Stuart Jeffries
- Reviewer
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Christopher Walken interview
He started out working with big cats before becoming Hollywood's go-to guy for menacing oddballs. He talks about The Deer Hunter, the perils of being a world-class dancer - and doing community service with Stephen Merchant.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 22nd October 2021Ghosts series three review
Hard-drinking toff Barclay Beg-Chetwynde seems set to be the next member of the phantom troop, in the only TV show that would benefit from bumping more people off.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 9th August 2021The 50 best TV shows of 2020: No 10 - Ghosts
Written by the Horrible Histories crew, this must-see supernatural comedy bears their stamp of absurdity - and is full of feelgood spirit.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 9th December 2020The Vicar Of Dibley In Lockdown review
Dawn French revives the amiable nonsense that graced our screens between 1994 and 2007 - but it's just not the same without all the dearly departed eccentrics.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 7th December 2020Des O'Connor obituary
All-round entertainer whose readiness to take a joke against himself was key to his success.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 15th November 2020John Sessions obituary
The comedian, mimic and actor John Sessions, who has died of a heart attack aged 67, had trouble being John Sessions.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 4th November 2020Kiell Smith-Bynoe interview
The BBC sitcom Ghosts hinges on the spirited relationship between its two stars. Yet there's more to the man who plays Mike - including a novelty grime hit about chicken.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 28th September 2020The Kemps: All True review
Gary and Martin Kemp gleefully send themselves up in this one-off mockumentary - though it's never as funny when celebrities are in on the joke.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 5th July 2020Nicholas Parsons: broadcasting great without hesitation
The Just a Minute host and stalwart of TV and radio was, in the words of colleague Paul Merton, a 'generous, sweet man' who will be remembered with affection.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 28th January 2020The Young Offenders review
As it returns for a second run, this Cork-set series about two hapless delinquents is filthy, farcical, and just the thing for anyone missing the Derry Girls' antics.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 3rd November 2019