Catherine Tate

David Tennant and Catherine Tate to return to Doctor Who in 2023

Tenth Doctor and his assistant Donna Noble will reappear in episode to celebrate BBC show’s 60th anniversary

Nadeem Badshah

15, May, 2022 @6:50 PM

Hard Cell review – Catherine Tate’s first attempt at a sitcom is lacklustre

Zero nuance, lazy stereotypes and far too many one-dimensional characters: this prison-based comedy is full of problems – not least the lack of an actual plot

Rachel Aroesti

12, Apr, 2022 @4:54 PM

Anatomy of a Scandal to Roar: the seven best shows to stream this week

Rupert Friend and Sienna Miller play a Tory MP and his long-suffering wife caught in a sexual assault cover-up, and a starry new series of feminist fables. Plus: the return of Catherine Tate and the Kardashians

Phil Harrison

08, Apr, 2022 @6:00 AM

Catherine Tate’s The Nan Movie: when sketch characters run out of road

Tate’s sweary grump went from TV to stage show to a misfiring film, proving how tricky it is to keep audiences on a lifelong journey with a comic creation

Brian Logan

23, Mar, 2022 @8:52 AM

The Nan Movie review – brutally unfunny outing for Catherine Tate’s sweary old lady

Belated cinema adventure for Tate’s sketch-show character and her grandson Mathew Horne is depressingly terrible

Peter Bradshaw

18, Mar, 2022 @5:24 PM

Coronavirus: looking for good news – Run for Heroes and an opera-singing doctor

Running fundraiser for NHS and frontline workers raises over £1m and the BBC announces a star-studded Big Night In

Jessica Murray

13, Apr, 2020 @5:43 PM

The Vote 2019 review – James Graham's polling-station stunner

Simon Russell Beale, Mark Gatiss and Catherine Tate were on hilarious form in this new version of the state-of-the-nation comedy

Mark Lawson

13, Dec, 2019 @3:06 PM

Decadence and dystopia: the unmissable theatre, dance and comedy of 2019

Blanchett and Hiddleston get sexual, there are chills in a Glasgow tower block, Matthew Bourne takes on the star-crossed lovers, plus Catherine Tate, Tim Minchin and Ben Elton return to the road

Michael Billington, Lyndsey Winship and Brian Logan

02, Jan, 2019 @12:00 PM

Catchphrase comedy is dead. Am I bovvered?

The former head of BBC comedy claims catchphrases are out of fashion. But as Corporal Jones might say, ‘Don’t panic!’ There’s life in sloganeering yet

Brian Logan

18, Sep, 2018 @4:34 PM

'It’s very difficult to be mad as hell': the Olivier awards' best quotes

Highlights from the speeches given by Bryan Cranston, Jez Butterworth, Sheila Atim and others at the 2018 Oliviers

09, Apr, 2018 @5:00 AM

'Am I bothered, Tony Blair?' Nine of the best Comic Relief moments

Love it or hate it, the charity Comic Relief has been raising money for an unbelievable 32 years. We pick some of the highlights

Bibi van der Zee

24, Mar, 2017 @12:37 PM

Catherine Tate review – droll superstar not bovvered by comeback pressure

Tate’s talent and personality propel this thrilling live comedy comeback that is peppered with TV sketch-show oldies, creaking gags and committed daftness

Brian Logan

14, Nov, 2016 @3:36 PM