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Roberta Taylor obituary

Actor who played the matriarch Irene Raymond in EastEnders and the hard-drinking Inspector Gina Gold in The Bill

The Guardian - UK

Lily Gladstone likens Golden Globes to Squid Game: ‘You’re in shapewear, you need to pee’

The Killers of the Flower Moon actor voiced scepticism about the awards circuit

The Guardian - UK

Sequins, feathers and stilettos: a glamorous goodbye to Glenda Jackson

Honouring the 'boy from Carro' who became a captivating showgirl.

Newcastle Herald

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Dame Elizabeth Fradd obituary

Assistant chief nursing officer for England determined to improve the care of children in hospital and in the community

The Guardian - UK

The Great Escaper to Poolman: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Glenda Jackson’s swansong – and probably Michael Caine’s – is an impossibly moving drama about the D-day’s 70th-anniversary bash in Normandy. Plus, Chris Pine’s jolly, silly mashup of The Big Lebowski and Chinatown

The Guardian - UK

Final curtain call for Newcastle's ultimate showgirl Glenda Jackson

Newcastle drag icon Glenda Jackson lived a colourful life.

Newcastle Herald

Matthew Perry, Richard Lewis, Glenda Jackson and Alexei Navalny remembered at Oscars

Annual sequence devoted to recently deceased figures in the film industry also recognised Tom Wilkinson and William Friedkin

The Guardian - US

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Celebrities reveal their political allegiances, 1991

Ben Elton and Lenny Henry were backing Neil Kinnock; Bob Monkhouse and Steve Davis supported John Major

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Dippy Egg! Bigfoot! Rat! It’s the return of The Masked Singer

The zaniest talent show on TV is back. Plus: a beautiful tribute to Glenda Jackson, who died earlier this year. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

The 20 best films of 2023, from Barbie to, well, Oppenheimer, Cocaine Bear and beyond

From the twin beasts of Barbenheimer to Glenda Jackson’s swansong and Timothée Chalamet’s delicious Wonka, we bring you the finest movies of the year

Evening Standard

Murder Is Easy's Morfydd Clark: 'Agatha Christie is brutal about class in Britain... she's so rude to us'

The rising star talks about the BBC's big new crime drama, playing Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and being covered in soup in Saint Maud

Evening Standard

Glenda Jackson remembered by Gordon Brown

The politician recalls the actor and fellow Labour MP, a passionate campaigner for social justice who never exploited fame to advance her career

The Guardian - UK

Streaming: Past Lives and the best immigrant stories on film

One of the year’s best films, Celine Song’s Korean-American love story, now on streaming and DVD, continues cinema’s rich tradition of immigrant stories, from Chaplin to Persepolis

The Guardian - UK

Pop stars, actors and politicians we lost in 2023 – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on notable pop culture and political figures we lost this year

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Michael Caine confirms his retirement at the age of 90

Actor brings seven-decade career to close, saying he wants to go out on a high note after his last role in The Great Escaper

The Guardian - UK

The Great Escaper review – Michael Caine is gruffly heartbreaking in this veteran adventure

A moving story and terrific performances from Caine and Glenda Jackson, in her final role, lift this melancholy real-life tale of a pensioner’s escapade in France

Evening Standard

The Great Escaper movie review: Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson carry this sweet story with ease

Given British cinema’s enduring love of the Second World War and cheekie chappies it’s surprising this stranger-than-fiction story took so long to make it to the screen

The Independent UK

The Great Escaper review: Mawkish patriotism lets down the wonderfully paired Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson

Oliver Parker directs the real-life story of World War Two veteran Bernard ‘Bernie’ Jordan

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The Great Escaper review – Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson exude ineffable class

The two British icons bring a huge amount of joy to the heartwarming true story of Bernard Jordan, the 89-year-old veteran who snuck off to attend the 70th anniversary of D-day

Evening Standard

The Cine Files: everything you need to see at the cinema in October

From Leonardo DiCaprio in Scorsese’s hugely anticipated Killers of the Flower Moon to the late Glenda Jackson’s moving swansong in The Great Escaper, we round up the eight best films to see in October

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m 90. I worry if I’m gonna make it to lunch’: Michael Caine and John Standing on wives, war and feeling like the Queen

The actors star alongside the late Glenda Jackson in The Great Escaper, the moving real-life story of a D-day veteran. They reflect on class, communism and female cage-fighting

The Guardian - UK

Is King Lear a mountain or molehill? How to play the tragic monarch and ‘stupid old fart’

Paul Scofield, Ian McKellen and Glenda Jackson have all redefined Shakespeare’s unpredictable ruler – a role in which actors usually succeed

The Independent UK

Sir Michael Caine makes rare public appearance with walking stick on red carpet premiere

Actor, 90 spoke about the mobility issues he experienced on set for the film

Evening Standard

Cartoonists defy government with drawing book for refugee children

The Home Office painted over a Mickey Mouse mural earlier this year

The Independent UK

Michael Caine, 90, says his next film might be his last before retirement

Actor, 90, stars in ‘The Great Escaper’ opposite the late Glenda Jackson

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