Roy Battersby obituary
Radical TV director known for Leeds – United!, a 1974 Play for Today, and his later work on Between the Lines and Cracker
Boy Swallows Universe, The Tourist season two and Expats: what’s new to streaming in Australia in January
Plus Jodie Foster in new True Detective, a documentary about the machinations of the Liberal party and big-budget war series Masters of the Air
TV tonight: a very emotional yuletime special with the Hairy Bikers
The motorcycle chefs serve up a seasonal banquet for everyone who helped Dave during cancer treatment. Plus: crunch time for the white chocolate digestive. Here’s what to watch tonight
Tributes paid to ‘wonderful’ drama teacher Anna Scher, who has died at 78
Kathy Burke and Daniel Kaluuya among alumni of her London school, credited with making stars of often working-class students
‘Kate Winslet started getting emotional’: Bafta Breakthrough’s alumni look back
Since 2013, Bafta Breakthrough has paired upcoming stars with established mentors. Alumni such as Rose Ayling-Ellis and Susan Wokoma share what it was like to meet their heroes, the best piece of advice they’ve received, and how they’re managing their rising fame
TV tonight: the excellent Nicola Walker stars in a new series of Annika
Emotions come to the fore in the Scottish cop drama. Plus, a sobering documentary about a 1970s yachting tragedy. Here’s what to watch this evening
Post your questions for Mark Gatiss
What does Mycroft actually do in the government? What’s it like to work with Tom Cruise? And is there any Doctor Who role he hasn’t played? Ask all this and more of the actor and writer
The Full Monty TV review – boring and badly written
Wacky plots, endlessly irritating characters and a distinct lack of stripping – this Disney+ series isn’t a patch on the film
Actor Michael Socha: ‘Did I fall in with the wrong people? No, I was the wrong people’
First cast by Shane Meadows, in This is England, Socha now stars in his latest, The Gallows Pole. He describes how acting saved him from a life of violence – and why he loves a madcap scheme
My play King Charles III was written as a tragedy. It’s a warning about what happens now
From Netflix’s The Crown to a play in the West End, what has the character of Charles taught us about entitlement and radicalism?
‘So many people don’t believe anything – only what makes them money’: Ruth Wilson on being a Hollywood outsider
The Affair star on #MeToo hypocrisy, the violence of cosmetic surgery, and why she steers clear of social media
Dead Ringers review – Rachel Weisz has wicked fun as terrifying, sex-swapped twins
This reworking of David Cronenberg’s creepy 80s movie is fast, fierce, funny and properly feminist. Weisz’s turns as a pair of gynaecologist siblings are absolutely knockout
TV tonight: meet the people planning bank raids in Lebanon
Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to a couple taking desperate measures. Plus, the penultimate episode of Redemption. Here’s what to watch this evening
Alison Steadman: ‘We filmed the sex scene in the New Forest, so it was quite prickly’
The actor on working with Dennis Potter, channelling real life in Abigail’s Party and a groundbreaking lesbian snog
TV’s Succession doesn’t skewer the 1% – it hoodwinks us into accepting the status quo
The likes of The White Lotus and The Menu allow us to indulge our fantasies of revolt