Julie Walters: lack of working-class actors is sad
Actor adds voice to row over number of privileged artists in the arts, saying drama career wouldn’t be an option for her now
150 unmissable arts events for 2015: the biggest films, best TV, starriest theatre, thrilling art, essential sounds and more
Throw yourself into the new year with our bumper guide to the best of culture this spring
Crush of the week: Archie Panjabi
‘Nobody else on TV has smouldered quite like her, or rocked knee-length boots with such panache’
Tom Adams obituary
Actor best known for his role in The Great Escape who became a stalwart of TV drama
Despite the CIA report, TV and film will still revel in torture
Once the hallmark of the villain, torture became a hero’s tool 40 years ago – and since then it’s been a frequent ingredient in popular entertainment
Great television is about collaboration – that includes the director
Charles Sturridge, director of Brideshead Revisited, Dates and The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency responds to Mark Lawson’s blog on why television will never be a director’s medium
Matthew Bourne: why I love Angela Lansbury
Matthew Bourne: ‘Acting is tough and she’s the real thing – she’s 89 and still looking forward’
Glen Larson obituary
TV writer and producer behind drama series such as Battlestar Galactica, Knight Rider, Magnum PI and Quincy
Warren Clarke obituary
Actor best known as a gruff, hard-drinking detective in the TV series Dalziel and Pascoe
Warren Clarke: a life in clips
The Dalziel and Pascoe, Clockwork Orange and Red Riding actor has died age 67. Here, Stuart Heritage remembers his finest on-screen moments
Jenny McCrindle obituary
Versatile actor who stood out in the BBC drama Looking After Jo Jo
Best in show: your favourite canine TV faces
As Joanna Scanlan and Vicki Pepperdine’s new sitcom Puppy Love comes to BBC4, Michael Hogan looks at dog stars down the decades
American Gigolo: gear up for the TV remake
Media Monkey: Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Parmamount TV developing series based on 1980s classic that starred Richard Gere