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Sue Johnston

Sue Johnston

  • 81 years old
  • English
  • Actor

Press clippings

Taskmaster New Year Treat 2025 line-up revealed

David James, Hannah Fry, Melanie Blatt, Martin Lewis and Sue Johnston will take part in the next Taskmaster one-off special.

British Comedy Guide, 14th November 2024

The week in TV: Generation Z

Sue Johnston and Anita Dobson devour the young in Ben Wheatley's gripping zombie drama.

Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 3rd November 2024

Generation Z review

At times it feels as if Wheatley couldn't decide whether he was making a Black Mirror episode or a Shaun Of The Dead reboot but in the end that doesn't really matter - the result is a successful mix of both with a bit of social commentary thrown into the mix too.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th October 2024

Generation Z review

Sue Johnston and Anita Dobson steal the show as the flesh-eating living dead in Channel 4's horror series by Ben Wheatley.

Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 27th October 2024

Generation Z review

This fun zombie Brexit satire is like The Walking Dead's oddest spin-off yet.

Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 27th October 2024

Generation Z gives zombies new life

Who doesn't want to watch Sue Johnston biting someone's face off?

Tilly Pearce, i Newspaper, 27th October 2024

Generation Z: Sue Johnston is the greatest zombie to grace our screens in decades

When an army van full of toxins crashes into a care home, all the boomers become biters - and it's kids' blood they're after. The undead are back, baby!

Joel Golby, The Guardian, 26th October 2024

Sue Johnston: 'I watch Royle Family's The Queen of Sheba with a lot of pride'

Sue Johnston talks about Truelove and looking back fondly on The Royle Family.

Rosie Millard, Radio Times, 3rd January 2024

Sue Johnston and Robert Lindsay join Generation Z cast

Channel 4 has revealed a selection of first-look images alongside the cast joining Ben Wheatley's apocalyptic comedy drama Generation Z.

British Comedy Guide, 18th October 2023

Carrot crush for all! An oral history of The Royle Family and its 'gloriously mundane genius'

How did Caroline Aherne's show about a northern working class family who barely left their house become a hit, blazing a trail for The Office, Gavin And Stacey and Gogglebox? Its stars and makers reveal all.

Sean Cole, The Guardian, 8th September 2023

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