When Shannon Matthews disappeared in 2008, the resulting search and eventual fallout felt like something straight out of a TV drama, so shocking and unimaginable was the result. How appropriate then that, almost a decade on, the tale finds itself the subject of a major BBC One drama. Wisely, The Moorside steers clear of obvious … >
A trailer has been unveiled for Sheridan Smith’s upcoming Shannon Matthews drama. BBC One’s new two-part drama also stars Sherlock actress Sian Brooke, Siobhan Finneran (Happy Valley) and Gemma Whelan (Mapp And Lucia). Shannon was nine when she disappeared from her home in the Moorside estate in Dewsbury in February 2008. She was discovered 24 days later … >
The first promotional photos for Sheridan Smith in BBC One’s upcoming Shannon Matthews drama have been released. Shannon was nine when she disappeared from her home in the Moorside estate in Dewsbury in February 2008. She was discovered 24 days later at the home of Michael Donovan, less than a mile away. Her mother and … >
ITV has announced the commission of Clean Break, a new “characterful drama” starring Sheridan Smith from the producers of Humans. Created and written by screenwriting newcomer Mark Marlow, the six part series focuses on an ordinary working class woman, Sam, who is caught between two worlds – the everyday life of a devoted and loving Mum and … >
With no-one left to trust, Jo Gillespie is in the final stages of finding out who killed her husband. It seems like everyone is a suspect – they’re all acting shifty, that’s for sure, which is where ITV’s promising drama seems to lose its heart. Sheridan Smith’s Gillespie is still strong, but with a supporting … >
The second part of ITV’s Black Work picks up where we left off last week, with Jo Gillespie (Sheridan Smith) laying on the floor after being clobbered around the back of the head. Gillespie manages to pull herself up off the floor (physically, because mentally she’s still right down there) and chase after potential husband/cop … >
Sheridan Smith stars in ITV’s Black Work, a new three-part drama about a policewoman determined to find out why her husband was killed. As she battles to stay strong for the benefit of daughter Melly (Honor Kneafsey) and stepson Hal (Oliver Woollford), Jo is urged by her bosses, DCI Will Hepburn (Douglas Henshall) and Chief … >
Sheridan Smith’s new three-part drama Black Work finally starts this Sunday after heavy trailing from ITV for what seems like an age. Smith plays the tough and feisty Jo Gillespie, a Leeds constable whose husband (also a police officer) is killed whilst he’s undercover. With information regarding the killing being thin on the ground, Jo … >
ITV has released a trailer for Black Work. The new three-part drama stars Sheridan Smith as a policewoman determined to find out why her husband was killed. > Order Black Work on DVD on Amazon. Black Work begins at 9pm on Sunday 21 June on ITV. Watch the trailer… As she battles to stay strong … >
Lisa Lynch caught the public’s attention several years ago when, in an effort to deal with her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, she began a blog as an outlet to cope with her condition. That blog would later become best-selling book, The C Word, the events of which inspired this stunning feature-length BBC One drama. … >