things off on their wedding day, however, things didn't last with the couple choosing to separate at the final vows. Bronte Schofield and Harrison Boon - Split Sparks flew between beauty educator Bronte and builder Harrison during their wedding ceremony, and it seemed like the couple were giving things a real good go, that is until they decided to go their separate ways ahead of the final vows. Sandy Jawanda and Dan Hunjas - Split After tying the knot on the show, Sandy and Dan's romance didn't last too long. In fact, shortly after making his TV debut, it emerged that Dan was in a relationship with a friend who attended his wedding on the show. The drama... Claire Nomarhas and Jesse Burford - Split The tables were turned when marriage celebrant Jesse tied the knot with teaching assistant Claire just moments after meeting her. The pair then headed off to the Whitsunday Islands for their honeymoon. They eventually decided to quit the experiment, putting an end to their marriage. Tahnee Cook and Ollie Skelton - Split Things seemed to have gone from strength to strength for Thane and Ollie after tying the knot then heading to Fiji for their honeymoon. Following the show, the pair told an Australian magazine that they'd picked out names for their future children. However after 16 months of dating, the pair decided to end their relationship, saying a statement that their lives were going in "different directions". Janelle Han and Adam Seed - Split Sadly, things didn't work out for Adam and Janelle, with the couple choosing to go their separate ways before it came to the final vows. Caitlin McConville and Shannon Adams - Split Both Caitlin and Shannon decided to take part in the MAFS experiment because they'd been unlucky in love so far, but their fortunes didn't turn around much during their time on the show. The matched couple decided to call it quits just a few weeks in. Alyssa Barmonde and Duncan James - Split Although Duncan and Alyssa's relationship look promising, cracks began to show in their relationship and at the final vows Duncan decided to call time on their marriage. Following the show, Duncan was linked to Carolina who appeared on a previous season. Duncan is now in a relationship with Evelyn Ellis who also took part in season 10. They live together and in February 2024, they went on their first couple's holiday to Asia. Alyssa was spotted out on what was thought to be a "double date" with co-stars Tahnee and Ollie in June 2023 and have been pictured out together, however, Alyssa insists they're "just friends". Melissa Sheppard and Josh White - Split Unfortunately, Melissa and Josh didn't go the distance, with the hairdresser and advertising director enduring a messy split. Melinda Willis and Layton Mills - Split High-powered pair Melinda and Layton, who are both CEOs, joined the experiment further down the line, and managed to make it all the way to the final vows where they decided to stay together. However, in October 2023 the pair confirmed their split in a joint statement. It read: "Hi all – we wanted to keep this private for the time being, but we have a lot of supporters that are invested in the relationship and owe it to you to be transparent,” they wrote in identical statements. "After a lot of thought and consideration, we have sadly decided to both take time apart. We still care very deeply for each other and this doesn’t mean our lives can’t come back together, but as of now, we think this decision is for the best." Tayla Winter and Hugo Armstrong - Split Like Melinda and Layton, Tayla and Hugo will joined the show at a later date, but it wasn't meant to be as the ended things before the experiment was over. Evelyn Ellis and Rupert Budgen - Split Marketing manager Evelyn and electrician Rupert joined the show at a later date and managed to make it to the final vows, however, they decided not to stay together. Evelyn is now in a relationship with Duncan James. Are the Married at First Sight Australia season 9 couples still together? Selin Mengu and Anthony Cincotta - Split Executive assistant Selin, 32, and Anthony Cincotta, 38, were one of the first couples to get married on season 9, which premiered on 31st January 2022 on the Nine Network in Australia. Selin and Anthony decided to stay together at the first and second commitment ceremonies, and seemed to hit it off at first, but things quickly went downhill from there, after a series of explosive rows. The pair then called it quits during the third commitment ceremony Tamara Djordjevic and Brent Vitiello - Split Tamara Djordjevic and Brent Vitiello were put together by the show's matchmakers, and decided to stay together throughout the series, despite frequent blow-ups over seemingly small things. When it came to the final vows, however, they both chose to part ways — and Brent certainly didn't hold back, telling his wife she had "no loyalty" and that she was "looking down on everyone". Savage. Domenica Calarco and Jack Millar - Split Both of Italian descent, animal lovers and vegetarians, Domenica Calarco and Jack Millar got on from the start, with expert Mel Schilling dubbing them her "favourite" very early on. But although the couple made it to the end of the season and chose to stay together during the final vows ceremony, they had sadly parted ways by the time the reunion show aired a few months later. Ella Ding and Mitch Eynaud - Split Ella Ding and Mitch Eynaud had a few issues early on, with Mitch refusing to kiss his wife for five minutes as part of the Intimacy Week Challenges, and during one of the dinner parties, Mitch said he "didn't care" about his future with Ella. Ouch. Still, the pair made it to the end of the season until the final vows, when Mitch decided to opt out of the relationship. When the time came for the reunion show, though, it seemed like the couple might give things another go... until they parted ways for a second time. Looks like it wasn't meant to be. Holly Greenstein and Andrew Davis - Split Holly Greenstein and Andrew Davis were the first to leave the experiment, with the pair deciding to go their separate ways at the second commitment ceremony. Following their split, cinema manager Holly, 36, slammed Andrew for wasting her time, saying: "He wrote me off from day one." Selina Chhaur and Cody Bromley - Split Selina Chhaur and Cody Bromley endured some major ups and downs during their time on the show, but despite choosing to stay together during their final vows, they later parted ways during the reunion special. Although they arrived together for the dinner party, the next day Cody told the experts that the relationship was over. Olivia Frazer and Jackson Lonie - Split While some of the other couples struggled to warm to their new partner, watching Olivia Frazer and Jackson Lonie get married felt like a movie. These two were committed from the start and decided to stay together at the end of the show. However, they eventually called time on their romance after 10 months together, telling fans that they had "nothing but love and respect for one another". Samantha Moitzi and Al Perkins Samantha Moitzi and Al Perkins were the last pair to get married at the beginning of season 9, and despite a few differences and Sam refusing to kiss him on their honeymoon, it looked like these two were heading in the right direction... until they decided to leave the experiment shortly before the final vows. Kate Laidlaw and Matt Ridley Kate Laidlaw and Matt Ridley joined the experiment later in the season but did not make it to their final vows, choosing to leave the show during the fifth commitment ceremony. Carolina Santos and Dion Giannarelli Carolina Santos and Dion Giannarelli also arrived later in the season — and Carolina was less than impressed when her groom turned up to their wedding ceremony a whopping three hours late. It was a bad omen for the couple, who called it quits after just a few weeks on the show. Are the Married at First Sight Australia season 8 couples still together? Melissa Rawson and Bryce Ruthven Workplace trainer Melissa, 31, and radio announcer Bryce Ruthven were definitely a match made in heaven, with the pair deciding to stay together at the end of the experiment. They're now engaged and are expecting twins together. Congrats, Melissa and Bryce! Rebecca Zemek and Jake Edwards Although they left the experiment as a couple, business manager Rebecca and Jake, have since gone their separate ways. In May 2021, Rebecca went public with her new boyfriend Ben, as she shared a loved-up photo on socials. Samantha Harvey and Cameron Dunne Their marriage on the show was far from smooth. In one explosive episode, Samantha broke down as she found out about her "husband's" affair with fellow bride Coco Stedman. It's safe to say that was the end of Samantha and Cameron. The pair haven't rekindled their relationship. Booka Nile and Brett Helling Like Samantha and Cameron, Booka and Brett, both 31, broke up before the final decision. In an interview, Brett revealed the real reason the pair split, saying: "Booka and I were hanging out one day and we were just having a chat about life and all kinds of things. I think we both just came to the realisation that it wasn't something we wanted to pursue outside of the experiment." Coco Stedman and Sam Carraro Coco Stedman, 30, and Sam Carraro, 32, called it quits before the end of the experiment. There was trouble from the get go with Coco and Sam arguing from the very first commitment ceremony. Coco then tried her luck with Cameron, putting an end to both hers and Sam's, and Cameron and Samantha's marriages. Alana Lister and Jason Engler Things were looking good for teacher Alana, 30, and construction estimator Jason, 35, as they both admitted there was a physical attraction from the get go. They decided to stay together at the end of the experiment, but unfortunately, Alana and Jason have since split. Alana got into a new relationship with her boyfriend Ben Michell and Jason went on to date MaFS season six star KC Osborne, but the pair split not long after. Joanne Todd and James Susler It wasn't love ay first sight for these two. On their wedding day Jo admitted they were from "totally different worlds" and James jokingly confessed that he was in love with expert Alessandra - awkward! They soon decided they weren't meant for one another and left the experiment. Jo went on to date Joe Donaghy and James Susler went public with his new girlfriend, actress Verity East. Belinda Vickers and Patrick Dwyer They were a fan favourite from season 8, with Patrick saying Belinda was the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen when she walked down the aisle. But, sadly, these two are no longer together. Belinda, 29, and Patrick, 27, decided to stay together at the end of the experiment, but by July 2021, they decided to split. "As you move forward into the future, it’s pretty important to be heading in the same direction towards the shared future that you both want," Belinda said after their break up. Beth Moore and Russell Duance Beth and Russell realised they were completely different from early on, and left at the second commitment ceremony, so it will come as no shock that they're no longer a thing. The news was leaked before that though, as Russell reportedly spilled the beans at a bar three months before the show aired and he was also spotted on dating app Hinge. Georgia Fairweather and Liam Cooper When Liam opened up about his bisexuality to wife Georgia, she replied: "As long as you're the one for me." Despite a positive start to their relationship, however, Georgia and Liam are no longer together, after clashing at the final dinner party. It looks like they're still on good terms though, with Liam writing a sweet message to Georgia after the final aired. Liam wrote his ex a sweet message on Instagram after the final aired. "I really wish things had worked out differently for us G. I wish we didn’t let people get inside our heads and I wish we were better at communicating," he said. Kerry Knight and Johnny Balbuziente They may have started the experiment late, but it was a match made in heaven for Kerry and John. The pair decided to stay together at the end of the season, and they're still together today. Congrats, guys! Jaimie Gardner and Chris Jensen There was trouble from the moment these two met. On their honeymoon, Jaimie called her husband a "dirty grot" on their honeymoon and it only got progressively worse from there. Chris decided to walk away from the experiment after claiming that Jaimie had said she wanted to stay to the last Commitment Ceremony for the cameras. Chris went on to date tattooist Tayla Made, while Jaimie was spotted on Bumble. Are the Married at First Sight Australia season 7 couples still together? Elizabeth Sobinoff and Sebastian Guilhaus Fans of the show will be excited to hear that Elizabeth returned to MAFS in season seven for a second chance at finding love. She was matched with Sebastian, a 31-year-old personal trainer from Adelaide, South Australia, and it was definitely second time lucky for her. The pair decided to stay together at the end of the experiment, however, after 14 months of dating decided to call it quits, with Seb revealing he was "heartbroken". Poppy Jennings and Luke Eglin For photographer Poppy, 38, and maintenance supervisor Luke, 38, things weren't plain sailing. During the show, Poppy revealed that one of the most important things in a relationship to her was loyalty, as she already experienced her ex-husband cheating on her. However, she then came to find out that Luke had cheated in his past relationships. The pair broke up after the final decision, and never reconciled. Josh Pihlak and Cathy Evans Despite having a very strong start to their relationship on the show, truck driver Josh, 28, and logistics investigator Cathy, 26, decided to go their separate ways before the end of the experiment. They haven't reconnected since filming stopped, although there is no bad blood between them. Amanda Micallef and Tash Herz Sadly it wasn't a match made in heaven for strength coach Amanda, 34, and bartender Tash, 31. The duo joined the show as Married at First Sight Australia's first ever same-sex pairing since gay marriage was legalised in Australia, following Craig Roach and Andy John who appeared on the show in 2016, before the marriage laws had changed. However, Amanda and Tash decided to call it quits before the end of the experiment. Amanda didn't like being on the show, and following the show she got into a relationship with a man. Natasha Spencer and Mikey Pembroke Financial analyst Natasha, 26, and operations manager Mikey, 28, had a very bitter split on the show, deciding to end things before the final decision. However, Natasha has revealed the pair have since "made up" and she's even on good terms with his new girlfriend Kelly Burker. Hayley Vernon and David Canon Finance broker Hayley, 32, and truck driver David, 31, were forced to leave the competition by the show's expert John Aiken. It comes after Hayley decided to stay in their relationship out of spite as David cleaned the toilet with her toothbrush (yes, you read correctly). It's safe to say these two are no longer together. Vanessa Romito and Chris Nicholls This couple's Married at First Sight experience was cut short after pharmacy manager Vanessa, 31, decided to leave her husband, correctional youth worker Chris, 37, in the middle of the season. Following the experiment, Vanessa revealed how she knew the father-of-two wasn't the one for her the moment she met him on their wedding day. Connie Crayden and Jonethen Musuli Connie - a 27-year-old student from Broome, Western Australia - and construction worker Jonethen, 27, decided that they were better off as friends, choosing to go their separate ways at their final vows. Ivan Sarakula and Aleksandra Marković They left the show before the final decision, however, fans will be happy to hear that the pair went on to date outside the show. In March 2020, Ivan posted a photo of the two of them, writing: "The pressures and expectations of the experiment got the better of us. Aleks and I stayed together the evening of our exit and I even saw her off at the airport to be with her family again." Mishel Meshes and Steve Burley Things didn't go down too well for teacher Mishel and barber shop owner Steve. Despite seeming to get along well, Mish, 48, who had been cheated on seven times out of her previous eight relationships, struggled to get over the fact Steve, 52, had cheated before. And after Steve, 52, admitted he wasn’t attracted to his TV wife, things declined further. They made it to the end of the experiment, but at their final vows, Mishel didn't hold back saying that she felt like Steve had been stringing her along the entire time. Stacey Hampton and Michael Goonan Law graduate Stacey, 25, and company director Michael, 28, looked to be one of the strongest couples of 2020, however, their union wasn't strong enough to withstand the rumours of an alleged one-night stand between Stacey and Mikey Pembroke. Following the show, Michael went on to date KC Osbourne, however, the pair later split. KC Osborne and Drew Brauer Professional dancer KC, 31, and musician Drew, 31, joined the experiment as an intruder couple, however, they were unlucky in love. The pair split in July after their relationship was put to the test while living together in Melbourne during lockdown. Are the Married at First Sight Australia season 6 couples still together? Jules Robinson and Cameron Merchant It was a match made in heaven for business owner Jules, 36, and former pro cricketer Cameron, 34. Both had been busy working on their careers prior to filming and were excited at the idea of starting a family with someone. Jules and Cameron ended up saying yes at the final decision, and happen to be married to this day. We guess you can get Married at First Sight then! Nic Jovanović and Cyrell Paule Sparks didn't fly for electrician Nic, 26, and healthcare consultant Cyrell, 29. In fact, Nic and Cyrell decided to call it off before the final decision agreeing they were better off as friends. Nic found love with new girlfriend Bridgette Lee, who he went Instagram official with at the end of 2019. And Cyrell welcomed a baby boy with Love Island Australia star Eden Dally last year. Jessika Power and Mick Gould Administration officer Jessika, 27, and plasterer Mick, 31, broke it off before making the final decision. Jessika got a second chance at finding love on the show with car broker Dann Webb, but sadly that wasn't meant to be either. Mick ended up dating someone from another show - Kayla Gray from Nick Cummins’ season of The Bachelor - and Jessika went public with her new beau last year. While it wasn't meant to be for Jessika and Mick, they both found love anyway. Melissa Lucarelli and Dino Hira Like many of their fellow contestants, talent agent Melissa, 38, and meditation facilitator Dino, 34, didn't last. Melissa and Dino decided to go their separate ways at the end of filming, but that wasn't before they locked horns over a secret recording bombshell, which saw Dino secretly record Melissa on the phone to her sister. Last year, Melissa opened up about dating in the pandemic, saying in her column for The Latch: "'And how the heck am I going to break the drought when we must keep a social distance of 1.5 metres?" Dino relocated to Hong Kong after the show and enjoyed a relationship with a lady named Renae Cukrov. Mike Gunner and Heidi Latcham Mike and Heidi pair managed to go all the way on the show, deciding to stay married at the final decision. However, sadly things eventually fizzled for them and they eventually separated. Electrician Mike, 45, claimed he "couldn't make Heidi happy" when the radio announcer, 39, moved in with him at his Gold Coast home. Ning Surasiang and Mark Scrivens Ning and Mark chose not to stay together at the end of the show. Following the show, Mark revealed that he no longer speaks to his ex-wife, although had attracted a lot of attention from women since. Ning on the other hand revealed she was dating a new man last year as she shared a cute photo on Instagram. Sam Ball and Elizabeth Sobinoff Unfortunately for tradesman Sam and Elizabeth, it just wasn't meant to be. Liz had tried to put a little spark into their relationship, but Sam only seemed to have eyes for 29-year-old Ines Bašić. He ended up spending a night with Ines, however, he was a no-show at the reunion so never really got a telling off for it. Last year, Liz moved in with her boyfriend Seb Guilhaus and Sam revealed he'd joined the army. Since then, however, Elizabeth has split from Seb. Lauren Huntriss and Matthew Bennett Things took a turn for the worse for make-up artist Lauren and Matthew. The pair seemed to get on well at first, with Matt declaring Lauren to be "the one". However, the pair decided to call it off before the final decision, and following filming there were a lot of heated words. Last year, Matt revealed he was in a relationship with new girlfriend Annabelle. Lauren is said to have got into a relationship with Ria Gan following the season. Ines Bašić and Bronson Norrish Legal assistant Ines, 28, and entrepreneur Bronson, 34, didn't make it to the end of the show with the pair deciding to part ways before the final decision. Although the Ines and Bronson were pretty much doomed, Bronson tried to make it work but it all came crashing down when Ines' night with Sam was revealed. Bronson went on to find love with his high school girlfriend. Martha Kalifatidis and Michael Brunelli Love was in the air for make-up artist Martha, 31, and teacher Michael, 29. Martha and Michael decided to stay together at the end of the show, and they're still very much loved up - result! Susie Bradley and Billy Vincent Aged care nurse Susie and Billy broke it off before the final decision. Following the show, Susie confirmed her engagement to her on/off former NRL player Todd Carney. Meanwhile, Billy found love with a 20-year-old insta model. Dan Webb and Tamara Joy Things didn't go so well with car broker Dan and Tamara. The duo decided to break up before the final decision. Dan got a second chance with Jessika, which lasted a bit longer, however, they split after the show. Following the show, Tamara went on to date Love Island UK star Ashley Ienco. Jessika Power and Dan Webb The start of their relationship was far from smooth. After a failed marriage with Mick, Jessika made a play for Dan despite him being wed to Tamara. Nevertheless, they made it all the way to the end of the show and looked to be seriously loved up, that is until, they broke up on live TV during an episode of live TV during an episode of Talking Married. Are the Married at First Sight Australia season 5 couples still together? Tracey Jewel and Dean Wells There was a spark from the moment they met each other with the pair flirting at the altar. He wanted a brunette and the experts certainly delivered with marketing consultant Tracey, 36, who admitted she’d undergone a full makeover following her last relationship. However, it wasn’t meant to be and their relationship ended. However, Tracey did have a brief romance with fellow MAFS star Sean Thomson during a break from filming and this continued after the show. Sarah Roza and Telv Williams They seemed like the perfect match – her a 40-year-old beauty specialist, who wanted to start a family with a “real man”, and him a 35-year-old construction worker with kids of his own. The pair went all the way and said "yes" at the final decision, but things quickly turned sour. After their split in March 2019, they both appeared in court after each taking out an Apprehended Violence Order, which prevented them from speaking publicly about one another. Mathew Lockett and Alycia Galbraith Season 5 favourites Mathew and Alycia shocked fans when they tapped out of the MAFS experience. The two had moved into an apartment together, but Mat began sleeping on the couch and then decided to get his own apartment before the pair called it quits for good. Following the show, plumber Mat, 34, said their relationship was doomed from the start. "She's got this innocence and I'm a brat," he said. "I felt uncomfortable around her." Jo McPharlin and Sean Donnelly They ended their relationship very early on in the experiment, however, single mother Jo, 41, and pub manager Sean, 41, thrilled fans when they met up for a night out, sparking rumours they were back on. Sadly, they didn't get back together, however, fans have since called for bubbly bride Jo to return to the show and get another chance at finding love. Davina Rankin and Ryan Gallagher It just wasn't meant to be for personal trainer Davina, 28, and tradesman Ryan, 31. The pair broke up before the final decision. During their marriage, Davina revealed she'd shared a kiss with co-star Dean Wells - ouch! Charlene Perera and Patrick Miller Brand manager Charlene, 35, and operations manager Patrick, 36, went all the way on the show and decided to stay together. However, things didn't last with the duo releasing statements on social media. "Charle, my heartfelt wishes for you on your journey for love as we embark on our lives post MAFS... also the journey for love will always continue in mine," he said. Melissa Walsh and John Robertson Journalist Melissa, 53, and Business owner John, 54, made the decision to stay together at the final decision. However, the couple decided to separate after the show. The distance between them made it hard for their relationship to work on the outside. The pair announced they had parted ways in a joint statement, saying: "It has been very difficult and it make us both very sad to say we have decided to no longer continue as a couple." Troy Delmege and Ashley Irvin The couple seemed to get on very well, however, when it came to the final stage of the experiment, they mutually ended their marriage. And just like their split, they've remained amicable, even meeting up for drinks last year. Gabrielle Bartlett and Nasser Sultan Marketing coordinator/plus-size model Gabrielle, 46, and fitness instructor Nasser, 52, broke up before the final stage of the experiment. However, Gabby did go on to find love with fellow MAFS star Sean Donnelly after the show. Justin Fischer and Carly Bowyer Sadly it wasn't love at first sight for entrepreneur Justin, 43, and marketing manager Carly, 34. The pair broke up before the final decision, however, the show did work for Carly in some way, as she later found love with co-star Troy Delmege. They broke up nine months later, though. Sean Thomsen and Blair Rachael Railway technician Sean, 34, and executive assistant Blair, 31, didn't make it on the show. Despite Blair begging him for a second chance, she was rejected by Sean on the show, and he went on to date Tracey Jewel. Are the Married at First Sight Australia season 4 couples still together? Sean Holland and Susan Rowlings Sean, 35, a farmer, was paired with Susan Rowlings, 37, a mining truck driver. While Susan's reaction was positive when Sean rode in on a horse with his cowboy style hat, after spending time together they decided not to get married officially and they have separated. They remained friends and both have completely moved on. On March 24th, 2018, Susan gave birth to her first son, Ashton. Although she was not with the father, who she had met online, the two are co-parenting Ashton. Sean has also found his happily ever after, as he proposed to girlfriend Roslyn Buerckner in November 2018. The pair are now married. Jonathan Troughton and Cheryl Maitland Entrepreneur Jonathan, 30, married Cheryl, 25, a hair salon assistant. The couple decided to break up before the final decision had to be made - and they haven't reconciled. Cheryl said she felt "betrayed" after fellow contestant Scarlett Cooper revealed she’d been receiving texts from Jonathan. Cheryl got a second chance with Andrew, however, they weren't a match. The pair experienced issues from the start with Andrew complaining he never knew if Cheryl was interested and Cheryl saying he never had her back. After a few dramatic dinners with the whole group it came to an end. Since leaving the show, she's managed to find love with plumber Dean Gibbs, who saw her on the series. Michael Tomic and Scarlett Cooper Stripper Michael married aspiring author Scarlett - both 30. Things didn't start well with Michael keeping his second job from Scarlett who told him she loved honesty. The couple decided to break up before making a final decision - they are still separated. There was a bit of drama afterwards when Scarlett said she had received texts from Jonathan Troughton in a Married at First Sight text scandal. It doesn't look like the pair have reunited since their split. Scarlett now works as an actress while Michael has reportedly refused to talk about the show since leaving. Nadia Stamp and Anthony Manton Flight attendant Nadia, 36, married racing broadcaster Anthony, 33. They found love! Well, someone had to right? They decided to get properly married at the end of the show - but sad news, they then broke up. It was all a bit awkward, Nadia revealed that Anthony dumped her as soon as the cameras cut. Speaking to hit.com.au she said: "He dropped me like a hotcake." Simon McQuillan and Alene Khatcherian Business owner Simon was paired with registered nurse Alene. Despite their differences, fans grew to love them, and the pair decided to stay together until the end of the experiment. However, they soon realised it wasn't for them and separated. Rumours began swirling that they'd rekindled their romance after the show, but sadly that's not true, and it looks like Alene might have her eye on another MAFS star instead...sort of. Find out more in our Alene and Simon guide. Andrew Hills and Vanessa Belvedere Andy, 30, was paired up with student Vanessa, 31. The couple decided to get married, but they changed their minds and ended up separating. Vanessa made the decision to dump Andy in an emotional break up, and then moved on, sharing photos of a new man on her social media. Based on his Instagram feed, it doesn't look like there's a new lady in his life, but it looks like he's enjoying the high life, regularly travelling and flying in hot air balloons. We've broken down what caused Andrew and Vanessa's emotional split. Lauren Bran and Andrew Jones Lauren, 33, was coupled with firefighter Andrew, 38. The pair decided to break up before the final decision. They are still separated. Lauren was famously the "runaway bride". She ditched Andrew in a dramatic TV moment. Don't worry he got a take two though with Cheryl, although that didn't turn out much better. On the show, we learnt more about why Lauren dumped Andrew on Married at First Sight. Cheryl Maitland and Andrew Jones Hair salon assistant Cheryl, 25, was then paired with firefighter Andrew, 38. They also broke up before the final decision, and remain separated. Sadly, Andrew has said he suffers from PTSD following the experience. He said there were trust issues and he would never appear on a show like this again. "There's still a bit of bitterness and PTSD almost - like you see the ad and you hear the voiceovers and you still get that rush of a feeling, like you know what's going on," he told the Mail Online. Fans criticised Andrew for the comments he made on Cheryl Maitland's intelligence and physical appearance at the boy's night. He pretended to grope her breasts during a night in with his fellow male contestants and when asked a week later if he'd done anything wrong he denied it. "I don't know what to say to you, it was just a light-hearted boys night," he said. Cheryl, of course, was also paired up with another contestant Jonathan before she was paired up with Andrew - both didn't work out. She's now with Dean Gibbs. John Robertson and Deborah Brosnan Business owner John, 53, was paired with ex-model Deborah, 53. The oldest couple in the experiment they soon found themselves under the spotlight. They also broke up before a final decision was made earlier in the experiment - they are still separated. Deborah rejected John. Michelle Marsh and Jesse Konstantinoff Commercial cleaner Michelle was paired with retailer Jesse, both 31. They decided not to get married. They remain separated, but they have remained friends, and have posted selfies on Instagram. Michelle began dating Adam Medwick, a firefighter and a dad-of-one. However, she doesn’t seem to be dating anyone at the moment. This relationship comes after she dated season two’s Jono Pitman. And if you're wondering why there are two Marshs in the list... this season had twins take part. Sharon Marsh and Nick Furphy Business owner Sharon was paired with carpenter Nick. While Michelle and Jesse’s relationship never really started, Sharon and Nick seemed to make a genuine connection during the series. They went ahead with the marriage at the end of the experiment, however, decided to separate afterwards. “I love Nick, but after moving to Melbourne eight weeks ago to be with him, I soon realised that I’m not in love with him,” Sharon told New Idea at the time. Sharon has now moved on and met another man, Julian. Speaking about her relationship, she told the West Australian in 2018: "He is everything I could ever want in a partner. Not to be a pessimist but I was waiting for the ‘but’ or baggage. But there wasn’t any. He’s perfect for me." Married at First Sight Australia continues Monday to Thursday at 7:30pm on E4. Add Married at First Sight Australia to your watchlist on the Radio Times: What to Watch app – download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more. 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Our definitive list of the best Premier League players around in 2026 – do you agree with us?
The Premier League is the best league in the world – and these are the 10 best players in it. The cliche that anyone can beat anyone still rings true but it is the amount of talent in the English top flight that really sets it apart. It isn't even just the top clubs anymore; there are players with star quality throughout the league. Week after week, Premier League fans get to watch some of the best players on the planet – from dominant defenders, to majestic midfielders, thrilling forwards, and the top shot-stoppers – strut their stuff. We've looked across all positions and based our picks on several factors including trophies won, historical performances and recent displays, style, ability, goals, assists and more. We've also tried to avoid being swayed by short-term dips and sudden bursts of form. RadioTimes.com brings you our round-up of the top 10 best Premier League players in 2026. Check our more football features: Best players of all time Best players in the world 2026 Best strikers in the world 2026 Best wingers in the world 2026 Best midfielders in the world 2026 Best defenders in the world 2026 Best goalkeepers in the world 2026 Best young players in the world 2026 Best teams in the world 2026 Best Premier League players 2026 10. Gianluigi Donnarumma (Man City) A new addition to the Premier League and indeed this list, Gianluigi Donnarumma is truly world class. The Italian is considered the best goalkeeper in the award by many, with his recent Yashin Trophy win at the Ballon d'Or awards backing up that claim, and has already shown his quality between the sticks for Pep Guardiola's side. 9. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) The Egyptian King produced one of the greatest seasons of his career – 34 goals and 23 assists – to help the Reds to a second title in 2024/25 and he isn't done just yet. Only three players have scored more Premier League goals than Salah, who will be keen to leapfrog Wayne Rooney on that list. Salah's influence has started to wane, but he remains on this list... for now. 8. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) Cole Palmer is a true talent. The 23-year-old left Man City and quickly established himself as not only Chelsea's talisman but one of the Premier League's most effective attackers. Masterful as both a goalscorer and creator, having notched 72 goal contributions in his first two seasons in West London, he plays with a calmness and composure few others possess. He is a roaming, wandering presence for Enzo Maresca's Blues, afforded freedom of the final third to pick holes and exploit every single gap, every single time. 7. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) Virgil van Dijk should be considered among the ranks of the all-time Premier League great defenders once he hangs up his boots, alongside Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, and John Terry to name a few. Perhaps a little past his imperious best, the Dutch defender remains a dominant force, a constant, reassuring, stabilising presence at Anfield and captained the Reds to another Premier League last term. The 34-year-old, who was named the PFA Players' Player of the Year in 2019, has won the Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup and Champions League during his time with Liverpool and is far from being done just yet. 6. Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd) Where would Man Utd be without Bruno Fernandes? It simply doesn't bear thinking about for the Old Trafford faithful. The Red Devils have been through plenty of turmoil in recent seasons but their captain remains one of the best creators in the world. Indeed, at the time of writing, no player in Europe's top five leagues has created more chances than Fernandes – and it's not even close. There is a debate to be had about whether a deeper midfield role really suits him, or what he could've achieved had he jumped ship, but he is more than deserving of a place on this list. 5. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) Bukayo Saka has made the transition from Arsenal's starboy to one of the Premier League's most feared attackers over the past few seasons. Saka's impact off the right flank cannot be underestimated – with his goals and assists central to the Gunners' recent title challenges. Injuries limited his influence a little last term but the England star will hope this can be the season he fires the North Londoners back to the top of the pile. 4. William Saliba (Arsenal) William Saliba is likely to dominate the Premier League for years to come, providing Arsenal continue to threaten at the sharp end of domestic and continental football. The commanding centre-back has the physicality to deal with any striker and the pace to manage threats in behind the back four. He has it all, and if he stays in England, he'll be a top contender for the PFA Team of the Year every campaign. Saliba is a key cog in the Premier League's best defence from each of the last two seasons and will be central as Mikel Arteta's side chase silverware this term. 3. Rodri (Man City) Rodri was rightly rewarded for the key role he played in the recent success of Manchester City and Spain with the 2024 Ballon d'Or but he has not quite returned to his previous heights since recovering from a season-ending ACL injury. Man City's struggles without him were further evidence of just how good a player the 29-year-old is. He is the gold standard among defensive midfielders, a Rolls-Royce in the middle of the park, doing City's dirty work, orchestrating a perfect symphony between attack and defence, while taking games by the scruff of the neck and chipping in with important goals himself. Rodri was crucial in City completing the treble and lifting the Premier League five times in a row. He'll be a major part of the club's history so long as he's wearing sky blue. 2. Erling Haaland (Man City) Erling Haaland is inevitable. The Man City frontman is on course to smash Alan Shearer's record and become the fastest player to 100 Premier League goals. He may not have the playmaking ability of a forward like Harry Kane or the fast feet of Kylian Mbappe but when it comes to putting the ball in the net, Haaland is the best in the world. Haaland has made a mockery of Premier League goalscoring statistics since heading to England. The 25-year-old is averaging around a goal per game and though last season was a disappointment, due to Man City's struggles and his injuries, he still added 34 to his tally. Back to his brilliant best, the Etihad marksman is hunting a third Golden Boot in four years. Though he isn't always involved in City's build-up, his positioning, strength, pace and intelligence ensure he is always in the right place at the right time. That isn't luck, it's pure skill. Long may – and will – his reign continue. 1. Declan Rice (Arsenal) Declan Rice has taken his game to another level since joining Arsenal. It feels like only a matter of time before he is wearing the captain's armband for both club and country. The midfielder, who guided West Ham to UEFA Europa Conference League success before his move to North London, is as accomplished sitting deep as a holding midfielder as he is roaming from box to box, or even sitting higher up the field as a full No. 8. By adding goals, assists, and serious set-piece threat to his game, Rice has established himself as arguably the best midfielder in world football. Check out more of our Sport coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. 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Bridgerton season 4 soundtrack – A guide to every pop cover in the Netflix drama
Wondering which orchestral covers of pop songs appear in season 4?
Bridgerton season 4 part 2 is finally upon us, continuing the love story between the second eldest son Benedict Bridgerton and the mysterious Sophie Baek. The Netflix series might be set during the Regency era, but various efforts have been made to build bridges with modern audiences, from the show’s emphasis on feminist characters, to its use of diverse casting. Another element of Bridgerton that will undoubtedly resonate with modern viewers is the soundtrack, which features a wealth of orchestral covers of modern pop songs. Although, having said that, the first episode in the new instalment (episode 7) – which marks a tonal shift as grief takes hold of the Bridgerton house – doesn't actually feature any musical covers. "We didn’t want to have some cover take away from that emotion," music supervisor Justin Kamps told Tudum. "It didn’t seem like the right episode." But that doesn’t take long to change, with subsequent episodes featuring classical covers of Paramore, Olivia Rodrigo and Coldplay, as well as Charli XCX, Camila Cabello and Lord Huron. To help you place all the songs, we've put together a comprehensive list of every tune that features in season 4. If you scroll a little further, we've also included the full soundtracks for previous instalments. Without further ado, here are all the songs in Bridgerton season 4 part 2's soundtrack – including the original recording artist and who does the cover. Bridgerton season 4 part 2 soundtrack: Every pop cover featured 360 Episode: 5 Original by: Charli XCX Performed by: Peter Gregson Birds of a Feather Episode: 5 Original by: Billie Eilish Performed by: Gemini Strings Lose Control Episode: 5 Original by: Teddy Swims Performed by: Vitamin String Quartet Just What I Needed Episode: 6 Original by: The Cars Performed by: Altum Quartet Fields of Gold Episode: 6 Original by: Sting Performed by: Music Lab Collective Never Be the Same Episode: 8 Original by: Camila Cabello Performed by: Strings From Paris The Night We Met Episode: 8 Original by: Lord Huron Performed by: Joni Fuller Bridgerton season 4 part 1 soundtrack Life in Technicolor Episode: 1 Original by: Coldplay Performed by: Vitamin String Quartet DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love Episode: 1 Original by: Usher ft. Pitbull Performed by: Strings From Paris Never Let You Go Episode: 1 Original by: Third Eye Blind Performed by: Vitamin String Quartet Enchanted Episode: 2 Original by: Taylor Swift Performed by: Joseph William Morgan All I Wanted Episode: 3 Original by: Paramore Performed by: Vitamin String Quartet bad idea right? Episode: 4 Original by: Olivia Rodrigo Performed by: Caleb Chan Bridgerton season 3 part 2 soundtrack POV Episode: 5 Original by: Ariana Grande Performed by: Strings from Paris Thunder Episode: 6 Original by: Imagine Dragons Performed by: Thomas Mercier Confident Episode: 6 Original by: Demi Lovato Performed by: Archer Marsh Yellow Episode: 7 Original by: Coldplay Performed by: Vitamin String Quartet You Belong With Me Episode: 7 Original by: Taylor Swift Performed by: Duomo Lights (Stripped Down) Episode: 8 Original by: Ellie Goulding Performed by: Archer Marsh All I Want Episode: 8 Original by: Tori Kelly Performed by: Kris Bowers Speaking about the tunes featured throughout this season, music supervisor Justin Kamps told Tudum: "We have a lot of covers that aren’t necessarily part of ball sequences this year, and it’s because we found some cute places to insert something that can play as a fun cover [but] doesn’t necessarily have to be attached to a dance sequence." Two-time Grammy Award-winning artist Tori Kelly is also the first to record an original song for the popular period drama, saying of the experience: "The fact that this is the first time an original song has been a part of Bridgerton makes the whole experience feel even more special! "Really, I’m so excited that I get to be a part of this amazing show in my own way." Bridgerton season 3 part 1 soundtrack abcdefu Episode: 1 Original by: Gayle Performed by: Vitula Dynamite Episode: 2 Original by: BTS Performed by: Vitamin String Quartet View oEmbed on the source website Jealous Episode: 2 Original by: Nick Jonas Performed by: Shimmer Cheap Thrills Episode: 3 Original by: Sia Performed by: Vitamin String Quartet Happier Than Ever Episode: 3 Original by: Billie Eilish Performed by: Vitamin String Quartet View oEmbed on the source website Snow on the Beach Episode: 4 Original by: Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey Performed by: Atwood Quartet Give Me Everything Episode: 4 Original by: Pitbull Performed by: Archer Marsh Discussing the soundtrack with The Hollywood Reporter, showrunner Jess Bromwell told The Hollywood Reporter: "I’ll say, this season because it’s leaning more into the rom-com sensibility and has at its heart a very strong woman, it felt right to include some pop anthems from some really strong women. So you’ll see Taylor Swift. You’ll see Demi Lovato. You’ll see Billie Eilish, etc. "But when we’re choosing songs, we think a lot about what is gonna make people lean in and go, “What’s that song?” Versus what’s instantly going to be recognizable and take people too quickly out of the show. We want to tiptoe that line as much as we can." Speaking about the musicality of this season, Bridgerton music supervisor Justin Kamps told Tudum: "We have a lot of covers that aren’t necessarily part of ball sequences this year, and it’s because we found some cute places to insert something that can play as a fun cover [but] doesn’t necessarily have to be attached to a dance sequence." Bridgerton season 2 soundtrack Stay Away Episode: 1 Original by: Nirvana Performed by: Vitamin String Quartet View oEmbed on the source website Material Girl Episode: 1 Original by: Madonna Performed by: Kris Bowers Diamonds Episode: 1 Original by: Rihanna Performed by: Hannah V & Joe Rodwell Sofia Episode: 4 Original by: Askjell, iris, AURORA View oEmbed on the source website Dancing on My Own Episode: 4 Original by: Robyn Performed by: Vitamin String Quartet You Oughta Know Episode: 5 Original by: Alanis Morissette Performed by: Duomo Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Episode: 6 Performed by: Kris Bowers Sign of the Times Episode: 6 Original by: Harry Styles Performed by: Steve Horner What About Us Episode: 6 Original by: P!nk Performed by: Duomo View oEmbed on the source website How Deep Is Your Love Episode: 7 Original by: Calvin Harris & Disciples Performed by: Kiris Wrecking Ball Episode: 8 Original by: Miley Cyrus Performed by: Midnight String Quartet Bridgerton season 1 soundtrack thank u, next Episode: 1 Original by: Ariana Grande Performed by: Vitamin String Quartet View oEmbed on the source website Girls Like You Episode: 1 Original by: Maroon 5 Performed by: Vitamin String Quartet In My Blood Episode: 2 Original by: Shawn Mendes Performed by: Vitamin String Quartet bad guy Episode: 3 Original by: Billie Eilish Performed by: Vitamin String Quartet Strange (feat. Hillary Smith) Episode: 5 Original by: Celeste Performed by: Kris Bowers Wildest Dreams Episode: 6 Original by: Taylor Swift Performed by: Duomo The show also features an original score by Kris Bowers. From Call Me Simon and The Duel to Flawless My Dear, the song titles correlate to key moments in the series, including Daphne's successful presentation at court and meeting with Queen Charlotte. Read on for the original songs featured in the Bridgerton soundtrack. Flawless My Dear The Latest Whistledown We Could Form An Attachment Shock and Delight Simon and Lady Danbury What Women Do Best Call Me Simon Sommerset House When You Are Alone Feeling Exceptional What You Saw Was A Lie The Duel A Love Based on Friendship All is Fair in Love and War Miserable Together, Happy Apart Come With Me One Last Dance Love is A Choice A Grand Finish Bridgerton seasons 1-4 are available to watch on Netflix now. 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Industry season 4 cast: Full list of new and returning characters
The investment banking drama returns for its fourth outing.
It's only a matter of days until Industry returns on our screens for what is set to be another gripping instalment, this time with a step away from the walls of Pierpoint & Co. The stellar main cast is once again headed up by Myha'la, Marisa Abela and Ken Leung, with season 3's Kit Harington returning as Sir Henry Muck who is balancing his own personal problems while trying to get to grips with married life to Yasmin. Their relationship in season 4 is "spinning out of control", according to Abela, who also teased: "She is not only a wife, but essentially a caregiver to someone who resents her for needing her care." Yasmin's somewhat love triangle is no more with the departure of Harry Lawtey, who was previously part of the core cast as Robert Spearing. Lawtey exited the series and previously told The Telegraph: "Ultimately I feel like I’m in a place where I’ve said everything I had to say with a character, and I think both me and the writers felt mutually happy with where we left him." But have no fear as there are plenty of new characters set to fill the void, with the likes of Stranger Things star Charlie Heaton, Claire Forlani (Departure) and Kal Penn (Designated Survivor) joining the cast, as well as The Handmaid's Tale star Max Minghella, The Last Showgirl's Kiernan Shipka, and The Serial Killer's Wife's Jack Farthing. How do they slot into this season's drama? Well, read on for everything you need to know about the returning faces and new additions to Industry season 4 below. If you also need a refresher on the previous season's characters, scroll on for those too. Industry season 4 cast: Full list of new and returning characters The following cast members have been confirmed for Industry season 4. For more information about the characters and where you've seen the actors who play them before, read on. Myha'la as Harper Stern Marisa Abela as Yasmin Kara-Hanani, Lady Muck Kit Harington as Sir Henry Muck Charlie Heaton as Jim Dycker Toheeb Jimoh as Kwabena Bannerman Kal Penn as Jay Jonah Atterbury Miriam Petche as Sweetpea Golightly Sagar Radia as Rishi Ramdani Kiernan Shipka as Hayley Clay Ken Leung as Eric Tao Max Minghella as Whitney Halberstram Andrew Havill as Alexander, Viscount Norton Roger Barclay as Otto Mostyn Tom Stourton as James Ashford Jack Farthing as Edward Smith Amy James-Kelly as Jennifer Bevan Claire Forlani as Cordelia Hanani-Spyrka Edward Holcroft as Sebastian Stefanowicz Myha'la plays Harper Stern Who is Harper? Originally from New York, Harper started as a graduate trainee at London investment bank Pierpoint & Co but lied about her educational background on her CV. Her career journey has been tumultuous, but now she's working at Otto Mostyn's fund. However, when she starts feeling as though Otto is watching her and trying to control her fund, she's keen to find a way out. Where have I seen Myha'la before? You might know her from the Loch Henry episode of Black Mirror, Netflix thriller Leave the World Behind, comedy-horror Bodies Bodies Bodies or Swiped. Marisa Abela plays Yasmin Kara-Hanani, Lady Muck Who is Yasmin? While Yasmin used to be stationed on the Foreign Exchange Sales (FX) desk at Pierpoint, a brief stint in Private Wealth Management and then a stint on the CPS desk, Yasmin and went on to manage Pierpoint's relationship with Sir Henry, she has now reached the levels of high society she's clearly always been destined for. Married to Henry, things aren't quite as plain sailing as they seem with Yasmin left weighing up her options. Nevertheless, she's set to forge a new path in Henry's new company, which sees her "looked at as useful by those around her and that's probably the happiest that we ever get to see Yasmin," according to Abela. Where have I seen Marisa Abela before? Abela won a BAFTA for her role as Yasmin in Industry but her CV includes playing singer Amy Winehouse in Back to Black, as well as credits in Netflix's Rogue Agent, Sky thriller COBRA and Black Bag. Ken Leung plays Eric Tao Who is Eric? While Eric was previously made a partner at Pierpoint, he's back in the US trying to get as far away from his past life. However, Eric can't resist the pull of working in that world again and with mentee Harper – even if his personal life is somewhat in ruins. Where have I seen Ken Leung before? He starred in M Night Shyamalan's thriller Old and played Miles in Lost. You might also recognise him from Netflix's live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series, American medical drama The Night Shift and X-Men: The Last Stand. Kit Harington plays Sir Henry Muck Who is Henry? A British aristocrat who previously ran green tech energy company Lumi, Henry's life has changed quite a bit since we last saw him. Now navigating newlywed life with Yasmin, a failed politics career and new opportunities, Henry initially seems to be on a downward spiral. What else has Kit Harington been in? He's best known for Game of Thrones. Other projects include Netflix's Criminal: UK and the Marvel film Eternals. Sagar Radia plays Rishi Ramdani Who is Rishi? A former trader at Pierpoint who has a sharp tongue and a wicked temper, Rishi's world imploded in season 3 as he tried avoiding paying his six-figure gambling debts. That all caught up with him when bookie Vinay (Asim Chaudhry) came knocking for his six-figure cash loan and shockingly shot his wife dead. Now, Rishi is dealing with the fallout from that and he's "still suffering with a large amount of guilt, deep shock, and potentially denial," according to Radia. Where have I seen Sagar Radia before? He played AJ Nair in ITV's The Good Karma Hospital. Miriam Petche plays Sweetpea Golightly Who is Sweetpea? A former graduate trainee at Pierpoint, Sweetpea has never been afraid to voice her opinion but now she's working with Harper at Mostyn Asset Management. What else has Miriam Petche been in? Her most notable role before Industry was the fantasy children's drama The Worst Witch. Roger Barclay plays Lord Otto Mostyn Who is Otto Mostyn? Henry's powerful and influential godfather, to whom Yasmin's dead father owed money. Mostyn begins season 4 as Harper's new boss after she joins his company. However, he's not as well-meaning as it may seem. What else has Roger Barclay been in? Barclay has also appeared in The Bay and the Johnny English films. Andrew Havill plays Alexander, Viscount Norton Who is Lord Norton? A media mogul who owns right-wing newspapers and is the paternal uncle of Sir Henry Muck. He also proves to be another father figure for Yasmin. What else has Andrew Havill been in? Havill is best known for appearing in numerous costume dramas, including Downton Abbey, The Crown, The Nevers, and Taboo. Conor MacNeill as Kenny Kilbane Who is Kenny? A former VP on the FX desk at Pierpoint and Yasmin's former line manager. After a stint in rehab, Kenny continued to work on bettering himself, but was fired by Eric. Kenny returns to help Harper's business in season 4. Where have I seen Conor MacNeill before? His CV includes BBC true crime drama The Sixth Commandment and thriller The Tourist, Channel 4 police procedural No Offence and Irish series An Crisis. MacNeill is also set to star in Outlander prequel series, Blood of My Blood. New Industry season 4 cast members Charlie Heaton as Jim Dycker Who is Jim Dycker? A financial journalist who is trying to get to the bottom of a major scoop. What else has Charlie Heaton been in? Heaton is best known for his role as Jonathan Byers in Stranger Things, but has also starred in DCI Banks and Casualty. In terms of films, Heaton has appeared in Marrowbone, The New Mutants and No Future. Toheeb Jimoh as Kwabena Bannerman Who is Kwabena Bannerman? Kwabena is a trader working with Harper and Sweetpea who comes from a privately educated background. "He’s got the kind of innate confidence that only lifelong financial stability can give you," Jimoh teases. What else has Toheeb Jimoh been in? Jimoh is best known for his role as Sam Obisanya in Ted Lasso, also having had roles in The Power and Anthony. Kal Penn as Jay Jonah Atterbury Who is Jay Jonah Atterbury? The CEO of payment processing company Tender, Jay works closely with Whitney but seems to have let the power of manning the company go to his head. What else has Kal Penn been in? Penn is known for his roles in Designated Survivor, House and How I Met Your Mother. He has had recent roles in American Horror Story: NYC and The Santa Clauses. Kiernan Shipka as Hayley Clay Who is Hayley Clay? Haley is an employee at Tender who is an intriguing new addition to the cast. "She's tenacious, feisty, mysterious, and down to play ball," according to Shipka. What else has Kiernan Shipka been in? Shipka is known for her roles in Mad Men as Sally Draper, as well as her leading role as Sabrina in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. In terms of films, she has most recently starred in The Last Showgirl, Sweethearts and Red One. Max Minghella as Whitney Halberstram Who is Whitney Halberstram? Whitney is the CFO at Tender and is keen to take the company from just being a payment processor to a full-blown bank. He's "brimming with ruthless ambition," having a "silver tongue and a mercurial past," according to Minghella. What else has Max Minghella been in? Minghella is best known for his role in The Handmaid's Tale as Nick Blaine, having also starred in The Social Network, The Mindy Project, Babylon and Spiral. Amy James-Kelly as Jennifer Bevan MP Who is Jennifer Bevan? Jennifer is an MP who went head-to-head with Henry in their local election but becomes close to Yasmin as they become increasingly useful to each other. "Jenni is young, keen and has that naive determination to drive change that we'll see be constantly tested throughout," James-Kelly teases. What else has Amy James-Kelly been in? James-Kelly is best known for her role as Maddie Heath in Coronation Street, but has also had roles in Safe, Gentleman Jack, Three Families, Everyone Else Burns and Military Wives. Industry season 3 cast Harry Lawtey plays Robert Spearing Who is Robert? He works on the CPS desk at Pierpoint. Robert has also been assigned to look after Sir Henry and ensure that the bank's needs are being met. Robert is now dating Venetia, but still has a complicated relationship with toxic client Nicole. Where have I seen Harry Lawtey before? The actor starred in BBC romantic comedy-drama You & Me, mystery series Magpie Murders, Netflix's The Letter for the King and the Joker sequel film as Harvey Dent. Sarah Parish plays Nicole Craig Who is Nicole? A Pierpoint client who takes no prisoners. She is a sexual predator who has targeted Harry, Harper, Venetia and likely others. Where have I seen Sarah Parish before? Her extensive CV includes Harlan Coben's Stay Close, crime dramas Bancroft and Broadchurch, sitcom Trollied, BBC comedy W1A, Netflix YA drama Geek Girl, and more. Indy Lewis plays Venetia Berens Who is Venetia? She works on the FX Desk at Pierpoint. Venetia is described as "bright-eyed, razor-sharp and not afraid to talk back to those in power". She's dating Harry when season 3 opens. Where have I seen Indy Lewis before? She has also appeared in Spanish-American drama La Fortuna. Adam Levy plays Charles Hanani Who is Charles? Yasmin's "jet-setting playboy" father. Charles has been embezzling money from his publishing company and is now on the run. Where have I seen Adam Levy before? He appeared in Netflix's The Witcher as Mousesack. Elena Saurel plays Anna Gearing Who is Anna? The head of FutureDawn Partners, an ethical investment fund, is Harper's boss after taking a chance on her and making her her assistant. What else has Elena Saurel been in? You might know her from the ITV comedy Buffering with Iain Stirling. Trevor White plays Bill Adler Who is Adler? The global head of FICC at Pierpoint, Adler is a major voice at Pierpoint and is an old colleague of Eric's who he goes way back with. What else has Trevor White been in? A Canadian and British actor, White has had numerous film and television credits, with recurring roles in the series The Durrells, Millennium, Episodes, Hunted, and X Company. Sarah Goldberg plays Petra Koenig Who is Petra? A FutureDawn portfolio manager. She joins forces with Harper, much to the ire of her colleague and so-called friend Anna. What else has Sarah Goldberg been in? Goldberg is best known for Bill Hader's comedy-drama Barry. Fiona Button plays Denise Oldroyd Who is Denise? A lawyer and friend to Yasmin, Denise is the older sister of Yasmin's ex-beau Seb. Denise also strikes up a spark with Eric. What else has Fiona Button been in? Button is best known for her role as Rose Defoe in The Split but has also starred in Grantchester, Death in Paradise and Truelove. Industry seasons 1-3 are available to stream on BBC iPlayer in the UK, and season 4 premieres on Monday 12th January 2026 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The drama airs on HBO in the US. Add Industry 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. 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Best kids' movies to watch on Netflix - from K-Pop Demon Hunters to Wallace & Gromit
Enjoy time at home with the children with our pick of family films available to watch on Netflix.
With the half-term break on the way, the chances are you might be looking for a new film to keep the kids occupied – or perhaps for something you can watch with them that works for the whole family. The good news is that Netflix has no shortage of options to choose from, including everything from 2025 mega-hit K-Pop Demon Hunters to virtually the entire library of films from the exceptional Studio Ghibli catalogue. If you're after some classic blockbusters that are also suitable for younger audiences, the likes of Back to the Future and Jurassic Park should fit the bill – provided your kids can withstand a few frights – while if you're looking to introduce a few more macabre themes, Guillermo del Toro's spellbinding adaptation of Pinocchio is a great place to start. We've compiled a lit consisting of 20 varied options currently available on the streamer below – scroll down for our picks alongside reviews from the Radio Times archive. Check out our list of the best family films on Netflix below. 1. K-Pop Demon Hunters You don't have to know a thing about the South Korean K-pop phenomenon to enjoy this deliriously silly English-language animated musical. It introduces us to delightful three-piece girl band Huntr/x (voiced by Arden Cho, Ji-young Yoo and May Hong). As global superstars, they wow huge crowds on stage – but also secretly fight demons to save the world. Now the baddies have a plan: they've created an equally talented boy band, Saja Boys, to steal Huntr/x's fans. Led by the evil, yet attractive, Jinu (Ahn Hyo-seop), Saja Boys aim to gain in popularity until they're ready to unleash their demon armies. This is a dazzling watch, with animation reminiscent of the kinetic, colourful Spider-Verse movies but with a bold Korean twist. The jokes are universal but K-pop fans can also enjoy cheeky nods to real-life bands (Saja Boys's six-pack-flaunting member "Abs" could well be San from Ateez, for example). As for the music: there's a reason lead track Golden hit number one across the world, including in the UK. – Jayne Nelson 2. My Neighbour Totoro - and more Studio Ghibli films Set in the 1950s, this charming tale draws on the childhood experiences of director Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away). Left alone while their father frets over the condition of their mother in a nearby hospital, Satsuki and her younger sister Mei begin exploring their new house in the country and are soon having fantastical adventures with soot balls known as "dustbunnies", a 12-legged cat bus and furry giant Totoro. Everything sings of the innocence and wonderment of youth and, while some may bemoan the minimalist storyline, the graphics are an utter delight. – David Parkinson NOTE: We could have populated this list entirely with Studio Ghibli films – there are a huge range of wonderful options from the beloved animation studio currently streaming, with Spirited Away, Kiki's Delivery Service and Howl's Moving Castle among the others which are well worth checking out. 3. Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio Mexican auteur Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) brings his distinctive style to this wondrous stop-motion adaptation of Carlo Collodi's timeless fable. Ingeniously transposing the story to Benito Mussolini's fascist Italy in the 1930s, the film sees anguished woodcarver Geppetto (voiced by David Bradley) crafting the titular puppet (Gregory Mann) following a tragic incident. Ewan McGregor turns in a delightful performance as the talking cricket who serves as narrator. The animation is stunning, especially in the sequences where the director leans into the source novel's surrealism, while Alexandre Desplat's atmospheric score is spellbinding. Del Toro has spoken at length about Pinocchio's influence on his life and career, and this intricate film is a clear passion project made with love and care. With sensitivity and heart, it explores grief, war, and the question of what it truly means to be human. – Patrick Cremona 4. Back to the Future This irresistible combination of dazzling special effects and sly comedy propelled Michael J Fox to stardom and Robert Zemeckis to the front rank of Hollywood directors. And time has not robbed it of any of its vitality. Fox plays the young student who travels back in time to the 1950s and acts as matchmaker for his future parents, who are showing no sign of falling in love. It's beautifully played by the cast (honourable mentions to Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Crispin Glover), and makes the most of an ingenious script from Bob Gale and Zemeckis that finds time to poke fun at 50s icons and lifestyles between the bouts of time-travelling. Zemeckis's direction is equally adroit and he never lets the effects swamp the film. – John Ferguson 5. Mary and the Witch's Flower View Green Video on the source website A curious girl finds a magic flower and is whisked away to a land of witches in this vivid animated adventure. It's directed by Studio Ghibli alumnus Hiromasa Yonebayashi (Arriety, When Marnie Was There), who takes us on a colourful ride filled with fantastic creatures and dastardly villains, brought to life by an excellent English voice cast including Kate Winslet and Jim Broadbent. This sweet and simple story may lack the emotional heft of classic Japanese anime, but it gets the basics right. And, in Mary, the film also has a different kind of hero, one whose journey is as much about self-acceptance as it is saving the day. – Victoria Luxford 6. IF Writer/director and actor John Krasinski follows his A Quiet Place films with a gentler, if saggy and derivative take on family trauma in this child-friendly fantasy. Cailey Fleming plays 12-year-old Bea, whose mother has died and whose father (Krasinski) awaits an operation. Living with her grandma (Fiona Shaw) in New York, Bea begins seeing cutesy "IFs" (imaginary friends) and helps neighbour Cal (Ryan Reynolds) find these affable creatures' childhood pals. Krasinski seems set on making a live-action Pixar equivalent – echoes of Monsters, Inc and more mount up - but the animation studio's precision-honed plotting and comedy elude him as IF meanders through Bea's healing arc. The huge cast of A-listers voicing the CG IFs proves indulgent, diluting the focus further, though Fleming and Reynolds's measured leads provide anchoring charm. A visit to the IFs' magical world adds flashes of invention, too, before the finale's inevitable tug on the heartstrings. Amid hazily defined homilies about remembering lost loved ones, Krasinski's warm-hearted muddle slips rather too readily from the memory. – Kevin Harley 7. Nimona This animated adaptation of ND Stevenson's graphic novel fuses medievalism with neon-bright futurism. Ballister Boldheart (voiced by Riz Ahmed) is made a knight, one of many who've vowed to protect his city from an ancient monster beyond its walls. Just moments later, however, he's framed for murder and goes on the run - pursued by fellow knight Ambrosius Goldenloin (Eugene Lee Yang), who's also his boyfriend. Boldheart's plight attracts the attention of the peculiar Nimona (Chloë Grace Moretz), a shapeshifting pink weirdo who enjoys a fight. A tentative bond forms between the rogue knight and the homicidal "monster" in a film that successfully explores the themes of friendship, diversity and acceptance. Visually, Nimona is stunning, its inventive 2D animation blending with eye-popping 3D design. The action set pieces are thrilling, too, although possibly a little intense for very young audiences. While some of the plot twists are easy to guess, it doesn't spoil what is an otherwise fresh and exhilarating adventure. – Jayne Nelson 8. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl West Wallaby Street's dynamic duo return for their first major adventure since 2008's A Matter of Loaf and Death, and find themselves pitted against an old foe. All is well with Wallace's latest invention, a super-efficient automated garden gnome called Norbot, until it comes to the attention of their old nemesis from The Wrong Trousers, the dastardly Feathers McGraw. Hacking into the cheese-loving pals' computer system from his prison cell in the zoo, McGraw takes control of the bot, mass-replicates it and triggers a crime wave, framing Wallace in the process. Consequently, it's up to Gromit to clear his owner's name and bring the bad guy to book, with the help of a plucky policewoman. Laughs, jeopardy and outrageous physical comedy ensue, with the result significantly better paced than the only previous feature-length instalment in the franchise, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Creator and co-director Nick Park ensures the expected elements are in place: a gag-packed script, magnificent set design and a healthy helping of bonkers gadgetry. Taking over from the late Peter Sallis, Ben Whitehead ticks all the right boxes as the voice of Wallace, ensuring a smooth transition that sustains the fun millions of fans have come to expect. – Terry Staunton 9. Bridge to Terabithia Two young outsiders find sanctuary in a world of imagination in this charming fantasy. Based on Katherine Paterson's children's novel, it's an emotionally rich testament to the life-changing power of friendship. Josh Hutcherson and AnnaSophia Robb are wonderful as ten-year-old misfits Jess and Leslie, who are drawn together by their mutual alienation and delightful creativity. After an awkward introduction, they become inseparable, inventing a magical imaginary kingdom known as Terabithia (a homage to CS Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia) in their local woods. This attractive realm and its fantastical creatures provide a showcase for a wealth of enjoyable digital effects. Yet, ironically, it's the duo's mundane daily experiences and the way their secret exploits gradually empower them at school that are the story's greatest strengths. In his debut movie as director, former Rugrats animator Gabor Csupo tackles pre-teen issues with both wit and sensitivity, while the film's unexpectedly tragic turn makes the final segment particularly affecting. – Sloan Freer 10. Chicken Run This feathered pastiche of such PoW classics as The Great Escape and Stalag 17 is an awesome achievement by those clever film-makers at Aardman Animation. Rocky (voiced by Mel Gibson) is a "lone free-ranger" rooster who promises to help the hens in Mr and Mrs Tweedy's high-security egg farm find a way to freedom. The nods to classic film moments are funny and plentiful, the largely British voice cast (Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks, Miranda Richardson, Timothy Spall) lends moments of humour and pathos, and the set pieces are exhilarating in their ingenuity and comic élan. – David Parkinson 11. The Mitchells vs the Machines View Green Video on the source website With its eye-popping animation, gleefully anarchic humour and heartfelt father-daughter narrative, this dazzling comedy is every bit the kind of film you'd expect from the producers of The Lego Movie and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Movie-loving teenager Katie (voiced by Broad City's Abbi Jacobson) can't wait to go to university, not least to get away from her overprotective dad (Danny McBride). A fraught situation is made worse when he packs the whole family into the car to take Katie to college, only for their road trip to be thrown off course by a robot uprising. Can the Mitchells set aside their differences and save the planet? Though it's stuffed with visual gags and outrageously funny set pieces (many involving pet pug Doug), the film never loses sight of its human characters. They imbue this kaleidoscopic feast for the eyes with real heart, ensuring that while The Mitchells vs the Machines is a nonstop gag-fest, it's also a warm and witty celebration of family. And pugs. – Josh Winning 12. The Sea Beast Imagine if Moby Dick's Captain Ahab wasn't on a mission of revenge against a white whale. Instead, his life's quest was to kill a gigantic red sea monster that looked like Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon. That's the premise of this hugely entertaining animated film that follows the crew of a hunting ship, the Inevitable, as they seek out murderous sea beasts to destroy. Captain Crow (Jared Harris) and Jacob (Karl Urban) have fought hundreds of watery battles with tentacled monsters. However, it isn't until the arrival on board of a child named Maisie (Zaris-Angel Hator) that things start to go wrong. Directed and co-written by Moana's Chris Williams, The Sea Beast has a lot of fun smashing together genres (pirates vs King Kong, anyone?). The film is given extra punch thanks to a witty script, inventive animation and a spirited performance from Hator, who previously played the lead in the West End production of Matilda. – Jayne Nelson 13. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Chiwetel Ejiofor won the best actor Bafta for 12 Years a Slave and has chosen a similarly stirring, against-the-odds true story for his directorial debut. The star has also adapted William Kamkwamba's memoir that's set in a small village in Malawi in 2001 when the 13-year-old William overcame school expulsion and parental mistrust to create a crop-saving wind turbine with the aid of a library book and a bicycle dynamo. Maxwell Simba (in his debut) carries the focal role of William with conviction and some aplomb, while Ejiofor gives a supporting performance of controlled power as the boy's embattled father, Trywell. The film adopts an episodic narrative structure - using the chapter titles of sowing, growing, harvest, hunger and wind - to illustrate the arduous agrarian existence experienced by Trywell and his fellow villagers. Constantly at the mercy of a climate that can parch or flood the land at any given moment, the farmers are also hamstrung by corrupt government officials (who are not shy at handing out beatings) and rapacious capitalism (tobacco industry-induced deforestation). It's sensitively directed and Ejiofor strives to keep things real with much of the dialogue in Chichewa. It's no bad thing to have Mike Leigh's regular cameraman Dick Pope (Mr Turner, Peterloo) on board to provide a vivid and visceral authenticity. Meanwhile, Antonio Pinto's subtle score gently underpins a story that avoids lazy lapses into sentimentality. The result is a genuinely life-affirming tale that displays a refreshingly unpatronising view of the challenges facing communities in 21st-century Africa and acts as a ringing endorsement of the importance of education. – Jeremy Aspinall 14. The Greatest Showman Take everything in this fictionialised biopic of circus inventor PT Barnum with a pinch of salt and you'll love the glitz, glamour and glow of an all-singing, all-dancing musical in the grand old Hollywood tradition. The self-confessed "Prince of Humbug", Barnum (Hugh Jackman) goes from marrying his childhood sweetheart (Michelle Williams) and redundancy to fame and fortune thanks to the popularity of his big top "Freak Show". Jackman is a superb ringmaster with Zac Efron (as Barnum's showbiz partner) and Rebecca Ferguson (as Jenny Lind, "The Swedish Nightingale") providing top-notch support. La La Land lyricists Benj Pasek and Justin Paul's songs provide the melodic counterpoint to some extravagantly staged routines, with Lind's power-ballad showstopper Never Enough among the musical highlights. – Alan Jones 15. The Karate Kid This heart-warming, junior version of Rocky - both films were directed by John G Avildsen - became a massive worldwide success, spawning a series of sequels plus hit Netflix show Cobra Kai. Ralph Macchio plays the bullied teen who is taught the secrets of karate by wise old Pat Morita and turns the tables on his tormentors. Macchio rises above the trite script to deliver a sympathetic and believable performance, while Morita is equally good value - and look out, too, for Elisabeth Shue in an early role. This is certainly the best in the film series. – John Ferguson 16. Orion and the Dark A writer with great form in dissecting adult neuroses, Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich) turns to childhood anxieties with this endearing if derivative DreamWorks animation. Young Orion (voiced by Jacob Tremblay) is scared of everything from "murder clowns" to mosquitoes, but mostly fears the dark. Duly, the benign embodiment of darkness (Paul Walter Hauser) visits, intent on soothing Orion's fears. A brisk, bright buddy movie follows, as Orion and the Dark join other playfully realised "night entities" - Insomnia, Quiet, Unexplained Noises etc - as they carry out their work. Adapting Emma Yarlett's picture book alongside first-time feature director Sean Charmatz, Kaufman teases dry humour from Orion's hang-ups and the night crew's spiky banter. Further fresh touches include Werner Herzog's voice cameo, a spry song by The Flaming Lips and a nightmarish cucumber dentist, which help to offset distracting echoes of manifold Pixar films elsewhere. Orion and the Dark may be dramatically lightweight and heavy on homilies, but Kaufman's surreal imagination and empathy for the awkward make for a vivid, winning and wryly relatable charmer. – Kevin Harley 17. Enola Holmes Sherlock's little sister proves to be no mean sleuth herself in this fun adventure, based on the popular novels by Nancy Springer and starring a headstrong Millie Bobby Brown in the title role. Free-spirited Enola awakes on her 16th birthday to find her mother (Helena Bonham Carter) missing, leaving behind an odd assortment of gifts but no apparent clue as to where she's gone or why. Against the wishes of her elder brothers (Henry Cavill as the famous detective, Sam Claflin as the stuffy Mycroft), she absconds from her uptight finishing school and sets out to solve the mystery. It's a knockabout yarn that never takes itself too seriously, blessed with a witty script and taut action. There's so much to enjoy in Brown's captivating central performance, especially her numerous asides to camera that take the viewer along for the ride. The plot may be a little sticky in places, but the occasional hiccups don't hang around, and as the opening salvo in a potential franchise it'll do just nicely. – Terry Staunton 18. Jurassic Park View Green Video on the source website Steven Spielberg soared to new heights with this massively successful adventure that spawned a monster-sized franchise. The world's ultimate theme park, featuring genetically re-created dinosaurs, is about to open and owner Richard Attenborough decides to give a sneak preview to a select few, including scientists Sam Neill and Laura Dern. However, all is not well in this new Garden of Eden and, in the jungle, the creatures are restless. (When movie scientists tamper with nature, you just know something will go wrong!) T rex and her chums may be the stars of the show, but Spielberg orchestrates the action with such effortless verve that, even today, it's hard not to be transfixed by the thrilling spectacle and the sheer scale of the director's vision. – John Ferguson 19. Corpse Bride Made around the same time as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, this wonderful fantasy appeared in what was a vintage year for fans of the director. This exquisitely crafted example of stop-motion animation puts a hip spin on a Russian folk tale, with shy Victor Van Dort (voiced by Johnny Depp) wandering into the woods to practise his marriage vows and ending up hitched to a corpse (Helena Bonham Carter) – a passionate, blue-hued beauty with a maggot living in her eye. She whisks him off to a curiously vibrant subterranean land, but this enchanting world and his new bride's increasingly apparent charms are little comfort to Victor when he'd rather be married to his living, breathing fiancée Victoria (Emily Watson) above ground. There's a strong resemblance here to Burton's previous foray into feature animation, The Nightmare before Christmas, but this time the gothic morbidity is tinged with more sweetness, and the consistently funny and often lyrical script is far better. – Leslie Felperin 20. Little Women Told with abundant affection, the eighth adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel reaches the screen courtesy of Lady Bird's Greta Gerwig. Evoking the ramshackle loveliness of Meet Me in St Louis, it's the story of the March sisters - including Saoirse Ronan's trailblazing tomboy Jo and Florence Pugh's petulant aspiring artist Amy – who are coming of age in 1860s New England. The giddy promise of girlhood and the triumphs and disappointments that follow are captured in a honey glow, accompanied by a vigorous Alexandre Desplat score that explodes with joy and sorrow. While keeping largely faithful to the text, Gerwig tweaks the structure and draws out the girls' strengths, freshening it up with some fluid camerawork and outbreaks of uninhibited laughter. Timothée Chalamet does some anguished pouting as love interest Laurie, while Meryl Streep appears as Aunt March and Laura Dern as Marmee - quite the acting ensemble. For a film-maker so in tune with contemporary concerns, it's surprising how emphatically Gerwig embraces the essence of the material; those expecting a radical reinvention may have to settle for being bowled over by charm. – Emma Simmonds 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.
Meet the real-life muggles named Harry Potter
How sharing a name with the Boy Who Lived transfigured the lives of a knighted criminal lawyer, a fitness guru and more.
This article was originally published on 29 March 2018, and the interviews carried out that year. Just before midnight on 1 November 1981, a rather severe-looking woman named Minerva McGonagall made a revelatory prediction. Although only a tabby cat mere minutes before, she was now standing beside a tall elderly man known as Albus Dumbledore, the two animatedly discussing the orphan baby they would soon leave on the darkened footsteps of number 4 Privet Drive. "This boy will be famous!” McGonagall whispered to her companion, who was placing yet another lemon drop in the mouth hiding beneath his flowing silver beard. "There will be books written about him – every child in our world will know his name!” She was, of course, completely correct. The baby, a young wizard called Harry Potter, would soon possess one of the most celebrated names on the planet. It was a name that became emblazoned across JK Rowling's novels, which went on to sell 500 million copies worldwide in 74 languages. Four syllables that would garner their own registered trademark and font. And even today, almost 30 years since The Philosopher's Stone was published, ‘Harry Potter’ is still a name more popular on Google than Donald Trump, Taylor Swift and Jesus Christ. Though, however right McGonagall's prophecy was, she had overlooked something huge. While the Boy Who Lived would soon bear the world’s most famous name, so too would a set of other Harry Potters across the country. The estimated 23 Harry Potters of voting age residing in the UK, for instance. Although having no dealings with Hogwarts, Hagrids, Horcruxes, Hedwigs, Hippogriffs or Hufflepuffs, these Harry Potters would forever now be entwined with conversations about the wizarding world – whether they wanted to or not. Is the name a permanent curse to their lives or simply a spellbinding conversation starter? Thanks to a few real Harry Potters, we don’t have to guess the answer to that question. We got to know five of these muggles – or at least wizards well-abiding The Official Magical Secrets Act – to discover exactly how the name has shaped their lives, for better and worse. So, pour yourself a pumpkin juice and grab a chair by the common room fire. It’s time to meet the Harrys… Sir Harry Potter, lawyer If you have ever heard of a Harry Potter without a lightning-shape scar, it’s probably this one. The defence criminal lawyer, legal historian and ordained priest has unleashed his booming Scottish voice across TV and radio, featuring on The One Show and presenting BBC Four’s The Strange Case of the Law – much to the enjoyment of viewers… View oEmbed on the source website And his name doesn’t just raise eyebrows on X, but also conjures an unusually upbeat tone during criminal trials. "It gets a lot of amusement, especially in the Crown Court,” admits Potter. "Once I was representing a man called Martin Luther King and in the next court there was a Gandhi on trial. People were falling on the floor laughing as the tannoy was calling for the three of us.” Now, you might think a lawyer who is subject to sniggering might not be a very good one in the eyes of the jury. And it’s also reasonable to assume a lawyer who can’t examine witnesses such as the Sheriff of Nottingham or somebody called Michael Caine – as Potter has also done – without inducing chortles throughout the courthouse would be a disaster to a client. Quite the opposite. “Juries love it. They smile at me when they don’t with other barristers. And if you put the jury in a good mood, they’re easier to impress,” says Potter. “Prosecutors often make a mistake when they introduce me as Harry Potter as it gives me an instant advantage. And they know it probably gives me a bit of an edge, but it amuses them too.” However, occasionally his name can accidentally interfere with proceedings. “I once had a client who the judge ordered a psychiatric report for,” remembers Potter. “It came back as this huge 17-page thing that concluded he was delusional because he thought his barrister was Harry Potter. The judge turned to me and said ‘I think we’ll be getting another report, Mr Potter!’” It’s incidents like this that saw Potter writing to JK Rowling herself, outlining that he was a lawyer working in chambers (“’I’m the real Harry Potter and I know the chamber of secrets!’ I said”) and querying whether he was actually the source of the boy wizard’s moniker – “Because I’m Scottish I asked if she heard my name when she was living in Edinburgh,” Potter explains. And amazingly, Rowling replied. And while she broke the bad news that the fictional Potter wasn’t inspired by the lawyer one, Rowling did reveal its source: Harry was simply her favourite name and the Potters were her next-door neighbours. Not the answer Potter was looking for, perhaps, but Rowling’s words provided something much more valuable: “I keep that letter safe – it’s probably my pension fund!” he chuckles. Harry Potter, former student at Sheffield University Like the Harry above, this Potter was born before The Philosopher’s Stone was published – but only by five months. This meant that although not named after the Boy who Lived (“my parents like to make that very clear,” he says), JK Rowling’s Wizarding World has constantly been a part of his own. “It’s always been there, from when I was a kid,” explains Potter. “I was never ‘Harry’ or never just ‘Potter’ – I was always called the full ‘Harry Potter’ at school.” Not that this was a bad thing. As Potter recalls, this recognition slowly treated him to some, as he says, “pretty cool stuff”. For instance, remember when bookstores invited in streams of wizarding fans for the midnight launch of the latest Hogwarts novel? Well, on 21 July 2007, Potter opened up his Exeter branch of WH Smith to mark the release of The Deathly Hallows. “They even got me dressed up in a wizard’s outfit,” remembers Potter. “But I got a book out of it so I wasn’t complaining!” But as he got older things got more, as Potter puts it, “intense”. “Family holidays were always interesting,” he says. “I don’t know what it is about American immigration, but they really like to make a scene. They have really stern faces for everyone else and then I step up and they’ll shout out ‘oh damn! Harry Potter?!’ and get up to show the other officers my passport.” That’s not even the weirdest incident Potter has experienced in an airport. “In 2013 I was on a trip with my school. There were about 30 or 40 of us there when somebody spotted Gary Oldman [who plays Sirius Black in the Harry Potter movies]. And then, of course, somebody in my class decided to shout out about my name. “[Oldman] thought it was a joke, but played along. ‘Oh really?’ he said grinning. Then he pulled me forward from the crowd – I was hiding at the back because I knew this would happen. He read my passport, paused and went ‘oh s**t!’ I was really chuffed.” Harry Potter, marketing & customer services worker Dive into a Pensieve brimming with this Harry’s earliest memories and you’ll notice a recurring presence: Pottermania. Aged four and barely able to read JK Rowling’s first book when it hit stores, Harry was swamped with interest over his name. “I remember The Sun newspaper and BBC round my house,” he remembers. “It was a lot to ask of a kid, but I did enjoy it.” His name soon led to bigger perks, particularly when Potter was invited to the London premiere of The Chamber of Secrets in 2002. “I went with my mum,” he remembers. “All these stars were walking down the carpet and then there was us – all the photographers were left asking ‘who are they?’” And after confounding the national press, Potter was even allowed to view the film with the stars, watching it while sitting next to Vinnie Jones. However, for a 24-year-old working in the marketing department of a shelving company, the spell has since worn off slightly. Potter still gets emails from clients thanking him for “working his magic”, but his name has become somewhat of a bludger. “I play golf. I really love it so I wanted to enter a competition. So I called up to register and on hearing my name they said it wasn’t April Fool’s Day and slammed the phone down. Sometimes the name really doesn’t work in my favour,” he laughs. Harry Potter, salesman If the wizarding Harry Potter ever packs in the auror work and tries his hand at a muggle business, we’ve got one tip: print off more business cards. “I can get through 80 to 100 at an event,” this Potter, a business development manager, explains. “Often I have people coming up to my stall saying ‘I’m sorry, I’m just here to get a business card with Harry Potter’s name on it’. I don’t mind it, though ­– it’s a great ice-breaker. And it’s good to be remembered if you’re selling the right stuff!” And he hasn’t only found the name useful for shifting a sale. For instance, on accidentally arriving to the British Library’s Harry Potter History of Magic exhibition an hour late, Potter was able to gain entry with a flick of his ID. “As soon as my friend told them my name and they checked it we were sent straight in. They even said to not worry about closing time – ‘you stay as long as you want!’” But perhaps most valuable of all, Potter has been gifted an easy fancy dress idea. “I’ve dressed as a wizard about five times now,” he says. “I think people always think I’d never be up for it, but it’s part of Halloween!” Harry Potter, fitness & nutrition coach Wizarding gyms probably aren’t a concept you've given much consideration (well, not since the whole ‘Neville Longbottomed’ meme), but here’s a man who may change that. This Harry Potter is a workout fanatic keen on sharing his exercise and nutritional knowledge through his Instagram and YouTube streams. However, instead of encouraging followers to build a Victor Krum physique, Potter markets himself as a specialist in superhero muscle. In fact, he goes by ‘Harry Ashton Potter’ online to stand out from Hogwarts’ finest. “Also I think just using "Harry Potter" would cause some people to think that I was using a fake name,” he explains. And what about in his everyday life? Although he admits the novelty of the name “has worn off”, the same can’t be said of those close to him. “Sometimes my friends will say ‘ask him what his surname is’ [when meeting new people]. Then I usually pretend to not have a clue what they're on about so they end up looking stupid.” So, from the story of Harry Potter and the psychiatric report to Harry Potter and the golf club quarrel, each of the above have faced their own unique experience of carrying the boy wizard’s name. But what do these people – hereby Sir Harry, Student Potter, Salesman Potter, Marketing Potter and Fitness Potter – all have in common? Firstly: the majority prefer JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings – only two of the above actually have a firm grasp of the Potter story. And even those who are fans of the books and films have to admire them privately. “I’m a big fan of both, but I have to pretend that I’m impartial to it,” says Student Potter. “Years ago, I got a pair of Gryffindor winter gloves and got absolutely roasted for wearing them. Never again!” View Green Video on the source website Secondly, they hate making restaurant reservations. Or paying bills over the phone. Or, well, anything that requires stating their full name. “There’s normally a titter in the background or they’ll say ‘come on, give us your real one’,” says Sir Harry. “I haven’t yet been stopped by the police while driving, but I suspect they would nick me for giving a false identity. They’d probably get out the breathalyser too.” It’s not an inconvenience reserved for the offline world, either. Each of the Potters has been met by the same disbelief on social media. “I signed up to Facebook when I was 13, but every time a new Potter film came out Facebook banned me thinking that my account wasn’t real,” recalls Student Potter. “Each time I had to send off a scan of my passport and about two weeks later I’d be able to go on Facebook again. It was unbelievably frustrating!” And he was a Potter lucky enough to be granted an account in the first place. Sites like Facebook and X have denied others, assuming they’re setting up a page with a false name. And ironically, that’s just what they had to do to get accepted. Harry Potters across the globe have been forced to invent a new moniker, either simply utilising the Scandinavian alphabet (here’s a shout out to the Harry Pøtters out there), promoting their middle names or even assuming a pseudonym. And it’s not just a problem with social media. Ironically, if you're born Harry Potter you become virtually anonymous online. Search for yourself and any mentions – good or bad – will be buried beneath volumes of wizarding memes, Reddit threads and ‘Draco Malfoy is definitely a werewolf’ fan theories. On the plus side, this digital invisibility cloak means your personal details and shared pictures will be Google-proof – identity fraud won’t be a concern. And, if like Sir Harry, you wrote a book before JK Rowling then you might see a boost in sales due to a mass of confused fans (“I imagine children getting books about capital punishment are quite surprised!” he says with a chuckle). However, being a young Harry Potter also means it’s near impossible to make a name for yourself on the web – even if you try to put a twist on it: “I’m thinking about going into consultancy and using my initials to get further up the Google rankings, but HP is one of the biggest businesses out there,” says Student Potter with a grin. “I don’t know if I’d make any money!” And no, these Harry Potters can’t use their connection to Hogwarts to bolster business either. If they’re not licensed by Warner Bros and try to set up a company that waters down the Harry Potter brand – for example, by setting up a Harry Potter dry cleaners with winks to JK Rowling’s world inside – then they might be heading towards a lawsuit. In fact, a “Harry Potter Dry Cleaners” is one of the most commonly cited examples of trademark dilution in the US. So, these Harry Potters won’t be raking in the galleons with a self-named business any time soon. But they do have a huge advantage getting employed at somebody else’s company. “The name definitely makes me stand out in interviews,” admits Salesman Potter. “It changes the dynamics of the whole thing as well. [The interviewer] might get a good measure of me if they make Harry Potter jokes and I receive them well. Part of being a functional person in society is being able to make fun out of yourself, I guess.” And even better than securing you a job, going by the name of Harry Potter might win you an election. At least, that’s what happened to Sir Harry. From 2002 he served a term on Greenwich council in London, coming top in his local polls by only two votes. “That was the name,” he says. “In a local election, a few votes are all it needs. And when I was around canvassing I found there were quite a few children that followed me because they heard I was Harry Potter. Recognition helps.” Our Student Potter also achieved election victory last year, in an uncontested – yet still problematic – contest. “I was running unchallenged to my international students committee, but I wasn’t the only name on the ballot paper. There was me and the acronym for ‘re-open nominations’, just ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘RON’. I was thinking ‘oh god, why me!?’” he laughs. “But usually the name helps. I’m thinking of going into politics and fingers crossed it makes a difference.” Yet even the Potters we spoke to who had no ambitions of power have been scrutinised like a politician. “Because of the name people are going to remember if you do anything wrong,” explains Salesman Potter. “If you make somebody feel bad or do something embarrassing you’re not going to get away with it. You have to make a conscious effort to be on your best behaviour all the time. It makes things a bit less natural than what it should be. “The name takes away a bit of privacy. When I was three days into university people had heard about me before we met… I think a lot of the conversations I have with new people aren’t made in confidence. You know that they’re going to tell somebody they’ve spoken to you. And depending on how the conversation went, they might share details as well. I know if somebody hears my name they’re probably going to tell five people about it.” Student Potter can relate: “I remember a few weeks into my first year when people were posting about me on [anonymous sharing app] Yik Yak. People were like ‘oh my God, there’s a guy called Harry Potter in my politics seminar!’ or ‘There’s a bloke in my flat block called Harry Potter!’ These posts were getting 60 or 70 upvotes every day. I was thinking ‘who are these people!? Who’s doing this? “I remember too walking to a seminar on a busy street and a guy stopping in front of me, taking out his headphones and shouting ‘YOU’RE A WIZARD, HARRY!’. It was quite intense.” It’s not just at university. These Harry Potters have gone through similar encounters during each new phase of their life. Whether starting a new job or school, they have to go through a recognition process that the actual wizarding Harry could relate to. “In school assembly in my first week they decided to call out my name. Everyone started whispering – it was just like that scene from The Philosopher's Stone,” recalls Salesman Potter. Those who grew up at the height of Pottermania have been particularly influenced by their name. And it’s easy to think why: imagine if you were called Harry Potter and 75 per cent of people you ever met wanted to discuss your name (an estimation given by one Potter). Not only would that be all you’ve known, but it’s also the first impression you leave on everyone else. As Student Potter says: “I do find it bizarre how much it shapes my identity when I first meet people. It can really define me.” View Green Video on the source website But here’s the thing: if the name did somewhat transfigure their characters, it didn’t craft them into a set of anxious individuals or deeply-frustrated men waiting for the next ‘10 points to Gryffindor!’ jibe. Far from it: rather than shying away from the topic, each of the Potters we spoke to were extremely open about their connection to JK Rowling's character. They were easy-going, jolly, honest, confident and brilliantly self-deprecating too. Each one, to put it simply, was just incredibly nice. True, we took a somewhat biased sample of Harry Potters – not only are these the ones who agreed to speak to us, but they’re all Potters who haven’t decided to change their name (the few of these hard-to-find former Potters we contacted declined an interview). But the majority of Potters we spoke to were up for a chat. And despite going through years of – what most would consider – anxiety-provoking situations, they still were incredibly upbeat about their experiences. In fact, none said they felt the need to file a deed poll. Pop a name tag on each of the above, stand them in front of the Mirror of Erised and each would still see ‘Harry Potter’ written on the reflected sticker. Why? One possible reason: they’re never short of conversation. Granted, it’s the same are-you-really-called-Harry-Potter talk that’s a novelty for strangers, but it’s a topic they’re well-trained in. “It’s always nice to start off with a joke – assuring them you’re not actually a wizard,” explains Student Potter. “I think it makes me friendlier, more willing to have a laugh and get to know somebody better. It’s better than awkward small talk.” It’s also a name that people can’t help but warm towards. Tell somebody you’re called Harry Potter and they’ll instantly think of a beloved childhood character. Barriers are broken down as people plug into JK Rowling’s fantasy world, home of happy memories and adolescent wonder. And, as Sir Harry Potter delicately puts it, “If you were called Hitler or Stalin it would probably put off some, but the name attracts people. “It gives pleasure to others. And if you can make people smile at relatively no cost to yourself then it’s a good thing. You have a warm glow.” So yes, the Harry Potters we spoke to weren’t without their quibbles and were quick to tell of the woes of constant recognition. But each of their stories finished with a laugh instead of a sigh, a light shining through any possible darkness – much like the real Potter’s Patronus repelling away any dementor. With all things considered? All was well. Harry Potter author JK Rowling has faced backlash in some quarters due to her views on transgender rights. In 2020, she published a lengthy statement detailing her stance on sex and gender debates – the essay was criticised and disputed by LGBTQ+ charities including Stonewall. Rowling has also shared her views on social media, including in a 2024 post on X (formerly Twitter), in which she insisted that “there are no trans kids” and opposed the idea that a child can be “born in the wrong body”. In May 2025, Rowling set up the JK Rowling Women’s Fund, which describes itself as offering legal funding support to “individuals and organisations fighting to retain women’s sex-based rights”. Harry Potter actors including Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson, have distanced themselves from Rowling's views and have issued statements supporting the transgender community. Others, including Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter and Jim Broadbent, have defended the author from the criticism she has received. 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Netflix Valentine's Day: The best romcom movies to watch
From new original hit People We Meet on Vacation to classics like Four Weddings and a Funeral, check out the best romantic comedies to watch on Netflix right now.
Valentine's Day is upon us once again – and if you're looking for a romantic film to watch to mark the occasion, Netflix is perhaps one of your most likely first ports of call. The streamer has released all sorts of original romcoms over the years – including brand new hit People We Meet on Vacation – while it's also home to a number of great bug screen romances from years gone by. From all-time greats to Four Weddings and a Funeral to more recent hits such as Anyone But You, via films from master directors such as Nancy Meyers and Spike Lee, there's a great selection of options to choose from in our round-up below. And while we've mostly kept it light, we've also included a few options that are less rom-com and more rom-dram – just in case you're after something to make you sob a little. If you’re looking for options, read on to find a list of the best romance movies available to watch on Netflix right now – including our official Radio Times reviews of each entry. Netflix Valentine's Day movies: The best romcoms to watch 1. Four Weddings and a Funeral No one could have foreseen that this glorified sitcom would change the nature of British screen comedy. The tale of a foppish bachelor, his eccentric friends and their romantic escapades is extremely funny, charming, poignant and never anything less than hugely enjoyable. But it also struck a chord with British viewers tiring of alternative stand-up and with global audiences, thanks to its unique sense of understated, self-deprecating wit. Neatly structured and full of genuine warmth for its characters, Richard Curtis's Oscar-nominated screenplay is superbly observed and well served by Mike Newell's deft direction. But more important to the film's enduring appeal is the individuality of the performances. Simon Callow and the Bafta-winning Kristin Scott Thomas are outstanding alongside star Hugh Grant, who became an overnight sensation as the tousled serial ditherer haplessly pursuing his star-crossed passion for enigmatic American Andie MacDowell. – David Parkinson 2. Something's Gotta Give Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton show the young 'uns how it's done in this feel-good romantic comedy. Reuniting the stars for the first time since 1981's Reds, the film is a frothy portrayal of post-menopausal love from What Women Want director Nancy Meyers. In a role that combines sassy sophistication and emotionally flummoxed charm, Keaton shines as a divorced playwright who thinks affairs of the heart are a folly of youth, until she reluctantly nurses her daughter's ageing lover (Nicholson). Drawn to the arrogant bachelor, she's surprised to find a mutual attraction, despite his assertion he only dates women under 30. While wolfish Nicholson plays to type, it's still thoroughly enjoyable watching the duo interact. There's a life-affirming energy whenever they're on screen together, making the subplots - including Keaton's pursuit by young doctor Keanu Reeves - intrusive distractions. Though the feature drifts into sentimentality and there's scant substance beneath the heart-warming veneer, it's pleasing to see Hollywood fluff where passion has no age restriction. – Sloan Freer 3. People We Meet on Vacation A thrill-seeking travel writer drags her staid male friend on a series of platonic vacations in this globe-trotting romcom. As the film alternates between a present-day wedding in Barcelona and flashbacks to the various vacations the BFFs have taken in the past, we learn about Poppy and Alex's various failed relationships and the major ruction that's left them not speaking for two years. Even from that brief description, you can guess how it all pans out in a plot that amounts to When Harry and Sally Met Lonely Planet Guides. But as far as by-the-numbers fluff goes, it's glossy, well-crafted and witty, practically revelling in its predictability. Co-stars Emily Bader (Netflix's My Lady Jane) and Tom Blyth (The Hunger Games: the Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) inject some charm into two lead characters who could easily be downright irritating for vastly different reasons. Look out, too, for cameos from fellow Netflix stars Miles Heizer (13 Reasons Why) and Layton Williams (Bad Education) in the wedding scenes. – Dave Golder 4. Anyone But You View Green Video on the source website Despite its charismatic leads, Shakespearean influence and picture-postcard locations, director/co-writer Will Gluck's modern take on Much Ado about Nothing is a lacklustre affair. After a promising first date, Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Hit Man's Glen Powell) fall out acrimoniously. But when both are invited to the same wedding in Sydney, they bicker but pretend to be lovers, aiming to make Ben's ex (Charlee Fraser) jealous and put off Bea's matchmaking parents (Dermot Mulroney and Rachel Griffiths). But who's really fooling who? The script offers a few decent one-liners but creaks with strain in its tangled plotting, stabs at bawdy humour and attempts to make grilled-cheese sandwiches appear sexy. It's little wonder the normally reliable Sweeney and Powell seem disengaged. Alexandra Shipp and Hadley Robinson stand out among the likeable supporting cast, while Joe Davidson's bluff surfer banks the most laughs. But otherwise, Anyone but You rarely summons the wit or spritz that romcom fans might RSVP to. – Kevin Harley 5. Pride and Prejudice It must have been daunting to bring Jane Austen's period drama to the big screen for the first time in 65 years. Not only is the 1940 Laurence Olivier/Greer Garson version seen as a classic, but it was also followed by a number of revered TV adaptations - notably the 1995 BBC production starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle. So it's to his credit that debut director Joe Wright does such a beautiful job with his gutsy and less idealised interpretation. Focusing on wit and intellect rather than heaving bosoms, he presents his Regency heroine Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) as a waspish tomboy, able to run rings around sullen bachelor Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen) with her spirited ripostes. Though mournful Macfadyen can't match Firth's scorching magnetism, Knightley is a memorable leading lady, as delightful to watch as her well-shot surroundings. The support cast is strong, too, with Brenda Blethyn and Donald Sutherland particularly exceptional as Lizzie's marriage-obsessed mother and doting father. – Sloan Freer 6. 13 Going on 30 This update of the much explored body-swap theme is essentially a female Big. Cute and frothy, it's an ultra-girlie, wish-fulfilment fantasy in which a nerdy teenage girl's dreams become reality when she's miraculously transformed into a gorgeous and successful 30-year-old woman (Jennifer Garner). Though the events that follow are unrealistic fancy, Garner's delightful and authentic-feeling turn helps paper over many of the plot holes. Her adolescent take on the adult world is completely charming, infusing the film with a scatty innocence. This is nicely balanced by Mark Ruffalo's unassuming performance as her childhood best friend. Overall the tale is flimsy and predictable, but it's buoyant and engaging enough not to matter. – Sloan Freer 7. Hit Man Writer/director Richard Linklater gets the laughs and romance right on target with this enjoyable caper. Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) co-scribes and stars as bland, cat-loving philosophy professor Gary Johnson, who spices things up by taking a side-gig as a fake contract killer, to aid the police in entrapment operations. But Gary's double life gets thrown for a loop when, in character as his super-cool alter ego "Ron", he meets the alluring Madison (Adria Arjona), who wants him to kill her unpleasant ex. Linklater and Powell (who previously made an impression in the director's Everybody Wants Some!!) play the various jobs for absurdist laughs, as Gary takes on a different killer look and persona for each occasion, based on his marks' profiles and assumptions. Meanwhile, thanks to the chemistry of the two leads, the romantic side plot has real sizzle - even as events escalate to the point of farce. Sexy and snappy, Hit Man packs plenty of heat. – Amber Wilkinson 8. Sweet Home Alabama The satirical edge that Reese Witherspoon displayed in Election is blunted by too much Legally Blonde-style kitsch in this negligible romantic comedy. She plays a New York-residing, Alabama-raised fashion designer who needs a divorce from her childhood sweetheart in order to marry socialite Patrick Dempsey. So Witherspoon heads home, bristling with snobbish attitude, only to step into a corny Dixieland fantasy that seems manufactured to take her down a peg or two as well as blind her to the problems that caused her to abandon husband Josh Lucas in the first place. Director Andy Tennant managed more realism in his Cinderella story Ever After, but the charming Witherspoon almost manages to make us care about yet another Identikit big-city caricature. – David Parkinson 9. She's Gotta Have It Spike Lee's directorial debut hasn't lost any of its vitality over the years and remains his most genuinely entertaining work, refreshingly free of much of the political rhetoric which occasionally overcomes his other projects. Tracy Camila Johns is the strong willed young woman who not only has to have it, but also refuses to be tied down to one of three suitors out to tame her. Lee has plenty of fun deflating the macho egos on parade, grabbing many of the best lines for himself as the irritatingly persistent Mars Blackmon. Vividly shot in black and white apart from one lovely colour sequence at the end. – John Ferguson 10. Letters to Juliet View Green Video on the source website This slight but effective romantic drama packs an unexpected punch, thanks to Vanessa Redgrave's nuanced performance. She plays Englishwoman Claire, who's on the trail of a long-lost lover called Lorenzo in Verona, home of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. She has returned to the city with her grandson Charlie (Christopher Egan) after a letter she wrote 50 years ago and posted into a crack in the wall beneath Verona's famous balcony is found by aspiring novelist Sophie (Amanda Seyfried). Sophie is visiting the city with her preoccupied fiancé (Gael García Bernal), and hopes the discovery of the letter will provide a breakthrough for her writing. When Sophie is united with Claire, the two women scour the Tuscan countryside in an attempt to find Lorenzo, encountering all manner of false leads along the way. Nicely weighted performances and the beautiful Italian setting combine to make this an unassuming treat. – Karen Krizanovich 11. Man Up Lake Bell stars here as a woman who steals someone else's blind date (Simon Pegg) from under a clock at Waterloo Station, and then tries to perpetuate the lie over the course of one eventful evening. Complicating matters further are Bell's oddball school chum (Rory Kinnear) and Pegg's weird ex-wife (Olivia Williams). Heaped with wit and insight, this feel-good screwball romance from director Ben Palmer (The Inbetweeners Movie) boasts a smart script and winning performances, all set against buzzing London streets. Bell's English accent is pretty good for a New Yorker, too. – Karen Krizanovich 12. Mermaids After making his directorial debut with My Favorite Year in 1982, Richard Benjamin has forged a career in quirky comedies, despite the occasional return to acting. In this gentle romantic comedy, he coaxes a deft performance from Winona Ryder as a confused 1960s teen, caught between her lust for a local handyman (Michael Schoeffling) and her desire to be a nun. Surrounded by an eccentric mother (Cher) who's having an on-off relationship with a local shopkeeper (Bob Hoskins) and a younger sister (Christina Ricci) who practises being a swimmer by holding her breath in the bath, it's not surprising she finds life so perplexing. This is a curious, light-hearted tale (it'll make you smile, not belly laugh), with Ryder the greatest surprise as the young girl who's experiencing all kinds of pubescent angst. – David Parkinson 13. We Live in Time Love, mortality and time are the key concerns of this moving, thoughtful but faintly contrived romantic melodrama. Florence Pugh plays ambitious fusion chef Almut and Andrew Garfield is homely Weetabix rep Tobias, a contrasting duo who fall in love, have a child and make wedding plans. Yet, when Almut is diagnosed with reoccurring cancer, the question of how best to spend her remaining time weighs heavily on them. Written by playwright and screenwriter Nick Payne, the script maps out this tale in non-linear fashion to uncertain effect. While John Crowley's elegant direction makes it easy to gauge where we are in the couple's history, the scrambled chronology lacks clarity of purpose. Some twists, metaphors and writerly quirks can seem forced, including the occasionally overwritten dialogue. Compensation comes in part from Garfield and Pugh, who give likeable, expressive turns as the lovers facing tough choices. With Bryce Dessner's graceful score and Crowley's sensitive handling also factored in, this fitfully absorbing weepie works best when it gives its emotions room to breathe. – Kevin Harley 14. What to Expect When You're Expecting The lives of five couples with parenthood problems are tenuously linked in this star-studded comedy inspired by the bestselling pregnancy book. Expectant mothers include Cameron Diaz's celebrity fitness coach, Jennifer Lopez's keen-to-adopt photographer and a hysterical Elizabeth Banks as a baby-obsessive married to the son of a rich racing-car driver (Dennis Quaid) with a trophy wife. Meanwhile, Chris Rock leads a tangential "dudes group" of new fathers who envy the life of the free and single more than ever. Of the star cast, it's Quaid's mixture of impossible ego and inevitable ageing who comes across the best. Director Kirk Jones (Nanny McPhee, Everybody's Fine) keeps the reproductive tale on the right side of light, so it could be just the movie for exhausted parents. For others, it may be a little too laboured. – Karen Krizanovich 15. What Women Want Mel Gibson seems to be winning the battle of the sexes in this inventive romantic comedy from director Nancy Meyers. Gibson plays a chauvinistic advertising executive who accidentally suffers an electric shock and suddenly finds himself able to hear women's thoughts. His unique gift sometimes proves to be a mixed blessing, but when bitchy rival Helen Hunt beats him to a top job, Gibson decides to play dirty. Gradually, his insights into how women think, and what they want, bring out his feminine side. Despite the daft premise, this is wittily written and sharply directed, with Gibson effortlessly running the gamut from sheer obnoxiousness to utter charm. Hunt is great, too, as his far-from-perfect love match. A couple of superfluous subplots slow down the action, but otherwise this is splendid entertainment in the grand tradition of those screwball comedies of old. – Dave Aldridge 16. Adventureland View Green Video on the source website It's the summer of 1987, and college graduate James (Jesse Eisenberg) is stuck in a dead-end job in an amusement park while his buddies go on vacation in Europe. He's pretty sure life is passing him by until the chance of romance arrives in the shape of co-worker Em (Kristen Stewart), who's having an on/off fling with the odd-job man (Ryan Reynolds). Despite being written and directed by Superbad's Greg Mottola, this coming-of-age summer comedy avoids teen gross-out antics in favour of something more heartfelt. Mottola himself worked in an amusement park while attending Columbia University, and the perfectly recalled 1980s setting and wistful tone have the feel of personal memories of being young and naive. Eisenberg is suitably vulnerable, a kind of gangly everyman for the nerds, while Stewart's smart yet melancholy heroine captures the silent suffering of adolescence brilliantly. It's a movie that radiates a warm, nostalgic glow, even with 80s hit Rock Me Amadeus on the soundtrack - and that's quite an achievement. – Jamie Russell 17. Set It Up In desperate need of a break from the office, two beleaguered assistants team up to trick their workaholic bosses into falling in love. 18. To All The Boys I've Loved Before What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them… all at once? Lara Jean Song Covey's love life goes from imaginary to out of control when the love letters for every boy she's ever loved are mysteriously mailed out. 19. Blue Jay Two former high school sweethearts unexpectedly reunite in their old hometown, where they rediscover their magical bond and face a shared regret. 20. When We First Met Noah is heartbroken when he learns that Avery, a close friend whom he's secretly in love with, is engaged to someone else. Desperate for a second chance, he uses a time-traveling photo booth to relive the night they first met in an attempt to win her heart. Check out more of our Film coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. 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Netflix horror The Haunting of Hill House gets surprising new adaptation – when fans can expect it
The Haunting of Hill House has been adapted for the stage and will be touring the UK in 2026.
From Paranormal Activity to 2:22 A Ghost Story, fans of the oft-overlooked horror genre have enjoyed plenty of stage adaptations over the past few years. Now this trend seems set to continue, with the announcement of the UK premiere of The Haunting of Hill House. This chilling tale first took the form of a bestselling novel, written by Shirley Jackson, and was then adapted for the screen as a smash-hit Netflix series starring Victoria Pedretti. If you're unfamiliar with the story, beware: it's not for the faint of heart. We follow a group of investigators who set out to solve the mystery of the eerie Hill House, which acts as its very own character in the most menacing and mind-bending ways... <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2026/02/haunting-of-hill-house-netflix-ac3fbad.jpg" width="3752" height="2501" alt="Chris Ryan, Carla Gugino, Timothy Hutton, Elizabeth Reaser, Henry Thomas, Kate Siegel, Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Victoria Pedretti speak onstage at the Netflix FYSEE Event for "Haunting of Hill House" at Raleigh Studios on May 21, 2019 in Los Angeles, California" title="haunting of hill house netflix" /> This stage adaptation will be touring around the UK in 2026, visiting a range of locations across the countries including Richmond, Salisbury, Brighton, Manchester and Edinburgh. The tour will kick off at Salisbury Playhouse on 11 September and round things off at Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh on 14th November. Speaking about the new stage adaptation, Olivier award-winning writer Stef Smith said, "The Haunting of Hill House is one of the greatest supernatural novels of the last one hundred years and to have the chance to adapt it for the stage is a true privilege. "I find Shirley Jackson’s world intoxicating, thrilling and gut-wrenching. I believe there is something so deeply theatrical at the heart of Hill House." For the latest thoughts on London theatre, be sure to check out our Into the Woods review and Man and Boy review. Plus, check out our interviews with Beverley Knight on the advice David Bowie gave her, Strictly's Kevin Clifton on Priscilla, and Jennifer Saunders' return to the stage.
How to watch all the Fast and Furious movies in order - Full chronological timeline and release order
What’s the best way to watch Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and Paul Walker in action? Here's a speedy explanation of the Fast & Furious movie timeline.
While we are still a couple of years away from Fast Forever, there's never a bad time to get started and watch the Fast and Furious movies in order. While you might be tempted to watch the movies in the order they were released, there’s some timeline trickery, with later films taking place prior to earlier films. So, ahead of Fast and Furious 11 – the final instalment in the series, which is expected to land in 2028 – read on for everything you need to know about how watch the franchise in order. How to watch the Fast and Furious movies: chronological timeline order Here are the Fast and Furious movies in chronological order: The Fast and the Furious (2001) 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) Fast & Furious (2009) Fast Five (2011) Fast & Furious 6 (2013) The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) Furious 7 (2015) The Fate of the Furious (2017) Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) F9 (2021) Fast X (2023) Although most of the Fast films follow on from each other, there is one standout exception: you guessed it, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Although it was the third Fast film to be released in cinemas, Tokyo Drift is actually set between Fast & Furious 6 and Furious 7. Swerving away from the story of Brian and Dom, the film follows a completely new set of characters led by Sean Boswell (Lucas Black), a student forced to move to Japan to avoid jail time. Tokyo Drift also marks the first appearance of Han Lue, a fan favourite who (SPOILER ALERT) appeared to be killed in a chase near the end of the film. Fortunately, Universal decided Han was so popular he would be resurrected with a clever workaround: all subsequent Fast films would be set before Toyko Drift. This meant Han was able to return alive and well in Fast & Furious, the next film in the franchise. Fast and Furious timeline Just to make things even more complicated, the Fast and Furious franchise also features several high-speed prequels, sequels and midquels. Most of these shorts were created for DVD releases of the original movies, shining light on unknown areas of the high-speed saga’s timeline. First released on the DVD of 2 Fast 2 Furious (the next film on this list), the short film Turbo-Charged Prelude shows exactly how Brian (Paul Walker) went from being an LAPD cop to criminal. The reason is the one you’d expect: after assisting Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) evade law enforcement, Brian himself becomes a wanted man. Los Bandoleros, the next short film, focuses on Dom and was served up to fans via a DVD bonus feature. No, it doesn’t explain how Brian became a fully-fledged FBI agent by the next film but does introduce audiences to Han (Sung Kang), Rico (Don Omar) and Tego (Tego Calderon). Including all of these mini-movies, the Fast and Furious timeline looks like this: The Fast and the Furious Turbo-Charged Prelude 2 Fast 2 Furious Los Bandoleros Fast & Furious Fast Five Fast & Furious 6 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Furious 7 The Fate of the Furious Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw F9 Fast X How to watch the Fast and Furious movies: release order If you’re new to the Fast and Furious, sticking to the simplest route may be the best. After all, most of the movies follow a chronological order, with only really the third instalment in the franchise, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), causing some confusing pile-ups in the timeline as discussed. Here's how you watch Fast & Furious movies in order of release: The Fast and the Furious (2001) 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) Fast & Furious (2009) Fast Five (2011) Fast & Furious 6 (2013) Furious 7 (2015) The Fate of the Furious (2017) Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) F9 (2021) Fast X (2023) For all of the details on the released films and how to watch them, see below. 1. The Fast and the Furious (2001) Starring: Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Rick Yune, Chad Lindberg, Johnny Strong, Ted Levine. The first episode in the saga, The Fast and the Furious (2001), follows undercover cop Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker), who integrates himself into a heist crew run by Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel). Where to watch: Amazon 2. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) Starring: Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Cole Hauser, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, James Remar. 2 Fast 2 Furious doesn't feature Vin Diesel, but it does star Walker and follows on from the events of The Fast and the Furious. This one introduces Ludacris as Tej and Tyrese Gibson as Roman, who went on to become two main characters. Where to watch: Amazon 3. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) Starring: Lucas Black, Bow Wow, Nathalie Kelley, Sung Kang, Brian Tee. This is where things take a turn. This one was seen as a 'reboot' of sorts for the whole franchise. There was no Paul Walker or Diesel (outside of a minor cameo)... or Ludacris, or Michelle Rodriguez, or Gibson. Basically no core characters here. The movie was set in Japan and featured Han (Sung Kang). Luckily, fans took to Han, but the movie did confuse the timeline somewhat. Where to watch: Amazon 4. Fast & Furious (2009) Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, John Ortiz, Gal Gadot, Laz Alonso. Not to be confused with the first film in the franchise (these titles are confusing!) this one comes fourth. Set after 2 Fast 2 Furious, we ignore The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift for now. Where to watch: Amazon 5. Fast Five (2011) Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Sung Kang, Tego Calderon, Don Omar, Gal Gadot, with Dwayne Johnson, and Matt Schulze. The Rock first appears in Fast Five as Luke Hobbs, and we finally see Ludacris and Tyrese return to the franchise. Sung Kang also appears as Han – and Gal Gadot pops up too. The movies start ramping up and steering into the ridiculousness here. Where to watch: Amazon 6. Fast & Furious 6 (2013) Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Luke Evans, Gina Carano, John Ortiz. We have a new villain introduced, or a whole villain family with Luke Evans starring as Owen Shaw. We also have a post-credits scene to introduce Jason Statham's character Deckard Shaw, who appears to kill Han in a scene first glimpsed in Tokyo Drift. Now we've caught up – phew. Where to watch: Amazon 7. Furious 7 (2015) Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Djimon Hounsou, with Kurt Russell, and Jason Statham. The team reunite for this one that sees us say goodbye to Paul Walker. Statham is back after that credits scene for his first proper starring role in the FF franchise which saw him clash with Diesel and The Rock. Where to watch: Amazon 8. The Fate of the Furious (2017) Starring: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Scott Eastwood, Nathalie Emmanuel, Elsa Pataky, with Kurt Russell, and Charlize Theron. We carry on the franchise with this eighth movie. We say hello to Charlize Theron here as villain Cipher. This marks the first instalment without Paul Walker's Brian and also introduces us to a new member of Dom's clan. Where to watch: Amazon 9. Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw (2019) Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Cliff Curtis, and Helen Mirren. A little detour here, as it's not really part of the core franchise, but a spin-off. The Rock and Statham return to team up against Idris Elba's super-soldier. Shaw transitions from villain to hero. Vanessa Kirby also stars as Statham's sister Hattie, while Helen Mirren reprises her role as their mother following a cameo in the eighth Fast and Furious film. Where to watch: Amazon 10. F9 (2021) Starring: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, John Cena, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, with Helen Mirren, with Kurt Russell, and Charlize Theron. In the most recent instalment of The Fast Saga, Dominic and Letty find their retirement interrupted as a dangerous new threat emerges: Dom's younger brother, Jakob Toretto, played by John Cena. Dwayne Johnson is absent from this film, but we do get the return of Charlize Theron as Cipher and Helen Mirren as Queenie Shaw. Where to watch: Amazon 11. Fast X Starring: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Jason Statham, Scott Eastwood, Michael Rooker, Charlize Theron, Cardi B, Jason Momoa, Daniela Melchior, Brie Larson, Alan Ritchson, and Rita Moreno. The tenth and penultimate film in the main Fast and Furious series released in 2023. The film saw Jason Statham return to the main franchise as Deckard Shaw, whilst also introducing new stars to the series in the form of Jason Momoa as a villain and Oscar winners Brie Larson and Rita Moreno. Charlize Theron also returned as the recurring antagonist and hacker Cipher. Where to watch: Amazon Where to watch the Fast and Furious movies According to JustWatch, most of the Fast and Furious franchise can be viewed on streaming service NOW with a cinema pass. None of the franchise is available on Netflix. As for Amazon Prime Video, all of these are available to find on the platform, with prices starting from £3.49. The director's cut of Fast and Furious 9 is also available on the service. The Fast and Furious films are available to buy/rent on Amazon Prime Video. 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.
How to watch Star Trek in order – both release and chronological orders
From The Original Series to Starfleet Academy, here's how to watch the entire Star Trek canon in order.
With the franchise continuing the events of Discovery in the far flung future, Starfleet Academy marks the first Star Trek series to be set primarily within the hallowed institution, following a whole new generation of competitive cadets. The Paramount Plus series is set in the 32nd century and follows a new group of Starfleet recruits at the iconic San Francisco academy, as they’re taught by a collection of new and returning faces. With fan-favourite characters such as Voyager’s EMH (Robert Picardo) and Discovery’s Commander Jett Reno (Tig Notaro) returning - along with a whole assortment of wide-ranging Easter eggs - there’s certainly plenty for Trekkies to enjoy. But if you're feeling a little daunted by the depth of the lore and the sheer amount of Star Trek at your disposal, never fear! Read on for our overview of how to watch Star Trek in both release and chronological order. Once you have all the information you need, venture forth into the final frontier. How to watch Star Trek in release order Arguably, the most faithful way of watching Star Trek is in the order each series was made, allowing you to follow the franchise from its inception and explore its universe as the original fans did decades ago. It makes sense to do it this way as while the shows do jump around in terms of time period, they still find ways to build on what came before in order of release. In that sense, you're likely to get a slightly more complete picture of Star Trek by watching in this order, instead of piecing the shows together in a chronological timeline. Star Trek release order (films listed in italics) Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) Star Trek: The Animated Series (TAS) The first six Star Trek films (The Motion Picture up to Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country) Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) Star Trek: Generations Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9) Star Trek: Voyager (VOY) Star Trek films 8-10 (First Contact, Insurrection, Nemesis) Star Trek: Enterprise (ENT) Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Trek Beyond Star Trek: Discovery (DSC) Star Trek: Short Treks* Star Trek: Picard (PIC) Star Trek: Lower Decks (LOW) Star Trek: Prodigy (PRO) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (SNW) Star Trek: Section 31 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy *Star Trek: Short Treks premiered after Discovery, hence the listing here. However, Short Treks season 2 sets up some plot threads picked up in Discovery season 2 and beyond, so it's best to alternate between them if you can. Some people who watch in this order choose to skip over the first three steps and begin with Star Trek: The Next Generation. There is a belief among certain Trekkies that TNG has aged better than The Original Series, making it an easier entry point for newcomers to the franchise. It would be worth watching the first few episodes of TOS to see what you think of it, but if William Shatner's Captain Kirk doesn't quite cut it for you, feel free to move on to the dulcet tones of Patrick Stewart's Jean-Luc Picard. The two shows have relatively few connections, so you don't need to worry about feeling lost (although they do eventually cross over in a major way in the Star Trek: Generations movie). How to watch Star Trek in chronological order As previously stated, the various shows in the Star Trek universe take place at different points in a sprawling timeline, so an alternative method is to watch in chronological order. This comes with pros and cons: on the one hand, it allows you to begin with a modern show, which may be preferable to some people. But on the other hand, some of the references contained in more recent episodes may not land with you in the way they were intended. Star Trek chronological order (films listed in italics) Star Trek: Enterprise (Year: 2151-2161) Short Trek: The Girl Who Made the Stars (Year: 2230s) Short Trek: The Brightest Star (Year: 2239) Star Trek: The Cage – The Original Series one-off pilot episode (Year: 2254) Short Trek: The Escape Artist (Year: 2250s) Short Trek: Q&A (Year: 2253) Star Trek: Discovery season 1 (Year: 2256) Short Trek: Runaway (Year: 2257) Star Trek: Discovery season 2 (Year: 2258) Short Trek: The Trouble with Edward (Year: 2250s) Short Trek: Ask Not (Year: 2250s) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Year: 2259) Star Trek: The Original Series (Year: 2265-2269) Short Trek: Ephraim and Dot (Year: 2267-2285) Star Trek: The Animated Series (Year: 2269-2270) The first six Star Trek films (Year: 2273-2293) Star Trek: Section 31 (Year: 2333) Star Trek: The Next Generation (Year: 2364-2370) Star Trek films 7-10: Generations up to Nemesis (Year: 2293-2379) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Year: 2369-2375) Star Trek: Voyager (Year: 2371-2378) Star Trek: Lower Decks (2380) Star Trek: Prodigy (Year: 2383) Short Trek: Children of Mars (Year: 2385) Star Trek: Picard seasons 1-3 (Year: 2399-2402) Star Trek: Discovery seasons 3-4 (32nd Century) Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season 1 (32nd Century*) Short Trek: Calypso (far future, year unknown) *Starfleet Academy opens with a prologue set at stardate 853724.6, roughly placing it in 3176. The series then jumps ahead around fifteen years to 3191, aligning it with the events of Discovery season 5. Note – Star Trek: Short Treks was a two-season anthology series, which visits various periods on the franchise timeline. Anything listed as a Short Trek is a single episode of this show (with a runtime between 8 and 18 minutes). It's not currently confirmed where precisely Toby Haynes' film will sit in the chronology but we do know it'll be a prequel film, taking place "decades" before Star Trek (2009). For those wondering, the recent trilogy of Star Trek movies directed by JJ Abrams and Justin Lin – Star Trek, Into Darkness and Beyond – are set in an alternate universe, meaning they do not connect to a chronological order of the series. They do, however, contain references to The Original Series – most notably the return of Leonard Nimoy as Spock – but can be watched at any point as standalone stories. Star Trek: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Voyager, Deep Space Nine and Enterprise are available to stream on Netflix. Star Trek: Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, Strange New Worlds and Section 31 are available to stream on Paramount Plus. Sign up via Prime Video or Sky. Check out more of our Sci-Fi coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on tonight. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.
All the Love Island couples still together – and those that have definitely split
We look at the couples who are still loved up – and those who have decided to call it quits – on Love Island.
A new season of Love Island: All Stars is upon us, with a new group of familiar faces primed and ready for a winter of love as they prepare to head back into the iconic villa, all hoping for a second chance at love. Last summer saw Toni Laites and Cach Mercer take home the prize, following on from All Stars champs Gabby Allen and Casey O'Gorman, but there will be a new couple taking home the epic cash prize and title of winners in just six weeks. Once more, viewers will see former Islanders test their connections with one another in the hopes of finding their person and that things will materialise just as easily beyond the show. As this is Love Island, we all know that the ultimate test to their blossoming relationships is the reality of the outside world. Will heads continue to turn or will romance continue to blossom once the cameras have stopped rolling? It can really go either way. Most recently, season 8 stars Indiyah Polack and Dami Hope split up, which sent shockwaves across the Love Island community. So, where are all the Love Island couples right now? Here's what you need to know. Last updated: 15th January 2026 Love Island 2026 (summer) Toni Laites and Cach Mercer - Still together Despite having a rocky journey on Love Island, Toni and Cach went on to win the series have remained in a relationship ever since. A few weeks after winning the series, Toni had to return back to the US after her visa expired, making it unclear if her relationship with Cach was going to go the distance. But they have beaten all odds and Toni has since officially moved to the UK and has her own flat, and the couple are stronger than ever. Shakira Khan and Harry Cooksley - Still together Shakira and Harry's Love Island romance was quite the rollercoaster. The pair often went back and forth with each other, often flirting while in different couples, but eventually they agreed to give things a go. The pair came in second place on the series and have since made things official and are boyfriend and girlfriend. The distance doesn't seem to be a problem either, with them both spending a lot of time together and featuring in videos on each other's respective social media channels. Yasmin Pettet and Jamie Rhodes - SPLIT Yasmin and Jamie came third on the 12th series of Love Island, but a month after the show concluded, they split up. After rumours spread that Yasmin had cheated on Jamie, they were both quick to put to bed any speculation. Yasmin said at the time: "Me and Jamie actually had split before the NTAs. It's all amicable and we're still really good friends. But I think obviously a lot of people were confused because we saw each other on the red carpet." While Jamie added: "Just before the NTAs, me and Yasmin had a chat and we decided that it was going to be best for us to go in separate directions. But we didn't fall out and we're still going to choose to remain friends." Angel Swift and Ty Isherwood - Still together Angel and Ty quietly came in fourth place on Love Island, after striking up a connection in the villa. Soon after they left the villa, Ty surprised Angel by asking her to be his girlfriend and they are going strong! In October 2025, the couple shared that they had moved into their first home together. Love Island: All Stars 2025 Gabby Allen and Casey O'Gorman - SPLIT While Gabby and Casey may have won Love Island: All Stars, their romance didn't last very long, with the pair announcing their split three months after leaving the villa. The pair released a joint statement via MailOnline, which read: "After much thoughtful consideration, Gabby and Casey have decided to go their separate ways romantically. This decision was mutual, and they both remain on good terms as friends with a shared respect for each other." A representative for Gabby added: "Gabby is grateful for the memories they've created together and wishes Casey nothing but the best as they both move forward on their individual journeys. She's excited for what the future holds and appreciates." Grace Jackson and Luca Bish - Still together Grace and Luca continue the theory that those who come in second place always last longer and are still in a relationship since their time in the villa. While they left the villa not in a relationship, Luca asked Grace to be his girlfriend in a fancy proposal during a holiday in Dubai. Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Curtis Pritchard - SPLIT Three months after the All Stars final, Ekin-Su and Curtis announced they had split in what had been described as "a really tough decision". Ekin-Su said in a statement: "He's an incredible person and I'll always cherish the memories we made both in and out of the villa. Thank you all so much for the love and support over the past few months. "We're both focusing on navigating this transition and would really appreciate privacy during this time. Love always, Ekin-Su Xx" Catherine Agbaje and Omar Nyame - SPLIT View oEmbed on the source website Catherine and Omar seemed like a hopeful couple while in the villa, but the pair never made it to the "boyfriend-girlfriend" stage according to The Sun. Elma Pazar and Sammy Root - SPLIT Elma and Sammy first met while filming The Only Way Is Essex, with any idea of a relationship completely unheard of, but after reuniting in the villa, their romance blossomed. But just four months after they reunited on All Stars, it was reported they had split, with the pair dishing what happened between them during a new series of TOWIE. Opening up about the split, Sammy told co-star Roman Hackett: "We went from high flying and perfect couple to just, I don't even really know what." But Elma told co-star Dani Imbert that she felt Sammy had become "comfortable", adding: "I think he got very used to the idea of like, 'Oh I could just go round to Elma and Courtney's and just chill there, quick takeaway, whatever. "And I just feel like I want to be wooed... I don't want to tell anyone how to be in a relationship, I just want it to happen. And I think as well, it's just we're different people." Love Island: 2024 (summer) Josh Oyinsan and Mimii Ngulube – SPLIT Josh and Mimii made history as the first Black couple to win Love Island in the show's history but just two months after their win, they announced they had split. In a post on Instagram, Mimii said she and Josh were "trying to figure it out since leaving the villa but unfortunately things aren't going to work out between us right now". Josh didn't immediately comment on their split until weeks later and told The Sun: "Mimii is just as busy as I am. I'm sure she's doing well whatever she is doing. I wish her the best and I hope she continues to thrive." Jess Spencer and Ayo Odukoya – SPLIT When Jess and Ayo became a couple in the villa, things were slightly rocky as in turn it meant Mimii was left single. After leaving the villa, it didn't appear that the boyfriend and girlfriend question had been popped, and months later Jess confirmed that they had split up. While not releasing statements confirming they had gone their separate way, Jess responded to a comment regarding Ayo needing to ask her to be his girlfriend and wrote: "Girl says who?? The internet?? He doesn't need to ask me anything because we're not together. Let it go." Sean Stone and Matilda Draper – SPLIT Matilda and Sean broke up just three weeks after leaving the final, with their busy schedules being the reason for their split. The pair wrote on their Instagram Stories in August 2024 that they had gone their separate ways. Just wanted to come on here to tell you guys that Matilda and I have decided to part ways," Sean wrote. "We are good friends & I'm so grateful to have shared such an incredible experience with her. "We appreciate all of your support throughout our time together and all the love you have shown us both we both believe this is the best step for us moving forward. Love you all." Nicole Samuel and Ciaran Davies – SPLIT Nicole and Ciaran left the villa as boyfriend and girlfriend but just four months after their time in the villa came to an end, they split up. Fans originally speculated the pair went their separate ways after they seemed distant in a video posted on social media. Soon after, a representative for the pair confirmed to The Sun: "Over the last couple of days Nicole and Ciaran have made the mutual decision to part ways. They have left the relationship on amicable terms, and will remain good friends going forward." Love Island: All Stars 2024 Molly and Tom - Still together Molly Smith and Tom Clare were named the first ever winners of the Love Island: All Stars season. The couple took home a whopping £50,000 cash prize, which they split. The couple are now engaged, and there will be some Love Island nods on the big day, with Casey O'Gorman being Tom's best man. During a recent event, Tom told press: "I've met a best mate through [the show] and he’s actually going to be my best man. I have told him that my family’s going to be there for the speech, he said he’s got a Powerpoint." Sophie and Josh - Still together Sophie Piper and Josh Ritchie had a few testing moments while in the villa together but they are still together! The pair continue to update fans with their relationship with lavish trips abroad and loved up pictures. Georgia S and Toby - SPLIT Georgia Steel and Toby had a rocky journey on All Stars earlier this year but seemed to be going strong after the final. However, just weeks after the show, they announced they had gone their separate ways. Georgia confirmed the news in a post to her Instagram story. "After seeing the reports regarding my relationship with Toby I feel it's only right for me to be transparent and truthful with you all," she said. "It is true Toby has called things off. It has taken me by complete surprise and I’m still trying to process it and come to terms with it all. They say some people are in your life for a lifetime and some just for a chapter." Georgia H and Anton - SPLIT Georgia Harrison and Anton Danyluk made it all the way All Stars final, but weeks after speculation of their romance, they split up. "Georgia and Anton have split. They really tried hard to make the relationship work but ultimately the distance proved to much to manage," a source told The Sun. However, Anton appears to have moved on after debuting his new relationship at the BAFTA TV Awards. Love Island: 2023 (summer) Tyrique and Ella T - SPLIT Probably the villa's most argumentative couple, Ella and Tyrique have weathered many a storm in their relationship, with the most recent being Ella B's flirtatious arrival and beeline for Ty. Despite all the bumps in the road, the couple were the first to tell each other they loved each other and are now officially boyfriend and girlfriend. However, six months after making it to the final, the pair went their separate ways. Whitney and Lochan - SPLIT This year's arguably favourite islander, Whitney, hit things off with Lochan later on in Casa Amor, and since then, the pair have become the easygoing couple of the villa. While things appeared to be going strong, Whitney and Lochan announced that they had split up in April 2025. Lochan wrote on Instagram: "Unfortunately Whitney and I's relationship has come to an end. Thank you for all the love and support that you've shown us through our journey, we're forever grateful." Jess and Sammy - SPLIT Despite their fair share of problems and recouplings, Sammy and Jess made it to this year's final more loved up than ever. Sammy was the first boy to ask a girl to be his girlfriend in the villa and the pair seemed to be plain-sailing, despite their past of fiery arguments. Unfortunately, the pair just couldn't make it work on the outside, and have since split up. Molly and Zachariah - SPLIT Going into the final together, Zach and Molly were very much the couple where opposites do seem to attract. Despite being shockingly dumped from the villa earlier on in this season, Molly returned in Casa Amor week to claim Zach back. The pair resolved their differences, with Molly later gifting Zach a bracelet she got in the airport as a token of her affection. The pair have been realistic about the fact they live far apart – Molly lives in Doncaster and Zach lives in south London – but they seem intent on making things work, especially after the 'Meet the Parents' episode where their families seemed to approve. The couple made their relationship work, but after two years they split up. Molly told <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15089317/Love-Islands-Molly-Marsh-breaks-silence-split-boyfriend-Zachariah-Noble.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)" data-nyp-affiliate="true" data-mrf-link="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15089317/Love-Islands-Molly-Marsh-breaks-silence-split-boyfriend-Zachariah-Noble.html">Daily Mail of the break-up: "Navigating my breakup from Zach has been one of the hardest things I have faced, something I have not spoken much about publicly. "It has been emotional, challenging, and deeply personal, but through it all, I believe everything happens for a reason." Ella B and Mitchel - SPLIT Not quite making it to the final, Mitchel and Ella B were the last couple to be voted out of the villa before the anticipated summer 2023 final. They had more than their fair share of drama with Abi and Mitchel continuing to argue over their previous relationship and Ella B awkwardly caught in the middle. But the awkwardness continued as Mitchel confided in the boys ahead of his final romantic date with Ella B that he thinks she's 'fake'. While the pair left the villa in a couple, they later announced they had split up, with Mitch writing on Instagram: "As you have most likely seen Ella's post sadly our relationship has come to an end. "We had no intentions of ending but with our busy lives at the moment and living the other side of the country it made it extremely hard for it to work. I wish Ella nothing but the best as she is a lovely girl and deserves the world." Leah and Montel - SPLIT Despite appearing very much loved up in the villa, Leah and Montel have split up just two weeks after being dumped from the villa. Although the pair had a few hiccups in the villa, Montel made a very public declaration about his feelings for Leah after kissing Tink in Casa Amor. Leah revealed to OK! that "coming out we went on one date but it's just one of those, it hasn't worked out". She said: "I don't think there was a standout point really, it was more just realising that I don't see this as a long-term thing between us both." Catherine and Elom - SPLIT In a surprise text, Catherine and Elom were voted out of the villa before Leah and Montel were also dumped. While the pair were going from strength to strength when they met in Casa Amor, Elom did admit that he would want to get to know a bombshell in the villa. Now in the outside world, Elom and Catherine have quickly revealed that they aren't dating or pursuing things, with Catherine stating that "early on we decided that we were going to be friends." Kady and Ouzy - SPLIT Having come into the villa as a returning bombshell, Kady wasted no time in getting to know the boys and hit things off with Zachariah, who was coupled up with Molly at the time. In a surprise recoupling, Kady was asked to couple up with a boy of her choosing and chose Zach, immediately leading to Molly's dumping from the villa. Casa Amor provided many a plot twist with Molly returning to the villa and Kady not seeing a future with any of the new boys. But returning to the villa by herself, Kady soon had eyes for Ouzy, who was previously coupled up with Ella. The pair hit it off and were dumped from the villa and split up soon after they returned to the outside world. Love Island: 2023 (winter) Kai and Sanam - Married The winter Love Island champions (and the first winning couple in the series' history to come from Casa Amor) are still going strong. Kai shared a sweet message on Instagram to mark Sanam's 25th birthday, describing her as "the most amazing, beautiful girl I have ever met". "I feel so grateful to have you in my life," he added. "Can’t wait to celebrate many more birthdays with you." Aren't they sweet? As of 2026, the pair are now married! Ron and Lana - SPLIT They coupled up on day one and made it all the way to the Love Island final. Ron and Lana's relationship seemed as strong as ever, and they managed to make things work long distance, with Ron based in Essex and Lana up in Manchester. But despite them being a solid couple outside the villa, the pair have now split. Although the pair recently just went away on holiday together, apparently the distance was too much for them according to a source, who retain that the couple are "still good friends". Tom and Samie - SPLIT Finalists Samie and Tom announced their split in April, just weeks after making things official. "Didn’t think I’d be writing this but me and Samie have gone our separate ways," Tom wrote on Instagram. "We are still on good terms and I have nothing but love and respect for her," he added. "I’m gutted it’s come to an end but I truly wish Samie the best." Shaq and Tanya - SPLIT Tanya and Shaq came in fourth place in the winter season of Love Island in 2023, but a year later, they announced they had split. Fans began to notice that photos of pair had disappeared from each other's Instagram pages before they unfollowed each other. Tanya spoke about their break up for the first time in December 2024 during a podcast with former Islander Kaz Kamwi. Tanya said: "I feel like from him, he needed to mature a little bit because guys mature very slowly. “And then I feel like he was having his epiphany of maturing in our relationship, but then it’s at the expense of my feelings that you’re maturing and it’s not good enough. We lived together. I've never wanted to live with a guy, like ever. "Before Shaq I was with someone for three years, he was literally like, 'Let’s get a house together'. He was ready to just do it but I said no." Will and Jessie - Engaged While many Love Island couples find themselves dealing with the prospect of a long distance relationship when they leave the villa, none faced quite such a huge distance as Will and Jessie, who hails from Australia. Since they left the dating show, though, they seem to have managed to make things work, with Jessie staying with Will's family on their farm. Both Jessie and Will have been back to Australia, with the pair spending time there with Jessie's family and equal time in the UK with Will's. At the beginning of 2026, the pair announced they were engaged! Will shared in a sweet Instagram post: "The best day of my life.. she said yes. I wish we could relive this moment again and again, it makes my heart melt even looking at the video. "When proposing to Jessie I wanted to capture everything, every emotion, every feeling and every step of the way. Not only for us to look back on, but to show our future children the day we got engaged." Casey and Rosie - SPLIT After just missing out on the final, Casey and Rosie couldn't make things work and ended up announcing their split just two weeks after leaving the villa. "Life outside the villa is just very different and we will remain friends moving forward," Casey told a fan on social media. Olivia and Maxwell - SPLIT Things didn't last long for Olivia and Maxwell after their time on Love Island finished, and the couple decided to call it quits at the start of April. “Things weren’t the same between Olivia and Maxwell after they left the villa," a representative for Olivia confirmed. "Life has been hectic and they both decided it was best to end things.Olivia is happy to focus on herself right now and has a lot of exciting work projects coming up, including a role in the next Fast & Furious movie. “It’s sad it didn’t work out but there’s no hard feelings between them.” Love Island: 2022 Gemma and Luca - SPLIT They had their ups and downs in the villa, but Gemma and Luca left the show very much on. They later made their relationship official, with Luca setting up a grand proposal for Gemma as he decorated her home and pool with red roses, candles and balloons. He even sealed the deal by gifting his girl a £7,000 Cartier bracelet. Unfortunately, the pair are no longer together after announcing their break-up on 16th November. In a statement announcing their split, Gemma wrote: "To all my followers, I wanted to let you know that Luca and I are no longer in a relationship. "It wasn't an easy decision but ultimately this is what is best for both of us right now. Many of you have been on this journey with us from the very beginning, and I wanted to thank you for your continued support as we start new chapters." Ekin-Su and Davide - SPLIT Love Island winners Ekin-Su and Davide may have had one of the rockiest romances the show has ever seen, which included the pair arguing across the villa as Davide shouted his now iconic line, "Liar actress, go the f**k out!" at her, but they eventually made it to the end of the show together - and bagged £50,000 during the process. Following the show, things only got better for these two, who lived together and filmed their own TV show, Ekin-Su & Davide: Homecomings, which saw them visiting their native countries together. After a brief break-up over the summer, Davide and Ekin couldn't stay away from each other. But eventually, the pair broke up again, with Ekin-Su appearing on the latest season of All Stars and Davide now in a new relationship. Paige and Adam - SPLIT In a Love Island first, season 8 saw season 4 star Adam Collard return to the villa as a bombshell. And he caught the attention of paramedic Paige Thorne. Paige had been coupled up with Jacques O'Neill at the time, but after he suddenly left the villa, she cracked on with Adam. The two just missed out on the final, but made things official outside of the villa. They've since split however, following claims that Adam had been flirting with other girls (which Adam said had been "blown out of proportion"). Paige confirmed their split by deleting all traces of him from her social media back in October. Indiyah and Dami - SPLIT Indiyah and Dami had a few issues during their time on the show, as Dami decided to couple up with Summer Botwe after Casa Amor, despite having flirtations with Indiyah prior to the twist. Nevertheless, Indiyah moved on with Deji, and brought him back to the main villa, which caused a fiery exchange between her and Dami. The pair eventually got back together, and left the show in a relationship. While they moved in together and regularly posted cute couple videos and photos to their respective social media accounts, they have since split up. After a video circulated online of Indiyah allegedly kissing someone else, she addressed the rumours on her Instagram Stories and wrote: "I am aware of the video that has been shared online. "I made a mistake and I take full accountability for my actions. I understand the hurt this has caused. I won’t be commenting further." Tasha and Andrew - SPLIT It looked like things could be over for Tasha and Andrew after t*t-gate, but nevertheless the pair managed to make it to the final as a couple, after Tasha popped the question. It came as a massive shock when it was announced that Andrew and Tasha had split up, shortly after Tasha took part in Strictly Come Dancing. While neither made an official statement of their split, Andrew has moved out of their shared home and now lives in Dubai while rumours have circulated that Tasha has been dating someone new. Tasha later wrote on Instagram: "Break-ups happen in life, just because ours is in the public eye doesn’t make it any different. Spread kindness, also to Andrew because he’s also been getting messages." Danica and Jamie - SPLIT Danica and Jamie left the show together with the hopes of exploring things outside of the villa. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like they managed to keep things going once filming stopped. They've both removed pictures of each other from their social media accounts, and Danica was pictured kissing The Only Way Is Essex star Roman Hackett in August. Love Island: 2021 Millie and Liam - SPLIT Buckle up, this one's a real rollercoaster. Despite a massive wobble in the form of Casa Amor bombshell Lillie, Millie and Liam were crowned the winners of Love Island 2021. In November 2021, they announced that they had purchased their first home together. A year after their stint on the show, they announced that they had made the "tough decision" to break up. "Hi everyone, to avoid any speculation Liam and I wanted to share with you that we have separated," Millie wrote on Instagram at the time. "Nothing will ever take away from the amazing experience we shared in Love Island and the past year and I wish Liam all the best in everything he does. We're both ready for new chapters and I'm excited for what's next." The couple did reconcile but have split once more and now, Millie is appearing on the 2026 edition of Love Island: All Stars. Kaz and Tyler - SPLIT Kaz and Tyler made it "exclusive" before they left the villa, and shortly afterwards, he asked her to be his girlfriend during a romantic bowling date with their close friends. Unfortunately, the pair split in December 2021, just three months after leaving the villa. "We are extremely sad to announce that we have decided to end our romantic relationship.We have had a fantastic journey and we will always have a special bond between us," the couple wrote in a joint statement. They added: "We will continue to be very much in one another's lives and support each other in every way. We are so grateful that we have shared this Love Island experience with each other, and we will continue to support each other's careers. Life since the villa has been amazing, but it’s taking time to adjust to a new normal in the public eye. This part of the journey hasn’t been easy for us but we’re learning. Thank you to every single person who has supported us, we appreciate you more than you will ever know." Chloe and Toby - SPLIT Their relationship was pretty on/off in the villa, but these two managed to make things work on the outside until October 2022. Chloe recently revealed that it was Toby who called it quits, and described the split as "the saddest time of my whole life". After the break-up, she moved in with her co-star Millie. Faye Winter and Teddy Soares - SPLIT There was lots of drama when it came to Feddy, but the pair managed to leave the show in third place and as boyfriend and girlfriend. Shortly after leaving the show, they moved in together and adopted a dog. However, the pair called time on their relationship in 2023. On 15th February that year, Faye took to social media to confirm their break-up following speculation from fans. "I wanted to let you know that after lots of time and consideration, Teddy and I have decided to go our separate ways," she wrote. "Thank you all so much for supporting our relationship and sharing the journey with us. I'm forever grateful." Liberty and Jake - SPLIT These two split way before the show ended, with Liberty quitting the show just days before the final as she realised Jake wasn't the one for her. The former couple reunited during Love Island: All Stars and while romance was not an option for either of them, they did have a civil conversations and put any drama to bed. Love Island: 2020 (Winter) Paige and Finn - SPLIT They were the first couple to make their romance official in the villa, with Finn reading out some romantic messages from his phone. And they later dropped the L-bomb during their love proposals at the show's prom. So it's little wonder Paige and Finn breezed into the finals and were voted as the Love Island 2020 winter winners. But after three years together, which saw them move into their own flat together in Manchester, the couple reportedly split in April. "Paige and Finn had a really good run, but they are still super young and decided it wasn't forever in the end," a source told The Sun, adding: "Paige is spending some time back in Scotland while she works out what she wants to do next." The pair did reunite on Ex on the Beach, but romance was not on the cards for the former couple. Siannise and Luke T - SPLIT They might not have come first place on the show, but the duo certainly won themselves a fairy tale romance. After fighting their way out of a love triangle - thanks to Wallace and Rebecca - they were completely inseparable. Their love proved to be mutual as they both remained single after Casa Amor, and despite a tiny wobble after Luke T got a bit excited about Siannise getting "naked" in the hideaway, they managed to put it behind them. From Luke asking her to be his girlfriend in the most romantic way, to the duo being the first couple to exchange those three, little words, it looked like Siannise and Luke could have something very serious. Outside the villa, things only grew stronger, with the pair moving into their North London pad together. In November 2021, however, the couple fuelled split rumours as Siannise shared a cryptic Instagram story with a quote from singer Summer Walker. Titled "Still Over It", the post read: "You don't have to guess if something is love. Love is shown through actions. Stop making excuses for people who don't show up for you. Don't ignore the red flags. And don't think you have to stay somewhere 'cause you can't find better - you can and you will." The pair are both in separate relationships. Demi and Luke M - SPLIT When it came to finding love in the villa, both contestants were pretty unlucky in love. Luke M got pied by Jess Gale and Natalia Zoppa, while Demi got dumped by Nas Majeed. However, after being matched by their pals Siannise and Luke T, they finally found the love in each other. But sadly things just didn't work out between the pair after leaving the villa. Despite living five hours away from each other, the pair were determined to work, however, they grew apart during the lockdown period. "My energy wasn’t being reciprocated," Demi later explained. Luke moved onto series five start Lucie Donlan. Luke M and Lucie Donlan - Still together The duo began dating in June 2020 and made their relationship a month later. They confirmed their romance in a true 21st century style, sharing loved-up Instagram selfies. "My partner in crime," Luke captioned his pic, while Lucie commented: "Youuuu," and added a few heart-eye emojis. The pair appear to still be going very strong, often sharing love up snaps on social media. In May, the pair became dog parents together, as they revealed they'd got a rescue dog and they are now engaged! Jess and Ched - SPLIT After weeks of struggling to find her perfect guy, in walked Ched Uzor who whisked Jess off her feet. The finalists made their relationship "exclusive" on the show, however, despite a few dates outside the villa, things didn't last with Ched and Jess. A rep for Jess confirmed the news in a statement, which read: "After a whirlwind romance in the Love Island villa, unfortunately Jessica Gale and Ched Uzor have made the mutual decision to split. "They have unfortunately felt the effects of lock down separation but will continue as friends,’ it continued. ‘They wish nothing but the best for each other and full success in each others careers." Priscilla and Mike - SPLIT Mike had his fair share of love interests on the show, after almost finding a connection with four girls in the villa. But Priscilla proved to be the one for him, with Mike dubbing her "wifey material" from the moment he met her at Casa Amor. Despite his past, the couple stuck together, and Mike put a label on it as he asked her to be his girlfriend. Speaking on Love Island: What Happened Next? Mike said: “I’ve moved permanently to London now. It was only a couple weeks after leaving the villa that we actually popped the big one and started telling each other that we actually love each other.” Talk soon turned to the pair's future as Mike said: “We’re always planning ahead. Conversations about the future together. Children have been mentioned.” Priscilla then said: “I just need a ring on my finger!” However, the pair sadly parted ways in June 2021, as reported by the Daily Mail. A source told the paper they were still friends. Callum and Molly - SPLIT They didn't make it to the finals, after the other islanders chose to save Priscilla and Mike over them. But, Callum and Molly didn't let that stop them from cracking on outside the villa. Following their exit, Callum told press including RadioTimes.com they'd probably be "official" soon, and Molly revealed that they were meeting each other's families. However after a three year relationship, the couple reportedly broke up in September 2023. "It's really sad news as they were a sweet couple together, but it's over," an insider told The Sun. The pair did reunite on Love Island: All Stars, but romance was not on the cards for them and Molly went on to win the show with Tom Clare! Sophie and Connor - SPLIT It looked like things could have been over for Sophie Piper and Connor Durman, after she didn't leave with him when the islanders chose to save her and dumped him from the island. However, the pair rekindled their relationship after Sophie was voted out. Connor met Sophie's sisters Rochelle Humes and Lily Piper, and Sophie accidentally revealed they were "exclusive." It seemed these two could be onto something good, however, according to sources, the lockdown curse struck again and they've now called it quits. After a six-month romance, things are said to have "fizzled" out between them. "Things just fizzled out. They never even went official," an insider said. “It just didn’t have a chance to get started because of lockdown and they both agreed it was better to just stay friends.” Rebecca and Biggs Chris - SPLIT They didn't get to spend much time together in the villa as Biggs was dumped from the island after joining during the Casa Amor twist, but the pair certainly found love off the show. They got very close over the lockdown and made their romance official, with Rebecca and Biggs planning to move in together. Speaking in an interview, Biggs said: "We're still going between each other's houses, but we've started looking at places. Rebecca will be moving in soon - I'm really excited. She's so close to her mum, but said she would move up to Scotland with me." Sadly, the pair called it quits after 19 months together. “We broke up because we want different things," Biggs said in an interview with The Sun. “Rebecca’s more of a party girl, but I want a family and business and just to work work work. I want that ‘couple goals’ life where we both work hard together and build an amazing family." The pair ended up reuniting in Netflix's Cheat: Unfinished Business but failed to rekindle their romance. Love Island: 2019 Tommy and Molly-Mae – Back together Tommy and Molly-Mae are a couple for the Love Island history books, having moved in together, welcomed their first child and gotten engaged. However, in a shocking statement, Molly-Mae told her 7 million followers on Instagram that they had split up, asking those to respect their privacy in this difficult time. Opening the statement, Molly-Mae wrote: "After five years of being together, I never imagined our story would end, especially not in this way. I am extremely upset to announce that mine and Tommy's relationship has come to an end. I will forever be grateful for the most important thing to me now and always, my beautiful daughter. "Without us there would be no her, she will always be my priority. I want to thank you all for the love you have shown us over the last five years. You have all been a part of our journey and I feel it's right to share this with you all. "Whilst I attempt to navigate the coming days and weeks please kindly respect my privacy over this difficult time, I'll be back when it feels right. Molly-Mae x." Tommy later shared a statement, in which he said he was "heartbroken" that he and Molly had "decided to end our relationship". He wrote: "The past five years have led to us having our beautiful baby girl, Bambi, and I will be forever thankful to Molly for making me a dad. Bambi is our priority. Please respect our privacy, and our families' privacy, as we navigate our way through this difficult time." But love clearly isn't dead, as Molly confirmed in her documentary Behind It All that she and Tommy had rekindled their romance. Curtis and Maura – SPLIT Dancing on Ice star Maura Higgins split with pro-dancer boyfriend Curtis Pritchard in March 2020. The fourth-place finalists danced their way into the final, but their path to love was far from smooth, after Curtis broke up with his half-girlfriend Amy and was later torn between Maura and new girl Francesca. The duo are no longer a thing, and Maura later moved onto fellow Love Islander Chris Taylor. She then enjoyed a relationship with Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Giovanni Pernice, however, in October 2021, he confirmed that they'd gone their separate ways. Maura and Chris - SPLIT Following rumours the pair were dating, the duo decided to make their romance Insta official in November 2020. But, sadly the pair have now called it quits after six months together. Sharing a statement, Maura said: “There is no wrongdoing on either side… we still love, care and respect each other deeply. From the minute we met each other we’ve been very close friends and that will never change.” She continued, “There is no regret. Life is about taking chances. We wanted to make this work but we have realised we work better being friends. Whilst I appreciate people may speculate or creates false stories, this is the truth. I wish Chris nothing but the best and I will always be one of his biggest supporters x.” Chris shared a similar statement to his followers, adding: "We are both still on very good terms and this was a mutual decision where nobody had done anything wrong. We will remain friends, as we have been since day 1 and I will always be in Maura’s corner and have her back.” Lucie and Joe – SPLIT The surfer girl looked to have finally found her 'bev' as she and sandwich man Joe were spotted holding hands while strolling to a dinner date in Lucie’s hometown in Cornwall, weeks after reuniting on Aftersun and telling Caroline Flack: "We're just chilling as friends. We're taking it slow, there's no rush.” Speaking at the TV Choice Awards in September, Lucie said they kept their relationship a secret to get to know one another away from the spotlight. However, the pair have since confirmed their split – with Joe getting close to another former Islander. Lucie is now loved up with series six star Luke Mabbott. Greg and Amber — SPLIT Love is dead, as 2019 winners Amber and Greg split – reportedly by text, of all mediums – after a matter of weeks. After tabloid reports, Amber set the record straight on Loose Women, telling viewers the deed really was done over text. "The careers and the distance was always a factor," she said. "We always knew about it so I don’t know what’s changed. I wanted to make it work. I am disappointed that it’s over […] but I’ll be fine. Onwards and upwards from here." She continued: "From my point of view I still wanted to make it work and there was a call a few days prior just chatting but on that day it was a text. I think there was a bit of miscommunication." Ovie and India – SPLIT India arrived as one of the last bombshells later on in the series, transforming Ovie's luck. He'd previously emerged from Casa Amor with Anna — only for her to return to Jordan. The pair confirmed they were "exclusive" on Love Island: The Reunion, and said they were 'official' at the TV Choice Awards. But after being dogged with false "split rumours" after it was claimed by an Instagram account that India had "cheated" on Ovie while in Portugal — a claim strongly refuted by the couple — India announced their split at the Pride of Britain awards in October, saying it was "difficult". Anton and Belle - SPLIT It seemed to be going so well for Anton and Belle, despite the pair going through quite a tumultuous time while in the villa. They had their first date in Belle's brother's restaurant, with Belle's actor-father, Tamer Hassan, also joining them. However, it has since been reported that the pair have gone their separate ways, one month after leaving the villa - with Anton's love for Craig David bizarrely an alleged contributing factor for the rumoured split. Anton since told Scottish Sun Online: “We’re not together, it’s as simple as that. That’s it.” Danny and Jourdan – SPLIT Danny and Jourdan had seemed like one of the more solid couples, after they confirmed in September that they had now moved in together. But a source told The Sun in October: "Jourdan started to hear rumours he was speaking to other girls behind her back." Jourdan later confirmed the split on Instagram, saying that she cannot tolerate a "lack of respect, disloyalty [and] dishonesty" in a relationship and told fans "the love was as real as the hurt is now". Oh well... Anna and Jordan – SPLIT This duo came close to leaving the island after they found themselves in the bottom three, hours after Jordan asked Anna to be his "chick". The model told the boys he was planning to take Anna on a tour of the villa to relive their biggest moments from where they had their first kiss, to up on the terrace, where Anna realised she had made a mistake in coupling up with Ovie. They said they were looking forward to life on the outside... but a day after going official Jordan said his head had been turned by India. Anna accused him of game playing and using her to reach the final. Predictably they called it quits on leaving the villa. Chris and Harley – SPLIT Chris and Harley came together by default after India chose Ovie, despite Chris admitting his feelings for her, which left Harley to pick Chris. Despite the not-so-romantic start, the pair eventually shared their first kiss and saw romance rise on a bread-baking date. But, Chris found himself close to being dumped after he guessed that fans were convinced he should be together with India during the Headline Challenge. After a telling off from Harley and a big dose of grovelling the pair made up - only to be dumped from the villa. They became official during an appearance on Aftersun, which saw host Caroline Flack ask if they are "exclusive." But after just three weeks out of the villa, the pair decided they were better of as friends. Chris announced the news on Instagram, saying the split was "amicable" and that they were simply "too busy" to make "quality time" for one another. "I will be very proud of everything she has done and everything she’ll do," he wrote. "The future is bright crumpet go get em!" Love Island: 2018 Kaz and Josh - SPLIT Kaz and Josh, who placed third, were initially gushy about their newfound feelings on Instagram. But while we thought these two were going to be in it for the long haul, the pair seemingly announced their split on Instagram one week after fellow Love Island finalists Megan and Wes parted ways. Kaz went on to date series three star Theo Campbell. Josh is now in a relationship with model Ruby Wong, who he went Instagram official with in September 2020. Kaz and Theo - SPLIT A few months after her split from Josh in 2019, Kaz announced she'd moved onto series three Love Island star Theo Campbell. The pair looked to be going pretty well, however, at the start of 2020 they called it quits. Speaking of their break-up, Theo said: "I feel like with us, I kinda gave it my everything and it feels a bit under-appreciated. I don’t know what to call it. What’s the right way to say it? I got slinged! I don’t know what to call it." It's not clear whether either are currently dating, but Theo became a dad in 2021 to a baby boy named Aries, who he shares with Instagram influencer Sapphire Yhnell. Jack and Dani – SPLIT After a holiday in Thailand, Jack announced that the pair had broken up for good, telling fans on Instagram that they will “always have love for each other” but “sometimes things aren’t meant to be”. In January, 2020, Jack became a father to his daughter Blossom - who he coparents with her mother Casey Ranger. He is now dating The Only Way is Essex star Frankie Sims, who is sister to Chloe and Demi Sims. Jack and Frankie will appear on the new series of MTV's Ex and the City. In July 2020, Dani announced she was expecting her first baby with her boyfriend Sammy Kimmence, who she reunited with after her and Jack's split. The pair welcomed their son in January 2021. In July 2021, Kimmence pled guilty to five counts fraud in total against two men who were in their 70s and 80s. The pair are no longer together, and in December 2021, Dani went Instagram official with her new boyfriend, Premier League footballer Jarrod Bowen. On 22 May 2023, the pair welcomed their twin daughters and they are now married. Adam and Zara - SPLIT Let's be honest – Adam finding love on Love Island seemed unlikely. But that's exactly what happened after he 'recoupled' with Zara on 'the outside'. But it was short-lived, with Zara confirming their split on Instagram in the wake of reported rows following Adam's night out with fellow Love Island stars Jack Fincham and Sam Bird. Adam denied he had been unfaithful, but later sparked a backlash after posting an Instagram video of him firing a gun, with the initial caption "Thank u, next" – with many taking the Ariana Grande reference as a dig at Zara. He later edited the post and said he cares "a hell of a lot" for Zara. Zara went on to date Made in Chelsea's Sam Thompson. The pair split after Zara admitted to cheating on him and the break up was featured on the E4 series. The pair managed to put things behind them but it was reported at the beginning of 2025 that the couple had one their separate ways. Megan and Wes - SPLIT Fourth placed couple Megan and Wes were still together in the Christmas special... but split weeks later following tensions between Megan and Wes's Dancing on Ice partner, Vanessa Bauer. In a bizarre twist, she said despite "consciously uncoupling" they will continue to "co-parent" their hamster. Megan went on to date The Only Way Is Essex's Demi Sims, however, they split. She moved onto singer-songwriter Chelcee Grimes, and they enjoyed a brief romance, but split rumours began to spark as they isolated separately during the coronavirus lockdown. In 2020, she appeared on an episode of the BBC's Eating With My Ex alongside Demi, and last year, she enjoyed a brief romance with TOWIE's James Locke. The appear don't appear to be dating at the moment. Wes went on to date series five star Arabella Chi after the show. Wes and Arabella - SPLIT Following his breakup from Megan, Wes, 23, got with model Arabella, 29. The duo enjoyed nine months together before going their separate ways. "There’s been no funny business, no cheating or anything like that, it’s just fizzled out between them," a representative said at the time. Laura and Paul - SPLIT Despite posting loved-up pictures on Instagram with the not-so-catchy nickname 'Paura' Laura and Paul never made it girlfriend/boyfriend official, and eventually called time on the relationship two months after finishing in second place. In an interview with OK! Magazine Laura revealed her regrets over the break-up, which occurred after Paul returned from Burning Man festival. "I was hoping that when he came back [from holiday] we'd spend more time together and build a proper relationship out of the villa. It didn't happen," she revealed. Paul told The Sun: "We weren’t compatible for each other. I knew I had to be 100 per cent sure about it because you know – the next person you’re with could potentially be your wife; you don’t want to be unsure about it. We aren’t friends now – we haven’t spoken, it is a sore subject. But I told her I would be there for her if she needed me." Laura shares a child with Hollyoaks actor Gary Lucy after the pair met during the filming of their series of Celebs Go Dating and hit it off. Jack and Laura - SPLIT There were signs of trouble in paradise early on for New Jack and New Laura who never really went official despite "exclusively dating". And the pair finally decided to call it off, with Laura sharing a statement which read: "Sadly Jack and I have both decided to go our separate ways due to such busy schedules right now and not having the time to spend together," Laura said. "[I] feel truly blessed to have got to share my Love Island experience with him and to have made a friend for life. We will carry on supporting each other on this journey and I can't wait to see where it takes us." Georgia and Sam - SPLIT These two had countless ups and downs during their time in the villa before eventually deciding to follow their hearts by refusing to recouple and instead leave the show together. Now that's loyalty for you. They made it official on Good Morning Britain (who said romance was dead?) and decided to move in together, sharing Instagram stories of their "new little pad". But they split months later, with it claimed Georgia had been unfaithful to Sam and stayed at her ex-boyfriend's house - which she denied. Charlie and Ellie - SPLIT Weeks after leaving the villa together, the pair enjoyed a trip to Monaco onboard a fancy boat. Alright for some, eh? But a Mail Online report later alleged that the pair had a "huge row" at the filming of Love Island: The Reunion, with Ellie later confirming she was angry at Charlie for drinking with Frankie Foster prior to the show. After a series of reported rows, they confirmed their split, with Charlie writing on his Instagram story: "Just to inform you all, Ellie and I have decided to part ways. I wish her the best!" Ellie dated season 5 star Michael Griffiths briefly, after hitting it off on Ex on the Beach in 2o19, however, things have turned sour between them as she admitted she "hated" him for moving on so quickly after their break-up. Samira and Frankie - SPLIT Although we didn't get to see much of their relationship on screen, Samira and Frankie were super loved up. So much so that she didn't want to continue her Love Island journey without him, and walked once he'd been voted out. The two made it boyfriend/girlfriend official – but sadly, in August, they called time on their relationship with a rep for Samira telling RadioTimes.com that she would be "taking some time out from her relationship with Frankie to focus on herself and future work opportunities". Love Island: 2017 Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies – SPLIT Aside from the odd recoupling drama, Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies seemed to be the perfect match. It was no surprise that the pair won the hearts of the nation and were voted Love Island winners, scooping (and then fairly splitting) the £50,000 prize money. But sadly in December the two announced they had parted ways. "With sadness, we’ve decided to separate," a statement read. "Our schedules made it difficult. We’ll remain good friends." Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt – Still together After a string of unsuccessful dates and a break up with Jonny Mitchell after that feminism row, it looked like Camilla was destined to be unlucky in love. And then a whole 31 days after she entered the villa, in came Jamie Jewitt. The pair quickly became a fan-favourite and ended up finishing the series as runners-up. We're pleased to say they are still as loved-up as ever and even went into business together. Jamilla really is for keeps – with the pair moving in together in February 2019 with their two adorable puppies, Audrey and Gus. In October, 2020 they became parents to their daughter Nell. A few months later in February, 2011 Jamie popped the question and proposed to Camilla with a bespoke ring. The couple tied the knot in September 2021, and welcomed their second child in 2022. In 2024, the pair welcomed their third child, Brodie. This might just be our fave couple! Chris Hughes and Olivia Attwood – SPLIT These two were on and off more than a light switch during their time in the villa, and leaving didn't bring them closer. The pair starred in their own ITVBe spin-off, Chris and Olivia: Crackin' On, in which they rowed, rowed and rowed again – until they finally parted ways. Chris dated Little Mix star Jesy Nelson, but they split in April after 16 months together. Chris is now dating JoJo Siwa after the pair met on Celebrity Big Brother. Olivia is now married to her boyfriend Bradley Dack, following a romantic proposal in Dubai. Marcel Somerville and Gabby Allen – SPLIT After dating for nearly a year, the shock news came in May 2018 that Marcel and Gabby had broken up. And no, we couldn't believe it either. After rumours of cheating, a rep for Marcel said: "Sadly the rumours are true, Gabby and Marcel have split up. Marcel can't really defend his actions as he knows he did wrong and will regret it forever." Gabby moved on to Rak-Su's Myles Stephenson – however, they split after a year. She later joined the second instalment of Love Island: All Stars and had a very awkward reunion with Marcel but she eventually went on to win alongside Casey O'Gorman. Marcel was married to Rebecca Vieira, and they share a little boy named Roman together, but the pair later divorced. Montana Brown and Alex Beattie – SPLIT This one wasn't such a shock. About 3.7 seconds after leaving the villa, Montana Brown and Alex Beattie went their separate ways – and it seems that Montana was the one who instigated it. Speaking to The Sun soon after, Alex said: "She made me single, so now I am. I've got no pressure now and I can just focus on myself and do the best I can." In December 2022, Montana announced that she's expecting her first child with her boyfriend Mark O'Connor and has now welcomed her son, Jude. Jessica Shears and Dom Lever – Still together They might've been the first to be kicked out of the villa, but Jess and Dom haven't let that stop them. In fact, the pair created one of the naffest moments in TV history when they were 'married' (sort of) by Richard Arnold live on Good Morning Britain on Valentine's Day 2018 while wearing swimwear. Their GMB wedding wasn't legally binding (who knew?) so the pair officially tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Mykonos, with a select few guests and OK! magazine. The couple now have two children together. Their second was born in June 2022. Love Island: All Stars returns on Thursday 15th January at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX. Add Love Island: All Stars to your watchlist on the Radio Times: What to Watch app – download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more. 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Grantchester cast: Who stars in season 10 of the ITV drama?
Everything you need to know about the cast of Grantchester.
Grantchester has returned to UK screens for its 10th season – and as ever, there's plenty of drama to keep you entertained. "As DI Geordie Keating (played by Robson Green) and Reverend Alphy Kottaram (Rishi Nair) continue to work together as a crime-solving duo in scenic Grantchester, they must also support each other through changing times, family struggles and personal secrets," read the official synopsis. "Alphy feels like he’s found a home, but he’s forced to confront secrets he’s kept close to his chest. Will he be able to let anyone fully in, or must he confront truths about himself first?" Speaking about the relationship between the two leads in the coming episodes, Green said that his character knows Alphy is hiding something. "There's a secret and a lie that is haemorrhaging within Alphy and that comes to the surface in season 10, which has a profound effect on their relationship and really fractures that, and really fractures the family of Grantchester, as do the crimes," he added. Expanding on that, Nair continued: "He’s going through a lot in season 10, he has to face his past again and open up boxes that he kind of thought he had dealt with and locked away. "And so, like anybody when you're dealing with stuff like that, your relationships with the people that you know, like Geordie, are affected, but also with new people..." View Green Video on the source website Season 10 marks the penultimate run of Grantchester, with the eleventh and final season having filmed last year. And after a chance encounter at a Cambridgeshire restaurant, none other than James Norton – who played original vicar Sidney Chambers – reunited with the cast and crew at their wrap party. "That was nuts," said Green of the unexpected reunion. "I'm sat next to Kacey [Ainsworth] and we’re all having dinner in a restaurant, just reminiscing, of course — and talking about our favourite subject… ourselves [laughs]. "And this guy walks in, very tall, incredibly charismatic, sits in the corner and starts reading a book. I'm thinking, 'That can't be… that cannot be James Norton?' "And it was James Norton. He turns around and goes, 'WTF!' and we go, 'WTF!' We sit down and reminisce. Then James came to our wrap party, Tom [Brittney, who played Will Davenport] came to our party — and there I am." Norton is not said to be making a cameo in the final instalment – but that could simply be a cunning misdirect to preserve the surprise. Grantchester confirmed to end with season 11 as cast revealed for final episodes Grantchester's Robson Green talks unexpected James Norton reunion: "It was just beautiful" But back to the present.... Alongside Green and Nair, a number of other returning faces feature in season 10, plus a number of new guest stars too, as is tradition. Read all about them below in our guide to the cast and characters in Grantchester. Grantchester season 10 main cast Robson Green as Geordie Keating Rishi Nair as Alphy Kotteram Kacey Ainsworth as Cathy Keating Tessa Peake-Jones as Mrs Chapman Nick Brimble as Jack Chapman Al Weaver as Leonard Finch Oliver Dimsdale as Daniel Marlowe Melissa Johns as Miss Scott Bradley Hall as Larry Peters Robson Green plays Geordie Keating Who is Geordie Keating? A gruff police detective. Geordie and his partner Cathy have had their fair share of challenges as a couple, but now appear to be in a good place. They have four children together. Following the arrival of new vicar Alphy, with whom he didn't get along with at first, a solid bond has since developed between the pair. Where have I seen Robson Green before? One half of '90s singing duo Robson and Jerome, Green's television CV includes prominent roles like Dr Tony Hill in Wire in the Blood and Dave Ticket in Soldier Soldier; more recently he played Teddy in BBC One drama Age Before Beauty. He's also fronted numerous fishing programmes, including Robson Green: Extreme Fisherman. Rishi Nair plays Alphy Kotteram Who is Alphy Kotteram? Grantchester's new vicar following Will's exit in season 9. He is anti-police," Nair previously told RadioTimes.com and other press. "He has this kind of perception about the institution. Growing up as a brown man in the '40s and '50s in Britain, his experience with the police would have been very different to the previous two vicars." But he does become friends with Geordie, in spite of that, and together they solve a raft of crimes. Where have I seen Rishi Nair before? He's best known for Hollyoaks. Nair has also appeared in Count Abdulla and The Marlow Murder Club. Kacey Ainsworth plays Cathy Keating Who is Cathy Keating? Geordie's partner. "In the domestic realm, Cathy and Geordie are on a more equal footing, which is good, because they’ve had quite a lot of ups and downs," said Ainsworth of the couple. Where have I seen Kacey Ainsworth? The actress played Little Mo in EastEnders, and has previously starred in Holby City’s police spin-off Holby Blue. She also played the gentle-natured Miss Gullet in the revamp of popular '90s children’s show The Worst Witch. Tessa Peake-Jones plays Mrs Chapman Who is Mrs Chapman? Formerly Mrs Maguire (she married again in season 3), Mrs Chapman is a devout housekeeper and fiercely religious. She has no qualms about ruffling feathers when she deems it appropriate. Where have I seen Tessa Peake-Jones? The actress is perhaps best known as Raquel Turner in legendary sitcom Only Fools and Horses, but Peake-Jones has also starred as Sue Bond in Doctors, Sheila in Unforgotten and Imelda Cousins in Holby City. Nick Brimble plays Jack Chapman Who is Jack Chapman? Mrs C's husband. The pair grew up together in Grantchester, and he went on to work in India after the war, becoming a successful businessman. Where have I seen Nick Brimble before? You might recognise him as Little John from Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves starring Kevin Costner. He also appeared in A Knight’s Tale with Heath Ledger. Al Weaver plays Leonard Finch <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/01/Grantchester-Al-be9b378.jpg" width="3980" height="2654" alt="A man in a tailored blue three-piece suit stands in a doorway beneath cascading purple wisteria. He adjusts his cuff while looking slightly to the side. The doorway is set in a pale wall with a dark wooden door and a lantern-style wall light. Pink and white hydrangeas and green foliage surround the entrance, creating a calm, elegant garden setting." title="Grantchester" /> Who is Leonard Finch? He's friends with ex-Grantchester vicar Will and a former curate who previously kept his sexuality a secret. Season 6 saw a dramatic reversal of circumstances for him when he was outed following a seaside holiday with boyfriend Daniel. Leonard now runs a halfway house. Where have I seen Al Weaver before? Weaver has starred in Colette, Peterloo and The Hollow Crown, and recently played James Edwards in the Mike Bartlett series Press. Oliver Dimsdale plays Daniel Marlowe Who is Daniel Marlowe? Leonard's boyfriend. He was manipulated by a nefarious street preacher last season, which almost destroyed his relationship with Leonard. Where have I seen Oliver Dimsdale before? He played the Prince of Wales in Downton Abbey, Peter Eaton in White House Farm, Mr Keen in Mr Selfridge, and Louis Trevelyan in He Knew He Was Right. Melissa Johns plays Miss Scott <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/01/Grantchester-S10-e349292.jpg" width="2649" height="1766" alt="A woman with a neat, shoulder-length blonde bob looks intently at a man whose back is to the camera. She wears a muted pink-and-grey check dress with short puffed sleeves. Her expression is serious and slightly concerned. The scene is softly lit indoors, with shelves and a blurred background suggesting a modest, period-style room." title="Grantchester S10" /> Who is Miss Scott? A police secretary. Geordie and co would be lost without her consummate organisational skills. What else has Melissa Johns been in? Coronation Street, The Interceptor and Life are just some of the titles she's appeared in. Bradley Hall plays DC Larry Peters <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/01/Bradley-Hall-plays-DC-Larry-Peters-a771759.jpg" width="3177" height="2118" alt="Outdoors by a river, a woman in a fitted purple jacket stands facing a man in a grey suit and patterned tie. She holds a small object—possibly a ring—between her fingers as she gestures while speaking. The man looks at her with a tentative, attentive expression. Sunlight filters through green trees behind them, and the water and foliage create a calm, natural backdrop." title="Bradley Hall plays DC Larry Peters" /> Who is DC Larry Peters? Geordie's colleague. He has a habit of irritating his boss. Larry is also dating Miss Scott. What else has Bradley Hall been in? He's also appeared in Dalgliesh and The Singapore Grip. Additional cast includes: The younger Keating children are played by Rubie-Rose Fearfield, Rose Allen and Carter-Jae O'Neil. Grantchester season 10 guest stars Episode 1 Christie Russell-Brown as Meg Grey - a librarian who Alphy takes a shine to. Neil Stuke (The Bill, Paranoid, Doctor Foster) as Reg Wait - he's shot dead at the Grantchester Easter fair. He had suffered with depression for years. Maggie O'Neill (EastEnders, Peak Practice, Shameless) as Mavis Andrews - Reg's fiancée. Unlike her partner, she has a sunny disposition. Gemma Page (Peaky Blinders) as Eliza Wait - Reg's sister. Neal Barry (Doctors, Dream Team) as Silas Jennings - he knows Mavis and is questioned by the police. Episode 2 Christie Russell-Brown as Meg Grey - a librarian who Alphy takes a shine to. Stuart Bowman (Rebus, Versailles) as Bishop Aubrey Grey. Olivia Gleaves as Christina Parsons - a university student who is found dead. Joseph Potter (Outrageous) as Peter Grayson - Christina's boyfriend. He's a janitor at Christina's university. Peter also has a criminal record. Guy Henry (Holby City, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Rogue One) as Professor Aldo - he teaches at the university where Christina studies. Maya Sondhi (Line of Duty) as Professor Joshi - Aldo's colleague. They do not like one another. Paul Storrs (Blue Lights) as Terry Betts - another university student. He admires Christina greatly. Episode 3 Christie Russell-Brown as Meg Grey - a librarian and the bishop's daughter. She's currently dating Alphy. Garry Cooper (Quadrophinia) as Stanley Farthing - he runs a strip club. Theresa Petts (EastEnders) as the "Madam" - she's killed during a performance. Gracie Oddie-James as Joan Aldridge and Imogen Elliot as Kitty Greenfield - dancers at the club. Jonathan Rhodes (The Gold) as David Lane - a cleric who has a connection to the strip club. He also had a previous run in with Alphy. Grantchester season 10 airs on Wednesdays on ITV1 and ITVX in the UK. 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Meet Father Brown and his partners in ecclesiastical crime-solving and find out where you've seen those actors before.
As has been an annual tradition for many years now, the cold, dark January days are being lit up by a new season of cosy crime drama Father Brown, which is now available in full on BBC iPlayer. All of the central cast from season 12 are back to take on new mysteries, including Mark Williams as the titular priest from GK Chesterton's stories, as well as Tom Chambers, Claudie Blakley, John Burton and Ruby-May Martinwood as his friends and colleagues. Meanwhile, as always, there is a stellar guest cast who have been assembled for season 13, with the likes of Maureen Lipman, Julia Sawalha, Phil Daniels, Debra Stephenson, Davood Ghadami, Kevin Harvey, George Rainsford and Timothy Watson making appearances. Additionally, Sorcha Cusack, who Mrs McCarthy from season 1 to season 9, is back for the season's first episode, with the character returning to Kembleford to help Father Brown investigate one more case. But who else is in the series and who do they all play? Read on for all you need to know about Father Brown, his cohorts and the stars behind the characters. Father Brown cast and characters - Season 13 Mark Williams plays Father Brown Who is Father Brown? Like many of the best TV detectives, Father Brown's unassuming manner conceals a brain like a steel trap. As a priest, it's his job to understand people – and to see into their souls – which also proves to be particularly helpful in his work as an amateur sleuth. Where have I seen Mark Williams before? The actor has been a recognisable face on British TV screens for many years now, but he's arguably best known as one of the stars of '90s comedy sketch series The Fast Show. Doctor Who fans will know him as Brian Williams, father of the Doctor's travelling companion Rory, Harry Potter fans will know him as Ron's dad Arthur Weasley, while in recent years he's had roles in The Effects of Lying, Here We Go, Still Open All Hours, Blandings, Hustle and Being Human. Claudie Blakley plays Mrs Devine Who is Mrs Devine? Mrs Devine is Father Brown's right-hand woman, who first arrived in season 10. She is married to Chief Inspector Sullivan. Where have I seen Claudie Blakley before? Blakley has previously appeared in series including Silent Witness, Call the Midwife, Grantchester, Manhunt, Man vs Bee, Cranford and Lark Rise to Candleford. Films she has appeared in include Gosford Park and The Nan Movie. John Burton plays Sergeant Goodfellow Who is Sergeant Goodfellow? Sergeant Goodfellow is a police officer in Kembleton who slips Father Brown nuggets of useful information about a case. Where have I seen John Burton before? Burton is no stranger to playing officers of the law, having been seen as DC Cody in Coronation Street, PC Steve Watson in Noah’s Ark, PC Joe Sambrook in The Bill and DS Andy Nicoll in Catch Me If You Can. Viewers may also have spotted him in numerous other soap roles as well as in BBC drama Best Interests, TV movie All in the Game and 2006 drama Afterlife. Tom Chambers plays Chief Inspector Sullivan Who is Chief Inspector Sullivan? A rather arrogant police detective, Sullivan was eventually won over by Father Brown's meddling ways. He is now married to Mrs Devine. Where have I seen Tom Chambers before? The former Strictly Come Dancing winner is best known for his roles as Sam Strachan in Holby City and Max Tyler in Waterloo Road. He's also appeared in both Emmerdale and Casualty more recently. Ruby-May Martinwood plays Brenda Palmer Who is Brenda Palmer? Brenda is a young woman who was first introduced in season 9, when she was at a local girls' borstal, and now lives with Father Brown and helps with his cases. Where have I seen Ruby-May Martinwood before? Martinwood has been seen on screen in shows including Tom Hardy's Taboo and hit detective series Death in Paradise. She appeared as Brenda in one episode of Father Brown season 9 before going on to become a main character in season 10. Nancy Carroll plays Lady Felicia Montague Who is Lady Felicia? Socialite Lady Felicia has an uncanny knack for stumbling across dead bodies, which usually elicits the famous fits of screaming that kick off one of Father Brown's cases. She's a loyal aide to the priest. Where have I seen Nancy Carroll before? The actress is best know for her prolific stage career, but recent screen roles suggest a taste for crime – you may have spotted her in The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, Silent Witness, Murder in Provence and episodes of Midsomer Murders, in addition to Call the Midwife, The Crown, 2023 film Magic Mike's Last Dance, The Diplomat, Dalgliesh, F1 and 2025's A Ghost Story for Christmas. John Light plays Monsieur Hercule Flambeau Who is Hercule Flambeau? Father Brown's arch-nemesis, Hercule Flambeau, is a ruthless jewel and art thief who pops up each season to cross swords with the priest. Where have I seen John Light before? When it comes to his screen work, John Light is another actor who is no stranger to crime, having appeared as Dacourt in Maigret, alongside Rowan Atkinson, and as Professor Felix Garwood in Lewis and prequel Endeavour. He also recently starred as Richard Binser in Agatha Raisin and appeared in Around the World in 80 Days, Murder in Provence and Showtrial. Sorcha Cusack plays Mrs Bridgette McCarthy Who is Mrs McCarthy? Mrs McCarthy was the parish secretary at St Mary's church, so was at the centre of much of village business. She was devoted to Father Brown, helping him with his cases, and making sure he eats. She left Kembleford following season 9, but returns in season 13 to help Father Brown solve one more mystery. Where have I seen Sorcha Cusack before? Cusack comes from a family of actors, her sisters Sinéad Cusack, Niamh Cusack and Catherine Cusack are all in the business and she's the sister-in-law of Sinéad's husband Jeremy Irons and aunt to their son Max Irons. Numerous film and TV roles have included appearances in Guy Ritchie film Snatch, Mrs Brown's Boys, This Way Up and A Discovery of Witches. Previous Father Brown cast and characters Emer Kenny plays The Honourable Penelope "Bunty" Windermere Who is Bunty? Lady Felicia's niece shares her eye for the gents, and along with Mrs McCarthy often joins Father Brown on his investigations. She's whip-smart, an accomplished shot, and can pick a lock in 3.5 seconds. Where have I seen Emer Kenny before? Kenny is best known for her stint on Albert Square as EastEnders's Zsa Zsa Carter and since then has been seen in BBC3 comedies Pramface, Badults, Siblings and The Curse. She also wrote and played a supporting role in ITV detective drama Karen Pirie and played Joan in the BBC's TV movie Eric & Ernie, which followed the beginnings of comedy duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. Jack Deam plays Inspector Mallory Who is Inspector Mallory? An overzealous, and often misguided, police investigator, Inspector Mallory who doesn't always appreciate "Padre" Father Brown interfering in his cases. Where have I seen Jack Deam before? Best known as pyromaniac Marty Fisher in Channel 4's Shameless, Jack Deam has also appeared in Heartbeat, Silent Witness, Ridley, Coronation Street, Vera, The Long Shadow, Maigret and Lazarus. Lorna Watson as Sister Boniface Who is Sister Boniface? Sister Boniface is a Catholic nun and vintner who often acts as a scientific adviser to the police, and is an old friend of Father Brown, who ends up embroiled in a case this season. She previously appeared in the show's first season, and subsequently got her own spin-off, The Sister Boniface Mysteries. Where have I seen Lorna Watson before? Watson is a comedian and actor known for her comedy partnership with Ingrid Oliver, starring in The Sister Boniface Mysteries, and as appearing in shows including The IT Crowd and Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators. Father Brown returns on Friday 9th January at 2pm on BBC One and iPlayer. 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Disney Plus gift card 2026 UK: How to buy, delivery, price
Disney Plus would make a great Christmas gift, and now you can send a subscription as a present.
If you're one of Disney Plus's 130 million subscribers then you'll already be aware that the streaming service can have you hooked to the television for hours. With over 500 films, 15,000 episodes, and 80 Disney Plus Originals, there's a great mix for both children and adults to get their teeth into. For the kids, there are classics like The Lion King, Toy Story and The Incredibles along with newer favourites like the live action Snow White. For the adults, you can enjoy series such as The Bear and Only Murders in the Building, reality fans can view the new season of The Kardashians and then there's the Marvel Cinematic Universe offerings also available. If you decide that Disney Plus is the right streaming service for you, then costs usually vary from £5.99 to £14.99 a month depending on the type of plan you have – check out our guide to the new Disney Plus ad tiers explained for more details. Sign-up to Disney Plus from £5.99 a month Get Disney Plus gift card Jump to: Can you get a Disney Plus gift voucher in the UK? How to redeem a 12 months Disney Plus gift voucher Why a Disney Plus subscription makes a great gift Can you get a Disney Plus gift voucher in the UK? Yes. You can absolutely buy a Disney Plus gift card which you can load up with £15, £25, £50, £100, £200 or a custom amount. There are just a few small caveats before you buy Disney Plus as a gift. Firstly, the gift voucher is only available as a digital code delivered by e-mail, so those looking for a physical gift may have to consider a printout. Secondly, you can't gift Disney Plus to those who already have a subscription. They have to be a new user, so it might be worth double-checking if your intended recipient is already subscribed. Here's how to give a Disney Plus gift card in the UK: Follow this annual gift subscription link and click 'Buy now'. Enter your name and e-mail address first. Enter the recipient's name and e-mail address, as well as your desired delivery date. Enter your payment details. Confirm the purchase when ready. Your recipient will then receive the Disney Plus voucher by e-mail on the scheduled date. Here's how to bag a great discount with the best Disney Plus offers. How to redeem a 12 month Disney Plus gift voucher If you're the lucky recipient of a 12 month Disney Plus gift card, then you'll be thrilled to hear that redeeming the voucher couldn't be easier. Here's how to redeem a Disney Plus gift card in the UK: You'll receive the Disney Plus voucher by e-mail on a scheduled date. The e-mail will instruct you to head to the Disney Plus redeem page and enter a code. You can then enjoy 12 months of Disney Plus! Get Disney Plus gift card Why a Disney Plus subscription makes a great gift Disney Plus is one of the best streaming services around, especially when considering the Disney Plus price is very reasonable and allows you to register up to 10 devices on one Disney Plus account and stream to four screens at once. One of the streaming service's key strengths is the huge list of what's on Disney Plus. It'd be a perfect purchase for parents as there are hours of Disney and Pixar content to keep the little ones entertained, and then once they're tucked in bed, the adults can enjoy original series like The Bear. Disney Plus is also a must-have for fans wishing to keep up with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with exclusive shows such as Agatha All Along and Daredevil Born Again making for some of the most enjoyable Disney Plus viewing and tying into several current and upcoming Marvel projects. Some of the best movies on Disney Plus of course include the Star Wars films - which are all available on the streaming service, along with exclusive blockbuster shows such as The Mandalorian. Also timeless classics like Toy Story and The Lion King, along with Disney staples like Frozen and Ratatouille. So, if this sounds tempting, sign up for a Disney Plus membership yourself. Or, if you already have one, buy a Disney Plus annual membership as a gift. Get Disney Plus gift card Want more Disney? Check out our guides on how to watch Disney Plus offline and how to set up and update parental controls on Disney Plus.
What is the Amazon Fire Stick? Your guide to how it all works
We're here to explain how the smart stick functions and what you can expect from it.
In today's climate of smart TVs, apps and fancy home setups, it can be easy to forget about the humble streaming stick. But if you're one of the many people not willing to spend hundreds on a brand-new TV, then smaller devices like the Amazon Fire Stick are the perfect affordable option. But just what is an Amazon Fire TV Stick, and exactly how does it work? Below, we’ve put together a straightforward guide outlining what to expect from the streaming stick and why you might want to get your hands on one of your own. Buy Amazon Fire TV Stick for £39.99 £23.99 (save £16 or 50%) at Amazon View Affiliate Playlist on the source website For more on the Amazon Fire TV stick, check out our guide to Amazon Prime stick channels , Chromecast vs Fire TV Stick and, of course, the best Amazon Fire TV Stick deals. Jump to: What is the Amazon Fire Stick? How does an Amazon Fire TV stick work? How much is an Amazon Fire Stick? What is the Amazon Fire Stick? The Amazon Fire Stick is a smart TV device, which essentially allows you to access a range of channels and platforms straight to your TV simply by plugging it in. The Fire Stick is one of the market leaders for this type of streaming device and boasts a generous 8GB of storage for apps such as Netflix and BBC iPlayer. There are four versions of the Fire Stick; Amazon Fire TV Stick HD, Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K SELECT, Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K PLUS and Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K MAX. Buy Amazon Fire TV Stick HD for £39.99 at Amazon Buy Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K SELECT for £49.99 at Amazon Buy Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K PLUS for £59.99 at Amazon Buy Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K MAX for £69.99 at Amazon How does an Amazon Fire TV stick work? The Fire Stick allows you to watch and listen to all your favourite content with one simple device. Being portable and pocket-sized, you can take it with you wherever you go and access all your content just by plugging it into the back of a TV. Every smart stick apart from the Lite also comes with Alexa voice control, meaning you can search for shows and control what you’re watching without having to use the remote. You can access Prime Video content as well as a long list of apps including ITV X, Channel 4, BBC iPlayer, Hayu, Netflix and Disney Plus. You can also rent and buy films through Amazon with the Fire Stick and even browse the internet. Music fans would also benefit from the device as you can listen to songs and playlists from the likes of Amazon Music, Apple Music and Spotify, all of which are available on the smart stick. The Amazon Fire Stick essentially collates everything into one place, so you don’t need to spend time logging in to all your accounts in different locations. Plus, you can use voice control to easily control and stream everything from your favourite show to your latest playlist. Buy Amazon Fire TV Stick HD for £39.99 at Amazon Buy Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K SELECT for £49.99 at Amazon Buy Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K PLUS for £59.99 at Amazon Buy Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K MAX for £69.99 at Amazon Here's how to watch Disney Plus on an Amazon Fire Stick. How much is an Amazon Fire Stick? The standard price of an Amazon Fire Stick depends on the model. The price of the regular Fire Stick HD is usually £39.99. For the other models, the RRP ranges from £49.99 to £69.99. Buy Amazon Fire TV Stick HD for £39.99 at Amazon Buy Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K SELECT for £49.99 at Amazon Buy Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K PLUS for £59.99 at Amazon Buy Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K MAX for £69.99 at Amazon And if you're interested in buying an Amazon Echo, too, we suggest reading our Amazon Fire TV Cube review. It's Amazon's most sophisticated device and combines the Alexa voice recognition technology with a streaming device, this device has an RRP of £139.99. Buy Amazon Fire TV Cube for £139.99 at Amazon We've got plenty more deals available, like the best laptop deals and best Amazon Echo deals. For more information about Amazon Fire TV Sticks, take a look at our guide on can you watch normal TV on an Amazon Fire TV Stick?
How to watch Disney Plus on Sky — how to get it on Sky Stream and NOW
Disney Plus UK is available on Sky and NOW — here's how to set it up.
In 2020, Sky and Disney confirmed a multi-year deal that meant customers could watch Disney Plus on Sky Stream, as well as on NOW. In 2026, this deal is still going strong, but what does that mean for you? Well it means that Disney Plus is fully integrated into the Sky Stream set-up, so you can download it and pay for it as part of your Sky bill. If you sign up now, you can get a ton of original Marvel, Star Wars and Disney content, with everything from movies like Thunderbolts to series like Daredevil Born Again. You can enjoy new series like The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives as well as kids' content like Bluey, Mickey Mouse, Peter Pan, The Incredibles and Toy Story. Everything you need to know to get set up is below, and you can head over to our best Disney Plus offers guide if you still need to secure a subscription. Sign-up to Disney Plus from £5.99 a month Get Sky TV, Netflix and Disney+ in one subscription In today’s era of multiple streaming services, it’s nearly impossible to figure out the exact right combination of platforms to sign up to in order to get access to all the films and TV shows you love. Luckily, Sky is here to help with their new Ultimate TV package, which includes Sky TV, Netflix, Disney+, HBO MAX, Hayu and Discovery Plus. This means that for just £24 a month, you’ll get access to the latest must-see series like Rivals Season 2, Euphoria Season 3, SNL UK and The Real Housewives of London, plus top films like the Star Wars franchise and the Knives Out franchise. Head to the Sky website now where you can meet all your streaming needs for less than £1 a day. Buy Sky Ultimate TV package for £24 a month at Sky Plus, be sure to check out the best Sky Sports offers, NOW TV offers, and best Sky Glass offers. Can I get Disney Plus on Sky? The app should be there ready to install and you can download it onto your Sky Stream box. If you're looking to get Sky, then check out the deals with Sky Stream. Sky is constantly updating its features which include voice discovery, HDR and an expanded UI view. Plus all your shows, recordings and broadcast schedules and on-demand links are held in one easy-to-find place. Sign-up to Disney Plus from £5.99 a month For more deals, check out the best Amazon Fire TV Stick offers. How much is Disney Plus on Sky? Sky said Disney Plus will cost the same with Sky as it does without, so this would come to £5.99 a month for a Standard with Ads plan. Next up is the £9.99 a month Standard plan, then £14.99 a month for a Premium plan. You can also save 16% by subscribing annually for £99.90 a year with a Standard plan or £149.90 with a Premium plan. The subscription basically works the same as Netflix does, bundled in with Sky. Find out more about Disney Plus prices with our guide on how much is Disney Plus. Sign-up to Disney Plus from £5.99 a month How does Disney Plus work on Sky Stream Disney Plus isn't an app on Sky that you open up; it works the same way as Netflix. Disney Plus is now integrated into Sky Stream so you can just search content alongside your Sky choices. Easy peasy! If you've already bought Disney Plus, you should be able to log in on the Sky Stream box. Sign-up to Disney Plus from £5.99 a month How to update your Sky box Your box should update automatically, but if not, make sure your box has a satellite signal before updating. Go into Settings, System Info and then highlight Software version. Select Setup and select Software download. The box will start to download the software - it can take up to 10 minutes. To check the status of the download, go to Settings, System info and highlight Software version. When it finally says "Software update successful" press Standby on your remote. When your box restarts, follow the on-screen messages. You'll then be on the latest software version. Looking for another device? Check out our guide to How to get Disney Plus on a Smart TV and how to set up Disney Plus on your Amazon Firestick. How do I get Disney Plus on NOW? As of April 2020, Disney Plus became available on NOW. If you own a NOW device, you can download the Disney Plus app from the App Store and sign into or create an account to begin watching the House of Mouse's content. For more information about this, check out our can I get Disney Plus on NOW TV? guide. Sign-up to Disney Plus from £5.99 a month RadioTimes.com has also put together a full pack of information with our Disney Plus guide, and the best TV shows on Disney Plus list, as well as keeping you up to date with new Disney plus shows each month.
What channels do you get with Amazon Fire Stick?
Unsurprisingly you can watch Amazon Prime on your Fire TV Stick - but what else is on the streaming stick?
The Amazon Fire TV stick was first released all the way back in 2014, and it's certainly made its mark on the streaming world since. Since its initial release, the Amazon Fire TV Stick has seen different models released, which means that the entertainment available to stream has changed several times. So, what exactly can the little Amazon Fire Stick dongle access in 2026? The answer is, thankfully, quite a lot - and we've rounded up everything you need to know. If you want to learn even more about the Fire Stick, see our guides to what a Fire Stick is and how it works and Fire TV Stick costs. Plus, we've also rounded up the best Amazon Fire Stick deals. View Affiliate Playlist on the source website Find out how to save on more Amazon products and services, with our guides to the best Kindle deals and the best Audible deals this month. What channels do you get with a Fire Stick? Being an Amazon device, the Fire Stick fittingly comes with access to Prime Video, but also lets you buy and rent films and TV from Amazon whether you are a Prime member or not. Along with Prime, the other major streaming services available on the stick are Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV, and Now. In terms of catch-up services, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, All 4, My 5, and UKTV Play are all supported by the device, as well as internet giant YouTube. Music lovers can also stream songs through Amazon Music, Apple Music, and Spotify, watch music videos on Vevo and listen to radio from all over the world with TuneIn Radio. There are also plenty more obscure video channels - Pluto TV streams 40 'live' channels for those who miss channel-hopping in the Netflix age. Twitch lets you watch gaming live streams, Plex lets you watch your own video files and Vimeo is YouTube's video-sharing competitor. You can get inspired by a talk from TED TV, or get more physical with the boxing channel BoxNation. There's also plenty of apps and utilities, from Facebook to Audible to Just Eat to Silk Web Browser. If you're specifically after sport, read our explainer on how to watch live football on the Amazon Fire TV Stick too. And of course, the streaming stick is fitted with Alexa so that you can navigate the device hands-free. For more information about Amazon Fire TV Sticks, take a look at our guide on can you watch normal TV on an Amazon Fire TV Stick? Which channels are free on the Fire Stick? Here's the catch - while it is free to download most of the apps, some of them will still require a subscription to use. Have no fear - you'll still be able to access all the catch-up services for free or watch live telly on apps like BBC iPlayer and ITVX without charge. It's mainly the streaming services that require a paid subscription to use - see a list of the main ones below. Popular channels that require a subscription: Prime Video Netflix Apple TV Disney+ Now Hayu You'll also need to pay for the music streaming services - namely Amazon Music, Apple Music, and Spotify. Want to know how to watch Disney Plus on Amazon Fire Stick? We've got you covered. How much is an Amazon Fire TV stick? The price of the Fire Stick varies depending on which model you're after. Here's a full list of prices for the different models of Amazon Fire TV Stick: Buy Amazon Fire TV Stick HD for £39.99 at Amazon Buy Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K SELECT for £49.99 at Amazon Buy Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K PLUS for £59.99 at Amazon Buy Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K MAX for £69.99 at Amazon To see how the Amazon Fire compares to other streaming sticks, read our Chromecast vs Fire TV Stick guide. Plus, you can check out more deals like the best Disney Plus offers and best Sky Sports offers.
How much is Disney Plus? What’s included in the UK price
Here's everything you need to know about Disney's streaming service, which has everything from Disney originals, Pixar, Marvel, Star and so much more.
Disney Plus is now a well-established giant in the streaming world thanks to its continuous releases of original shows, new films and gripping series. For families, its child-friendly options include films such as the live-action Lilo & Stitch, as well as classics like The Lion King, Toy Story, and The Incredibles. While its growing selection of adult-focused content includes ongoing releases like The Bear, Only Murders in the Building, and reality hits like The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. That's not forgetting the Marvel Cinematic Universe films and series, like the brand-new addition of Thunderbolts. Plus there's the Star Wars shows, including The Acolyte and Andor. Read more the best Disney Plus deals here. We've also got round-ups of the best Disney Plus shows and best Disney Plus movies, so you can delve deeper into what Disney Plus is all about – including compatible devices and the price increase. Get Disney Plus from £5.99 a month Get Sky TV, Netflix and Disney+ in one subscription In today’s era of multiple streaming services, it’s nearly impossible to figure out the exact right combination of platforms to sign up to in order to get access to all the films and TV shows you love. Luckily, Sky is here to help with their new Ultimate TV package, which includes Sky TV, Netflix, Disney+, HBO MAX, Hayu and Discovery Plus. This means that for just £24 a month, you’ll get access to the latest must-see series like Rivals Season 2, Euphoria Season 3, SNL UK and The Real Housewives of London, plus top films like the Star Wars franchise and the Knives Out franchise. Head to the Sky website now where you can meet all your streaming needs for less than £1 a day. Buy Sky Ultimate TV package for £24 a month at Sky Jump to: What is Disney Plus: What's included in the UK subscription? How much does Disney Plus cost in the UK? How do I sign up for Disney Plus in the UK? How many people can watch Disney Plus at once? How many devices can you use Disney Plus on? What TV shows are on Disney Plus? What movies are on Disney Plus? Is Disney Plus worth it? Can I download Disney Plus films and TV shows? What is Disney Plus: What's included in the UK subscription? Disney Plus is a major streaming service owned by The Walt Disney Company which features a host of new and past TV series and films from Disney and its many subsidiaries. That means you can not only expect to find Disney projects like Lilo and Stitch but also shows and films from: Pixar Marvel Star Wars Fox National Geographic Star ITVX Disney Plus subscribers have access to a range of shows and films made by Disney's creative studios (FX, Fox, 20th Century Studios, ABC, Searchlight and Freeform). Also, Hulu titles are often added. From award-winning movies including Poor Things to TV shows including Family Guy, Grey’s Anatomy and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. See our guide to can you watch Hulu in the UK to see what you can watch with a Disney subscription. As per streaming services like Netflix, you don't have to buy each show or film you watch; instead, you pay a monthly subscription for access to all titles on the service’s massive library. Disney Plus has now released two new cheaper subscription plans to help you save on your membership. The Standard with Ads plan usually costs just £5.99 a month. This plan includes access to 1080p Disney content which can be streamed across two devices; you will have adverts and will be unable to download content to play offline. Check out the Disney Plus ad tiers explained for more. The plan above this, the Standard plan, costs £9.99 a month and has all the benefits of the Standard with Ads membership, plus there are no adverts and you can download content to watch offline on two devices. If you want to go all out, then the Premium plan could be the one for you. For £14.99 a month, you can enjoy ultra-high definition (4K HDR) ad-free content streamed and downloaded across four devices. Get Disney Plus from £5.99 a month How much does Disney Plus cost in the UK? The cost of your Disney Plus subscription depends on the plan you've chosen. The Standard with Ads plan usually costs £5.99 a month. The Standard plan costs £9.99 a month or £99.90 a year, and the Premium plan costs £14.99 a month or £149.90 a year. Disney Plus sometimes runs deals, such as the £1.99 per month offer, which sees you secure the streaming service for less. Get Disney Plus from £5.99 a month How do I sign up for Disney Plus in the UK? You can sign up to Disney Plus on their website or through the Disney Plus app. You can download the app on most Android and Apple devices, as well as most Smart TVs and Amazon Fire TV Stick. You can also sign up via your PS5 or Xbox Series X games console. Check out our guide to find out how to download the Disney Plus app. You’ll be able to sign up for the service through Sky Q and NOW – Disney Plus will be available as an add-on. How many people can watch Disney Plus at once? The amount of devices you can stream Disney Plus on simultaneously depends on the plan you've signed up for. The Standard with Ads and Standard plans allow streaming on two devices, while Premium subscribers can stream on four devices at once. How many devices can you use Disney Plus on? You can also register up to ten devices, and Disney Plus will support seven profiles. The Disney Plus app can be downloaded on most Apple and Android devices, Smart TVs and Amazon Fire TV streaming devices, as well as consoles such as the PS5 and Xbox Series X. What TV shows are on Disney Plus? Top Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar and Fox shows are available for all subscribers, including: Star Wars series The Acolyte, where a Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes Also there's Star Wars' Andor, a series that acts as a prequel to the movie Rogue One. Marvel Studios is rolling out an ambitious slate of shows set in its cinematic universe, which started with WandaVision and continued with Agatha All Along. Season five of Only Murders in the Building, a comedy series fronted by Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez, whose apartment building is plagued by a series of incidents. Star Originals including Welcome to Wrexham, a docuseries about Ryan Reynolds's purchase and ownership of one of professional football's oldest clubs, which is soon returning for its third season. National Geographic shows like the new series of Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory, which shows us the daily lives of some of the world’s most extraordinary animals in new detail. Cartoon shorts like I Am Groot series two and Forky Asks a Question from the world of Toy Story. 32 seasons of hit animation series The Simpsons and new episodes of its sister show Futurama. All seven seasons of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, an animated series delving into what happened between Episode II and Episode III, as well as a second series of spin-off Star Wars: The Bad Batch. Percy Jackson and the Olympians was a treat for Rick Riordan fans which came out for a second season last year. Get Disney Plus from £5.99 a month What movies are on Disney Plus? Disney Plus hosts a gigantic library of classic Disney movies (think Snow White) alongside Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar and Fox movies. The biggest films to look out for include… The Marvel Cinematic Universe. Almost all of the MCU superhero films will be available to watch, including Thunderbolts. Oscar nominees such as the The Banshees of Inisherin, Alien: Romulus, and Elton John: Never Too Late. Snow White - Disney's latest foray into live-action remakes starring Halle Bailey as Ariel. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, along with all the previous Star Wars films, are available on Disney Plus. Disney Plus original movies including Strange World and Lady and the Tramp. 20th Century Fox classics including Mrs Doubtfire. The entire Pixar collection, including new release Elio. The X-Men movies, including the acclaimed X-Men: Days of Future Past. Get Disney Plus from £5.99 a month Is Disney Plus worth it? There’s certainly a lot going for the subscription service, with the Standard with Ads plan (costing £5.99 a month) and the Disney Plus Standard plan (costing £9.99 per month) being cheaper than Netflix’s standard package (£12.99). At the launch of the service, a weak spot for Disney Plus was that its content was almost exclusively child and teen-friendly, leading to a shortage of mature titles for adults to dive into. However, that totally changed with the inclusion of Star in 2021 - oh, and just in case you're a parent nervous about your little ones watching something they should, here's our explainer on the Disney Plus parental controls. Marvel Studios also regularly produces original television series for Disney Plus set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and with Secret Invasion, Eyes of Wakanda, and Loki all launching in the last few years, Disney has quickly established itself as the streamer of choice for comic book aficionados. Disney Plus may well be the best streaming service for Marvel fans, Star Wars lovers or those with children - or indeed anyone with an interest in the streaming service's rapidly growing choices for both young and old, at a very reasonable price. Can I download Disney Plus films and TV shows? Yes, you can download titles and watch them later on the Disney Plus app. You can only do so on iOS or Android devices, currently, you're unable to watch Disney offline on PCs or game consoles. Downloads will last 30 days. Get Disney Plus from £5.99 a month Want more Disney? Check out our guides to how to get Disney Plus on your smart TV and recommendations of Disney Plus offers, or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide. Plus, here's the Apple AirPods Pro 3 UK release date and Apple Watch Ultra 3 UK release date.
32 football questions and answers for your virtual home pub quiz
If you're searching for football questions and answers to keep your friends on the ball in online pub quizzes, we've got 32 of the best lined up and ready to roll
Football fans, this is your moment. If your mates spend most of the year looking blankly while you talk about the beautiful game, a pub quiz is one way to guarantee they'll be interested in what you have to say. You can put your football knowledge – and theirs – to the test with our trivia quiz, covering everything from legendary players to historic moments. Challenge your friends and see who comes out on top as the ultimate football aficionado, or use our questions to form the basis of your very own quiz. And once you’re done, why not try our TV pub quiz, film pub quiz, music pub quiz or sport pub quiz for size? Plus there's many, many more quizzes available as part of our bumper general knowledge pub quiz. Football quiz questions Which English club was the first to win the European Cup in 1968? Who is the all-time top scorer for the German national team? Who is the youngest player to ever score in a men's World Cup tournament? Which club did Jürgen Klopp manage before joining Liverpool? Which player holds the record for the most goals scored in a single Premier League season? Which country hosted the 1982 FIFA World Cup? Which player has won the most FIFA Women's World Player of the Year awards? In what year did the UEFA Cup change its name to the UEFA Europa League? Which player was known as "Il Divin Codino" (The Divine Ponytail)? England's women have won the last two European Championships in 2025 and 2022. Which nation won it previously in 2017? Which club has won the most FA Cup titles? Which manager won the UEFA Champions League three times in a row with Real Madrid from 2016 to 2018? Which country won the first-ever men's FIFA World Cup in 1930? Who scored the fastest hat-trick in Premier League history? Who is the only goalkeeper to have won the Ballon d'Or? Which club has won the most Scottish Premiership titles? In which year did the "Golden Goal" rule come into effect in football? Which club did Thierry Henry play for before joining Arsenal? Who was the first African player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year award? Which team has won the most Women's Super League titles? Who was the manager of the Liverpool team that won the UEFA Champions League in 2005, coming back from a 3-0 deficit to win on penalties? Which team is nicknamed "The Baggies"? Which two players have won the FIFA World Cup as both captain and manager? Which country won the men's UEFA European Championship in 2004, causing one of the biggest upsets in tournament history? In which season was the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system first introduced in the Premier League? Which Italian referee was known for his strict enforcement of the rules and was often referred to as the "Policeman of the Pitch"? Which club holds the record for the most consecutive promotions in English football, climbing from the fourth to the first division in just four seasons? Who is the oldest outfield player to have ever appeared in a Premier League match? In which year did the Republic of Ireland national team make their first appearance in the men's FIFA World Cup? Mohamed Salah has won the joint-most Premier League Player of the Month awards alongside two other players: Name one of them. (Maximum one point) Which stadium is known as "The Theatre of Dreams"? Which player has scored the most goals in a single men's FIFA World Cup tournament? Football quiz answers Manchester United Miroslav Klose Pelé Borussia Dortmund Erling Haaland Spain Marta 2009 Roberto Baggio Netherlands Arsenal Zinedine Zidane Uruguay Sadio Mané Lev Yashin Rangers 1993 AS Monaco George Weah Chelsea Rafael Benítez West Bromwich Albion Franz Beckenbauer and Didier Deschamps Greece 2019/20 Pierluigi Collina Swansea City Teddy Sheringham 1990 Harry Kane and Sergio Aguero Old Trafford Just Fontaine Can't get enough quizzing? 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Who are all the Strictly Come Dancing celebrity winners and their professional partners?
We look back at all the celebrities and professional dancers who have triumphed in the hit BBC One series since the show began in 2004.
It's been a long three months, but the Strictly Come Dancing 2025 final is fast approaching. This weekend (20th December), Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin, George Clarke and Alexis Warr and Karen Carney and Carlos Gu will face biggest test to date in the contest: performing three different routines. They will all perform a Showdance along with their favourite dance of the competition and the judges' favourite, all of which will come down to a public vote to crown the winner. It was comedian Chris McCausland who won last year's competition, following on Coronation Street's Ellie Leach in 2023. But which other famous faces have won Strictly Come Dancing? And who were they partnered with? Here are all of the winners of Strictly Come Dancing. Season 22 - Chris McCausland (2024) Chris McCausland and his partner Dianne Buswell quickly Waltzed their way into the hearts of the Great British public. "It's astonishing, I don't know what to say," said the comedian, who is the competition's first blind contestant, on lifting the glitter ball. "I honestly thought I could go out on the first week, and I know no one goes out on the first week, but I honestly thought I could. "But we just lasted and lasted." Chris's sense of humour, plus his partnership with Dianne, which blossomed over the weeks, quickly made them favourites and in the final, they achieved their first ever perfect score, before going on to win. Season 21 - Ellie Leach (2023) Ellie Leach became a firm favourite among Strictly Come Dancing viewers over the course of her journey on the competition, with the judges and fans alike impressed with her skill and determination to get better each week. It was during the final when Ellie scored her first 40 of the season, alongside professional dancer Vito Coppola. Reacting to their win, Ellie said she "genuinely cannot believe this", revealing that it was the first time she had ever seen Vito cry. "For once, he's crying more than me," she said. Vito praised Ellie, saying she was a "diamond" who had made him "so proud". "You have been so amazing, you are Strictly, you represent Strictly." Season 20 - Hamza Yassin (2022) Hamza Yassin and his professional dance partner Jowita Przystał lifted the Glitterball for season 20. The couple triumphed in the final, with their three routines of a Salsa to Ecuador by Sash! featuring Rodriguez, their Couple's Choice to Jerusalema - Remix by Master KG featuring Burna Boy, and their Showdance to Let’s Face the Music and Dance by Irving Berlin impressing both the judges and, clearly, the viewers at home. "Words can't describe how I feel. I want to thank one person in particular - Jowita, you are an angel disguised as a human being. That's what you are, you're amazing," Hamza said following his win. Hamza and Jowita reunited in 2023 during the Strictly launch show for a dance they performed during the competition. Season 19 - Rose Ayling-Ellis (2021) EastEnders star Rose and partner Giovanni danced their way to the final to compete with John Whaite and Johannes Radebe, ultimately lifting the trophy. They faced tough competition throughout series 19, but wowed us several times over with an amazing Argentine Tango and a moving tribute to the deaf community which included a silent segment during a routine. The final saw Rose repeat this memorable dance and impress the judges with an almost perfect score. She now becomes Strictly's reigning ballroom queen. Season 18 – Bill Bailey (2020) View oEmbed on the source website The 2020 series of Strictly was different for a number of reasons due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the routines were as spectacular as ever – and after a very closely fought final, comedian Bill Bailey was voted winner. Bill saw off competition from Maisie Smith, HRVY and Jamie Laing to win the Glitterball trophy – ensuring his professional partner Oti Mabuse achieved a Strictly first of winning two series in a row! At 55 years old, he also became the oldest winner in Strictly history. Season 17 - Kelvin Fletcher (2019) View oEmbed on the source website The bookies' favourite (and our favourite) to win the show in 2019 was Kelvin Fletcher, and he didn't disappoint. He and pro partner Oti lifted the Glitterball after a series of sensational performances. Season 16 - Stacey Dooley (2018) View oEmbed on the source website Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton were crowned the champions of Strictly Come Dancing 2018 and there was A LOT of screaming. The pair beat Joe Sugg (who was the favourite) to lift the Glitterball Trophy, as well as the other runners up Faye Tozer and Ashley Roberts. Season 15 - Joe McFadden (2017) View oEmbed on the source website Joe McFadden became the second Holby City star to win Strictly Come Dancing when he and Katya Jones danced their way to victory in 2017. He might not have been one of the favourites from the beginning, but he got better and better as the weeks went by, eventually claiming victory over Alexandra Burke, Debbie McGee and Gemma Atkinson in the live final. Season 14 - Ore Oduba (2016) View oEmbed on the source website Just like Jay McGuiness the year before him, it was Ore Oduba's amazing Jive with Joanne Clifton that wowed everyone and made him a serious contender. In the final, he topped the leaderboard scoring a near perfect 39, 40 and 40 for his last three routines and the BBC Sports presenter took the Glitterball and the title of Strictly 2016 winner. Season 13 - Jay McGuiness (2015) View oEmbed on the source website After performing this Jive in Movies Week, it seemed like The Wanted singer Jay McGuiness's destiny as the winner of series 13 was all but sealed. An amazing 3.5 million people have now watched the routine back on YouTube - and it's not hard to see why. Jay, along with professional Aliona Vilani, took the Glitterball in 2015 and beat soap stars Kellie Bright and Georgia May Foote into second and third place. Season 12 - Caroline Flack (2014) View oEmbed on the source website Before Love Island came calling, Caroline Flack was dancing up a storm in Elstree. The TV presenter wowed not only with with her Charleston alongside professional Pasha Kovalev in the live final, but she also did the incredible feat of scoring three perfect 40s for all of her routines. Season 11 - Abbey Clancy (2013) View oEmbed on the source website Abbey Clancy and Aljaž Skorjanec were crowned the winners in 2013, and their ballroom routines regularly blew away both the judges and viewers at home. The final saw Abbey beat both Natalie Gumede and Susanna Reid to win the 11th series and take home that Glitterball trophy. Season 10 - Louis Smith (2012) View oEmbed on the source website Olympic star Louis Smith was an early favourite to win, and unsurprisingly this amazing Showdance - showcasing all of his gymnastic ability - sealed the deal. He might have been beaten in the judges' scores by Denise Van Outen (and equalled by fellow finalist Kimberley Walsh) but he won over viewers and took home the Glitterball along with professional partner Flavia Cacace. Season 9 - Harry Judd (2011) View oEmbed on the source website McFly's Harry Judd became the ninth winner of Strictly Come Dancing in 2011. Partnered with Aliona Vilani, the pair won out over Chelsee Healey and Jason Donovan by scoring the most in the final - and winning the most votes from the public. Season 8 - Kara Tointon (2010) View oEmbed on the source website EastEnders star Kara Tointon was an early favourite to take the Glitterball trophy. This wasn't just because of her prowess in the ballroom - it helped that there were plenty of whispers going round as to whether there was anything more between the actress and her professional partner Artem Chigvintsev. Kara beat Matt Baker and Pamela Stephenson in the final, and sealed her win by kissing Artem. The pair dated for four years before announcing their split in 2014. Season 7 - Chris Hollins (2009) View oEmbed on the source website BBC Breakfast presenter Chris Hollins shimmied his way to victory in 2009 when he was partnered with Ola Jordan. Admittedly it wasn't a vintage year (contestants that series included Rav Wilding and Phil Tufnell) but Chris beat Ricky Whittle (who scored more than him in the final. Awkward) and Ali Bastian to be crowned champion. Season 6 - Tom Chambers (2008) View oEmbed on the source website Holby City actor Tom Chambers beat Rachel Stevens and Lisa Snowdon in 2008 to claim victory in series six of Strictly Come Dancing. Partnered with Camilla Dallerup, somewhat controversially Tom scored the lowest of the three finalists with the judges in the live final. However, it didn't impact his popularity with viewers who voted him their winner. Season 5 - Alesha Dixon (2007) View oEmbed on the source website Back in 2007, Alesha Dixon was best-known as a former singer of girlband Mis-Teeq than being on Britain's Got Talent. She went on to win the fifth series of Strictly with Matthew Cutler, and just two years later she swapped the dance floor for the desk and replaced Arlene Phillips as a judge. Season 4 - Mark Ramprakash (2006) View oEmbed on the source website This was the second year in a row that an England cricketer won Strictly Come Dancing. Following on from Darren Gough's victory the year before, Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardy took the Glitterball in 2006. They were the only couple that series to achieve a score of 40. Season 3 - Darren Gough (2005) View oEmbed on the source website England cricketer Darren Gough beat the likes of Zoe Ball, James Martin and Colin Jackson to win Strictly Come Dancing in 2005. His professional partner was Lilia Kopylova and the pair won despite the fact they'd never made it to the top of the Strictly leaderboard during the show's 12-week run. Season 2 - Jill Halfpenny (December 2004) View oEmbed on the source website EastEnders star Jill Halfpenny became the second ever winner of Strictly, also in 2004. Partnered with Darren Bennett, their Jive became infamous as one of the best-ever routines performed on Strictly. It was the first routine to ever win a perfect score of 40, and so it's perhaps unsurprising that Halfpenny went on to win the whole series. Season 1 - Natasha Kaplinsky (July 2004) The first ever winners of Strictly Come Dancing back in the summer (yes, summer) of 2004 were BBC newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky and professional dancer Brendan Cole. 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.
Joanna Trollope on ditching 'Aga sagas' for career women and gay relationships
The writer spoke to Radio Times magazine in 2017 about redressing the balance with her novel, City of Friends.
Joanna Trollope, who has died aged 82, was a novelist with an unerring eye for the tensions shaping modern life. Though often – and inaccurately – labelled the "queen of the Aga saga", she bristled at the tag, arguing that it diminished the seriousness of her work. As Fay Weldon once put it, Trollope had “a gift for putting her finger on the problem of the times”, whether she was writing about marriage, family, faith or the shifting expectations placed on women. That instinct is clear in this Radio Times interview from 2017, resurfaced to mark her passing, in which Trollope discusses City of Friends, her novel about women, power and work in the City. Speaking with characteristic candour, she explains why she felt compelled to write about professional women on their own terms, challenging the idea that ambition, authority and success must look male. At 73, she remained sharply observant, intellectually curious and determined to interrogate the world as it was, rather than as clichés suggested it to be. This article was originally published in February 2017 in Radio Times magazine. "I just didn't think there were any serious novels about women and work," says Joanna Trollope. "There were a few novels about women in the City, on the trading floor, behaving like men, getting drunk and having sex with clients. They were tough-girl, ladette novels. But I couldn't find one about the way women work – because I don't think they work the same way as men." So the 73-year-old writer has set about redressing the balance. Her new novel, City of Friends, focuses on four 47-year-olds, who first met studying economics at university and are now City high-flyers. And it's an impressively diverse group. "I wanted to include a marriage that had no children, a marriage that had children, a gay relationship and a single mother, because that sort of covered everything." City of Friends is Trollope's 20th novel. The Oxford-educated daughter of a rector (and distant relative of novelist Anthony Trollope), she was dubbed the queen of the Aga saga because her early bestsellers, A Village Affair, The Choir and The Rector's Wife, all of which were made into TV series, had a Home Counties domestic setting. But actually Trollope is far more subversive. Fay Weldon once said admiringly that Trollope "has a gift for putting her finger on the problem of the times". Her books have tackled adoption and adultery, contested wills and post-traumatic stress. Researching her last book, 2014's Balancing Act, about a family business, she visited the Emma Bridgewater ceramics factory in Stoke-on-Trent, and became fascinated by how modern women take working for granted. "I was born at the very end of 1943 and for my generation there were almost no women who worked. I knew I wanted to, and I did. Then you get my daughters' generation – I've got one of 48 and one of 45, the same age roughly as the characters in City of Friends – and they all work. And by the time you get to the generation of my 18-year-old granddaughter, they wouldn't think of not working." City of Friends is "a sort of sequel" to Balancing Act. To research the new novel, Trollope met women working in the finance industry and even lived in London's Canary Wharf for a while ("a fascinating place, completely unreal"). She was very impressed by the women she met. They struck her as the sort who "might have gone into politics" if the culture of the House of Commons was "less laddish and uncivilised". The reason we know little about these women, she says, is that they prefer to go under the radar. "They're very powerful and very quiet. And they want it to stay that way." But in the novel we also see the sacrifices alpha women make for their love affair with work. Part of the problem is that women don't compartmentalise their lives into work and play, as men do, Trollope suggests. And also women's love affair with work still makes society feel uncomfortable. "If women work, then we become more random, we become something of a threat." Before becoming a writer in 1980, Trollope worked in the Foreign Office and as a teacher. Her first husband was a banker, with whom she had her two daughters. When she married her second husband, the television dramatist Ian Curteis, she became a stepmother to his two boys. Now a divorced grandmother of nine, she lives in Kensington. The jacket of City of Friends (above) features the four doors where her female characters live, from the gritty East End to the townhouses of Islington. Getting that sort of detail right is essential. "A man needs to know what another man does for a living so he can put him in a hierarchical pecking order. Women need to know where people live, do they live alone, have they got a cat?" Almost all women need a personal life – whatever form it takes, she says dreamily. "Women need a real, solid personal life, from which they all sally forth to slay dragons." <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2017/02/joanna-trollope-royals-3e71039.jpg" width="2426" height="1804" alt="Joanna Trollope with a suited Prince Charles holding a drink, alongside Camilla in a dark jacket, at a drinks reception in an ornate library with bookshelves and guests in." title="The Prince Of Wales & Duchess Of Cornwall Attend The Friends Of The National Libraries Reception" /> Trollope is great company. One minute she's talking about Sarah Waters, whose 1940s-set gay novel, The Night Watch, inspired the lesbian relationship in City of Friends. "I just thought we know a lot about gay betrayal, but we don't know very much about lesbian betrayal," she says. The next moment she's marvelling at the success of the lifestyle blogger Zoella Sugg, whose debut novel was revealed to have been penned by a ghostwriter. "I think: hats off to this girl in her Essex bedroom with its G-plan furniture pulling off this extraordinary commercial stunt." The appeal of Zoella is that she's a fantasy older sister for young girls. "I remember before my 11-plus, when I was at prep school, I was obsessed by the tennis captain. She was 17 and I was completely addicted to her. It still happens, but now they do it to a distant object, a Kim Kardashian, a Zoella." The fact teenagers would rather text than speak face to face alarms her. "I think the 'Snowflake' generation – this kind of 'Don't say anything horrid to me because I might not be able to bear it' – is a reaction to the pressures of social media. I don't think it's because they are pathetic little wimps. It's because they're the first generation who've had this completely relentless avalanche of information, criticism and bullying, and they've retreated to a place which says: 'If I'm here in the corner with a shield in front of me, you can't get at me.'" By contrast, Trollope is a modernist who believes in progress. Researching City of Friends she met academics and business psychologists – "so many people thinking outside the box about how to make life better, make humanity more productive, how to link humanity in a way that isn't pathetic little Instagram snaps," she beams. "There are so many people working for the good of their fellow man." 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. Looking for more reading recommendations? 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