Beyond Paradise is back and our hero is all at sea – both figuratively and literally. DI Humphrey Goodman’s houseboat has slipped its moorings and he wakes to find himself and new wife Martha marooned

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

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

SIPPING coffee with Paula in their favourite café, Liz correctly guessed her friend’s first question. “Well, how did your mother-in-law’s visit go?” Liz smiled. “Very well. Justine is lovely, funny an

CATHERINE GARTON on why life in Saint Marie is a dream come true – just don’t mention centipedes…

Three women tell us about the extra-special relationships they’ve been lucky to have