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My lockdown TV

TV stars on their favourite shows to watch during self-isolation

  • ‘The Last Dance is a good cop/bad cop scenario, except they’re both bad cop’ ... Alex Horne.

    'Everyone is raving about The Last Dance': Alex Horne's lockdown TV

    The comedian and Taskmaster creator on the Michael Jordan documentary taking the world by storm, and cheesy yet inspirational YouTube stars
  • The Fantastical Factory of Curious Craft<br>Keith Lemon.

    'I wonder how stupid Joey Essex is going to get': Keith Lemon's lockdown TV

    The Celebrity Juice host on his love for Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins and the awkwardness of filming lockdown shows
  • ‘During Kendall’s rap, I was like: ‘Someone make him stop’ … Susan Wokoma.

    'Succession made me glad I was born poor': Susan Wokoma's lockdown TV

    The star of Chewing Gum and Year of the Rabbit on bingeing HBO’s delectable yet disturbing hit, and the show she regrets watching in quarantine
  • ‘We needed to watch something really light and funny’ ... Sarah Chalke.

    'I've told my children they can't watch Rick and Morty yet': Sarah Chalke's lockdown TV

    The actor on French cartoons, Arrested Development and her children’s fascination with her hit animation
  • Dermot O’Leary

    'Normal People just pierces your heart': Dermot O'Leary's lockdown TV

    The presenter and podcaster on the nostalgic power of the BBC’s latest hit, and how Giri/Haji captures British mundanity
  • ‘I lost days to Love Is Blind’ ... Angela Griffin.

    'Amanda Holden recommended Sunderland Til I Die': Angela Griffin's lockdown TV

    Despite lockdown work commitments, the actor has found time to watch everything from Netflix’s acclaimed football documentary to Quiz and Love Is Blind
  • Cobie Smulders

    'I don't know how I lived without The Great British Bake Off': Cobie Smulders' lockdown TV

    The star of How I Met Your Mother and Stumptown on the heartwarming camaraderie on Bake Off and Prue Leith’s delightfully funky glasses and earring combinations
  • Jamie Demetriou

    'Cumbo stands alongside the character comedy greats': Jamie Demetriou's lockdown TV

    The creator and star of Stath Lets Flats on the magic of David Earl’s YouTube creation, Steve Cumberland, and his pathos-tinged adventures
  • ‘I’ve not met serial killers, but I’ve met men with no empathy’ ... Joseph Gilgun.

    'I am fascinated by people who make killing their vocation': Joseph Gilgun's lockdown TV

    The Brassic star and co-creator on his obsession with true-crime shows – and the dangers of forgetting about the victims who appear in them
  • ‘90 Day Fiancé is exciting, humorous and real’ ... John Fashanu.

    'I love presenting Nigeria's Deal or No Deal': John Fashanu's lockdown TV

    The footballer-turned-television presenter on the educational benefits of 90 Day Fiancé, and why watching his own gameshow makes him emotional
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    'I've been catching up on my own show': Fred Sirieix's Lockdown TV

    The First Dates presenter has been reliving his US road trip with Gordon Ramsay and Gino D’Acampo
  • ‘My friends thought I was talking about This Morning’ ... Isy Suttie.

    'The Morning Show is all about courage': Isy Suttie's lockdown TV

    The Peep Show star, comic and author on the joy of seeing Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon on the small screen, in a drama not to be confused with This Morning
  • Paapa Essiedu

    'Trigonometry shows that polyamory is about love': Paapa Essiedu's lockdown TV

    The Press actor and former RSC Hamlet on bingeing a triangular love story and the high-drama world of Lennie James’s Save Me Too
  • Laura Linney and Jason Bateman in Ozark

    'Ozark is brilliant, sprawling and intense': Gemma Whelan's lockdown TV

    The actor balances grownup Netflix dramas with the children’s TV her two-year old loves, but will watching herself in Killing Eve be too much?
  • ‘The Tiger King is more like fiction than reality’ ... Stacey Dooley.

    'The Royle Family makes me properly laugh': Stacey Dooley's lockdown TV

    The documentary maker reveals how Ricky Tomlinson and co remind her of her childhood, and why the stars of Netflix’s Tiger King are just as bad as each other
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