TV highlights 29/09/2011

The Marvellous Mrs Beeton, With Sophie Dahl | Ringer | Shirley | Young Soldiers | Timeshift: Dear Censor

Kaya Scodelario scales new Wuthering Heights

Cath Clarke: How former Skins actor Kaya Scodelario caught the attention of Andrea Arnold for her adaptation of Wuthering Heights, premiering at the Venice film festival, by NOT auditioning

Ben Whishaw: Hold the front page

Ben Whishaw is putting the poets and dreamers behind him, and playing a ruthless 1950s hack. He talks to Amy Raphael about roles, trolls – and what gets him angry

Tom Wilkinson: down with the big boys

Tom Wilkinson was in his mid-40s when he decided being a respected theatre actor wasn't enough. He tells Stephen Moss about cracking Hollywood, playing Joe Kennedy – and the two women who inspired him

The god in Idris Elba

With a mother from Ghana and a father from Sierra Leone, Idris Elba was brought up in east London before finding fame in America. As he takes his place in Kenneth Branagh's Thor, we send Afua Hirsch, half-Ghanaian herself, to unpick this most modern of British actors

Romola Garai interview: On a roll

From an unflinching portrayal of the life of a Victorian prostitute in The Crimson Petal to a comically dreadful wife in the film adaptation of One Day, Romola Garai is set for stardom. But while she is uninhibited in her work, don't try asking about her private life...