Rewind TV: The Hour; Everyday; The Killing; Falcón – review
Stellar performances continue to outweigh flimsy storytelling in BBC drama The Hour, while the final series of The Killing looks like a return to form, writes Andrew Anthony
Roger Hammond obituary
Actor known for his roles as clergymen, favourite uncles and tragic-comic characters
Robbie Coltrane: ‘I take no nonsense’
One minute he's avuncular, the next there's a hint of menace. Decca Aitkenhead feels very unrelaxed in the company of Robbie Coltrane
Ruth Negga: ‘I’m not in any rush to get anywhere’
Ruth Negga won a host of admirers with her portrayal of Shirley Bassey on BBC TV last year. Now she's set to break through with a major Channel 4 spy drama and a role in Steve McQueen's next movie, writes Tom Lamont
Bryan Cranston: ‘I had to take my character from Mr Chips to Scarface’
Bryan Cranston was a jobbing actor for years… then came the role of a lifetime in Breaking Bad and three successive Emmy wins. Here he tells Andrew Anthony how being TV's chemistry teacher/drug baron Walter White changed his life
The Skyfall spy who is secretly Hamlet
Rory Kinnear's roles have ranged from Denis Thatcher on TV to the gloomy Dane on stage. Now he talks about playing M's desk-bound sidekick in Skyfall
Silver screen siblings: the child stars of Michael Winterbottom’s Everyday
Michael Winterbottom spent five years shooting these children for a film about a family with a father in jail. They tell Laura Barton about fake tears, prison visits – and working well past bedtime
Homeland: should they give Robin Williams a role?
Stuart Heritage: The makers are reportedly interested in offering the actor a part alongside Brody and Carrie. But how would that work without killing off the show's credibility?
Parade’s End director says sexism is still rife in drama world
Directors' group to investigate after Cannes film festival snubs women for Palme d'Or prize
Is The Watch just a movie version of Dad’s Army?
You may find the new Ben Stiller movie The Watch strangely familiar. But that's not necessarily a good thing
Take five: European drama box sets
James Donaghy: With the post-Olympics comedown in full swing, it's the perfect time to dip into Europe's treasure trove of classic TV series
Aidan Gillen: ‘I don’t feel obliged to speak’
The shy Dubliner talks (a little) to Andrew Anthony about lunch with Pinter, party-pooping in Baltimore and his latest, taciturn film role
Hilary Swank to star in BBC1 film Mary & Martha
Million Dollar Baby actor to appear with Brenda Blethyn in drama about impact of malaria written by Richard Curtis . By Vicky Frost
Kenneth Branagh: wallowing in Wallander
Kenneth Branagh used to find playing Wallander so grim, he went to flower shows to cheer himself up. Vicky Frost joins the newly knighted actor in Sweden to talk about the new series – and his plans to make a drama about Belfast and the Troubles
Bafta TV special/Julie Walters: Queen of the screen
She's won more Baftas than any other actress. Here, Julie Walters tells Euan Ferguson about her hippy years, life in the country and why it's never been a better time to be a woman on TV