Phyllis Logan
- Scottish
- Actor
Press clippings
Brian Cox returns as Bob Servant for two final Radio 4 specials
Succession star Brian Cox is returning to his Dundee burger van owner character Bob Servant for two specials in which the character announces his retirement from public life.
British Comedy Guide, 8th November 2023Guilt Series 3 review
This thrilling drama is back on form for its big goodbye.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 26th April 2023Guilt series 3 review: a terrific end to a top trilogy
Out now on BBC iPlayer, this twisty Scottish drama with a great cast and clever plotting goes out on a high note.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 25th April 2023Guilt review
As an advert for Edinburgh, the cruelly comic thriller Guilt (BBC2) is inviting.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 15th October 2021Guilt - Series 2 review
Scotland's answer to Fargo is still deliciously twisted.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 12th October 2021Ladybaby (BBC3) is a comedy from Scotland hoping to go from pilot to series. On this evidence it should.
Suzie, played by Amy Manson, has a friend who's just become a mum and can't think of anything less appealing. "If I ever give birth I won't have a baby, I'll have a pickled egg," she declares.
But she had a baby back when she was 15, the unintended consequence of a school field-trip to the Lake District where the condoms were used to water-bomb ramblers. Given up for adoption, Kate (Mirren Mack from The Nest) appears out of nowhere. Well, specifically: out of the dry ice in a nightclub after Suzie - her mum - has just enjoyed a knee-trembler with the resident DJ.
"You ticked the box for 'No contact,'" says Kate. "Well, the law's changed and I did want contact." Suzie tries to make up for lost time. "Er," says Kate, "are you trying to smell my head?"
The pair seem worlds apart, Suzie asking Kate: "Do you have a career? Do you do a weekly shop? Do you carry tissues in your bag?" Suzie has/does none of these things. In reply Kate says "You seem really young," suggesting maturity for her mother post-Lake Windermere is still a work-in-progress. There's great potential in Kirstie Swain's comedy - especially with Phyllis Logan and Ford Kiernan as Suzie's parents - though Ladybaby has already given up the money shot with Suzie getting to sniff Kate's head.
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 28th August 2021Guilt Series 2 in production
Filming is underway on the second series of BBC Scotland's dark comedy drama Guilt. Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives are joined by a new cast.
British Comedy Guide, 25th November 2020Comedian Sarah Millican's new show is a jumble of stand-up, sketches and chat, but it serves her talents well. Tonight she swaps banter with actor Simon Callow, weatherman John Kettley, and Downton Abbey's Phyllis Logan. She seems that unlikeliest of creatures, a happy clown, and her jokes hit more than miss. On why Millican never watches Top Gear: "If I wanted to watch slightly racist middle-aged men driving, I'd just take a cab."
Vicki Power, The Telegraph, 14th March 2012