11 MARCH

Having bid farewell to Vera’s old mac, Brenda Blethyn is embracing power-dressing as Emma Harte, the formidable tycoon at the heart of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s novels

Call the Midwife writer Heidi Thomas on creating one of TV’s most enduring hits – and bidding farewell to Poplar... for now

J AS tapped the shiny knocker twice, then stepped back, glancing at Priya. “Are you sure this is the right flat?” Priya held up the sealed envelope, showing the typed address. “Number three, Oak Avenu

The Vera star on her glam new role… Spanning six decades, A Woman of Substance, adapted from Barbara Taylor Bradford’s 1979 bestseller, charts the rise of Emma Harte from impoverished maid to the worl

Emma Atkins on playing Emmerdale ’s madcap Charity Dingle, and how she loves living in Yorkshire with her son