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Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

  • English
  • Actor

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Death Valley - the new BBC comedy drama - reveals cast

Steffan Rhodri, Alexandria Riley and Melanie Walters are joining Timothy Spall and Gwyneth Keyworth in the regular cast of Death Valley, the new comedy drama coming to the BBC in 2025. Guest stars will include Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Sian Gibson, Patricia Hodge and Jim Howick.

British Comedy Guide, 11th September 2024

Timothy Spall is a TV sleuth solving crime in BBC comedy Death Valley

Timothy Spall stars in BBC comedy drama Death Valley as John Chapel, a retired actor, beloved for his role as television detective Caesar, who has begun solving crimes in rural Wales for real, in an unlikely partnership with detective sergeant Janie Mallowan, played by Gwyneth Keyworth.

British Comedy Guide, 19th May 2024

Wicked Little Letters review

As well-meaning and sporadically funny as it may be, Wicked Little Letters is too dated and tepid to be anything except forgettable.

Chloe Walker, Paste Magazine, 4th March 2024

Wicked Little Letters review

Olivia Colman's foul mouth is really f**king funny.

Matthew Turner, i Newspaper, 23rd February 2024

Wicked Little Letters review

The stellar cast is wasted with silly script and cartoonish crime capers.

Dulcie Pearce, The Sun, 22nd February 2024

Wicked Little Letters review

A flimsy comic farce.

David Jenkins, Little White Lies, 22nd February 2024

The Heist Before Christmas review

Timothy Spall's festive drama is a total triumph.

Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 24th December 2023

The Heist Before Christmas review

This ambitious, anti-capitalist film could have been excellent.

Nick Hilton, The Independent, 24th December 2023

The Heist Before Christmas review

Timothy Spall and James Nesbitt lead strong cast in Christmas fairy tale.

Adam Sweeting, The Arts Desk, 24th December 2023

Danny Dyer to star in Mr Bigstuff as part of Sky's 2023 comedy line-up

Sky has commissioned Mr Bigstuff, a series in which Ryan Sampson and Danny Dyer play estranged brothers trying to patch up a sibling rivalry. The network has also revealed festive comedy drama Joy To The World, released more details on Smothered, an Intelligence special, the forthcoming Dreamland and Brassic Series 5.

British Comedy Guide, 2nd February 2023

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