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Portrayal of character in Steve Coogan’s film The Lost King is defamatory, judge rules

Coogan, production company Baby Cow and Pathe, the distributors of the 2022 film, will now face a full trial

The Guardian - UK

Steve Coogan and makers of The Lost King sued by academic over his portrayal in the film

The former deputy registrar of the University of Leicester claims the 2022 movie presented him as ‘dismissive, patronising and misogynistic’

The Guardian - UK

Jason Isaacs on playing Cary Grant in ITV's Archie: 'I had no idea what a mess he was'

The actor on how the idea of playing the matinee idol was terrifying, Grant's shocking backstory and why A-listers are never happy

Evening Standard

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‘Cary Grant’s whole life was a civil war’: the TV drama unmasking Hollywood’s permatanned icon

The mansion-dwelling megastar was born Archibald Leach and grew up in a squalid Bristol terrace believing his mother was dead. The stars and writer of Archie talk about his rise, shame and redemption

The Guardian - UK

Disney defends itself after backlash to ‘tasteless’ 7/7 bombing scene in new drama

‘Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes’ began filming in south-east London last month

The Independent UK

The week in TV: The Reckoning; Frasier; Lessons in Chemistry; Scars: Surviving a Stabbing – review

Steve Coogan excels as Jimmy Savile in the BBC’s damage limitation exercise; a reboot of Frasier is slow to find its rhythm; and Brie Larson stars as a scientist turned chef in Apple’s adaptation of a hit novel

The Guardian - UK

Fans wowed by ‘uncanny’ first-look images of Jason Isaacs as Cary Grant in new ITV drama

Harry Potter star takes on the Hollywood Icon in forthcoming series, ‘Archie’

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The Reckoning viewers praise Steve Coogan’s ‘skin-crawling’ portrayal of Jimmy Savile

Announcement that the BBC was working on the series initially triggered fierce criticism, with some calling it ‘disrespectful’ to the survivors

The Independent UK

The Reckoning review: Steve Coogan’s Jimmy Savile drama is a parade of villainy without a point to make

Steve Coogan inhabits the lank silver-haired, cigar chomping, bejewelled Savile, in a show that never manages to rise above the cheap lure of voyeurism

The Independent UK

Steve Coogan on playing Jimmy Savile: ‘I was so glad to think I would never have to look like that again’

The star of controversial BBC drama about the serial sex abuser reveals the stresses of the role

The Guardian - UK

Steve Coogan tells why he took on Jimmy Savile role for BBC drama

The series will track Savile’s rise to becoming one of the biggest stars in television and will also focus on his years of sexual abuse

Evening Standard

Steve Coogan and The Reckoning creators on their Jimmy Savile drama: ‘There was the potential for catastrophic failure if we got it wrong’

The four-part BBC One series explores how Savile used his celebrity and his powerful connections to conceal his sexual abuse and exploit institutional failings. Ellie Harrison hears from those who made the show about their divisive bid to bring the story to the screen

The Independent UK

The Reckoning first look – this Jimmy Savile drama contains some of TV’s most shocking scenes

Steve Coogan’s take on the serial sex offender is astonishingly spooky. But questions remain as to whether it should have been made – and whether the BBC has given itself too easy a ride

The Guardian - UK

The Reckoning review: BBC’s Jimmy Savile drama is a parade of villainy without a point to make

Steve Coogan inhabits the lank silver-haired, cigar chomping, bejewelled Savile, in a show that never manages to rise above the cheap lure of voyeurism

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The Reckoning creators defend themselves against criticism that Jimmy Savile drama goes easy on BBC

‘I do think that we hold the BBC to account,’ show’s team said after claims they were too soft on corporation

WhatToWatch

The Reckoning: cast, plot, first look and all about the drama starring Steve Coogan as evil predator Jimmy Savile

The Reckoning is a BBC1 drama that sees Steve Coogan play predatory DJ and presenter Jimmy Savile.

The Independent UK

Cary Grant’s daughter addresses rumours about father’s sexuality ahead of new ITV drama

‘I think I would have picked up on it,’ actor said about longstanding rumours

The Independent UK

Cary Grant’s daughter addresses rumours about father’s sexuality ahead of new ITV drama

‘I think I would have picked up on it,’ actor said about longstanding rumours

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The Guardian - UK

The trauma of Cary Grant: how he thrived after a terrible childhood - as told by his daughter

Born into extreme poverty, Grant was told as a child his mother had died. She had actually been placed in a psychiatric institution. It was the start of a life of repression and extraordinary reinvention

Salon

Steve Coogan discusses "The Lost King"

Salon talks to the comic and writer about his latest effort, a tribute to the woman who found Richard III's remains

Tribune News Service

Movie review: 'The Lost King' recounts woman's adventurous search for the truth

Fact, fiction, and feeling collide and combine in Stephen Frears’ “The Lost King,” written by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, an adaptation of the book “The Lost King: The Search for Richard III.” This unique and lively mystery based on a true story comes from the team behind the Oscar-nominated…

The Guardian - UK

Mick Jagger, the Queen and Claudia Winkleman’s fringe: what the Bafta TV nominations got right

From recognising The Traitors as genuinely fresh television to honouring legends – and making Nadine Dorries look daft – here’s a deep dive into this year’s nominees

AAP

Senior election official queries access to voter rolls

The Australian Electoral Commission's deputy commissioner says he's losing sleep over some independent candidates having access to voter information.

The Guardian - UK

The Lost King review – Sally Hawkins saves Richard III dig drama

The team behind Philomena turn the true story of how the infamous king’s remains were found under a Leicester car park into an uneven comedy drama

WhatToWatch

The Walk-In — episode guide, cast, air date, plot, trailer, interview, and all about the true crime drama by Jeff Pope

The Walk-In is based on a true story about the fight against evil neo-Nazis and stars Stephen Graham, Jason Flemyng, Leanne Best and Dean-Charles Chapman.

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