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The Guardian view on British TV: a drama out of a crisis

Editorial: The hit Netflix show Adolescence has ignited debate about the future of UK television. Public service broadcasting must stand up to the streaming giants

The Guardian - UK

Nothing for Gavin & Stacey? The sheer number of omissions in the TV Baftas is ridiculous

From the Barry-Billericay finale, to Wolf Hall, Pachinko and Nobody Wants This, there are far too many cruelly overlooked shows this year. But the even bigger problem? Bafta’s Adolescence issue

The Guardian - UK

Bafta TV awards 2025 nominations: full list

From Wolf Hall to Say Nothing, Alma’s Not Normal to Mr Bates vs the Post Office, here is every single nominee up for the year’s biggest British TV awards

The Guardian - UK

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Controversial Netflix hit Baby Reindeer dominates Bafta TV Award nominations – full list

‘Mr Bates vs the Post Office’, ‘Rivals’, and ‘Slow Horses’ have also been recognised

The Independent UK

Stalking saga Baby Reindeer leads 2025 TV Bafta nominations

Richard Gadd’s semi-autobiographical stalker thriller has eight nominations, with Mr Bates Vs the Post Office and the raunchy bonkbuster Rivals on six apiece

The Guardian - UK

Gavin And Stacey, Rivals and The Traitors scenes up for Bafta Memorable Moment

Moments from Strictly Come Dancing, Mr Bates Vs The Post Office and Bridgerton are also nominated.

Evening Standard

Streaming: Steven Soderbergh’s Presence and the best haunted house films

The director’s witty supernatural thriller joins Psycho, Hereditary, The Brutalist and more – films in which buildings are characters in their own right

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Toxic Town review – Jodie Whittaker is obviously award-worthy in this bittersweet tale

Whittaker and Aimee Lou Wood are exceptional as mothers battling corporate greed after a very British scandal in their town. This real-life drama may be cheesy at times, but it is a life-changing story that very much needs to be told

The Guardian - UK

Jane’s world: fans and admirers pick their favourite Austen characters

Helen Fielding, David Baddiel, Nicola Sturgeon and other cultural figures celebrate the great writer’s 250th birthday

The Guardian - UK

ITV commissions drama about phone hacking scandal produced by Mr Bates vs The Post Office team

Set between 2002 and 2012 it follows the controversy that shut down News of the World after 168 years in operation

The Independent UK

Make a drama about Waspi scandal so UK Government will listen, SNP MP urges ITV

ITV has been urged to make a Mr Bates vs the Post Office-style drama about the Waspi scandal.

The National (Scotland)

Strictly, Celine Dion and Diane’s masterful funeral: it’s 2024’s most jaw-dropping TV moments

Chris McCausland saved the day! The Olympics made us weep! Danny Dyer had sex by a tree! Here are the year’s wildest bits of television

The Guardian - UK

Emma review – a Regency comedy as light as a pillow fight

Set in a nonspecific Austenland inspired more by Hollywood than history, this is an energetic, puppyish production that is easy to like

The Guardian - UK

Oregon Court Strikes Down Limit on Vape Pen Packaging

From Bates v. Oregon Health Authority, decided yesterday by the Oregon Court of Appeal (Judge Scott Shorr, joined by Judges… The post Oregon Court Strikes Down Limit on Vape Pen Packaging appeared first on Reason.com.

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Netflix adds critically acclaimed Toby Jones drama that's been criminally forgotten

Capital, now on Netflix, boasts an amazing cast including the Mr Bates vs The Post Office star

The Independent UK

Sky Arts Awards: Mr Bates v Post Office and comedian Fern Brady among winners at inaugural event

Audiences were treated to performances by The Darkness and Lemn Sissay

The Independent UK

National Television Awards 2024: Winners list in full from Strictly to Mr Bates vs The Post Office

All the victorious shows and actors from star-studded ceremony

The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: Art Matters; Surviving the Post Office; The Decameron; Time Bandits – review

Melvyn Bragg makes an impassioned plea to save the arts in Britain; wronged subpostmasters tell their story; a medieval romp channels Covid and The White Lotus. Plus, a time-travelling Lisa Kudrow

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The Independent UK

Mr Bates v Post Office star Will Mellor says he is still ‘angry’ about Horizon scandal

‘Innocent people were made to feel like criminals’ said the actor

WhatToWatch

Crime drama preview 2024 — 26 binge-worthy shows still to come this year

Our round-up of all the must-see mysteries and true-life-inspired stories still set to hit our screens in 2024.

The Independent UK

Are we witnessing the death of ‘distinctive’ British TV?

ITV had a huge hit with the powerful real-life drama ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’ back in January, but the broadcaster believes that it’s getting harder and harder to make ‘very distinctively British’ shows. Katie Rosseinsky explores why series like this might be a dying breed

Evening Standard

OPINION - It’s vital that culture can continue shedding important light on undersung campaigns

A run of recent dramas based on real-life issues - including ITV’s galvanising show Mr Bates vs the Post Office, and James Graham’s new play Punch - remind us of the incredible power of culture

Evening Standard

Mr Bates wins plaudits for ITV but ad market 'in recession'

A tough advertising market saw profits plunge at ITV this year with CEO Carolyn McCall pledging to “reshape” the cost base of the broadcaster behind Coronation Street and Love Island.

The Guardian - UK

It’s Kemi Badenoch v the Post Office, the show where ministers sweep everything under the carpet

Whatever the truth in the latest ‘he said, she said’ row, one thing’s clear: the government has no intention of tackling this institutional rot, says barrister Sam Fowles

The Guardian - UK

Horizon scandal victim uses Brits appearance to urge faster compensation

Jo Hamilton presented a music award alongside Monica Dolan, who portrayed her in Mr Bates vs The Post Office

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