News about Juliet Stevenson

Ludwig hit screens to rave reviews last week - with fans hailing the irreverant murder mystery as 'the next Jonathan Creek' after just one episode. The show, which stars David Mitchell, 50, hit BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Wednesday and fans are already obsessed. In the new series, David plays John 'Ludwig' Taylor, an introverted and reclusive puzzle setter, who against his better judgement, is dragged into an exciting adventure after his identical twin brother goes missing. If you've already binged the series - possible since all episodes are available to stream - you may be looking for your next murder mystery fix. Here's our pick of the genre's five best contenders to scratch the itch.

A new BBC drama about the Battle of Hastings will feature a diverse group of actors - as the Corporation continues its 'colour-blind' casting. King and Conqueror, an eight-part series, will tell the story of Harold and William's fight for the English throne, which culminated with the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Jason Forbes (pictured left in costume from a previous production) and Elander Moore (right) are among a diverse set of actors who have been cast as Anglo-Saxon characters, The Telegraph reports. It is another period drama to follow the BBC's colour-blind casting of non-white stars - which they have also done for another upcoming historical drama, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. King and Conqueror is a CBS Studios co-production acquired by the BBC. Last year, CBS Studios executive Lindsey Martin said the scripts would give a 'bold and fresh take on a story that has endured for nearly 1,000 years'.

EMILY PRINCIOTT: The chairman of a leading exclusive London gentlemen's club has resigned ahead of a potential change in policy that might result in women being able to participate. Gareth Neame, the founder of Mayfair's 156-year-old Savile Club, resigned on Friday and renounced his memberships at the Beefsteak Club and the Garrick Club simultaneously. Two sources close to Savile blamed his decision to leave on a variety of clubs' discussions over whether women are eligible to join. According to one of the accounts, Mr Neame simply could not cope with the tests and media involved. Mr Neame denied that the reason for his departure from the clubs was due to the issue of women members.

This week, UK writer Kathryn Flett (left) reviews ITV's latest 'black-comedy-drama-cop-show' Passenger (right), as well as The Life And Death Of Lily Savage, which were both on ITV.

The £17,000-a-year club has long been at the center of controversy over its all-male membership, and now it appears that a number of individuals, including actor Stephen Fry, have called for women to join. According to broadcaster Emily Maitlis, who said on X that she had received a formal letter promoting the candidates, club trustees have written to the chairman, requesting that women be considered the same as men.' According to reports, the female candidates' pages are being 'prepared and signed as soon as possible,' as well as asking for confirmation that they are eligible for membership.' Former Home Secretary Amber Rudd (left) actor Juliet Stevenson, comedy actress Baroness Ayesha Hazarika, and Channel 4 news presenter Cathy Newman are among the notable women reportedly being recruited for the club.

It's all happening in British and Irish television, with big-budget John Le Carney, Cockney obsters, and murder in Calder Valley. We've compiled a list of the 20 best thrillers to watch On Demand right now, sifting through thousands of options to save you the hassle. Looking for a new series to stream? Find out which shows it's worth investing your time in...

After performers at the English National Opera (ENO) announced that they would go on strike over budget cuts, an operatic adaptation of the Handmaid's Tale is cancelled. Since unions representing the company's orchestra and chorus announced their intention to select the London Coliseum on opening night, ENO is frantically trying to devise a contingency plan to save the show. ' The musicians' Union and Equity reported the strike on Wednesday, minutes before the opera announced that BAFTA nominated actor Juliet Stevenson had joined the cast in a non-singing role for Margaret Atwood's acclaimed 1985 book. After being forced to relocate outside London by Arts Council England (ACE), which withdrew its subsidy in November 2022, the company was set to stage five separate performances in its shortened two-month season this year to save money. The unions said that the ENO's plans were "disproportionate, unprofitable for our workers at the ENO, as well as a complete disregard for the artistic workforce."

Kathryn Flett is captivated by BBC2's Shakespeare: Rise Of A Genius, which was created to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio's publication. She is also a huge fan of Aussie drama The Newsreader, and Chanel 5's Wife on Strike is equally convincing.

This week, UK writer Kathryn Flett (left) shares her thoughts on Henpocalypse! Zara (Lucie Shorthouse), her family, and friends are centered on this comedy-drama. The BBC news shows a deadly (though not for men) 'crab-measles pandemic, causing the ladies to lockdown with nothing to eat or drink, but a jar of Maxwell House as the prosecco runs out. Pictured right, from left to right: Bernadette, Shelly, Zara, Veena and Jen in Henpocalypse!

This week, Kathryn Flett discusses BBC drama Wolf, which is set in Wales, and My5's show Wonders of the Moon. Wolf's large cast is 'rarely' on the same page,' she says. It also claims that it should be 'critically condemned for revelling in so many disembowelled bodies.'

Christopher STEVENS CHRISTOPHER STEVENS rewatches LAST NIGHT'S TV For the first time in this column, a program is given two ratings, five actors, and two actresses - because half of the episode was superb and the other half was mostly rubbish. And if you're confused, imagine Wolf (pictured) on BBC1. A few days ago, parallel tales were ripped with violence and blood, but there isn't much to connect them apart from a runaway dog and a group of males with staring eyes. Juliet Stevenson's scenes as brittle, bullying Matilda, who arrives at her grand country house in the Welsh Marches with hubby Oliver (Owen Teale) and their extremely strung daughter, Lucia (Annes Elwy), are what makes Wolf unmissable. Matilda naturally invites a few plainclothes policemen knocking on the door, warning of a killer on the loose, and warns of a killer on the loose. 'Milk and sugar?'she asks, 'one lump or two?' Well, she's not sure if she should even mention it, but the phone line has been cut off, but she's not sure if she should even mention it. Also, she's worried that some local prankster has been draping animal entrails over a tree in the garden. At least, she hopes they are animal entrails.

EPHRIAM HARDCASTLE: Once upon a time, the threat would have roused King Charles to retaliate as the country's arbiter of taste. Prince of Wales David Cameron managed to stop a multi-billion-pound renovation of Chelsea Barracks and the National Gallery's'monstrous carbuncle' extension, which was on display. "It will no longer be possible for me to devote so much of my time and resources to the charities and causes for which I am so deeply concerned," he told the nation after the Queen's death. Has Charles now to sit on his hands?

In the BBC's enthralling latest thriller Wolf, actress Juliet Stevenson admits she has to face her fears, which is set in Monmouthshire, Wales (left inset). In some ways, it's a standard police drama, but here the darkest of dark comedy blends with horror and mystery, making it ever-slightly uncomfortable and odd, but also incredibly watchable.

This latest innovation is just the start of what could be a costly industry insiders predict could be worth more than $60 billion (£29 billion) by 2030. On Apple's Books app, you can find the robot-voiced audiobooks, which use text-to-speech translation, by searching for 'AI narration.' This brings up a list of romance or fiction books (both free and paid for) that have been marketed as "narrated by digital voice based on a human narrator."