Out of Character by Alison Steadman: A lively and undemanding memoir by an actor only a monster could fail to love
Though there is grist and insight here, for the most part this is a saunter through a largely happy life
Alison Steadman
‘People assume I was having play dates with Lily Allen and Peaches Geldof. We didn’t know anyone in show business’
Leo Leigh grew up in the film world. In Sweet Sue, his first feature, his approach to movie-making has produced one of the year’s most complex female characters
23 Walks: Top-class acting from Alison Steadman, Dave Johns and the dogs
Film review: The lead actors just about make this canine-themed movie sit up and beg for attention
Mike Leigh: ‘Brexit was a terrible manipulation of people and their needs’
The director on why he's telling the story of a very British massacre, disagreeing with Jeremy Corbyn and avoiding 'thick actors'
Singer Demis Roussos dies aged 68
Greek singing star, who had a string of hits in the 1970s, has died aged 68
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