The Latest Breaking News from Richard E Grant

Richard E Grant says friends have been trying to set him up with new women but his wife’s death is still ‘too raw’

‘It’s not something I could even conceive of at this point,’ he said

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2022

Emmerdale Hazel star Kate Anthony's life off air – from famous husband to 'secret' Game of Thrones role

Emmerdale's Hazel returned to the village this week and her claims have certainly rumbled the residents

Leeds Live · Sep 18, 2022

Richard E Grant on grief, fame and life without a filter: ‘I 100% believe that secrets are toxic’

He has delighted fans with his honesty about showbusiness – now he’s being just as open about the pain of losing his wife, Joan Washington. Is anything off limits?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2022

Richard E Grant remembers late Scots wife saying he's 'grateful for years they had together'

Joan Washington, from Aberdeen, was a voice coach to celebrities including Penelope Cruz and Jessica Chastain before she died in September last year aged 74.

Daily Record · Jul 30, 2022

Persuasion's best people are the worst

All is not completely lost in the Netflix adaptation, thanks to some unlikable minor roles

Salon · Jul 24, 2022

Who is in the Persuasion cast for Netflix's newest Jane Austen adaptation

Persuasion is now available to watch on Netflix

Manchester Evening News · Jul 17, 2022

Gabriel Byrne: ‘I was never not conscious of being Irish’

The actor discusses the stage adaptation of his memoir Walking With Ghosts, playing Samuel Beckett in a new film, and making peace with being an exile

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2022

Netflix Persuasion adaptation starring Dakota Johnson jettisons Jane Austen’s class concerns in favour of contemporary appeal

Netflix's new adaptation of Persuasion stars 50 Shades of Grey's Dakota Johnson as a messy millennial who swigs wine from the bottle while lusting after her ex.

ABC News · Jul 15, 2022

Persuasion review – Dakota Johnson looks the part as Jane Austen gets Fleabagged

Classic story of a young woman talked out of marrying her true love is turned into a smirking, heavy-handed romcom

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2022

The week in TV: Suspect; The Whistleblowers: Inside the UN; Lenny Henry’s Caribbean Britain; Ellie and Natasia

James Nesbitt’s latest troubled detective got lost in neo-noir gloom, an excellent documentary exposed the UN’s seedy side, Lenny Henry celebrated cultural diversity, and a new sketch show sparkled

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2022