House

When good TV goes bad: why House's self-medication got the better of him

Hugh Laurie’s chronically ill sociopath paved the way for the ‘antihero savant’ genre. After season four, though, it was the viewers who suffered

Ben Gazur

04, Dec, 2017 @1:00 PM

Kal Penn raises $800,000 for Syrian refugees after receiving racist tweet

Star of Harold and Kumar films – and son of Indian immigrants to the US – was spurred to fundraise for a humanitarian charity by racial abuse

Andrew Pulver

02, Feb, 2017 @1:05 PM

The 10 best TV medics

With Jed Mercurio’s real-time hospital drama Critical arriving on Sky1, we examine TV’s top doctors and nurses

Michael Hogan

20, Feb, 2015 @12:00 PM

From The Simpsons to Nurse Jackie, the most useful (and useless) TV medics

Stuart Jeffries: The deputy mayor of Moscow has recommended that Russian doctors watch House, but what advice might they glean from other fictional physicians? Let Dr Spaceman lead the way

Stuart Jeffries

09, Sep, 2014 @9:38 AM

House's value rockets – Hugh Laurie drama proves a life-saver | Media Monkey

Media Monkey: The US medical drama provided inspiration for German medics to save a man's life

Monkey

07, Feb, 2014 @9:16 AM

Olivia Wilde: 'People thought I could only play the badass'

After impressing on TV and in films such as Alpha Dog and Rush, the actor's improvised turn in her new film Drinking Buddies has truly hit a nerve. She talks to Ryan Gilbey

Ryan Gilbey

31, Oct, 2013 @6:30 PM

The 10 best British actors on American TV – in pictures

The top talent from over here doing well over there … from Damien Lewis and Lena Headey to Hugh Laurie and Ian McShane

Michael Hogan

08, Jun, 2013 @3:00 PM

From Doc to Blackbeard – Hugh Laurie's American odyssey continues

His role as Dr House made the British actor a US star. Next up, the most famous pirate of them all – with an English accent

Paul Harris

02, Dec, 2012 @12:06 AM

Six to watch: TV medics

Daniel Bettridge:'Bones' McCoy employed medical techniques on the Starship Enterprise yet to be used by the NHS, while Dr Harold Legg relied on a bedside manner and sturdy shoulder to treat patients in EastEnders. So who are your favourite small screen medics?

Daniel Bettridge

15, Nov, 2012 @2:32 PM

Natalie Haynes's guide to TV detectives: #18 – House

Natalie Haynes: Technically he might not be a detective – but Hugh Laurie's modern-day Sherlock Holmes has all the hallmarks of a truly great television sleuth

Natalie Haynes

02, Oct, 2012 @12:41 PM

TV review: Monroe; Health Before the NHS

James Nesbitt's brilliant but depressive maverick doctor may sound a bit like House MD - but underneath he's far more sentimental and less interesting, says Sam Wollaston

Sam Wollaston

01, Oct, 2012 @9:00 PM

TV review: The Fish Market: Inside Billingsgate; House

Never mind the pollocks – get a load of these characters, writes Sam Wollaston