Gillian Anderson

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Scoop review – Rufus Sewell and Billie Piper shine in Prince Andrew drama
The Crown director Philip Martin’s dynamic recreation of the notorious Newsnight interview has two jewels among its acting

Wendy Ide

07, Apr, 2024 @10:00 AM

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From Oppenheimer to Scoop: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
The blockbusting atomic biopic hits the small screen, and some equally explosive stuff from a dramatised newsroom memoir

Stuart Heritage

05, Apr, 2024 @8:00 AM

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Scoop review – self-admiring replay of Prince Andrew’s Newsnight interview
Emily Maitlis’s interview was unmissable limo-crash television, but Gillian Anderson’s Maggie Thatcher-lite performance and an underused Rufus Sewell add little

Peter Bradshaw

04, Apr, 2024 @3:00 PM

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‘She was an unsung hero’: Billie Piper on playing producer Sam McAlister in a new drama about Prince Andrew’s Newsnight fiasco
In Scoop, Piper plays the woman who landed the interview. They discuss their unlikely alliance, the pitfalls of fame and Andrew’s delusions

Rachel Cooke

31, Mar, 2024 @6:00 AM

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First trailer released for Prince Andrew ‘PR disaster’ Newsnight interview drama Scoop
Based on the book by Newsnight producer Sam McAlister, the film features Gillian Anderson as Emily Maitlis and Rufus Sewell as Andrew

Guardian film

12, Feb, 2024 @3:22 PM

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Jennifer Aniston’s Proustian haircut – a portal to a happier time | Zoe Williams
The Friends star appeared at the Golden Globes more or less unchanged from the 90s, when the world seemed full of promise, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Zoe Williams

09, Jan, 2024 @11:00 AM

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Every episode of The Crown – ranked!
From devastatingly poignant drama about unforgettable events to ghost Diana and a breakdancing Prince Charles – the royal saga has been a rollercoaster ride. Here are the highs and lows

Michael Hogan

15, Dec, 2023 @10:00 AM

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Sex Education final season review – one long list of frustrations
In this farewell series, the glorious horny teenagers we knew and loved have become earnest bores who use therapy speak and exist mainly to tick boxes. What a mood killer

Lucy Mangan

21, Sep, 2023 @4:00 AM

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Rufus Sewell and Gillian Anderson to star in film about Prince Andrew’s Newsnight interview
Billie Piper and Keeley Hawes will also star in Netflix drama Scoop, which will fictionalise the royal’s infamous BBC interview with Emily Maitlis

Catherine Shoard

07, Feb, 2023 @8:37 AM

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A lowly sergeant, but Happy Valley’s Catherine Cawood is top of the cops | Rachel Cooke
Sarah Lancashire’s portrayal in the hit series is 10 times tougher than her TV predecessors

Rachel Cooke

04, Feb, 2023 @5:00 PM

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A desire for Streetcar: the enduring allure of Tennessee Williams’s tantalising classic
Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran battle it out in the Almeida’s new production of a poetic drama whose ambiguity is enthralling

Michael Billington

03, Jan, 2023 @6:48 PM

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The Pale Blue Eye review – starry gothic mystery loses its way
Despite the best efforts of Christian Bale, Gillian Anderson and co, this wintry crime yarn featuring a young Edgar Allan Poe descends into farce

Wendy Ide

01, Jan, 2023 @11:00 AM

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