The actor was best known for his role as Omar Little in the HBO series, and also starred in Boardwalk EmpireThe actor Michael K Williams, best known for his role as Omar Little in The Wire, has died at the age of 54.Confirming his death to the Hollywoo…
Vigil episode three recap – motives emerge amid the murky mystery
At the halfway point of the gripping maritime crime series, the finger of suspicion seems to be pointing ever higher up the chain of commandSpoiler alert: this blog is for those watching Vigil on BBC One. Don’t read on unless you have watched episode t…
Jack O’Connell: ‘Eventually the wheels come off, everything explodes’
Actor Jack O’Connell is known for going to physical extremes to show the vulnerability of violent men. But what does masculinity really mean to him?Are you here to see man?” asks a Spanish waiter as I walk through the café garden, and points towards th…
This Way Up: chaotic coming-of-age black comedy for the over-30s
There’s nothing two dimensional about this beautifully layered, hilarious and romantic post-breakdown comedy• This Way Up is streaming in Australia on Stan. For more recommendations of what to stream in Australia, click hereFor those mourning the Fleab…
Sarah Harding’s heart-on-the-sleeve energy made pop look like fun
The self-described ‘Big Mouth’ brought a rock’n’roll ethos to the manufactured Girls AloudFor the release of Girls Aloud’s signature 2004 single Love Machine, the girlband juggernaut’s long-term graphic designers Form created a fictional magazine cover…
Channel 4 opens new HQ in Leeds as it fights against privatisation
Bosses hope move away from London will soften government attempts to sell off broadcasterChannel 4 will open its national headquarters in Leeds on Monday as it fights against a government threatening to sell it off to the highest bidder.About 200 of th…
Sarah Harding, singer with Girls Aloud, dies aged 39 from breast cancer
Fans and figures from show business pay tribute to pop star who was diagnosed in August 2020 and wrote memoir during her illnessThe pop singer and TV personality Sarah Harding, who had 21 UK Top 10 singles as a member of Girls Aloud, has died aged 39 f…
Autumn TV: our experts pick the best of the new season
From major new dramas featuring Olivia Colman and Stephen Graham to Peter Jackson’s Beatles series and the return of Succession, here are the must-see shows for the coming monthsAngela BlackITV, date tbcITV has a reputation for delivering taut, female-…
The day before 9/11: what was life like before the world changed?
The age of Big Brother and famous football victories seems like another time. But did the terrorists’ planes, as it seemed, really come out of nowhere?There is always an eeriness in the archives of days that immediately precede tragedy. The newspapers …
The Hunt for a Killer review – Nordic noir nail-biter with a true crime twist
BBC Four’s latest import is a sensationalism-free reimagining of a 1989 Swedish murder case, which trades aspirational design and superhuman sleuths to look deep into societal woesBBC Four helped kick off Nordic noir’s British boom in 2008 when it aire…