16 h. ago Netflix’s monstrous Ed Gein series is lurid exploitation dressed up as a serious drama | Richard Lawson

Ryan Murphy’s questionable universe of serial killer tales reaches its lowest point with a morally dubious look at a grave-robbing murdererThough the first season of the anthology series Monster, produced for Netflix by Ryan Murphy, had its lurid aspects – a hunky, lustily filmed Jeffery Dahmer (Evan Peters) doing wicked things in the night – it did, admirably, try to focus as much attention on the victims of Wisconsin’s most notorious serial killer as it did on the man doing the murdering. Season two of the series turned away from that drab gloom and focused, with at least some sensitivity, on the sensational trials of the Menendez Brothers in sunny California.Season three, the Ed Gein Story, returns to midwest murk and, especially in its early episodes, makes far less of an effort to do anything other than grimly titillate. The show’s thesis makes some sense: Ed Gein, who murdered at least two people and stole the bodies of many more from their graves, was an object of intense fas...

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17 h. ago Netflix star defends controversial Monster: The Ed Gein Story as series hit with backlash

Netflix's drama has come under fire for 'romanticising' a notorious American serial killer

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17 h. ago Downton Abbey 3 streaming release date confirmed and it's coming out sooner than you think

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, the third and final film in the hit period drama series, will soon be ready to stream.

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17 h. ago Charlie Hunnam defends 'sincere' Monster: The Ed Gein Story as Netflix hit sparks backlash

Actor Charlie Hunnam has come out in defence of his controversial new Netflix drama based on one of America’s most notorious serial killers

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35 h. ago Murder Before Evensong filming locations uncovered as it lands on Channel 5

On Tuesday night, Channel 5 viewers will be able to watch the first episode in a brand new crime-drama series with a stellar cast.

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3 d. ago Hollyoaks star hints at joining EastEnders after 'unexpected' exit from Channel 4 soap

Martha Blake was brutally killed off in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks earlier this week and actress Sherrie Hewson has revealed she'd like to join a rival serial drama

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3 d. ago Death in Paradise's Ardal O'Hanlon shares real reason for exit as he opens up on replacement

EXCLUSIVE: Ardal O'Hanlon has opened up about his time on Death in Paradise and the real reason he decided to leave the BBC drama after three series as DI Jack Mooney

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4 d. ago A couple at war? Dominic West and Sienna Miller show they have a closer relationship offscreen during filming of divorcee drama series

In a new Sky drama they play a pair going through a messy divorce - but away from the cameras, nothing could be further from the truth for veteran British actors Dominic West and Sienna Miller.

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6 d. ago Michelle Keegan faces major blow as BBC drama scrapped after two seasons

The historical drama will not be returning for a third series, it has been confirmed.

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6 d. ago Michelle Keegan dealt blow as BBC axes drama after two series

The BBC has axed period drama Ten Pound Poms, which starred Michelle Keegan, after just two series despite the fact that the second run ended on a cliffhanger.

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6 d. ago BBC Breakfast host shut down by All Creatures Great and Small star over show spoiler

All Creatures Great and Small stars Rachel Shenton and Nicholas Ralph appeared on BBC Breakfast on Thursday to chat about the new series of the Channel 5 drama

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7 d. ago 'Stunning' drama Sullivan's Crossing has finally been added to Netflix UK

Netflix has added all three seasons of Sullivan's Crossing, a heartwarming small-town drama series that's been a huge hit in the US and Canada

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7 d. ago All Creatures Great and Small's Anna Madeley teases emotional storyline in new series

All Creatures Great and Small star Anna Madeley has teased that there are some 'very beautiful' storylines coming up in the new series of the Channel 5 drama.

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8 d. ago Coronation Street legend joins BBC soap after exit 28 years ago

A legend of Coronation Street and Emmerdale is switching her role on the cobbles and the Dales at ITV for hit BBC One drama series Waterloo Road as she makes her debut

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8 d. ago 'Superb' BBC crime drama branded 'best series of all time' is free to watch

Fans have been flocking to binge-watch a cop drama that is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

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8 d. ago 'Best ever' BBC police drama has fans 'bingeing all in one go'

All 12 series of a hit crime drama are available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

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9 d. ago BBC fans hail 'best show of the year' as drama returns for third series

Viewers rushed to social media to share their thoughts as a third series got underway

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9 d. ago BBC Blue Lights series 2 recap as cop drama returns for third run

The BBC police drama has gripped viewers far and wide

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9 d. ago Shetland stars join BBC drama Vigil in major series announcement

The production for the third series of hit drama Vigil is now underway in Svalbard and Scotland and the BBC has announced more cast joining the show

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9 d. ago ‘Exceptional’ period series that audiences ‘don’t want to end’ hailed a ‘tour de force’

The period drama TV series was based on a novel

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