13 h. ago Dope Girls review – the dodgy accents could give Peaky Blinders a run for its money

This fun, gory tale of women trying to set up a nightclub in the 1918 Soho underworld is lively – even if it tries to cram too much in. Shame about the ropey vocal affectations The Peaky Blinders comparisons have been flying around ever since filming on Dope Girls began, so it sounds as if the BBC was hoping that it might have a successor on its hands. Certainly, there are some superficial similarities between the two. Dope Girls is set in 1918 and deals with the aftermath of the first world war, as the surviving men return. But here, it’s the women who are in the spotlight, as the female workforce of the past four years suddenly find their newfound social status has been relegated once again. In mood and tone, however, it is less a return to Small Heath, and more of a predecessor to Cabaret.Kate Galloway (Julianne Nicholson) is a businessman’s wife and wartime butcher, who falls on hard times after a family tragedy. Destitute and homeless, she heads to London, where Armistice Day i...

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47 h. ago How J Lo's efforts to keep family together amid Ben Affleck divorce are falling apart after stepdaughter's shock decision

While Bennifer 2.0 finalised their divorce last month, further questions are raised about what will happen to one of Hollywood's most famous blended families.

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57 h. ago Woman's warning to those going through breakup as there's one thing you shouldn't do

A heartbroken woman who experienced a 'girl's worst nightmare' in her last relationship has shared one thing other people need to stop doing after messy breakups

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66 h. ago Woman's relationship with family falls apart after aunt buys her DNA test for Christmas

A woman has shared her horror story after her aunt bought her a DNA test for Christmas - and it ended up ruining her relationship with her family after she received the results

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2 d. ago The latest victim to fall to the curse of Gogglebox as the Siddiqui family announce heartbreaking death

Gogglebox favourites the Siddiqui family were flooded with support from fans after they shared the news of a heartbreaking death in their family earlier this week. 

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3 d. ago Laverne Cox’s Clean Slate offers a nuanced, hilarious view of Black trans life

The show delivers a refreshing depiction of the relationship between a trans woman and her fatherBlack sitcoms have long featured sincere and thoughtful arcs on myriad issues, including adoption, grief and racial profiling. But many shows have failed to deliver meaningful storylines about transgender characters. Shows such as The Jeffersons and The Parkers, for instance, have leaned on tired, transphobic tropes: the process of transitioning is typically reduced to a single operation that characters get off-screen; trans women are often outed by accident, the punchline in a joke about gender; or trans people are abandoned once a cisgender character who’s initially expressed romantic interest in them suddenly discovers their gender identity and bolts.Across television programs, trans characters (usually played by cis actors) function as punchlines, villains or have no legitimate storyline to begin with. But Clean Slate, a new Prime Video series loosely based on the actor Laverne Cox’s...

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