Peter Capaldi
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The greatest Doctor Who – ranked!
Tom Baker’s scarf! Jodie Whittaker’s cupboard! David Tennant’s gifs! As Ncuti Gatwa picks up his sonic screwdriver for the new series of Doctor Who, we rate every two-hearted Time Lord so far
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The week in TV: The Brothers Sun; Criminal Record; Break Point; I Am Andrew Tate – review‘The government has been too terrible to make fun of’: Peter Capaldi on satire, politics and privilege
Peter Capaldi says posh actors are smooth, confident and tedious
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Criminal Record review – Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo are great alone. Together, they’re mesmerising The seven best shows to stream this week
Criminal Record to Echo: the seven best shows to stream this week
‘He changed my life’: Tom Hiddleston, Rachel Weisz and more on Terence Davies
Terence Davies, who died last Saturday, was a visionary British director, who brought passion and eccentricity to every film. Actors including Jennifer Ehle, Peter Capaldi, Simon Russell Beale and Peter Mullan recall his unique style and sensitivity
Local Hero review – wistful 80s comedy snares your heart with charm and beauty
Bill Forsyth’s happy-sad tale about a fishing village under threat from US oil money is as wonderful as ever, with standout turns from Burt Lancaster and youthful Peter Capaldi
The best and worst Doctor Who fashion – ranked!
A new Doctor means new outfits – and there’s been much oohing and aahing over Ncuti Gatwa’s snazzy suits. But which of the 14 Time Lords had the most timeless look?
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Doctor Who; Jimmy Carr Destroys Art; The Pact; The Devil’s Hour – reviewJodie Whittaker’s sendoff as the Doctor was overstuffed with its own history, while Channel 4’s take on cancel culture missed its mark
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The Devil’s Hour review – proof that Peter Capaldi is the world’s most terrifying actorPeter Capaldi is on typically chilling form in this dark horror-mystery treat, but Jessica Raine’s haunted mum steals the show
The watcher
The Devil’s Hour: a perfect freaky little Halloween treat Jessica Raine and Peter Capaldi and a weird unblinking little boy are superb in this timely horror – which has all the creepy components to be essential viewing
Best culture of 2022 so far
The best films of 2022 so farTilda Swinton aces Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s dreamy fable, director Clio Barnard’s forbidden affair and Catherine Clinch in The Quiet Girl rank in the pick of this year’s films
Observer New Review Q&A
Peter Capaldi: ‘Don’t worry, I don’t suddenly think I’m a rock star’The actor on political corruption, the genius of Terence Davies and making a solo album in his 60s
The Suicide Squad review – eyeball-blitzing supervillain reboot
Guardians of the Galaxy’s James Gunn is a good directorial fit for the humour and freaky violence of DC’s bad-guy jamboree
The week in theatre: Constellations; Extinct review – the stars are aligned
The first two of four new casts work their magic differently in Nick Payne’s irresistible multiple realities play
Constellations review – a stellar revival for Nick Payne’s high-concept romance
The stories of string theorist Marianne and beekeeper Roland are told forwards, backwards and sideways as we explore their theatrical multiverse
The Q&A
Peter Capaldi: ‘My closest brush with the law? I was arrested in connection with a bomb explosion’The actor on bringing back grants for further education and being kept awake by the cat
Peter Capaldi and Sheila Atim among rotating cast in Constellations revival
Star-studded new run of acclaimed two-hander will use four pairs of actors, with Zoë Wanamaker and Chris O’Dowd also signed up
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