The Rehearsal to The Ballad of Wallis Island: the week in rave reviews
Summed up in a sentence A mind-boggling comedy-cum-documentary-cum-reality show that helps people prepare for big life events by staging hugely elaborate mockups – currently focusing on how to prevent aviation disasters by improving communication in the cockpit.
What our reviewer said 'As with season one, the producers have managed to find civilians who are so uniquely awkward that they feel like integral parts of the chaos. These are people who blur the line between committed normie and aspiring actor so well that many have, in fact, been accused of being fake. But they are all real.' Hannah J Davies
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Further reading The Rehearsal: Nathan Fielder makes genius appointment TV … that may spoil you for ever
BBC Two; full series on iPlayer now
Summed up in a sentence A loving, exhaustive docuseries celebrating the author on the 250th anniversary of her birth, narrated by Juliet Stevenson.
What our reviewer said 'The mood is impassioned and enthusiastic without being emetic – suffused with love of the work, and mapping the contours of the specific genius without anyone getting un-Janeishly carried away. You feel she would approve.' Lucy Mangan
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Further reading 'Much darker than Pride and Prejudice!': authors pick their favourite Jane Austen novel
Netflix; full series available now
Summed up in a sentence Arrogant detective ends up accidentally causing a death, and is sidelined to a dank basement investigating cold cases – only to assemble a crack team.
What our reviewer said 'It is all fantastically well, and rigorously, done. The pacing has a leisurely confidence that some may find a touch slow, but allows for a character-first approach, creating a richness that amply rewards initial patience.' Lucy Mangan
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Further reading Dept Q's Kelly Macdonald on her Trainspotting teen highs and hitting her stride in her 40s
BBC Two; full series on iPlayer now
Summed up in a sentence A deep dive into the life of the entrepreneur, from fly-on-the-wall footage of her starting a lingerie empire, through to an investigative thriller about the PPE political scandal.
What our reviewer said 'In some ways, this is a parable of fame. Mone courted it and won it, but eventually learned that once you turn on the faucet of public attention, trying to turn it off again is a sisyphean task.' Rebecca Nicholson
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Netflix; all episodes available
Summed up in a sentence A sensitive, sweet modern-day reimagining of Judy Blume's 1975 novel about teen desire which has been repeatedly banned by less tolerant schools and libraries.
What our reviewer said 'As a teen drama, it works because, Heartstopper-style, its teenagers actually look and behave like teenagers. The performances are excellent, especially Karen Pittman and Xosha Roquemore as the mothers, but it all rides on whether you can buy into what leads Michael Cooper Jr and Lovie Simone are selling, and they sell it perfectly.' Rebecca Nicholson
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Further reading Judy Blume forever: the writer who dares to tell girls the plain truth
In cinemas now
Summed up in a sentence Funny/melancholy story of a former folk duo (Carey Mulligan and Tom Basden) who are inveigled into a comeback performance on a remote island for a single superfan.
What our reviewer said 'You'll leave wanting your own island, your own gig and your own lock of Carey Mulligan's hair.' Catherine Bray
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Further reading 'There's no chance an American will laugh': Tim Key on his very British new film and the US Office sequel
In cinemas now
Summed up in a sentence Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan team up in a charming throwback sequel to the 2010 remake, with Ben Wang as the latest kid to don the bandana and learn the age-old secret of kicking ass with a dose of moral philosophy.
What our reviewer said 'It's warm, it's breezy – it's a burst of summery family fun that is sure to inspire long looks back at the old movies and Cobra Kai episodes while sparking renewed interest in martial arts apprenticeship. Anyone would get a kick out of it.' Andrew Lawrence
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Further reading Ralph Macchio on kicking it as The Karate Kid for 41 years
In cinemas now
Summed up in a sentence Affecting drama based on Raynor Winn's memoir, in which Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs undertake a redemptive hike along the English south-west coast.
What our reviewer said 'Somehow, they all bring a real sense of meaning and truth to cheap-sounding messages about living in the moment, and the possibility of long-term relationships deepening and growing in ways impossible to predict.' Cath Clarke
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Further reading Walk on the wild side: Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs on their epic hiking movie The Salt Path
In cinemas now
Summed up in a sentence Complex relationship movie from French director Katell Quillévéré, focusing on the marriage of a single mother and closeted gay academic.
What our reviewer said 'The awful toxicity of love … is an underground stream that has become very much an overground stream in this new, heartfelt movie.' Peter Bradshaw
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Sky Cinema and Now; available now
Summed up in a sentence Jesse Armstrong's post-Succession uber-wealth satire about four plutocrats on a lodge weekend that goes awry when the planet descends into chaos.
What our reviewer said 'More than any comedy or even film I've seen recently, this is movie driven by the line-by-line need for fierce, nasty, funny punched-up stuff in the dialogue, and narrative arcs and character development aren't the point. But as with Succession, this does a really good job of persuading you that, yes, this is what our overlords are really like.' Peter Bradshaw
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Review by James Smart
Summed up in a sentence Her latest autofictional work finds the great graphic novelist exploring midlife contentment.
Our reviewer said 'Writing about herself from a greater fictional distance seems to have given Bechdel more room to have fun: dramas and mishaps unspool with a lightly comic charm that belies the darkness in the world outside.'
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Further reading Alison Bechdel: 'The Bechdel test was a joke… I didn't intend for it to become a real gauge'
Review by Blake Morrison
Summed up in a sentence Coming of age in 70s England.
Our reviewer said 'Toy soldiers, conker fights, fizzy drinks, Wall's ice-creams, chicken-in-a-basket pub lunches, swimming lessons (plus verrucas): Dyer's recall of period detail and brand names is exceptional.'
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Further reading Best seat in the house: writer Geoff Dyer on why sitting in a corner is so satisfying
Review by Arin Keeble
Summed up in a sentence Migration and heritage are explored through one woman's life, in 60s Italy and present-day Ireland.
Our reviewer said 'A powerful and beautifully written story of family, friendship and identity.'
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Further reading Novelist Sarah Moss: 'Hunger numbed my shame and humiliation'
Review by Stuart Jeffries
Summed up in a sentence A peek inside the seaborne world of the super-rich.
Our reviewer said 'It's not just how big your superyacht is, but what you put inside it. The latest fashions include Imax theatres, ski rooms where guests can suit up for a helicopter trip to a mountaintop, and hospital equipment.'
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Review by Kitty Drake
Summed up in a sentence A cultural history of female friendship.
Our reviewer said 'In this book, Watt Smith trawls through the archives to trace the history of imperfect, ordinary friends – who hurt and disappoint each other, but keep striving for connection regardless.'
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Further reading The big idea: should you dump your toxic friend?
Out 13 June
Summed up in a sentence Jazz artist Halvorson is one of the most exciting guitarists in North America. Her new album features one of her largest backing bands to date.
What our reviewer said 'Recently discussing Robert Wyatt in Jazzwise magazine, Halvorson said she loved his ability to blend 'the weird with the beautiful'. She wouldn't dream of it, but she could have been saying much the same of herself.'. John Fordham
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Further reading Jazz guitar 'genius' Mary Halvorson on cocktails, tarot and making music that combusts
Out now
Summed up in a sentence After the blockbuster success of Flowers, Cyrus clearly has carte blanche to do what she wants – and has billed her new album as psychedelic and healing.
What our reviewer said 'It's all about as psychedelic as a baked potato. But it's still all very well written and well made.' Alexis Petridis
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Out now
Summed up in a sentence This Scottish indie-folk artist has been creating some sizeable buzz around their spellbindingly beautiful voice and arrangements.
What our reviewer said 'These story songs – about youthful infatuation, reckless hedonism and one-sided obsession – are brittle and wounded, each zeroing in on a different strain of disappointment or heartache.' Shaad D'Souza
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Further reading One to watch: Jacob Alon
Out now
Summed up in a sentence Marking the 400th anniversary of the death of English pre-baroque composer Gibbons, this is a set of his works with a new piece by American composer Muhly at its centre.
What our reviewer said 'Muhly's composition, with its urgent string figures, contrasts beautifully with the flowing imitations of Gibbons' fantasias around it.' Andrew Clements
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O2 Academy, Glasgow; touring to 7 June
Summed up in a sentence On her first tour since 2018, the Walsall soul-R&B-garage singer shows off how adventurous her songcraft has become.
What our reviewer said 'Her searing, smoky voice is used sparingly to start, sometimes even drowned out by the power of the band's two drummers. But by Feelings, Smith drops the wall. She beams megawatt charisma through the track's lyrically chilly push-and-pull, and slinks between risers, glamorously at ease.'. Katie Hawthorne
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‘I'm no deid yet!' Miriam Margolyes heads to the Edinburgh Festival with her love letter show to Dickens
Miram Margolyes | Miram Margolyes The veteran actor is as large as life and twice as noisy as she heads to the Fringe to meet her audience. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... 'I'm no deid yet!' says Miriam Margolyes, channeling her dad's Glasgow accent as she points out that she's still alive and kicking and will be at this year's Edinburgh Fringe with her show about Charles Dickens. Zooming from Australia where she lives with her life-long partner Heather Sutherland, the 84-year-old is outraged about the misinformation spread about her health and recent stories that she wouldn't be attending the Fringe, and the expletives are out. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Yeah, I'm no deid yet. I'm not even sure I'm gonna die, but I'm bloody sure I'm gonna be there at The Fringe.' The award-winning actress, TV personality and author returns with the show that is testament to her lifelong love of all things Dickens and she promises more characters and stories about the famous writer, as well as a Q&A session in which she takes questions from the audience which she will answer in her usual unfiltered frank and funny way. 'There were articles saying I was dying and I wouldn't be coming to the Fringe this year. I believe that there was some kind of a conspiracy against me to stop me from being a success at the Fringe,' she says. 'It came from an article from two years ago when I had a heart operation and was given a cow's aortic valve. I put a photograph on Facebook saying I'm in hospital but I'm coming out soon and I'm fine. Somebody took that and made an article of it and sent it round the newspapers and they printed it again. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'I was very angry. It's the most utter rubbish. It's like Mark Twain who said 'reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated'. It's extraordinary, but I do think it was a kind of conspiracy. I never will get to the bottom of it. But I'm here!' Raised in Oxford in a middle-class Jewish household, Margolyes is known for a long career on stage and screen in which she has appeared in the Harry Potter films, Scorsese's The Age of Innocence (which earned her a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress), James and the Giant Peach, Mulan, and on TV more recently for Call the Midwife and the Voice of Meep in last year's Dr Who, she has also explored her adopted homeland with the Almost Australian and Australia Unmasked Documentaries and BBC travelogue Miriam Margolyes: Impossibly Australian. On stage she has performed in WICKED, The Vagina Monologues and Blithe Spirit, as well as writing two bestselling memoirs, This Much is True and Oh Miriam. Having put the record straight about her health, her indignation subsides and our attention turns to what we can expect in her Fringe show, Margolyes & Dickens: More Best Bits. 'There will be humor and tenderness and political comment and there will be quite shocking language. There will be sexual innuendo and there will be wonderful characters. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'It's a development of what I did last year. People enjoyed it and I enjoyed doing it. So it's talking about Dickens and acting some of the characters. Because he created 2,000 characters, and they weren't just out of his head. They were out of his life, people he met, that he knew, that fascinated him. He was a journalist, that's what fired him, a fascination with people, wanting to know why they were like they were and how they expressed themselves. And he was utterly brilliant. 'For me, he's the greatest prose writer who ever lived. A genius. He was an observer and a moralist and someone who created a world. It's brighter and sharper and crueler and busier and more dangerous even than ours. He takes you in, and that's what I want to do with the audience, bring them into the Dickens world through the characters.' 'I want to share the thrill I get when I become Mr Bumble or the lesbian, Miss Wade. Share that enthusiasm. It's a gleeful experience for me. The variety of characters from very august, top drawer, upper class to the evil and comic and desperate, that he was able to create because of his curious background. He experienced poverty and the imprisonment of his parents, then later success so he could cross class boundaries, which most writers couldn't do,' she says of the writer who loved and was inspired by Edinburgh, visiting many times and being given the freedom of the city in 1841. 'People know Christmas Carol, Great Expectations, the ones that have been on telly. But they don't know the man. They don't know about his life, his problems, his occasional wickedness. He was just boiling with fascination and rage and delight, surprise and humour. And that is in his books. He was an extraordinary man. And we're losing him. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'And then, when I come to the end of my Dickets bits, the audience can ask me questions and that's always fun because they're cheeky,' she says, eyes twinkling with anticipation. Does she set out to be cheeky and shock people or does it just happen? 'I think it always has just happened. I mean, I love it when people laugh. And when they're slightly shocked. Whenever you say something like c***sucking to people, they go, gulp, ho ho and I find that hysterically funny. I don't know why. I mean, I always did talk about it. 'But I think it's a bit sort of silly to shock people. I don't totally approve of it. But every now and again, I think it's quite useful to say 'Farage is a c***. People don't like it, but I think he is.' What do the audience ask her about most? Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'They often ask me about celebrities. They want to know about well known people I worked with and I worked with a great many in my life, in Hollywood and in the theatre and the people I've met on the Graham Norton show. Because everybody's very obsessed with celebrities now. 'And they ask me about my sex life and what do I think about being gay or would I change sex or what do I think about trans? That kind of thing. But I want to talk about Israel and Kier Starmer. I'm very political, but I don't think they want that.' Margolyes, has always been political, but finds herself increasingly motivated as she observes the world around her. 'Now because of the terrible things that have been happening in Israel, I've become even more political and I'm shocked by what's happening in the world, how it's allowed to happen. And I see that we have learnt nothing at all from history. Nothing. And that charlatans like Farage and Boris Johnson, and indolent, entitled people, like Rees-Mogg, still hold power, and corrupt, total a***holes, run countries, like Putin and Trump. We are in the grip of very terrible people.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad It's not just politics that Margolyes finds alarming. Her home in New South Wales was recently without water, electricity and internet after devastating floods ravaged the region and she's planning to move somewhere less rural. 'We have to sell the house here, it's just too far out. We're too old to make the journey into town and it's too isolated. I need electricity. It's one of the things I need to put down on my rider - must have electricity.' What else does she have on her rider for Edinburgh? 'Well for everywhere I have spicy tomato juice, a bloody mary mix without the vodka, and I like line caught smoked salmon and cream cheese and capers on sourdough. Does she like any other Scottish delicacies, haggis or tablet for instance? Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Tablet! My God, I mustn't eat tablet, because I never stop. Some people can take one piece,' and [the Scottish accent is back], 'forget that! I just scoff the lot!' 'And what's that wonderful fish soup? Cullen Skink. I love that. Years ago I was in a play written by a Scottish Jewish writer Jack Ronda, directed by Tom Cotter, called The Lost Tribe. And it was a kind of fiction that there was a lost tribe of the Jews of Scotland and Billy Paterson was in it and Phylis Logan and we were on location in a sweet wee house near Fordyce and Billy and I bought the location and did it up and it's still there. 'Billy played my father. And you know, I'm older than he is. And Phyllis was wonderful too. We had such fun. And that's where I first came across Cullen Skink. And they did high teas.' Why doesn't she reconnect with her roots and split her time between Scotland as well as England and Australia? Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Oh, I'd love to live in Scotland. I'd love to live in the sort of house that my father grew up in after his parents made money. I love Glasgow. I think it's a magnificent city. It's got heart and soul. And it's real and I've always loved it. 'And there are terrific people in Scotland. You know, one of my joys last year, when I did the show in Edinburgh, was to meet Janey Godley. I'd admired and loved her for a long time. And I rang her up one day and say 'can we meet? I just think you're fabulous.' And said, 'Oh, God, I'd love to. You know, I've got cancer and I don't know how long I'm going to live', but she got her husband to drive her to Edinburgh and we spent a magical day together. We talked all day, and a couple of times we both had a nap, because we were exhausted. It was very special for me, to get to know her and she was a great lady. And she was a moralist, you know? I think that the great artists are moralists. She was a great comedian.' On the agenda for Margolyes after the Fringe is making a podcast and the follow up to her BBC documentary series, Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian, this time round exploring New Zealand. 'Oh, gosh, it's an extraordinary country. It's actually more impressive than Australia in many ways. It has a strong Scottish influence - I have quite a few relatives there because people emigrated. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'But I think it is the relationship with the Maori people that really impressed me. They've been on a journey together and it's impressive. The Australians are still fractious about the First Nation. And actually, there are elements in New Zealand that are too, that are trying to overturn the Treaty of Waitangi, which was the treaty that cemented the respect that the white people must have for the First Nation.' At this point in the interview, which I'm conducting from home, I realise my daughter has been perched on a chair listening, drawn like a moth to a flame from another room by the sound of Margolyes' hilarity and profanity, the voices of the stream of characters she inhabits and the tales of people she has met in the places she's visited. 'Oh, can I have a look at her?' says Margolyes, more curious about other people than talking about herself, but worried about how she sounds (not the swearing of course, but the voice). 'What do I sound like? Very posh, I suppose. I think my voice puts people off, that's the trouble. You know, if I want to talk to somebody I don't know, I put on Scottish, like this [and we're back to her Glasgow accent]. 'Because I think my own voice is a bit too English and I want to try to reach people. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'My dad was from The Gorbals in Glasgow so the accent is part of the world that I grew up in. I didn't grow up in the Gorbals, but my father did. And it was a very nice place in some ways but it was the worst slums of Europe. The people were friendly. And his family went from the Gorbals, first to Govan, then Pollockshields when they made a bit of money and bought a lovely sandstone house and he became a doctor. I went and called once. I rang the bell and the lady opened the door and looked at me and said, 'what are you doing here?' And I said, "Well, I'm in Vagina Monologues, and as soon as I said the word 'vagina', she looked round to see if anyone had heard. She was sweet and invited me in.' For the rest of the interview and chat with my daughter [who tells Margolyes she finds her 'refreshing'], the actor keeps up the accent seamlessly. Will she use it when she's in Scotland to avoid being recognised, which is unlikely but she hopes won't happen. 'I hope people won't recognise me because they get overexcited when they see me.' What do they say to her? 'Harry Potter, that kind of stuff, you know.' Do they ask her about JK Rowling? 'Yeah, all the time. I've never met JK Rowling. I mean, I like her detective stories, but I've never read The Harry Potter books. Because science fiction, I go to sleep because it's all about gadgets and stuff like that.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'And in the show if people ask me what I think about things, I will absolutely say. And I will certainly make a comment about Gaza. Because it's not acceptable. I reject it completely. That the Jewish people can do what they're doing, it's wrong. No question about it. I do think what Hamas did was terrible. I don't support that. But my God, the retaliation. It's really shocking. 'And people ask about the trans issue so I will say things about that. I just want people to be a bit kinder. People should be able to be what they want to be. I think it's awfully sad to find that you're in the wrong body. So I'm very sympathetic to trans people. But if somebody was trying to rape me and were pretending they were changing sex and still had a p**** and were doing damage, well, I'd f***ing kill them. But let's get realistic. The number of people who cause trouble is very, very small. Violence is a crime. If trans people commit crime, they're to be treated like anybody else. But because you want to change your sex, that's not a crime. It's not a crime to want to be called 'them'. It's ungrammatical, but it's not a crime.' Margolyes has plenty to say and will continue to do so as long as she's alive and kicking, which we've established that she is. Is it true that Queen Elizabeth II once told her to be quiet? 'Oh, yes. It was a rather uncomfortable moment because when you meet the royals, you slightly lose your marbles. Anyway, I met her at this British Book Week event and she came over and she said, 'what do you do?' And instead of saying, 'I'm an actress' or 'I record books', I said, 'Your Majesty, I am the best reader of stories in the world'. She looked at me, rolled her eyes and sighed, and obviously thought this woman is barking mad. And then she turned to the next person and said, 'what do you do?' and ignored me. He said, 'Mam, I published books for children and we've discovered that if the pages and the ink for the various letters is different colours it helps children absorb the information more quickly and easily,' and I said, 'good heavens, that's extraordinary. I didn't know that. What an amazing thing.' And Her Majesty turned to me and said, "Be quiet." With a very crisp tea on the end of 'quiet'. Never to be forgotten.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Never to be forgotten, but heeded and obeyed? Nae chance. Her audience will expect nothing less. Margolyes & Dickens: More Best Bits, Pleasance @ The EICC – Pentland, 9-24 Aug (except 18th & 21st), 6pm (show runs for 70 minutes)
Daily Mirror
14 minutes ago
- Daily Mirror
'Sublime' period drama adaptation of 'extraordinary novel' now streaming
The acclaimed novel was turned into a groundbreaking series A period piece based on an acclaimed novel is now streaming and a must watch for any fans of costume dramas. Audience members have praised the limited series on IMDb, with one user giving a 10/10 review and the title: 'A skilled adaptation of an extraordinary novel'. A second person titled their review 'sublime' and said: 'The BBC has done it again: this is a wonderful production of a very good book, and they have done it up in style.' Another person heaped praised on the programme: 'The sets and costumes are flawless, the direction is stylish and the characters are likeable. There is a fair amount of humor [sic] but it has surprisingly dark interludes. The protagonist is really a tragic figure, but not devoid of happiness.' They added: 'The BBC have made some wonderful productions in the past, and this adventurous period piece only confirms their standard of excellence on all fronts.' A fourth commented: 'This wonderful 3 part BBC production is one of the sweetest love stories that I have seen in a while.' They went on to say: 'The characters are well defined and very believable. I guess this is a by-product of a good adaptation from a well written novel.' Tipping the Velvet aired on the BBC in 2022, based on Welsh author Sarah Waters 1998 debut novel of the same name. The three-part series saw Pride and Prejudice and The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders screenwriter Andrew Davies overseeing the scripts. Tipping the Velvet was set in the Victorian era and followed the sexual awakening of Whitstable native Nan Astley (played by Rachael Stirling) after she headed to the big smoke of London and fell in love with male impersonator Kitty Butler (Keeley Hawes). The pair embarked on a passionate romance as Nan funded her life in London, before the pair form an onstage double-act. The series was a coming-of-age tale with moments of humour and darkness with a bawdy twist. Tipping the Velvet featured a stellar cast, including Four Weddings and a Funeral star Anna Chancellor, Game of Thrones' Jodhi May, Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins, Line of Duty's Daniel Mays, Downton Abbey favourite Hugh Bonneville, Monica Dolan of Appropriate Adult fame, and even a turns from Doctor Stranger star Benedict Cumberbatch, Johnny Vegas and Alexei Sayle. Both the TV series and novel have had a positive impact on the depiction of queer characters on screen and led to more LGBTQIA+ stories to be told onscreen. Previously reflecting on the success of her novel and the subsequent BBC adaptation, author Waters wrote at length about it in 2018, marking the book's 20th anniversary. She explained in The Guardian how she was 'thrilled' by the reception among the queer community but the success among straight readers 'took me by surprise'. Waters also pondered on whether she'd write a sequel and would focus on Kitty.
The Sun
14 minutes ago
- The Sun
Horoscope today, August 2, 2025: Daily star sign guide from Mystic Meg
OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in March 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes. Read on to see what's written in the stars for you today. ♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 Working hard to control pride and follow love is such a positive move. You can get closer in a family, or perhaps go with friends on life-changing travels. When it comes to love, you can stop seeking reasons to deny your deepest feelings. If you're single, spotting the same face three times is significant. Get all the latest Aries horoscope news including your weekly and monthly predictions. 2 ♉ TAURUS April 21 to May 21 Words are your planet super-power – so get involved in contests that fill in gaps, or add words to pictures. You also have a natural flair for saying the right thing at the right time – and this can take people or projects forward. Above all, make extra sure the voice in your head and heart is kind, not critical. Get all the latest Taurus horoscope new s including your weekly and monthly predictions ♊ GEMINI May 22 to June 21 Your personal star space glows with quiet confidence, and the ability to push plans through. Your life, your way, is Uranus' Gemini message. Golden Jupiter makes any personal commitments really count. Passion may not provide too many answers today but you can enjoy asking the questions. Get all the latest Gemini horoscope news including your weekly and monthly predictions ♋ CANCER June 22 to July 22 The moon and Jupiter gel together to boost inspirational stories, once you trust your own ideas. This applies to choosing numbers to finding dates – and deciding where a family needs to go next. Cash dreams take on a Uranus twist, meaning you could make or win money in some unexpected ways. Get all the latest Cancer horoscope news including your weekly and monthly predictions ♌ LEO July 23 to August 23 You're quick to spot secret value in objects, places or people – and your cash skills stretch further than expected. So, don't hold back from helping others. A health update may seem unlikely for you, but if you've done your research, why not try it? Love links to two identical buildings with different names. ♍ VIRGO August 24 to September 22 You've been trying to crack a code – of loyalty or love. And today Jupiter helps you ask the best questions and make the smartest moves. Your friendship zone is changing in ways that enrich you. The best way to prove passion commitment is by offering time, not cash. A blue team is ready to surprise you. Get all the latest Virgo horoscope news including your weekly and monthly predictions ♎ LIBRA September 23 to October 23 There's a strong sense of challenging yourself, right through your chart of the day – and this is most intense in your fitness zone. So make this your day to look again for the right activity to win the results you want. Love links to last-minute invites, or the moment a well-planned event strays from its schedule. List of 12 star signs ♏ SCORPIO October 24 to November 22 Your own sign sparkles with planet fireworks and excitement. Jupiter's golden glow beautifully balances the sensitive soul of the moon. So you don't just inspire people, but really understand them. This speeds a plan forward. Love confidence is high, so time to try again for a more equal passion. Get all the latest Scorpio horoscope news including your weekly and monthly predictions ♐ SAGITTARIUS November 23 to December 21 Inner dreams and desires are close to the surface now – so stop trying to push them away. Confide in people who matter to you. They can support you in ways you least expect. Jupiter powers your transformation centre to turn you into the lover, winner or creator you want to be. Lucky numbers connect in fives. Get all the latest Sagittarius horoscope news including your weekly and monthly predictions ♑ CAPRICORN December 22 to January 20 Expect a new home for your heart – or a new feeling of security in the one you have. This helps you leave faded dreams behind, while Jupiter links luck to a home delivery, of words or items. Passion has a public shine – and partners share a romantic plan, with a special place in it for your full name. Get all the latest Capricorn horoscope news including your weekly and monthly predictions 2 ♒ AQUARIUS January 21 to February 18 Being a good workmate is important to you – but your own time and health matter, too. So try to work out a better balance, even if it means saying no. In passion, you're a cool customer, but a recent 'F' introduction could be hoping for a warmer response. Settled love slows future plans and lets cash catch up. Get all the latest Aquarius horoscope news including your weekly and monthly predictions ♓ PISCES February 19 to March 20 You know there's so much of yourself you keep out of sight Jupiter's positive push today encourages you to share all your feelings, not just the pleasant ones. Whatever the reaction, you can deal with it. A neighbour can be a source of luck, as a local group connects you both. Cash and the colour amber make a rich mix.
