‘You’ve got to bask in the sun of life’: actor Sarah Niles on her newfound acclaim

After roles in Catastrophe and I May Destroy you, Sarah Niles is relishing her Emmy nomination for Ted Lasso. She talks about giggling on set and why British shows need to be braver

What links Jon Bernthal to the Monkees and Richard Gere?

Follow the ‘hot and goofy’ actor down the rabbit hole to find unlikely links to the original American Gigolo

TV tonight: a wild night in Grimsby’s new state-of-the-art prison

This fly-on-the-wall documentary series follows the custody officers employing a new approach to remanding people in custody. Plus, The Rap Game UK. Here’s what to watch this evening

TV tonight: second world war babies track down their Black heritage

An emotional journey for children born illegitimately to white mothers and African-American GIs. Plus: four single friends go on the same dinner date. Here’s what to watch this evening

Sunday with Nadia Sawalha: ‘I do a big roast dinner and post it to Instagram’

The actor tells Michael Segalov about her busy Sundays, with yoga, HRT and anxiety-reducing talk radio

Thailand’s gay-romance TV dramas help revive flagging tourism industry

The popularity of gay-romance series sends fans from home and abroad flocking to filming locations across the country

Post your questions for Idris Elba

Ahead of the release of new film Beast, the actor, musician, podcaster and possibly the next James Bond will take on your questions

Margot Robbie returns to Ramsay Street for Neighbours finale

Hollywood actor will play Donna Freedman one more time as Australian soap comes to an end

Hollywood bids farewell to three greats united by mafia films and friendship

Tony Sirico, Ray Liotta and James Caan helped to define the modern mob movie

Less of Ewan McGregor please! The big problem with Obi-Wan Kenobi

No stakes, no danger, nothing of substance: the show has atoned for many of the Star Wars prequels’ sins, but if it’s ever going to be exciting, the action needs to focus less on the ageing Jedi

What links Eleanor Roosevelt and The Simpsons to James Callaghan’s daughter?

With the launch of TV drama The First Lady, we go down the rabbit hole with Michelle Pfeiffer, Nora Ephron and Bill Clinton

‘Gorgeous is my business’ … how blond billboard bombshell Angelyne became an LA icon

Mystery has shrouded Angelyne ever since her giant ads besieged LA. Now a new drama starring Emmy Rossum and Martin Freeman is telling her astonishing story – and she’s furious about it. We track down the pink-Corvette-driving star

The Essex Serpent review – Claire Danes is magnificent … unlike Tom Hiddleston

The Loki actor feels too suave to play a humble vicar in this adaptation of Sarah Parry’s lush novel – which makes the central romance cold and condescending

Eternal death and Adolf Hitler: an ode to Life After Life, the year’s most underrated TV show

The BBC’s thoughtful, beautifully told drama about continual rebirth isn’t always easy viewing, but it’s a complex, clever paean to human potential

Why the Godfather making-of series The Offer has a nostalgia problem

While the veneration of man-made Hollywood myths continue, stories about women at the time remain frustratingly rare