“Impossible not to binge”: the 2012 TV series Stephen King called the UK’s version of ‘The Wire’
High praise indeed.
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Is Idris Elba the first actor to play the British prime minister and American president in the same year?
Only one other actor comes close
The TV series that will never be bettered, according to Stephen King: “Hasn’t aged a day”
“Never too smart for its own good.”
Winona Ryder’s favourite TV show of all time: “I’ve watched it hundreds of times”
Ryder was just as obsessed with this seminal crime drama as the rest of us.
Why Ray Winstone turned down one of the greatest TV shows of all time: “I guess I’m old-fashioned”
At least he doesn’t regret it.
Small screen masterpieces: The 20 best TV episodes of the 21st century
The finest examples of modern TV.