Unchosen review – Asa Butterfield’s creepy cult show is a total waste of all this talent
It’s got amazing names attached, from Christopher Eccleston to Siobhan Finneran – but the new Netflix drama starts off workmanlike then goes downhill. Why would these stars ever sign up?
January 2026
The Guardian view on the class crisis in the arts: the UK’s culture must not become the preserve of the elite
Editorial: Countless reports and celebrities have called for greater working-class representation, so why has nothing changed?
May 2024
Young Woman and the Sea review – Disney’s surface-level swimming biopic lacks depth
Daisy Ridley leads the reductive, if at times stirring, story of the first woman to swim across the English channel
Shallow Grave review – Danny Boyle’s Edinburgh noir debut is a triple-crossing treat
Obnoxious flatmates Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston and Kerry Fox get way more than they bargained for with the arrival of enigmatic Keith Allen and a suitcase full of cash
The greatest Doctor Who – ranked!
Tom Baker’s scarf! Jodie Whittaker’s cupboard! David Tennant’s gifs! As Ncuti Gatwa picks up his sonic screwdriver for the new series of Doctor Who, we rate every two-hearted Time Lord so far
January 2024
Christopher Eccleston says A-lister falsely accused him of ‘copping a feel’
Doctor Who and True Detective star says he feared accusation could have ended his career
November 2023
Christopher Eccleston on class, capitalism, fame and shame: ‘My eating disorder was imprisoning’
One of Britain’s best actors is back on stage as Scrooge. He reflects on his Salford childhood, his rebirth after a breakdown – and why we need to get the Tories out
April 2023
The best and worst Doctor Who fashion – ranked!
A new Doctor means new outfits – and there’s been much oohing and aahing over Ncuti Gatwa’s snazzy suits. But which of the 14 Time Lords had the most timeless look?
Christopher Eccleston: it would be impossible for me to become an actor today
Theatres such as now-closed Oldham Coliseum vital for northern working-class people, says actor
Last night at Oldham Coliseum: a joyful, funny and furious farewell
Maxine Peake and Christopher Eccleston among performers as venue put on final show after losing Arts Council funding
December 2022
Huge decline of working class people in the arts reflects fall in wider society
Study shows the proportion of musicians, writers and artists with working-class origins has shrunk by half since the 1970s
April 2022
Dodger: the Oliver Twist prequel that’s scary, starry and totally irresistible TV
This Dickens spin-off claps along like The Goonies and is so ace it’s been promoted from CBBC to BBC One. No wonder Christopher Eccleston and Julian Barratt were lining up to star
December 2021
This much I know
Christopher Eccleston: ‘I am anything but macho’
TV review
Close to Me review – Christopher Eccleston’s hairdo says it all in amnesia thriller’s finale
November 2021
TV review
Close to Me review – Christopher Eccleston arouses suspicion in a deliciously dark binge-watch
After a catastrophic head injury, Connie Nielsen’s Jo must piece her life back together – and figure out whether her husband can be trusted. You’re sure to be hooked
August 2021
The Others at 20: the haunted house movie that reinvigorated the genre
Alejandro Amenábar helped to reinvigorate the subgenre with help from Nicole Kidman in a film that owes a great debt to the classics
January 2021
Why Our Friends in the North still thrills 25 years on
An incredible cast – from Daniel Craig to Gina McKee – and Shakespearean narrative add up to make a modern classic
August 2020
Christopher Eccleston to return as Doctor Who in new audio adventures
After 15-year absence, Shallow Grave and Our Friends in the North actor will reprise role that relaunched series to global success
June 2020
Foul is fair: stunning shots of Shakespeare's Macbeth – in pictures
As the RSC’s production starring Christopher Eccleston is broadcast on BBC Four, take a look back at some of the most arresting stagings of the ‘Scottish play’
May 2020
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: The A Word, Isolation Stories, The Eddy; Trying; Homeland – review
Peter Bowker’s wry autism drama returned to fresh complications, ITV went full lockdown, and Netflix’s jazz story was all tuned up with nowhere to go
