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It was clear from early on that Mr Bates vs the Post Office had touched a nerve. In these days of working from home people don’t gather around…

All Creatures Great and Small star Samuel West revealed his father Timothy West's reaction to his performance in the Channel 5 show and whether he would make a cameo…

Doctor Who has been a television institution for the past 60 years and is set to hit new heights as it enters it's seventh decade. Express.co.uk takes a look back at all the actors who have portrayed the famous character over the years.

Two men stride through a quaint Cumbrian village on an overcast Saturday afternoon, long overcoats flapping behind them. Newly and unusually flush with cash, the pair have been gifted money from a relative. Said relative has ordered them to get better equipped for a weekend in the countryside by buying Wellington boots. The men, however, have other ideas. Specifically: pub. Here, they drink themselves drunk until closing time, and then decide belatedly to line their stomachs in a tea room next door.

More political TV drama: this week I want to highlight The Monocled Mutineer (BBC 1986), written by Alan Bleasdale (best known for Boys from the Blackstuff). The action centres on a World War One mutiny by British and Commonwealth troops at Étaples, an army camp on the French coast. One of the leaders is Percy Toplis (Paul McGann) who disguises himself as an officer (hence the monocle).