Croydon has long been cold-shouldered on both the big and small screen – even films set there were shot elsewhere. But with the awards-tipped All of Us Strangers, the unloved south London borough finds itself hot property

The Friends anthem split the Rembrandts. Alabama 3 went partying with real mobsters. And Vonda Shepard ended up starring in Ally McBeal for years. Creators of legendary theme tunes relive their highs – and lows

As the British writer’s tale of a media family’s power struggle returns to TV, we chart his path from Peep Show to global award-winning fame

Star of The Crown and Peep Show opens up on her career, revealing she is plagued by self-doubt

Where’s Mad Men? How did The Sopranos do? Does The Crown triumph? Can anyone remember Lost? And will Downton Abbey even figure? Find out here – and have your say

The current crop of British comedies are peppered with ‘hugging and learning’, but how far can convivial comedy go before it veers into sentimental mush