Matthew Macfadyen
‘The writers were clearly out of ideas’: your verdicts on the Succession finale
Was the dynastic saga’s ending like a bereavement? A relief? A great chance to watch Roman lick some cheese? According to Guardian readers, it was all of the above
Guardian readers
31, May, 2023 @3:53 PM
‘A revelation’: Succession’s Matthew Macfadyen has been a consummate shapeshifter
From HBO’s hit series to Shakespeare, the stage to Spooks, the actor’s global star status has been sealed
Caroline Davies
30, May, 2023 @1:57 PM
Every Succession episode – ranked!
Kendall crashing, Logan slapping, Shiv cheating, Roman perving, Greg Gregging and Tom eating chicken … we rate every episode of Succession and relive its most shocking moments
Stuart Heritage
30, May, 2023 @5:00 AM
Succession finale review – a perfect, terrible goodbye
There was more agony by the moment as Jesse Armstrong’s epic ramped up to the most exquisitely humiliating ending imaginable. No one should have to cope with such pain
Lucy Mangan
29, May, 2023 @9:25 AM
Succession recap: season four, episode four – did Logan mean it … or cross it out?
A scribbled note reveals the deceased patriarch’s choice for heir – or does it? One ‘undated doodle’ may prove to be the Roys’ downfall
Michael Hogan
17, Apr, 2023 @9:10 PM
Succession season four review – even diehard fans will be glad the end is nigh
TV’s most agonising, pulverising drama is back for its final season, and ‘the rats’ are having one last stab at patricide. Will any of us survive battle Roy-al?
Lucy Mangan
22, Mar, 2023 @7:01 AM
Shiv, Logan – or Cousin Greg? Who will come out on top in Succession?
As the hit drama’s final season approaches, it’s all-out war for the title of CEO at Waystar Royco – but who will claim the ultimate prize?
Stuart Heritage
21, Mar, 2023 @8:00 AM
The week in TV: Happy Valley; Stonehouse; The Rig; Ukraine: The People’s Fight
Sarah Lancashire returns as the hardest sergeant on the small screen; Matthew Macfadyen plays Westminster’s own Reggie Perrin for laughs; and Olly Lambert goes the extra mile in Ukraine
Barbara Ellen
08, Jan, 2023 @9:30 AM
John Stonehouse paved the way for today’s sleazy members – only he didn’t get away with it | Catherine Bennett
His rackety life and faked death, as portrayed in a new ITV drama, seems almost quaint compared with the brazenness of MPs today
Catherine Bennett
07, Jan, 2023 @9:37 PM
TV tonight: Matthew Macfadyen and Keeley Hawes in MP scandal drama
Macfadyen plays Labour politician John Stonehouse who attempted to fake his own death. Plus: Frozen Planet II: World of Wonder. Here’s what to watch this evening
Phil Harrison, Danielle De Wolfe, Ellen E Jones, Jack Seale and Graeme Virtue
02, Jan, 2023 @6:20 AM
From Britney Spears to John Stonehouse, a great true-life story is worth telling again and again | Keely Winstone
I thought I had the tale of the vanishing MP to myself, but I’m glad I was wrong
Keely Winstone
31, Dec, 2022 @7:00 PM
Family of fraud scandal MP John Stonehouse in plea over new TV drama
Daughter of Labour cabinet minister who faked his own death in Miami in 1974 fears spying charges will feature in ITV show
Vanessa Thorpe Arts and media correspondent
24, Jul, 2022 @7:45 AM
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