Actor Jill Halfpenny on losing loved ones, leaving London and moving to the seaside, and starting a podcast

I lived in Walsall when I was growing up and I still go back to see my dad, who’s in his 90s. It was a bustling place, there was a thriving market life. Every Saturday, me and my mates would walk thro

Incarcerated Debbie is buddied up with her old neighbour

Jill Halfpenny has carved out an extraordinary acting career since cutting her teeth on Byker Grove aged just 14, with iconic soaps, gritty dramas and a Strictly Come Dancing win peppered across her C

Elspeth wanted to get back to her old self – but was she brave enough?

Brenda Blethyn OBE, chats to Lara Kilner about life after Vera , her acting regret and why now, more than ever, the idea of retiring is far from her mind…