On the trail of a con man

Richard John Taylor had no problem attracting investors to his films. After all, he was a senior editor on EastEnders, ran a production company with Louis Theroux and had a lucrative deal with ITV. There was only one problem… Simon Hattenstone reports

True Detective – TV review

Sam Wollaston: Could be Woody Harrelson, could be Matthew McConaughey. Or could the real star of True Detective be Louisiana?

Malcolm Tierney obituary

Stage and screen actor who excelled in playing authority figures and appeared in TV shows such as Brookside and Lovejoy

Margery Mason obituary

Other lives: Actor who appeared in TV series such as Midsomer Murders and The Bill, and films including Harry Potter and Love Actually

Can historically inaccurate movies still win Oscars?

Alex von Tunzelmann: Most of this year's Oscar contenders are based on historical events – and there are academics waiting to pounce on every slip-up and blunder. But there is more to a great movie than getting the facts straight

Aacta awards 2014 – as they happened.

The Great Gatsby dominated the film categories, while Redfern Now took the top gong in the television prizes at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts awards