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<p>Teen dream: Joshua Jackson, Kerr Smith, James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes and Michelle Williams in the seminal coming-of-age drama ‘Dawson’s Creek’</p>

Tribute

Dawson Leery was the Tony Soprano of fictional teenage nonsense

The whiny, manipulative anti-hero of ‘Dawson’s Creek’ had an ugly cry and a terrible haircut. For a certain generation watching the show on Sunday mornings on Channel 4, it was absolutely thrilling to be exasperated by him. And it’s why the death of his portrayer, the actor James Van Der Beek, hits so hard, writes Adam White

<p>Lisa McGee has focused her new show on a group of women in their late thirties, which she found to be ripe storytelling territory</p>

interview

After Derry Girls, what Lisa McGee did next

<p>In the new documentary ‘Michael Jackson: The Trial’, the late singer talks about abuse at the hands of his father, Joe, and how he was exposed to strippers in nightclubs as a young child</p>

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Inside Channel 4’s chilling, extraordinary Michael Jackson: The Trial

Comment

Shelving Field of Dreams? The BBC has lost its most heartwarming show

Reviews

Features

<p> Alec Guinness as George Smiley</p>

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Missing The Night Manager already? You need this le Carré adaptation

<p>Marvel-lous work: Yahya Adbul-Mateen II in 'Wonder Man'</p>

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Wonder Man is Marvel’s best in years – sadly, it no longer matters

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Nigella Lawson, Queen of the Innuendo, will save Bake Off

<p>Zoe Ball, who recently scaled back many of her work commitments after braving a gruelling few years in her personal life, appears genuinely (if tentatively) enthusiastic about the prospect of potentially hosting ’Strictly Come Dancing’</p>

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Strictly needs Zoe Ball – but does she need Strictly?

Interviews

<p>‘I’ve got some kind of dysmorphia’: Jonathan Pryce stars in new Sky crime series ‘Under Salt Marsh’</p>

Interview

Jonathan Pryce: ‘When I look in the mirror, I don’t see an old person’

<p>Dead or alive? Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston) was bleeding out as the series two finale concluded</p>

Interview

The Night Manager writer and director reveal all about that big finale

<p>Myha'la: ‘As a younger version of myself, I was trying to get it right and be perfect every time’</p>

Interview

Why Industry superstar Myha’la won’t kiss her co-stars anymore

<p>Peter Claffey: ‘I got a decent bit of bullying when I was a kid. I was sort of weird-looking; wobbly; uncoordinated’</p>

Interview

Peter Claffey on going from pro rugby to the Game of Thrones spinoff

News

<p>Donna Kelce, Monet X Change and Dorinda Medley are set to star in the next season of 'The Traitors'</p>

The Traitors US season 4 cast in full — and who has been eliminated

<p>Shelly Desai at the premiere of ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2’ in 2015</p>

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia actor Shelly Desai dies aged 90

<p>The creator of Netflix’s ‘Terminator Zero,’ Mattson Tomlin, announced in an X post that the show was cancelled despite positive reviews from critics</p>

Netflix quietly scraps show after just one season, creator reveals

Derry Girls Creator Is Back With Hilarious Belfast Mystery

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