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‘We didn’t want to avoid the reality of what happened’: the drama telling the true story of Jean Charles de Menezes

The 2005 shooting of the Brazilian created national headlines, but the shocking truth of his death remains unknown by many. A new series aims to do justice to his story – and those who fought to clear his name

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2025

Bots influencing election discussion on social media

Nearly one in five accounts discussing Australia's election analysed on a major social media platform were found to be fake, sparking disinformation concerns.

AAP · Apr 20, 2025

Steve Coogan on his very unusual new comedy: ‘The penguin takes the edge off the fascism’

INTERVIEW: In ‘The Penguin Lessons’, the man behind Alan Partridge plays a school teacher in military-occupied Argentina who forms an unlikely bond with a seabird. Such tonal extremes required a delicate hand, he and his co-star Jonathan Pryce tell Annabel Nugent

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2025

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'No time to waste' for those requiring a postal vote

As the federal election looms, people who cannot vote in person have been urged to apply for a postal ballot as soon as possible, or risk missing out.

AAP · Apr 3, 2025

Abbie Chatfield cleared of breaching electoral rules

Abbie Chatfield has been cleared of overstepping electoral rules after a review of posts by the social media influencer featuring politician interviews.

AAP · Apr 2, 2025

Third-party postal votes spark privacy risk warnings

Voters who use third-party postal applications could put their privacy at risk or have their votes cast late, the Australian Electoral Commission has warned.

AAP · Mar 30, 2025

Political truth laws get tick, AI threat to poll pruned

Labor is being criticised for being hypocritical over truth in political advertising laws, after supporting the action despite icing progress on the reform.

AAP · Mar 7, 2025

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Emily Mortimer to play Cressida Dick in show about Jean Charles de Menezes death

The Disney+ drama focuses on the police shooting of the Brazilian man wrongly suspected of being a terrorist after the 7/7 London bombings.

Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2025

Exclusive: Russell Tovey, Daniel Mays and Emily Mortimer set to star in new Jean Charles de Menezes drama

The Brazilian electrician was fatally shot outside Stockwell tube station after he was misidentified as a terrorist

Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2025

The Penguin Lessons review – Steve Coogan’s teacher p-p-picks up a penguin in 70s Argentina

Tom Michell’s feelgood memoir could have been a winning buddy movie with Coogan’s colleague – if it wasn’t for the titular bird always muscling its way in looking baffled

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2024

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 · Jun 14, 2024

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 · Feb 29, 2024

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 · Nov 22, 2023

‘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 · Nov 13, 2023

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The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023

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 Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023

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 Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

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’

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023

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

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The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023

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 Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023

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

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023

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 Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023

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 Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

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

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