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‘Better than The Godfather’: how we made brutal Yorkshire crime classic Red Riding

‘The show’s hardly an advert for Yorkshire. Sets would have a burnt-out car and maybe an upturned shopping trolley. Locals would say, “Can’t you put a nice floral arrangement there instead?”’

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Russell T Davies on shielding public from Tip Toe’s horrifying finale: ‘We could have caused an accident’

TV MOMENTS OF THE YEAR: The final scene of the Channel 4 drama, in which Alan Cumming’s Leo is lynched by his homophobic neighbour and a group of football hooligans, was brutal and unflinching. Davies, the show’s creator, tells Ellie Harrison about the challenges of putting it on screen

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The Oresteia review – Simon Stone’s patchwork tragedy is a gripping and exasperating epic

Mary-Louise Parker gives a powerhouse performance in a three-part drama that cuts up Aeschylus’s chronology and adds shades of other plays

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The Oresteia at the Bridge: Thrillingly stripped back and bloody Greek tragedy

5/5 Simon Stone’s adaptation is a stunningly modernised take on Aeschylus’ devastating family drama

Evening Standard

Tip Toe actor speaks out against BBC cuts with up to 2,000 jobs at risk

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David Morrissey condemns BBC cuts: ‘We should all be very concerned’

More than 1,800 will be lost as a result of cost-cutting measures announced this week

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From Vecna to Mr Burns: TV’s greatest ever villains

Violent drug barons, brutal monarchs, interdimensional murderers … television has no shortage of horrifying baddies. Here’s our pick of the worst

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Best TV shows and movies streaming in Australia this month

Discover what’s streaming on Netflix, HBO Max, Disney Plus, Prime Video and more this month, including Wicked: For Good, Office Romance and Cape Fear

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Tip Toe review – David Morrissey is magnificent in Russell T Davies’s brutal new drama

Refugees, homophobia, gay rights, even Trump, are all covered in this opener, which occasionally leans towards agitprop. But with excellent performances, and RTD’s storytelling brilliance, things really build from here

The Guardian - UK

Tip Toe review – Alan Cumming is extraordinary in this terrifying, landmark queer drama

4/5 Channel 4’s new five-part drama, from ‘It’s a Sin’ and ‘Queer as Folk’ creator Russell T Davies, looks at the resurgence of homophobia in the UK

The Independent UK

TV tonight: a major new culture wars drama from the great Russell T Davies

Alan Cumming and David Morrissey star in the gripping Manchester-set series. Plus, a wild tale of charity shenanigans involving One Direction. Here’s what to watch this evening.

The Guardian - UK

From Backrooms to Paul McCartney: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

A horror film takes on the internet craze for user-generated paranormal tales, and Macca returns with his most affecting songs in years

The Guardian - UK

‘How often I’m called a paedophile online is shocking’: inside Russell T Davies’s horrifying drama about rising hatred

The creator of It’s a Sin is back – and he’s furious. His new series, Tip Toe, explores the rise of homophobia through a feud between two Manchester neighbours. He and stars Alan Cumming and David Morrissey talk death, fear and ‘joy as a form of protest’

The Guardian - UK

Russell T Davies’ new series Tip Toe launches with star studded red carpet

A launch event for Russell T Davies ' new Channel 4 series, Tip Toe , took place at Home Cinema in Manchester. The event saw attendance from numerous stars, including Russell T Davies, Denise Welch , Julie Hesmondhalgh , Colson Smith, and Jack P Shepherd. Tip Toe , created by…

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David Morrissey was in a 'terrible state' as he battled alcoholism

The Walking Dead star David Morrissey has confessed he was in a "terrible state" as he battled alcoholism admitting he drank to deal with "social anxiety".

The Guardian - UK

‘I was in a terrible state’: actor David Morrissey tells how social anxiety led him to alcoholism

Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, Liverpool-born actor says depression and anxiety followed death of his father when he was 15

The Guardian - UK

Gone review – the most engrossing drama we’ll see this year

David Morrissey stars in this tense, shrewd crime drama, as a strange headteacher whose wife has gone missing. It’s a hugely taut show which will totally subvert your preconceptions

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We’ve found your next must-see crime drama, as ITV’s Gone tackles a gripping case inspired by real events

Eve Myles and David Morrissey are on excellent form in ITV's new psychological thriller that uses elements of a real case

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Gone review – Did he do it? David Morrissey unravels in clever, nuanced drama

4/5 George Kay follows up 2023’s outstanding ‘The Long Shadow’ with a slowburn murder mystery that has a lot of promise

Evening Standard

Danny Dyer stars in new ‘heart-stopping’ series about Iranian embassy siege in South Kensington

The former EastEnders actor will star in Channel 4’s TV adaptation of Ben Macintyre’s The Siege, with Sherwood actor David Morrissey

Evening Standard

Mark Billingham given Diamond Dagger for ‘sustained excellence’ in crime writing

He said he ‘could not be more thrilled or honoured’ with the award from the Crime Writers’ Association.

The Independent UK

Doctor Who producer says his new thriller features ‘finest acting’ he has ever seen

Cast of new show have called it ‘necessary’ and a ‘privilege’ to have worked on

Evening Standard

Russell T Davies praises Tip Toe cast for some of the ‘finest acting’ he’s seen

The series follows Leo (Cumming), the funny owner of a bar in Manchester’s Gay Village and Clive (Morrissey) the troubled next-door neighbour.

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David Morrissey and James Norton join cast of Beatles biopics

David Morrissey and James Norton are among the stars joining the ensemble cast of Sir Sam Mendes' The Beatles - A Four-Film Cinematic Event.

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Daddy Issues series two review – Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey parenting comedy is a real beauty

Danielle Ward’s father-daughter sitcom has found its feet and is stuffed with sublime one-liners, acerbic wit, daftness, love and joy

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