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“An unforgettable performance”: Sheridan Smith is captivating in 2-part crime dramatisation streaming now

“An unforgettable performance”: Sheridan Smith is captivating in 2-part crime dramatisation streaming now

Published by Sam Flores

While Sheridan Smith has just starred in new show The Cage, we’re always looking to her back catalogue as a way of making sure we always have a brilliant TV show on the go. And from Cilla to Mrs Biggs, it’s safe to say we’re not short of options. The latest two-part dramatisation we implore you to watch if you haven’t already is The Moorside, which is now streaming. Here’s everything you need to know about the captivating crime drama, including reviews of her unforgettable performance. What is the true story of The Moorside? The Moorside is a dramatisation of 9-year-old Shannon Matthews’ disappearance and kidnapping, back in 2008. Based on the true story, the West Yorkshire schoolgirl was reported missing, and later found in a flat owned by a man named Michael Donovan, the uncle of Craig Meehan, who was the boyfriend of Shannon’s mother, Karen Matthews. After she was found alive, it transpired that she had been drugged and concealed in the base of a divan bed, and it was part of a …

The 2-part search for work you actually want to show up for

The 2-part search for work you actually want to show up for

Published by Jenni Sidey

In 2013, the renowned educationalist Sir Ken Robinson told Big Think a story about a man who was perhaps the unluckiest farmer in Australia. For generations, the man’s family had farmed the same land, scratching out a living from soil that gave just enough back. Then the rains failed one year too often. The family abandoned the farm and moved to Perth. Years later, near the end of his father’s life, the man suggested they visit their old place one last time. They drove for hours. Pulling up, the dirt track they remembered was now a paved road. The old farmhouse sat surrounded by buildings, trucks, and cranes. A sign read: “The Western Australian Nickel Company.” A government-commissioned geological survey had discovered a huge seam of nickel running 18 inches below the topsoil. It was worth millions. The son looked at his father, expecting shock.  “[The father] just burst out laughing,” Robinson said, “because he realized they had spent years, generations, picking out this thin living from this farm, and right beneath the surface there …

Viewers left uneasy over BBC’s ‘sensitive’ 2-part factual drama about Sarah Everard

Viewers left uneasy over BBC’s ‘sensitive’ 2-part factual drama about Sarah Everard

Published by Daniella Wilson

TV viewers have been left feeling uneasy over the BBC‘s latest announcement that a two-part factual drama will portray the events surrounding the murder of Sarah Everard. Sarah was abducted, raped and murdered by Wayne Couzens, a serving member of the Metropolitan Police, as she walked home from a friend’s house in Clapham, south London, on 3 March 2021. News of Sarah’s death sparked a national outcry, with many taking to the streets to protest institutional misogyny and failings within policing, as well as to call for greater awareness around women’s safety. The case remains an extremely sensitive subject, leaving some viewers questioning the necessity of a factual drama so soon after the events. The series is written by BAFTA-winning Jeff Pope, who has created other factual dramas based on real-life cases including Little Boy Blue, Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes and A Confession. According to the BBC, the drama will be handled with “sensitivity and respect”, and the production team has been in contact with Sarah’s family. © Everard family & …