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Ten Years of Motherland: The Sitcom That Made the School Run Look Like a Horror Film

A decade on from its debut, the BBC comedy's anniversary is a reminder of how rarely British sitcoms get the chance to build an audience at all.

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Almodóvar plays the villain in Bitter Christmas, but the real risk is the release strategy

The Spanish auteur's 24th film promises a reckoning with autofiction, Trump and Netflix, though the interview itself offers more sty than substance.

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Hayden Panettiere, 36: the child star who made a network rewrite the plot

The actor behind Heroes' regenerating cheerleader has died, prompting a reminder of how rare it is for a performer to bend a show's entire arc around them.

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The Diplomat is now an awards machine, and Keri Russell still has not won

Netflix's Washington drama collected a spread of acting and writing nominations for the 78th Emmys on 14 September. Its lead has eight nominations and no statuette, which is a fact about the Academy more than about her.

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