Mike Newell

The inside story of Four Weddings And A Funeral

The low-budget romcom about Britain's upper middle classes launched the careers of its writer Richard Curtisp/p] and Hugh Grant. Cast and crew share their stories - from Liz Hurley in that dress to Amber Rudd's role as an "aristocracy coordinator".

Richard Curtis on Four Weddings

The film has topped a poll for the most rewatchable film. Its director, Mike Newell, sees why. So why would Curtis, who wrote the script, rather rewatch Elf?

How we made Four Weddings and a Funeral

"Honestly, I don't get why the rain scene is such a big deal. It's beautiful - and we were freezing filming it"

Four Weddings And A Funeral at 25

Few films have had a more transformative impact on their local industry than Four Weddings And A Funeral, which was released twenty five years ago this week.

This tribute to Eric Sykes, one of Britain's best-loved comedy actors and writers, who died in July, forms an evening of programmes dedicated to the man. An episode from series seven of his sitcom Sykes - in which the lofty Eric and the cuddly Hattie Jacques played an unlikely pair of oddly sexless twins, leading fanciful lives in Sebastopol Terrace, Acton - follows at 10.30pm, plus a repeat of an Arena documentary at 10.55pm.

The comedy writer and actor had a career in film, TV and radio that spanned more than 50 years, and saw him work with Tony Hancock, among many others. Sykes was part of a new wave of comedy and was catapulted to fame in the postwar years when hit shows such as Variety Bandbox and Educating Archie made him the highest-paid comedy writer in the country. His popularity continued as he became one of the brains behind The Goons and Sykes ran for a further 20 years. Comedians Eddie Izzard and Russ Abbot, Monty Python star Michael Palin, entertainer Bruce Forsyth and film director Mike Newell are just some of the celebrities paying their respects to a man whose comic influence will continue to be felt for many years to come.

Jessie Cave interview: 'I make stuff, that's what I do'

Ahead of her first full-length stint at Edinburgh, we spoke to Jessie Cave about her show Bookworm, working with her sister on Mike Newell's upcoming Great Expectations, and of course all things Potter.