He brought an unhinged fury to The Thick of It and played a stern Doctor Who. Peter Capaldi talks about his new role as an ageing DCI, his Weinstein encounter – and why recent governments have been so incompetent he can’t even make jokes about them

The CBS version of the BBC comedy Ghosts is one of the biggest shows on American TV. But US remakes more often than not go south. Armando Iannucci and other creators share their horror stories

Amid the horrific ‘sexed up’ scandal, the corporation scores big hits with Strictly, Bake Off and The Thick of It, a foul-mouthed widow causes a crisis – and the Queen’s favourite show comes to light

Adapting TV shows for new countries is a multi-billion dollar business. But, as the team behind the US version of This Country found out, it’s no easy ride …

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

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 most divisive topic of recent British history is being adapted for the small screen – but the best political TV often comes years after the event

Why is Mad Men’s second season the most important, how come Buffy’s fourth outing was its best? We asked our critics to define TV’s best seasons

The creator of The Thick of It discusses spin, the ‘halcyon’ years of George W Bush and being ‘close to the end of the world’