Texas-born actor who made her home in the UK and was known for her roles in TV’s Fall of Eagles, The Golden Bowl and Dallas
August 2023
David Jacobs obituary
American screenwriter and producer behind the creation of the hugely successful soaps Dallas and Knots Landing
May 2021
Watched with mother
Angellica Bell: ‘My puppet sidekick became real to me’
The TV presenter and host of Leonardo: The Official Podcast on her love of Bullseye and Dallas – and what happened when Victoria Beckham came to CBBC
September 2020
Remote controller
Adrian Lester: ‘We’ll never have another TV villain like JR Ewing’
The theatre actor and Hustle alumnus – soon to star in Mike Bartlett’s Life – shares his TV loves and hates, from the Dallas patriarch to Geordie Shore
April 2019
Ken Kercheval obituary
Dallas star Ken Kercheval dies at 83
May 2017
TV review
The Kennedys: Decline and Fall review – like Dallas, but with extra cheese
Katie Holmes and Matthew Perry can’t save this tale of alpha family revenge, betrayal and assassination – although it might make a decent drinking game
September 2016
Play All by Clive James review – how box sets saved us from reality TV and Hollywood
James almost invented witty, intelligent writing about TV. He used to analyse Dallas but now turns his attention to Mad Men and Game of Thrones, says Joe Moran
March 2016
George Kennedy obituary
Actor known for his roles in Cool Hand Luke, the Naked Gun trilogy and Airport
December 2015
London Spy and television’s dodgiest denouements
After Ben Whishaw and the finale of awesome preposterousness, we look at other contenders for the crown of ultimate small-screen letdown
August 2015
TV and radio blog
Six of the best: memorable soap returns, from EastEnders to Dallas
In honour of Kathy Beale’s credulity-stretching return to Albert Square, here are six other dramatic re-entrances, from Harold Bishop to Bobby Ewing
February 2015
The best and worst TV spin-off series
A successful TV series often spawns a spin-off, but it doesn’t always work…
December 2014
Cinderella review: Dallas star Linda Gray does pantomime with aplomb
While jokes about 80s series may be for older audiences, Tim Vine and Wayne Sleep help capture children’s attention
July 2014
Nick Cotton and five more soap characters who came back from the dead
Hannah Verdier: Nasty Nick is back in EastEnders to torment Dot – and everyone else. It’s the latest in an enjoyable tradition of soap-opera resurrections, from Bobby Ewing to Harold Bishop
July 2013
TV and radio blog
Cory Monteith: how will Glee producers deal with his death?
Andrew Collins: From Livia in The Sopranos to Leo in The West Wing, TV shows have found respectful ways of coping with a key actor's departure
April 2013
ITV's Broadchurch keeps the nation's viewers guessing until the end
The eight-part murder drama has built a weekly audience of 10 million and has brought in £15m in advertising revenue
January 2013
TV and radio blog
Dallas reboot off to a wooden start as Larry Hagman's specter looms
TV tonight
TV highlights 29/01/2013
November 2012
Fans pay tribute to Larry Hagman at Southfork, seat of JR's fictional empire
Larry Hagman dies in Dallas at the age of 81, surrounded by his friends and family
