The great telly countdown hits the top spot with a furiously joyful, gut-wrenching five-part drama that was funny and full of life
May 2021
‘It feels radical about women’: Nancy Mitford hits BBC One’s Sunday night slot
In The Pursuit of Love, Mitford explored shellshock, abuse and xenophobia ... but in a funny way, says director Emily Mortimer
October 2020
The Q&A
Emily Mortimer: ‘The worst thing anyone's said to me? Robert de Niro asked me to be less peppy’
The actor and screenwriter on her dog, her neediness and pinching a policeman’s bottom
October 2019
Good Posture review – spiky comedy from Dolly Wells
Good Posture review – coolly comic tale of love and lies
December 2018
Mark Kermode's film of the week
Mary Poppins Returns review – not totally expialidocious but still a joy
Mary Poppins Returns review – a spoonful of state-of-the-art genetically modified sweetener
July 2018
The Bookshop review – not a page-turner
This adaptation of Penelope Fitzgerald’s novel is well acted, but the screenplay leaves a lot to be desired
June 2018
V-necks, cobbles and bunting: why British film is stuck in the 1940s
The Bookshop review – boldly sombre drama puts Britain to rights
October 2017
Mark Kermode's film of the week
The Party review – the dinner bash from hell
A politician’s soiree quickly descends into farce in Sally Potter’s star-laden satire, a sharply observed study of love and politics
April 2017
The Sense of an Ending review – an upscale bit of Britfilm hardback cinema
Jim Broadbent gives a droll, well-judged performance in this adaptation of Julian Barnes’s Booker-winner about a blast from the past of a grumpy divorcee
December 2016
Dick Van Dyke confirms part in Mary Poppins sequel
The actor has said he will act, sing and dance in Mary Poppins Returns, playing the son of his character in the original
June 2015
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Britain’s Got Talent; The Auction House; The Syndicate; Doll & Em
A cunning canine stunt left Britain’s Got Talent viewers fuming, while Kay Mellor made a lottery of class war
May 2015
Dolly Wells on her father, John: ‘Why didn’t he tell me? I’d like to tap on his grave and ask’
As season two of the sitcom Doll & Em begins, Dolly Wells talks about her best friend on and off screen, Emily Mortimer, and her tangled relationship with her father, the satirist John Wells
January 2015
Film blog
The 88 movies we're most excited about in 2015
Think 2014 was a good year for film? Think again. This year is shaping up to be one of the classics. Here’s what’s on our radar
October 2014
Your next box set
The Newsroom box set review – a sharp and witty journo show from Aaron Sorkin
Stephen Carty: Jeff Daniels’ grumpy anchorman and his idealistic team tackle the big, serious stories – Deepwater Horizon, Osama Bin Laden – but somehow The Newsroom manages to be uplifting
June 2014
Women in TV special
The Newsroom's Emily Mortimer: why I still feel shame about going to work
It took Emily Mortimer 10 years to write Doll & Em, a new TV show created with her best friend, and overcome her 'misguided guilt' about her job
May 2014
Emily Mortimer admits to guilt over her other role as a mother
British actress speaks out about the stress of raising a family while working in film and television
February 2014
Andrew Collins: telly addict
True Detective, Parks and Recreation, My Mad Fat Diary, Doll and Em: TV review – video
Telly addict Andrew Collins reviews the week's TV highlights
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