The Full Monty TV review – boring and badly written
Wacky plots, endlessly irritating characters and a distinct lack of stripping – this Disney+ series isn’t a patch on the film
Actor Michael Socha: ‘Did I fall in with the wrong people? No, I was the wrong people’
First cast by Shane Meadows, in This is England, Socha now stars in his latest, The Gallows Pole. He describes how acting saved him from a life of violence – and why he loves a madcap scheme
My play King Charles III was written as a tragedy. It’s a warning about what happens now
From Netflix’s The Crown to a play in the West End, what has the character of Charles taught us about entitlement and radicalism?
‘So many people don’t believe anything – only what makes them money’: Ruth Wilson on being a Hollywood outsider
The Affair star on #MeToo hypocrisy, the violence of cosmetic surgery, and why she steers clear of social media
Dead Ringers review – Rachel Weisz has wicked fun as terrifying, sex-swapped twins
This reworking of David Cronenberg’s creepy 80s movie is fast, fierce, funny and properly feminist. Weisz’s turns as a pair of gynaecologist siblings are absolutely knockout
TV tonight: meet the people planning bank raids in Lebanon
Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to a couple taking desperate measures. Plus, the penultimate episode of Redemption. Here’s what to watch this evening
Alison Steadman: ‘We filmed the sex scene in the New Forest, so it was quite prickly’
The actor on working with Dennis Potter, channelling real life in Abigail’s Party and a groundbreaking lesbian snog
TV’s Succession doesn’t skewer the 1% – it hoodwinks us into accepting the status quo
The likes of The White Lotus and The Menu allow us to indulge our fantasies of revolt
Lance Reddick obituary
Film actor, best known for his parts in The Wire and the John Wick franchise, who played authority figures with panache
Lance Reddick: The Wire’s crusading cop led with command and conviction
The late actor has left behind a career of distinguished and often devastating roles, headed up by his no-nonsense lieutenant in the HBO drama
My Sailor, My Love review – woman on the verge in drama of male cruelty
Beautifully nuanced performances underpin an interesting drama that evolves from late-life romance into study of family trauma across generations
Luther: The Fallen Sun review – grisly violence takes starring role
Feature incarnation of the Idris Elba cop drama sees a ropey but savage snuff-porn plot get too much explicit attention
‘If men become too feminine there’s going to be a problem’: Vincent Cassel on violence, Brexit and Andrew Tate
He hung out with real-life mercenaries for his turn as an action hero in new spy thriller Liaison. Here, he talks about anger, being hated – and what it’s really like to be Tasered
A lowly sergeant, but Happy Valley’s Catherine Cawood is top of the cops
Sarah Lancashire’s portrayal in the hit series is 10 times tougher than her TV predecessors
TV tonight: Simon Bird prepares for Armageddon in new sitcom Everyone Else Burns
Lolly Adefope also stars in this Manchester-set comedy. Plus: watch out for the Clickers in The Last of Us. Here’s what to watch this evening