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Ann Droid review – Diane Morgan and Sue Johnston’s fresh, funny robot comedy is just wonderful

It’s silly, singular and occasionally tearjerking: this tale of a mechanical companion to an elderly widow is shot through with love and care

The Guardian - UK

'Playing a robot is harder than you think': Diane Morgan talks new comedy Ann Droid and reveals inspiration behind the show

The actress also reveals some of the 'painful' side effects she experienced by portraying the robot Linda

Woman & Home

How to watch Ann Droid from anywhere - stream the new Diane Morgan comedy online

Don't miss out on the hilarious new series from the Philomena Cunk actress

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TV tonight: Diane Morgan and Sue Johnston’s great new sitcom

An elderly widow gets an awkward android companion in Morgan’s charming series. Plus: Sally Phillips’ camp comedy drama. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Ann Droid is the new Diane Morgan comedy series on BBC iPlayer this week that you can't miss — but don't overlook these 3 underrated gems on the streamer either

Diane Morgan is back with brand-new comedy Ann Droid on BBC iPlayer this week. But while you're there, why not check out these 3 hidden gems you've definitely missed?

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‘There’s a loneliness that creeps in when you’re old and on your own’: Sue Johnston on isolation and how it informs her unmissable new TV show Ann Droid

Along with Diane Morgan, the actress stars in a new BBC comedy about a widowed lady who hires a robot to ease her loneliness

Woman & Home

‘Suddenly I was a celebrity. I didn’t want to be!’ Sue Johnston on fame, loneliness and her new robot pal

She’s been a soap icon, a Royle and even a zombie pensioner. Now the actor is starring in Ann Droid, Diane Morgan’s madcap comedy about an elderly woman and her cybernetic companion

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What World Cup? It’s the ultimate summer TV guide

From the spectacular return of Larry David to Will Ferrell’s wild golf comedy and Anya Taylor-Joy as a badass con artist, it’s going to be a summer of fantastic television. Here are the shows you can’t miss

The Guardian - UK

Play for Today: The revival hoping to save British TV from a class crisis

IN FOCUS: ‘Play for Today’ one-off films were a seminal moment in television in the Seventies and Eighties, writes Hannah J Davies. Decades later, Channel 5 is bringing them back, and aiming to diversify small-screen drama

The Independent UK

Sue Johnston and Paul Ready star in Diane Morgan’s new AI sitcom

Filming has already started for the new series, Ann Droid, which follows a friendship between Sue and Linda, a humanoid robot.

Evening Standard

Comedy legend to make Brookside return for Hollyoaks crossover episode

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The Independent UK

Ricky Tomlinson will return to Brookside as Bobby Grant for special one-off episode

The 85-year-old will reprise his role as Liverpudlian trade unionist Bobby Grant in the episode

The Independent UK

Ricky Tomlinson to return to Brookside for one-off special episode

The 85-year-old will reprise his role as Bobby Grant alongside his former co-star, Sue Johnston.

Evening Standard

Stuffed: cast, plot, first look and everything we know about the Christmas comedy

Stuffed is a Christmas caper starring comedian Guz Khan as a father who takes his family to Lapland.

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The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: Generation Z; Storyville: Eternal You; Helmand: Tour of Duty; Doctor Odyssey – review

Sue Johnston and Anita Dobson devour the young in Ben Wheatley’s gripping zombie drama; a peek at the ‘digital afterlife’ chills; 10 Welsh Guards relive the hell of Helmand; and all aboard Ryan Murphy’s uber-camp cruise ship

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Anita Dobson, Sue Johnston and Robert Lindsay on playing pensioners with an appetite for destruction in Generation Z

Anita Dobson, Sue Johnston and Robert Lindsay tell us about their gory new C4 series Generation Z.

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Ben Wheatley’s starry zombie horror about the old eating the young

Generation Z is a gory but smart new series with a top cast. Plus, a startling investigation into Saudi Arabia’s human rights. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Generation Z: Sue Johnston is the greatest zombie to grace our screens in decades

When an army van full of toxins crashes into a care home, all the boomers become biters – and it’s kids’ blood they’re after. The undead are back, baby!

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DNA Journey season 6: release date, celebrities, episodes and everything we know

DNA Journey season 6 features a shocking revelation that almost caused one star to drop out.

The Guardian - UK

‘Sue Johnston’s first day on set, she was biting someone’s nose off’: Ben Wheatley on his zombie drama Generation Z

The horror director’s TV debut is a coming-of-age gang show like Skins, but with doomscrolling, toxic masculinity and death by pensioner – he brings plenty of visceral gore with him

WhatToWatch

The Responder fans go wild for an impromptu 'Brookside reunion' on the BBC show

The Responder viewers were pleased to see a few familiar faces in last night's episode

WhatToWatch

Ricky, Sue and a Trip or Two: release date, locations and everything we know

In More4 travelogue Ricky, Sue and a Trip or Two, Brookside and The Royle Family's Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston reunite for a magical history tour

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David Spearman becomes first ever Masters Pro triple crown champion

Senior Pro David Spearman makes history by earning the first-ever Masters Pro triple crown at the 2024 AARP US Champions Cup in Pickleball.

The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: Doctor Who; Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy; Murder Is Easy; The Castaways – review

The new Doctor dazzles, a tribute to Manchester’s comedy queen is unexpectedly emotional, and a Christie adaptation brings a fresh eye to murder

WhatToWatch

Truelove: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews, first looks and everything you need to know

Truelove is a Channel 4 drama series about love, life and death starring Lindsey Duncan, Clarke Peters and Sue Johnston.

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