News about Mike Newell

JOE BERNSTEIN: Brian Stein, the former chief of Luton Town, had just one regret after his team defeated Coventry City in the Championship play-off final on Saturday. Rather be at Kenilworth Road to see it live than sitting at home with a cup of tea in front of the television. Luton's fairytale, which came at a time when it took Wimbledon's Crazy Gang in the 1980s, has captured the nation's imagination, but the club's animosity is a sad postscript to all the joy.

When watching the first episode of the BBC1 series on Sunday night, dissatisfied Great Expectations viewers said they'switch over'. Many who attended Charlies Dickens' 1861 novel complained that it was too dark, had too much swearing, and was unrecognizable from the original story. The novel has been rewritten by Peaky Blinders creator Stephen, but those watching this version at home were unimpressed.