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From The West Wing to Blackadder: the best fictional prime ministers on TV

The UK sure loves speculation about prime ministers. So here’s some more! But who makes the finest – Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Jane Horrocks or Alan B’Stard?

The Guardian - UK

Adeel Akhtar on funding cuts: ‘Art gives people space to be free’

The ‘Four Lions’ star got his start in the industry thanks to the National Youth Theatre

The Independent UK

Mass review – forgiveness doesn’t come easily in masterly school-shooter drama

Two couples, both of whom have lost sons, meet in Fran Kranz’s unflinching look at restorative justice

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Mass at Donmar Warehouse: An easy win for a smugly liberal audience

3/5 This drama about a US school shooting has fine acting but can’t rise above hand-wringing

Evening Standard

Dame Harriet Walter among stars in new series of Who Do You Think You Are?

The Bafta-winning genealogy show will return to BBC One this spring.

Evening Standard

Four Lions star says he was asked about terrorism by airport security

Adeel Akhtar told BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs he had his passport taken from him at John F Kennedy International Airport in 2002.

Evening Standard

The Estate review – Adeel Akhtar is unmissable as ferociously ambitious MP

Shaan Sahota’s play sets a British-Sikh politician’s schemes against his family betrayal – a tremendous debut from a writer of huge promise

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The Estate at the National Theatre review: Adeel Akhtar is extraordinary in this political yarn

4/5 Like life and politics, Shaan Sahota’s play is messy, but it’s also a bracingly vibrant debut

Evening Standard

Adeel Akhtar: ‘It seemed late in the day to start noticing Asian actors … we’ve been here a really long time’

He’s had supporting roles in almost every big TV show of the past few years, but now the man nicknamed Ideal Actor is taking the lead on stage, playing a top politician. He talks about challenging perceptions, being detained by the FBI and how he’s ‘redefining the idea of the…

The Guardian - UK

Showtrial fans are blown away by THIS performance — 'Give that man an oscar!'

But Showtrial fans have noticed one big 'plot hole'

WhatToWatch

The week in TV: Showtrial; Sweetpea; Social Studies; Alma’s Not Normal – review

Michael Socha electrifies as a shapeshifting cop in the dock; Dexter meets Villanelle in a murderous new comedy drama; and Sophie Willan’s brilliant Bolton comedy goes deeper and darker

The Guardian - UK

Showtrial season two review – this outrageous legal drama sucks you straight back in

It’s full of holes, lacks nuance and feels flabby – but the excellent performances, as well as the tense and twisty plotting, make this frothy tale a compelling watch

The Guardian - UK

Showtrial: who plays who in season two of the hit BBC drama

From Michael Socha to Adeel Akhtar, we break down the cast - and where you might have seen them before

Evening Standard

How to watch 'Showtrial' season 2 online from anywhere – stream courtroom drama episodes

A defence solicitor finds himself in the glare of publicity as his client fights for his freedom. Here's how to watch "Showtrial" season 2 on TV and online from anywhere in the world.

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Adeel Akhtar: ‘People helped clear up after the riots – that’s what it means to be British’

The Bafta-winning star of ‘Four Lions’ and ‘Sherwood’ tells Ellie Harrison about his new role in ‘Showtrial’, making provocative work and how being cast as a British-Asian prime minister made his head spin

The Guardian - UK

Working-class parents do not see film and TV as viable career for their children

Nine in 10 working-class parents would discourage pursuit of such creative jobs in favour of traditional professions

WhatToWatch

Sweet Tooth season 3 episode 2 recap: an unhappy family

In Sweet Tooth season 3 episode 2, Gus and his friends come across a less than welcoming family. Plus, why Zhang wants Gus.

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: The Cherry Orchard; Minority Report; Laughing Boy – review

The aged servant steals the show in a fast-paced 21st-century Chekhov, Max Webster’s dystopian sci-fi dazzles the eye, and a campaigning drama is tender and furious

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Showtrial season 2: next epsiode, recaps, trailer, plot, cast and everything we know

Showtrial season 2 focuses on a brand new case, three years after the original season aired.

The Guardian - UK

Adeel Akhtar: ‘I’ve got a lovely level of fame’

The actor, 43, talks about irreverence, trying to look more awake, his love of music, and the pursuit of art

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The best shows to watch after Fool Me Once

Finished Fool Me Once and desperate for more thriller action? We've got some suggestions to fill that gap.

Evening Standard

Fool Me Once cast: from Michelle Keegan to Richard Armitage, who plays who in the Netflix thriller?

The Harlan Coben adaptation is stuffed to the gills with great acting talent

Netflix's new no.1 thriller deserves more than its 41% Rotten Tomatoes score

Michelle Keegan's new Netflix show Fool Me Once is top of the pops right now, but it's not receiving the love it deserves.

Total Film

Netflix subscribers can't get enough of Michelle Keegan's new crime thriller

Fool Me Once is gripping viewers

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Fool Me Once episode 1 recap: Is that really Joe on the nanny cam?

Fool Me Once episode 1 opens the new Netflix series with a bang as Maya struggles to come to terms with her husband's murder.

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