JESSICA PLUMMER on playing a teacher pushed to her limits

Fifty years on from their explosive debut single “New Rose”, THE DAMNED have evolved from punk pioneers to national treasures. But as a new album pays tribute to Brian James, their fallen co-founder, bandmates Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies – along with sundry eyewitnesses and ne’erdo-wells – recall the volatile beginnings, creative vision and incorrigible spirit of The Damned’s groundbreaking first act. “It was CID, villains and the Captain in a nurse’s outfit,” hears Peter Watts

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KYM MARSH on playing a con woman who infiltrates a fractured family

She’s no stranger to heading into uncharted territory, as arguably one of the UK’s most high-profile female footballers. But former Lioness Jill Scott isn’t afraid to smash one sexist stereotype after