Stars James Nelson-Joyce, Hannah Onslow and Jack McMullen join writer Stephen Butchard to take DQ inside the world of This City is Ours, a BBC crime drama where a delicate love story takes centre stage against a backdrop of ambition and power on the streets of Liverpool.
In the first part of the DQ100 2025/26, we pick out a range of shows to tune in for and the actors, directors and writers making them, as well as some of the trends and trailblazers worth catching up with.
Mad Men star Christina Hendricks discusses her latest role in Sky comedy Small Town, Big Story, why she likes ensemble dramas and her ambitions to appear in a romcom.
DQ checks out the upcoming schedules to pick 10 new series to watch this April, from a revenge thriller featuring British Sign Language and a new take on Sherlock Holmes to the return of The Last of Us and the story behind the world’s first celebrity chef.
Writers Claire Lemaréchal, Franck Philippon and director Cathy Verney tell DQ about making new French drama Clean, their partnership behind the scenes and their approach to adapting the British series on which it is based.
Warp Films CEO Mark Herbert reflects on the success of Netflix one-shot drama Adolescence, previews BBC revenge thriller Reunion and explains how the production company continues to push boundaries through storytelling.
Happy Valley creator Sally Wainwright previews her upcoming BBC and BritBox music drama Riot Women, discusses how it was influenced by her personal experiences and explains why she now recommends singing as a way to build bonds between cast members.
Soul Sucker creator, writer and star Bat Hen Sabag tells DQ how her own relatives inspired this Israeli horror comedy about a woman who attempts to escape a deadly family curse.
French polish
Writers Claire Lemaréchal, Franck Philippon and director Cathy Verney tell DQ about making new French drama Clean, their partnership behind the scenes and their approach to adapting the British series on which it is based.
Starting a Riot
Happy Valley creator Sally Wainwright previews her upcoming BBC and BritBox music drama Riot Women, discusses how it was influenced by her personal experiences and explains why she now recommends singing as a way to build bonds between cast members.
Baring her Soul
Soul Sucker creator, writer and star Bat Hen Sabag tells DQ how her own relatives inspired this Israeli horror comedy about a woman who attempts to escape a deadly family curse.
Warp speed
Warp Films CEO Mark Herbert reflects on the success of Netflix one-shot drama Adolescence, previews BBC revenge thriller Reunion and explains how the production company continues to push boundaries through storytelling.
Small Town’s big star
Mad Men star Christina Hendricks discusses her latest role in Sky comedy Small Town, Big Story, why she likes ensemble dramas and her ambitions to appear in a romcom.
Scouse rules
Stars James Nelson-Joyce, Hannah Onslow and Jack McMullen join writer Stephen Butchard to take DQ inside the world of This City is Ours, a BBC crime drama where a delicate love story takes centre stage against a backdrop of ambition and power on the streets of Liverpool.
Series to Watch: April 2025
DQ checks out the upcoming schedules to pick 10 new series to watch this April, from a revenge thriller featuring British Sign Language and a new take on Sherlock Holmes to the return of The Last of Us and the story behind the world’s first celebrity chef.
DQ100 2025/26 – Part one
In the first part of the DQ100 2025/26, we pick out a range of shows to tune in for and the actors, directors and writers making them, as well as some of the trends and trailblazers worth catching up with.
Married to the mob
While she may be best known for playing lady’s maid Anna Bates in Downton Abbey, Joanne Froggatt has built a career defined by variety. Here, she tells DQ about her latest part – starring opposite Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren in Guy Ritchie’s new TV drama, MobLand.
Bay of reckoning
The Bay creator and writer Daragh Carville reflects on the fifth season of the ITV crime drama and a pivotal moment in the finale where “truths long unspoken” are finally brought out into the open.
Next in line
Generationer (Generations), the latest flagship drama from Danish broadcaster DR, takes viewers into the mystery behind a shocking discovery that leads one family to reconsider the past. Creator Anna Emma Haudal dissects the themes behind the show and reveals her writing process.
Mental notes
Québécois actor and writer Florence Longpré opens up about mental health in her latest series, Empathie (Empathy), which she created and also stars in as a psychiatrist caring for others while dealing with her own mounting depression.
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