27 h. ago Trespasses: Gillian Anderson steals every scene in this miraculous TV heartbreaker

Lola Petticrew and Tom Cullen’s chemistry in this tale of secret passion during the Troubles will floor you. But it is Anderson as a sour, ragey alcoholic who truly mesmerisesIt’s cliché to compare a love story to Romeo and Juliet. It’s like saying a detective reminds you of Sherlock Holmes. Yet it’s hard to avoid, watching Channel 4’s drama set in 1970s Northern Ireland. Trespasses follows Cushla Laverty, a 24-year-old Catholic teacher who falls for a swashbuckling Protestant, Michael Agnew. They begin seeing each other secretly, around Michael’s high profile establishment job: he’s an outspoken barrister, who campaigns for justice on behalf of young Catholic boys caught up in police bullying. This puts him, and those close to him, at risk of violent reprisal from both sides. Puts your commute into perspective, eh?There’s much to admire. The show’s vintage palette for one, dripping with melancholy browns and orange. Was it perpetually autumn in the 70s? Michael and Cushla, played b...

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48 h. ago Trespasses on Channel 4 review: Gillian Anderson at her most heartbreaking

This story of forbidden love in Troubles-era Belfast is raw, warm and ultimately uplifting

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59 h. ago Gillian Anderson on her style: ‘The Seventies might be my favourite decade’

The actress took to the red carpet alongside Mel C, Jade, Chloe Kelly and more at the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards.

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61 h. ago Cheryl steals the spotlight in a chic gown as she dazzles alongside Chloe Kelly, Aimee Lou Wood and Gillian Anderson at the annual Harper's Bazaar Women Of The Year Awards

Cheryl Tweedy stole the spotlight in a chic black gown as she arrived at the annual Harper's Bazaar Women Of The Year Awards on Thursday night.

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3 d. ago The Abandons release date as two major stars unveiled in 'epic' trailer

Netflix has released the teaser trailer for its new Western The Abandons, starring Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson

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7 d. ago Lorraine Kelly reveals what kind of racy texts husband Steve sends her while she's on air

Chat show veteran Lorraine Kelly has been a fixture on the ITV daytime schedule for over two decades and has been a firm favourite of the British public for even longer

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2 w. ago ‘I hate that they show my bum in the first scene!’ David Duchovny on poems, podcasts – and his TV comeback

Playing Fox Mulder made him a global phenomenon then he walked away to save himself. As he stars in killer-nanny thriller Malice, David Duchovny talks art, his beef with Gillian Anderson – and being murdered by Jack WhitehallHalfway through our hour-long conversation, David Duchovny slumps in his seat a little then gently chastises me. “I got tired while you were talking,” he groans. In fairness, I had been talking a lot, but only because I was trying to list everything he’s managed to do in the past year.There’s his podcast, Fail Better, in which he’s wrung incredibly candid interviews from notoriously reticent stars like Alec Baldwin and Robert Downey Jr, more on which later. There’s his book of poetry, About Time, which came out last month. There’s his History Channel show Secrets Declassified With David Duchovny. As we speak, he’s just finished an eight-date tour, where he performed songs from the three folk-rock albums he’s released over the last decade. We are ostensibly here ...

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2 w. ago Gillian Anderson set to star in adaptation of 'stunning' breakout novel

Channel 4's new drama Trespasses is based on Louise Kennedy’s breakout debut novel and has a star-studded cast

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3 w. ago Coronation Street Gail Platt's cobbles return 'sealed' and fans can expect her soon

Coronation Street's Gail Platt has been a firm favourite on the cobbles for more than five decades

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3 w. ago People are in disbelief over the size of Yorkie chocolate bar from 2000s

It is always fun to look back at what our favourite food items and brands used to look like decades ago - and now people are reminiscing over the Yorkie bar which looks totally different to the ones found in shops today

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3 w. ago Mary Berry's 5 favourite cake recipes from a red velvet to a classic sponge

Mary Berry has been writing and developing recipes for decades, and she's shared her "favourite" recipes to make at home - from simple cakes to more impressive bakes

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4 w. ago Arsenal fan Idris Elba entering world of football with new 'Rukkas FC' venture

After spending decades in the stands supporting his favourite team Arsenal, actor Idris Elba has decided to go into the football game himself as he sets up his own training academy

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last month Café owners apologise to Peter Jackson after wrongly accusing filmmaker of forcing them out

The waterfront café, a local favourite for more than a decade, said its earlier comments were ‘without foundation’

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