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STAR POWER Scottish star John Hannah on leading 5's new detective drama Benidorm is Murder

By Michael Pickard

Scottish actor John Hannah tells DQ about starring in upcoming 5 detective drama Benidorm is Murder,  reveals why he thought he might never play a police officer on screen again, and calls for the television industry to support more working-class voices.

 

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IN FOCUS The Cage stars Barry Sloane, Geraldine James and writer Tony Schumacher unlock this BBC casino drama

By Michael Pickard

The Responder writer Tony Schumacher returns to his home city for The Cage, a BBC drama set within the world of a Liverpool casino. He joins stars Barry Sloane and Geraldine James to discuss making this five-part series about addiction, control and two people stealing from the gangster they work for.

 

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STAR POWER Kristin Scott Thomas on Slow Horses, career anxiety and starting again

By DQ writer

Fresh from receiving the Crystal Nymph Award at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, Kristin Scott Thomas discusses her screen career, how she eventually came to television with a starring role in Slow Horses and why new opportunities are opening up after she wrote and directed her first feature film.

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SHOWRUNNER Why Ponies showrunner David Iserson is interested in people of no interest

By Michael Pickard

In Peacock series Ponies, two secretaries become CIA operatives in 1977 Moscow after their husbands die in mysterious circumstances. Showrunner David Iserson reveals his interest in spy stories, discusses filming in Budapest and explains how his start on Saturday Night Live shaped his approach to writing.

 

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The Writers Room Two Weeks in August writer Catherine Shepherd on crafting this tale of rising tensions among friends on holiday in Greece

By Michael Pickard

Two Weeks in August creator Catherine Shepherd tells DQ how a family holiday, Maltese locations and a tangled web of friendships shaped her BBC drama about paradise turning sour.

 

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IN FOCUS Into the Dark: Cast and creatives behind ITV crime series reveal the secrets of this GR Halliday adaptation

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The cast and creative team behind ITV serial killer drama The Dark discuss what drew them to this adaptation of GR Halliday’s novel From the Shadows, the detective duo at the heart of the story and what director Gilles Bannier learned about working with cats.

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DQ100 DQ100 2026/27 – Part two, featuring Edward Bluemel, The Tohill Brothers, Theresa Ikoko, Ann Droid and many more

By DQ writer

In the second part of the DQ100 2026/27, 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.

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STAR POWER Song of the Samurai: How star Yuki Yamada channelled his 'samurai spirit' for this historical Japanese drama

By Michael Pickard

Following the launch of Japanese drama Song of the Samurai on HBO Max, star Yuki Yamada takes DQ inside this thrilling series that blends Japanese period dramas and samurai culture to tell a story about loyalty, brotherhood and betrayal.

 

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IN FOCUS

Breaking free: The Paz Brothers and Ariel Cohen on partnering for eight-part cult drama The Escape

IN FOCUS

Jimmy McGovern does more Time in the third season of his prison drama anthology

The Writers Room

Inside Australian crime drama Fortitude Valley with writers Hunter Page-Lochard, Stephen M Irwin and Leigh McGrath

IN FOCUS

On set in Glasgow with Careless star Solly McLeod, executive producer Claire Mundell and director Stevie Cruz-Martin

Ones to Watch

Series to Watch: London 2026 – featuring VisionQuest and It Gets Worse

In production

She Lies in Wait: Clapperboard’s Rachel Gesua on bringing Gytha Lodge’s crime novel to ITV

IN FOCUS

House of Yang: Stefanie Ren opens the door to her Black Forest horror mystery

STAR POWER

Invisible: Dougray Scott and Tim Theron head out on Blood Safari for Deon Meyer adaptation

The Writers Room

Open Water writer-director Caleb Azumah Nelson on bringing his own novel to television for the BBC

IN FOCUS

Declaring War: Inside Sky and HBO’s high-stakes legal drama turning divorce into a battleground

The Writers Room

A new Hope: Paul Marquess reflects on creating Hope Street film spin-off One of Our Own

In production

Party time: World Productions’ Simon Heath previews ITV’s adaptation of Elizabeth Day novel The Party

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Recent Posts

  • Breaking free: The Paz Brothers and Ariel Cohen on partnering for eight-part cult drama The Escape
  • Jimmy McGovern does more Time in the third season of his prison drama anthology
  • Inside Australian crime drama Fortitude Valley with writers Hunter Page-Lochard, Stephen M Irwin and Leigh McGrath
  • On set in Glasgow with Careless star Solly McLeod, executive producer Claire Mundell and director Stevie Cruz-Martin
  • Sharon Rooney and Emmett J Scanlan investigate 5’s An Impossible Way to Die

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