‘We were all pretty privileged’: Allison Williams on Girls, nepo babies and toxic momfluencers

She made her name in Lena Dunham’s landmark series, then starred in Get Out. As she returns in M3gan 2.0, the sequel to the hit horror about a murderous AI doll, she talks about parenting in an age of smartphones, Botox and her famous father

Roland Curram obituary

Actor best known for playing the gay companion to Julie Christie’s good-time girl in Darling

Two Prosecutors review – a petrifying portrait of Stalinist insurrection

Drawn from a suppressed story by gulag survivor Georgy Demidov, Sergei Loznitsa’s haunting film unravels a terrifying parable of bureaucratic evil

Damien Thomas obituary

Film character actor who also appeared in the 1980 US TV mini-series of Shogun and in Tenko and House of Cards in the UK

‘Every slap we got from the screws was real’: Ray Winstone on brutal borstal drama Scum

‘During the riot scene, all the baked beans and mashed potato ended up on the floor. It became like an ice rink. It looks fantastic – but it was pretty hairy’

‘His genius is elusive’: Harry Lawtey and Toby Jones on bringing Richard Burton back to the screen

In new film Mr Burton, the Industry star plays a young Richard Burton, with Jones as the mentor who helped him find his acting chops. The duo discuss trying to understand a cultural icon – and how to nail that voice

Stephen Graham: the ‘working-class, mixed-race kid’ who cares deeply about the work

As his latest drama Adolescence stirs debate, we look at Liverpudlian actor’s previous roles and ability to keep it real

Mufasa: The Lion King to O’Dessa – the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Barry Jenkins’ stunning prequel to the 90s cartoon classic, and Stranger Things’s Sadie Sink stars in a punky musical about a guitar player who may be able to save the world

‘Cancer gave me clarity’: Industry star Marisa Abela on surviving serious illness, playing posh and on-screen nudity

She’s the breakout star of the cult banking drama who went on to play Amy Winehouse and has now been handpicked by Steven Soderbergh for his latest thriller. But at 23, a shock diagnosis changed her world

The trauma plot: how did culture get addicted to tragic backstories?

Again and again, audiences have been spoon-fed the same story: a character can only be explained by a past trauma, tantalisingly revealed in the last episode. Has the trope reached a tipping point?

Patricia Arquette on Trump, communes, art and ageing: ‘When I was growing up the whole world was pretty creepy’

She won hearts with True Romance – and an Oscar for Boyhood. The actor reflects on her TV show Severance, political chaos in the US and why human beings are a disaster

‘Like a giant Squid Game’: soul searching in South Korea after latest celebrity suicide

Death of actor Kim Sae-ron sparks renewed calls for changes to ease pressure on celebrities who face intense scrutiny from media and fans alike

BBC and ITV slash big-budget TV spend as US streamers pour money into UK

Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky also among UK broadcasters making cuts as Netflix, Disney and Amazon pile on pressure

Once more unto the breeches: the 20 best Jane Austen TV dramas – ranked!

Colin Firth in a wet shirt! Elizabeth Bennet as a YouTuber! As the BBC marks the author’s 250th anniversary with four-parter Miss Austen, we pick her finest television outings

TV tonight: ghost-busting on a haunted farm in Bury with Danny Robins

The BBC continues its investigations into paranormal activity in Uncanny. Plus: Renée Zellweger headlines The Graham Norton Show. Here’s what to watch this evening