A video from a decade-old episode of X Factor Lithuania has unexpectedly become a viral sensation on social media, as Lithuanian singer Jonatanas Kazlauskas opens up about the story behind his ...

The writer-director-star made her feature debut with the film. By Lexi Carson Associate Editor Eva Victor, the film’s screenwriter and director and star, took to the stage to accept the award, ...

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Jonathan Lynn’s farewell to the beloved parliamentary sitcom casts Griff Rhys Jones as ex-PM Jim Hacker, making one last call on his wily consigliere Death comes to us all but, slightly before it, so ...

A woman in New Zealand has been sentenced to over three years in prison for burning down a house she rented and assaulting a police officer. Normally that wouldn’t be the kind of thing that makes ...

On his sofa in the first scene is a young black woman with a neatly braided hairstyle and smart-casual clothes. Sophie (Stephanie Levi-John, pictured right) has applied to be Hacker’s care-worker – a ...

“We’re in the dustbin of history,” says retired civil servant Sir Humphrey (Clive Francis), bitterly mourning the loss of his hundreds of minions and innumerable paths of political influence. Former ...

The much-loved TV classic is given a stage sequel by original co-writer Jonathan Lynn, which has fine moments but suffers from a miscasting The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When ...

Jonathan Lynn’s final instalment of the comedies is a witty, wistful and still-relevant satire Providing a bittersweet coda to the much-loved political satire, this thoughtful comedy from series ...

Old age comes to us all – well, if we're lucky. And Jonathan Lynn, celebrated octogenarian co-author of the legendary BBC Yes, Minister comedy series, has certainly been lucky to get so much mileage ...

Griff Rhys Jones and Clive Francis revive Hacker and Sir Humphrey in a topical farewell that probes a changing Britain Dominic Cavendish has been writing about theatre and comedy since the mid-1990s ...

Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe apologises for his "choice of language" after claiming the UK had been "colonised by immigrants" - watch his original comments The FA is examining whether ...