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Fault lines
All Her Fault writer Megan Gallagher speaks to DQ about adapting Andrea Mara’s novel for the screen, working with star Sarah Snook and why she’s confident the eight-part thriller sticks the landing.
Sky composes Amadeus drama
FIRST LOOK: Will Sharpe, Paul Bettany and Gabrielle Creevy star in Amadeus, a five-part drama that reimagines the meteoric rise and mythic downfall of one of history’s greatest composers. It is due to air later this year on Sky.
Bigger and better
As BAFTA winner Mr Bigstuff returns for a second season, creator and star Ryan Sampson tells DQ about making the Sky comedy, writing a series for fellow lead Danny Dyer and how he juggles multiple roles behind the scenes.
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.
Sky heads to Small Town, Big Story
TRAILER: Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks and House of the Dragon star Paddy Considine head the cast of Sky “dramatic comedy” Small Town, Big Story, created and directed by Chris O’Dowd.
Truth amid tragedy
Lockerbie: A Search for Truth dramatises Jim Swire’s fight for justice following the 1988 Lockerbie disaster. Actor Sam Troughton tells DQ about making the impactful series, how it marries real events with human emotion, and his role as one of the few fictional characters on screen.
Sweet success
Creator Kirstie Swain and director Ella Jones reflect on their partnership behind Sky’s darkly comedic ‘coming of rage’ drama Sweetpea, working with star Ella Purnell and being inspired by workplace mockumentary The Office.
Sharp shooter
DQ heads to Budapest to meet Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch and the team behind Sky and Peacock’s globe-trotting action thriller The Day of the Jackal, a very modern update on the classic tale of an elusive assassin and the spy out to get him.
Sky, Peacock investigate Lockerbie bombing
TRAILER: Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) and Catherine McCormack (Slow Horses) take the lead in Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, a five-part series set against the backdrop of one of the world’s worst terrorist attacks. It is due to air on Sky and Peacock on January 2, 2025.
Hope amid horror
DQ heads to Bratislava, Slovakia, to see the making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Sky and Peacock’s adaptation of Heather Morris’s novel inspired by a real love story set against the atrocities of a Nazi concentration camp during the Holocaust.
We Are Lady Parts return to the stage for C4, Peacock
For those about to rock, here’s the first look at season two of We Are Lady Parts, coming to Channel 4 and Peacock in the US in May.