First image revealed of Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth in The Crown
Vera Drake actor takes over from Olivia Colman for fifth series about the UK royal family
Imelda Staunton
Actor
The Crown’s Charles and Diana years: A world of privilege, glamour and tension
The fourth series of the much anticipated 10 episodes was reportedly produced on a €110 million) budget
Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads 2020 show their age
TV review: They are most satisfying when Bennett lets his penchant for the grisly take over
The good old days are back: opium, fancy hats, colonialism and well-lit sex
Patrick Freyne: The Luminaries looks great and has spirited acting, but what is it trying to be?
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. Angelina Jolie isn’t cruel enough
Review: A dreary, woke subplot sends Maleficent to a hidden kingdom to express herself
Downton Abbey: Chaos, charm and an orgy of happy endings
Review: The familiarity of it does little to dull the appeal
Tony Slattery: Something happened when I was very young. A priest. I was eight
His appearances on Whose Line Is It Anyway? in the 1990s made the son of Irish immigrants a comedy star. Then his life fell apart
Mike Leigh: ‘Brexit was a terrible manipulation of people and their needs’
The director on why he's telling the story of a very British massacre, disagreeing with Jeremy Corbyn and avoiding 'thick actors'
Glen Matlock: On My Culture Radar
The former Sex Pistol on Sam Neill, ‘nutty’ Tokyo and the star-studded restaurant The Wolseley
Another woman has taken over my family. (Her name is Alexa)
Alexa is a great babysitter and home help but sometimes I think she knows too much about us
Amazon assistant Alexa not yet a domestic goddess
Smart assistant built into Echo devices enables range of automated actions
Imelda Staunton: The Irish dancing teacher slapped me. I thought ‘I’m never coming back’
Oscar-nominated actor on breaking through age barriers, Harry Potter and why she hates Irish dancing
Finding Your Feet: Mix cheese and sleaze to make a Britflick
Grey pound movie just about redeemed by fine ensemble cast
That's SO Graham Norton: Belfast man wins Sky Portrait Artist of the Year
Gareth Reid’s portrait of his distant relative Irish TV presenter Graham Norton is now on view in the National Gallery of Ireland
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