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Garrick Hagon as Gabe and Sue Johnston as Cecily in Generation Z, stood in the woods with their mouths covered in blood

Generation Z stars: "We are growing old quite disgracefully"

Sharon D Clarke as DCI Ellis in Ellis, looking at the camera while police move around in the background.

Sharon D Clarke on being British TV's first black female detective: "I think it's the idea that black doesn't sell"

Wk 44. Paddington

Ben Whishaw thought he'd botched his audition to play Paddington

Navin Chowdhry as Nish Panesar stands in a red-lit Queen Vic looking at Kellie Bright as Linda Carter with Balvinder Sopal as Suki Panesar seated behind him and Diane Parish as Denise Fox standing behind him for EastEnders.

EastEnders' Navin Chowdhry teases Nish Panesar's Halloween surprise as he uncovers The Six's secret

Kirat Assi looking to the side, wearing a black jacket and grey scarf.

ExclusiveSweet Bobby's Kirat Assi on her fight for justice after decade-long catfishing ordeal

Peter Capaldi as Gideon in The Devil's Hour season 2. He's sat at a desk writing something down, with a hand placed to his forehead. A green badge in the bottom right corner reads: "RT Exclusive"

ExclusivePeter Capaldi on playing a "sympathetic serial killer" and Doctor Who parallels

Daisy May Cooper wearing an elegant pink dress and boa, with indoor greenery behind her.

Daisy May Cooper: 'I received a paranormal visit from late This Country co-star'

Damian Lewis as Peter Radley & Kelly Macdonald as Helen Radley walking through a forest looking shocked

Damian Lewis and Kelly Macdonald on sinking their teeth into new vampire drama The Radleys

Jessica Raine as Lucy in The Devil's Hour season 2, stood in a forest

Jessica Raine on The Devil's Hour and Call the Midwife exit: "I get bored very quickly"

Alex Horne sitting on Greg Davies's lap, looking thrilled, and Greg is sitting on the Taskmaster throne. The backdrop is bright red.

Taskmaster's Alex Horne: "Our policy is we'll only do it if it's good"

Peter, Daniel, Eric and Adam look up in bewilderment at something on a film set

Richard E Grant: 'I've loved making franchise movies – but it's ripe for spoofing'

The characters of HBO's The Franchise pose on the set of their fictional film

Armando Iannucci on spoofing Marvel: 'I asked myself, is it killing cinema?'

Stu Carpenter looking concerned.

Coronation Street's Bill Fellows on Stu's exit: "They wanted to leave the door open"

David Howard Thornton as Art The Clown in Terrifier 3 sitting in a van. The words "RT exclusive" are in the bottom right of the frame

ExclusiveTerrifier 3 director: 'If Hitchcock made the shower scene today, would it be more graphic?'

Hayley Atwell at an event, wearing a red outfit. An "RT Exclusive" watermark is in the lower right corner.

ExclusiveHayley Atwell on Lara Croft and why she 'never feels 100% prepared'

Jessie Ware performs during the 2024 Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park in a pink and gold dress with her arms out wide

Jessie Ware: "I was slightly disillusioned by music"

Close-up of Jon Sopel wearing a tuxedo and bow tie.

Jon Sopel on new memoir Strangeland, working with Emily Maitlis and the ever-changing news cycle

Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley in Absolutely Fabulous holding cigarettes and glasses of wine

Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley on 32 years of Absolutely Fabulous: "You could push boundaries a bit"

Sarah Koenig smiling while sitting in a blue chair on stage at the Southbank Centre wearing a beige v-neck top with a pendant necklace

Sarah Koenig on 10 years of Serial: 'I didn't know we were making a true crime podcast'

Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey's Maggie Smith and Julian Fellowes on Harry Potter, the Oscars and playing "mean old bags"

Adeel Akhtar as Sam Malik in Showtrial season 2 sitting at a table in the middle of a police station interview room and looking confused.

Adeel Akhtar on Showtrial season 2, living in a camper van and the importance of being seen

Sophie Willan as Alma in Alma's Not Normal, wearing a green jumper and trousers, with a large red and white coat and sitting on a pink moped.

Sophie Willan on the return of Alma's Not Normal, Taskmaster silliness and painting her home pink

Alison King and Vicky Myers pose together. They are leaning in towards each other with neutral expressions.

Coronation Street's Alison King on Carla and Swain's charged moment: 'It takes them by surprise'

Michael Palin smiling and standing in front of a plain grey backdrop.

Michael Palin on parting ways with the BBC, turning down Strictly and plans to keep travelling

David Morrissey smiling, stood against a brick wall.

David Morrissey on Hard Times and Dickens: "He would be surprised how little has changed"

Charlie Cooper sitting on a fence in front of rolling fields, with a metal detector over his shoulder.

Charlie Cooper: "It would be criminal not to revisit This Country"

Sofa View wk.40 Callum Woodhouse

Callum Woodhouse on returning to All Creatures: 'One episode is like Breaking Bad'

David Mitchell in Ludwig, holding a flyer and looking confused

David Mitchell on new detective series Ludwig, his career so far and what irritates him

Nicholas Lyndhurst plays Dr Alan Cornwall, wearing a suit and holding a glass of whisky

Nicholas Lyndhurst on Frasier season 2 and moving over to Hollywood for good

A ship emerging from the water

As Stingray turns 60, we go behind the scenes of the classic sci-fi series that's still making a splash