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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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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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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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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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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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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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IN FOCUS Rivals returns: stars Alex Hassell, Bella Maclean, Emily Atack, Nafessa Williams, Rufus Jones and Luca Pasqualino on S2 of the Disney+ drama

By Michael Pickard

The cast of Rivals take DQ back to Rutshire, where S2 brings polo matches, political battles, farcical dinner parties and even more sex, scandal and hairspray to Disney+ and Hulu.

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

By DQ writer

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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Finding the truth behind Gone with David Morrissey, Richard Laxton and Matt Sandford

The Writers Room

Blue Murder Motel: Checking into this New Zealand cosy crime drama with co-creator Kate McDermott

Scottish star John Hannah on leading 5’s new detective drama Benidorm is Murder

Inside the return of The Undeclared War with Hannah Khalique-Brown, Colin Teevan and Colin Callender

Eve Myles and Katherine Kelly return for a second flight with The Crow Girl

Scottish star Kevin McKidd on acting, directing and producing after saying goodbye to Grey’s Anatomy

All about the bass: Tamsin Greig on joining Sally Wainwright’s band in BBC drama Riot Women

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