Daisy May Cooper

The 50 best TV shows of 2022

A great year for bingeable boxsets, streaming successes and your set-top box – see what you missed as the top telly shows of the year are revealed

21, Dec, 2022 @12:59 PM

The week in TV: the Queen’s funeral; Crossfire; Bloodlands; Am I Being Unreasonable?

The monarchy’s star performer was given the send-off she deserved; Keeley Hawes takes aim; and has Daisy May Cooper written the new Motherland?

Barbara Ellen

25, Sep, 2022 @8:30 AM

Am I Being Unreasonable? review – Daisy May Cooper is absurdly brilliant

The creator of This Country’s new comedy-thriller tries to do too many things to be truly great. But its star is phenomenally funny – and occasionally heartbreakingly vulnerable

Lucy Mangan

23, Sep, 2022 @9:20 PM

TV tonight: Daisy May Cooper’s twisted comedy is a peculiar treat

Cooper stars in cracking new BBC One series, Am I Being Unreasonable? Plus, it’s the Strictly launch show. Here’s what to watch this evening

Hollie Richardson, Alexi Duggins, Ali Catterall and Simon Wardell

23, Sep, 2022 @5:30 AM

TV tonight: Jo Brand and Tom Allen serve an extra slice of Bake Off

Will, who was the first to leave the tent earlier this week, reveals all about his Bake Off experience. Plus: jaunty crime drama Professor T returns. Here’s everything to watch this evening

Hollie Richardson, Jack Seale, Ellen E Jones and Simon Wardell

16, Sep, 2022 @5:20 AM

The Witchfinder review – a comedy with so much wasted potential it makes you sad

Daisy May Cooper, Tim Key and other stellar talents are hamstrung by this period comedy’s thin story and unimpressive jokes

Lucy Mangan

08, Mar, 2022 @10:30 PM

The Witchfinder: even Daisy May Cooper can’t make this tedious comedy cast a spell

It has a glorious premise, comedy superstars in every scene, and the writers who reinvented Alan Partridge. This is TV with all the perfect ingredients, but it’s missing one thing: jokes

Joel Golby

05, Mar, 2022 @7:00 AM

TV tonight: Never Mind the Buzzcocks comes over all festive

Greg Davies plays Santa to guest elves Holly Johnson and Lauren Laverne in this seasonal special. Plus: Christmas at Castle Howard. Here’s what to watch this evening

Phil Harrison, Graeme Virtue, Alexi Duggins, Henry Wong and Simon Wardell

15, Dec, 2021 @6:00 AM

Daisy May Cooper: ‘It’s like I’m flypaper for embarrassing myself’

The star of This Country will do anything for a laugh – even spoofing Kim Kardashian’s ‘break the internet’ shoot. She talks about her journey from cleaner to comedy queen

Rebecca Nicholson

16, Oct, 2021 @7:00 AM

John le Carré, Daisy May Cooper and Paul McCartney expected to boost book sales at Christmas

The annual event known as ‘Super Thursday’, when most of the hardbacks aimed at the Christmas market are published, promises big names and a boon for the industry

Alison Flood

08, Oct, 2021 @12:00 PM