Ian McShane: ‘When I was about to get it on with Richard Burton, he said I reminded him of Elizabeth’
The actor on the fate of Lovejoy’s leather jacket, appearing nude on the cover of Cosmo and how to make a perfect cup of tea
February 2024
American Star review – Ian McShane is a killer with time on his hands in the Canaries
The reader interview
Post your questions for Ian McShane
March 2023
John Wick: Chapter 4 review – overlong and overstuffed action sequel
Keanu Reeves returns as the indestructible hitman in a follow-up that confuses bigger for better at a patience-stretching almost three-hour runtime
November 2022
My Father’s Dragon review – sweet-natured animated Netflix adventure
An unlikely voice cast, including Dianne Wiest, Leighton Meester and Alan Cumming, breathe life into an immersive adaptation of the 1948 book
April 2020
Richard Burton and Liz Taylor on the set of Villain – in pictures
We behind the scenes of the gritty British gangster flick Villain, inspired by Ronnie Kray, a film that was part of the same mini-movement that gave us Performance and Get Carter
March 2020
Villain review – Richard Burton's masterclass in nastiness
The actor’s ruined handsomeness was perfect for his portrayal of a psychopathically violent gangster in this classic 1971 thriller
July 2018
Deadwood movie given go-ahead by HBO
The award-winning western series, starring Ian McShane, is receiving a full-length TV movie 11 years after it finished
April 2018
Why is modern TV so confusing?
Transmission failure: your guide to TV’s most complicated shows
June 2017
My So-Called Life to Utopia: are these the most foolish TV cancellations ever?
Too brave, too strange or just downright shocking, here are the best shows that had the plug pulled on them
May 2017
Jawbone review – unfakeably authentic boxing story drips with blood and tears
American Gods: episode by episode
American Gods recap: season one, episode one – let the blood rain down
April 2017
Ian McShane on reviving Lovejoy and becoming the saviour of America
As the king of the mullet returns as one of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods, he shares his idea for a Lovejoy comeback, forgets the names of his own films – and reveals all about his bizarre new portrayal of Dr Dre
March 2016
Calm down, Game of Thrones fans, spoilers aren’t the end of the world
Gareth McLean
Fans were apoplectic when Ian McShane let slip some forthcoming plot details – but surely spoilers just whet the appetite
Pass notes
Game of Thrones spoilers: how much damage can Ian McShane do?
The actor has angered fans by giving away key plot points ahead of his turn in season six of the fantasy show. But, as he says, ‘it’s only tits and dragons’
Ian McShane: why he'll always be an antiques dealer with a mullet
Stick him in any show – Doctor Thorne, Deadwood, Game of Thrones – and you’re standing behind a jet engine. But there’s a part of me that will never stop seeing him as Lovejoy, the antiques-loving scamp from the 90s
January 2016
TV and radio blog
Deadwood: what to watch until the movie rides into town
HBO has confirmed that series creator David Milch will be making a new film of the wild west drama that was cancelled in 2006. Here are five shows to watch while you wait
October 2015
TV and radio blog
Game of Thrones season six: all the spoilers we know so far
All the Game Of Thrones rumours, casting news, and speculation about dead characters who might be alive in the next season in a spoiler-filled roundup
August 2015
TV and radio blog
Deadwood is the best drama HBO has ever made – it must be revived
TV and radio blog
Not so Deadwood? Rumours say HBO's acclaimed series may return as a film
