The Iris Affair and unmissable autumn dramas feature in this week's Radio Times
Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood and Tamsin Greig reveal the joy behind the hottest TV this autumn, plus Tom Hollander and Niamh Algar star in a gripping new thriller.
Sally Wainwright says inside this week's issue that she prefers creating female characters as "they are emotionally more articulate and have more to contend with because of their second-class status".
The menopausal women who form a punk band in her new series certainly reflect that, as do the many other brilliant women she has brought to our screens, from Scott & Bailey to Gentleman Jack. And it seems Suranne Jones learnt a thing or two starring as Bailey and Jack.
Her Frauds co-star Jodie Whittaker says: "One of the great things if you're in a position like Suranne, creating your own work, is you don't just create one female character. She and Anne-Marie O'Connor have written a world of amazing female roles of all ages."
With five more dramas written by and starring women coming up this autumn the ladder is down and women are climbing even higher. The view is nice up here... our editor Shem better turn up soon before I get used to it! (Another clue to his whereabouts is inside this week's issue.)
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Also in this week's Radio Times:
- Hamza Yassin sparkled on Strictly but the presenter only feels really at home in the wild, surrounded by nature.
- Bake Off judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood spill the beans on great cakes and bawdy bakes.
- Film Club creator Aimee Lou Wood and her co-stars pick their favourite movies.
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