Kevin Spacey deserves to be scorned. But can I still watch House of Cards?
It is far harder to judge an artist than a work of art. History shows that bad people can do brilliant things, says Guardian writer Hannah Jane Parkinson
Lesley Sharp webchat – your questions answered on football, female roles and lipsyncing with David Tennant
Currently starring in Simon Stephens’ version of The Seagull, Lesley Sharp talked about creating characters with Mike Leigh, teaming up with Suranne Jones, writing her first novel – and the joy of animated caterpillars
Jonathan Groff on Mindhunter: ‘I walked into makeup and saw a scalped woman’s head’
Kids love his voice and Beyoncé loves his walk. But Jonathan Groff is entering new territory with David Fincher’s serial killer show. He talks Frozen 2, Hamilton – and why being openly gay hasn’t held him back in Hollywood
On my radar: Carla Bruni’s cultural highlights
The musician and former French first lady on David Hockney, Big Little Lies, Leonard Cohen’s last album and the Yves Saint Laurent museum
Oscar Pistorius’s family to sue makers of ‘grossly misrepresentative’ film
Relatives of Paralympian threaten to take legal action over US drama Blade Runner Killer, scheduled for release next month
Jessie Buckley on playing outcasts – and hitting the big time
The star of new BBC1 drama The Last Post talks to Sarah Hughes about luck, love and landing roles in a series of notable film and TV projects
From Don’t Look Now to The Child in Time: why do we crave stories of lost children?
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. As a new TV adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel starring Benedict Cumberbatch hits our screens, we explore our fears and fantasies around the ultimate horror
‘It’s a terribly fine line’: the stunt performers risking their lives for Hollywood
This summer, two Hollywood stunt performers were killed on set in the first stunt-related fatalities since 2002. How will these tragedies affect the industry?
Adrian Dunbar on directing Homer on a Donegal beach – and his fears for Line of Duty
The actor best known as Superintendent Ted Hastings in Line of Duty is bringing Homer and Heaney to County Donegal. Our writer joins him for oysters as he takes his dogs for a windswept walk along the shore
The Guardian view on Jane Austen: pride not prejudice
Editorial: Two hundred years after the novelist’s death, snobbery continues to cloud our celebration of one of Britain’s greatest writers
Clare Douglas obituary
Other lives: Bafta award-winning film editor of TV dramas and documentaries
From Thor: Ragnarok to Stranger Things – 10 things we learned from Comic-Con 2017
The annual fan event in San Diego, with its usual mix of teasers, trailers and talks, gave viewers leads on what to expect from next year’s hottest projects
No actual lake measures up to the ideal lake for which I yearn
The sea is limitless, so why is a lake so much more mysterious?
From Gypsy to The Sopranos, what do real psychotherapists think of TV shrinks?
The Sopranos put a mobster through analysis. Now Gypsy is making a psychotherapist the star of the show. Does TV get it right – or is gross malpractice just dramatically inevitable?
Corey Stoll: ‘It’s foolish to think art can imbue your audience with a particular political view’
The House of Cards and Girls star talks about the final season of vampire horror The Strain, and what it was like to star in this summer’s notorious Julius Caesar