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Play for Today: Never Too Late review – Soapy, staid and lightweight. Is nostalgia all this returning institution has to offer?

2/5 Anita Dobson and Nigel Havers strive for laughs in a wistful care-home drama that fails to avoid what should have been its biggest imperative – not feeling dated

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025

Play for Today review – Channel 5 has turned wildly influential TV drama into banal pantomime

This revival of the classic BBC drama strand is utterly lacking in the innovative spirit of the original. The next Dennis Potter might be out there somewhere … but they certainly aren’t here

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2025

'I promised I'd never put my mother in a home' - Anita Dobson reflects on balancing a career with ageing parents

As art imitates life and Anita stars in a TV show about a woman going into a care home, the actress reflects on her own experiences with an ailing mother

Woman & Home · Nov 13, 2025

Vanessa Feltz shows off two-stone weight loss on night out after revealing secret to slim figure

The TV presenter, 63, has fluctuated from a size 10 to a size 22 over the past three decades

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2025

Princess Charlotte Holds a Very Important Role "For the First Time in British History"

Girls rule.

Marie Claire · Oct 15, 2025

Eighty-two not out: Michael Palin says he won’t stop exploring any time soon

The Man Who Pays His Way: ‘I will keep doing this as long as people want me to do it,’ says Palin

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2025

Has Mrs Hall left All Creatures Great and Small? Season 6 has already sparked questions about Anna Madeley's beloved character

Mrs Hall has been the housekeeper at Skeldale House since season 1 and a time jump in season 6 will be a shock for fans

Woman & Home · Sep 26, 2025

Will Carmody be in season 6 of All Creatures Great and Small?

Richard Carmody has been in and out of All Creatures Great and Small, and fans hope he is set to return for season 6

Woman & Home · Sep 25, 2025

Revealed: Contactless bank card scam letting 26,000 fare dodgers travel for free in London

TfL investigators say ‘we are not a charity and people need to pay for the services’ as new documentary reveals over 26,000 people a year use a bank card hack to evade fares

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2025

Public service broadcasters say ministers misunderstand consolidation meaning

Speaking at the Royal Television Society Convention in Cambridge, UK media bosses agreed merging PSB’s would not be a good thing for the UK.

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2025