Joanna Scanlan

James Norton and Thomasin McKenzie in Joy

Joy review: the birth of IVF

Joy is based on the true story of how IVF came to be. It documents several years of struggle that a scientist, a gynecologist, and a nurse went through to find a way to make it work and see the […]

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Jessie Buckley and Olivia Colman in Wicked Little Letters

Wicked Little Letters review, raunchy and funny women for the win

I loved Wicked Little Letters. I loved the raunchy Shakespearean curses, I loved the cast, I loved the humor, I loved the wacky feminine urge to resist the patriarchy. It is a complete delight.

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Suranne Jones and Sophie Rundle in Gentleman Jack

Is there a new heroine in season 2 of Gentleman Jack?

As I watched the final episode of season 2 of Gentleman Jack I was struck by how much had happened to Anne Lister (Suranne Jones) and Ann Walker (Sophie Rundle) since the start of their marriage. This real life 1830s

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Eiry Thomas, Sarah Lancashire, and Joanna Scanlan in The Accident

Review: The Accident

Sarah Lancashire, Joanna Scanlan, and Sidse Babett Knudsen star in The Accident, the final series in a trilogy by writer Jack Thorne. A lot of vocal Brits on Twitter hated it when it aired on Channel 4 in the UK.

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Sarah Lancashire and Joanna Scanlan in The Accident

Watch This: Trailer for The Accident

The Accident stars Sarah Lancashire and a brilliant cast of others in a drama about a tragedy that hits a Welsh community.

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Joanna Scanlan in No Offence

Review: No Offence, season 3

No Offence, the British series about a group of Manchester police, has the police facing the loss of one of their own in season3. She was a favorite of mine as well. Big spoiler ahead.

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Elaine Cassidy in No Offence

Review: No Offence, season 2

No Offence, season 2, carries on with the same group of hardworking Manchester police we met in season 1. Joanna Scanlan as DI Vivienne Deering runs the place with somewhat unorthodox panache. The overarching crimes of the season involve young

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Joanna Scanlan, Alexandra Roach and Elaine Cassidy in No Offence

Review: No Offence

No Offence is a cop drama from the UK. It features a group of Manchester police who are dedicated to the job, but have interesting and sometimes funny lives as well.

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Invisible woman

Watch the Trailer for The Invisible Woman

Coming in December, The Invisible Woman stars Ralph Fiennes as Charles Dickens. Fiennes also directed the film. The title character is Nelly Ternan (Felicity Jones), a young actress whom Dickens met at the height of his fame and had a

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