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theartsdesk Q&A: actor Damien Molony on 'Bergerac', 'Two Weeks in August' and returning to the stage

Pamela Jahn |

Everyone knows Bergerac, or so you'd think. "I didn't", says Damien Molony. "I knew of the series, but it was only after I got the job that it dawned on me how big it was. I was at a wedding and people said to me, 'Damien, the car, the leather jacket, Jersey.'" Not least, John Nettles who, over the course of ten years, made the original archetypal "maverick cop" so iconic. The series ran successfully from 1981 until the early 1990s.

theartsdesk Q&A: actor George MacKay on his strange voyage in 'Rose of Nevada'

Pamela Jahn |

In Rose of Nevada, written and directed by Mark Jenkin, George MacKay plays Nick, a family man living in an impoverished present-day Cornish fishing village. He joins a trip on a once-lost trawler because he needs money to repair his roof.

theartsdesk Q&A: actor Lindsay Duncan on playing a gangster matriarch in 'Mint'

Pamela Jahn
Lindsay Duncan might be British acting royalty, yet her gangster matriarch Ollie in Charlotte Regan’s BBC drama series Mint is not what you'd call…

theartsdesk Q&A: actor Tahar Rahim on Sky Atlantic's 'Prisoner'

Adam Sweeting
Sky Atlantic’s new thriller, Prisoner, is a tense and twisty story involving a sinister crime syndicate called Pegasus, whose boss is a sneery tycoon…

theartsdesk Q&A: Mille Petrozza of thrash metal kingpins Kreator

Thomas H. Green
Mille Petrozza was born in 1967 to a Calabrian father, and a mother who was a refugee from Communist East Germany. He grew up in the Altenessen…

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theartsdesk Q&A: film director Christian Petzold on 'Miroirs No. 3' and telling stories of shapeshifting women

Pamela Jahn
Another Petzold heroine tries on a different identity in his latest mesmerising drama

theartsdesk Q&A: How Cate Blanchett relates to 'Father Mother Sister Brother'

Pamela Jahn
The Australian actress talks family dynamics, awkward tea parties, and Jim Jarmusch

theartsdesk Q&A: François Ozon on 'The Stranger' and the absurdity of the world

Pamela Jahn
The French director describes why he chose to emphasise the inherent racism of Camus's story

theartsdesk Q&A: Sergei Loznitsa on his chilling drama 'Two Prosecutors'

Pamela Jahn
The Ukrainian writer-director discusses 'Soviet justice' and the trouble with history repeating itself

theartsdesk Q&A: Toni Servillo on playing a good president in 'La Grazia'

Pamela Jahn
The Italian star talks about his third portrayal of an Italian head of state

RIP Phil Campbell, Motörhead guitarist

Thomas H. Green
In memory of the legendary band's riffing heartbeat for more than 30 years, we revisit this 2013 interview in which he talks Johnny Cash, Hawkwind and, of course, Lemmy

theartsdesk Q&A: actor Ella Bruccoleri on playing The Other Bennet Sister

Adam Sweeting
Bringing Janice Hadlow's alternative-Austen novel to the small screen

theartsdesk Q&A: musician Dave Stewart on the Eurythmics and the German avant-garde, Roy Orbison, and his new company, Rare Entity

Rachel Halliburton
From Sunderland to the Bahamas: one of the great rock chameleons of our time speaks

RIP Matz Skoog, ENB director and iconic dancer

Ismene Brown
The kindly Skoog made history as a brutal Interrogator in a classic modern ballet

theartsdesk Q&A: director Kaouther Ben Hania on 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' - a little girl louder than bombs

Pamela Jahn
The filmmaker describes how she put together her shattering docudrama

theartsdesk Q&A: BIFA-winner Robert Aramayo on 'I Swear' and playing a real-life hero

Pamela Jahn
The British 'Game of Thrones' star talks about Tourette's, tics and finding the truth

theartsdesk Q&A: Renate Reinsve on grappling with 'Sentimental Value'

Pamela Jahn
The gifted Norwegian actress carries the emotional burdens of Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt’s latest drama of self-discovery

theartsdesk Q&A: Jafar Panahi on 'It Was Just an Accident'

Pamela Jahn
The Iranian director talks about his new film and life after imprisonment

theartsdesk Q&A: Musician Jimmy Cliff

Thomas H. Green
Remembering one of reggae's breakout stars, in a full 2012 interview

theartsdesk Q&A: director Julia Ducournau on how 'Alpha' rings the changes in body horror

Pamela Jahn
The French writer-director discusses the unique way her new drama memorialises the AIDS generation

theartsdesk Q&A: Toby Jones on 'Mr Burton' and 'Mr Bates Versus the Post Office'

Pamela Jahn
The formidable character actor discusses mentorship, masculinity, and the importance of 'self-persuasion'

theartsdesk Q&A: director Kelly Reichardt on 'The Mastermind' and reliving the 1970s

Pamela Jahn
The independent filmmaker discusses her intimate heist movie

theartsdesk Q&A: director Stefano Sollima on the relevance of true crime story 'The Monster of Florence'

Pamela Jahn
The director of hit TV series 'Gomorrah' examines another dark dimension of Italian culture

theartsdesk Q&A: Soft Cell

Thomas H. Green
Upon the untimely passing of Dave Ball we revisit our September 2018 Soft Cell interview

theartsdesk Q&A: musician Warren Ellis recalls how jungle horror and healing broke him open

Nick Hasted
The Bad Seed explains the cost of home truths while making documentary Ellis Park

theartsdesk Q&A: Idris Elba on playing a US President faced with a missile crisis in 'A House of Dynamite'

Pamela Jahn
The star talks about Presidential decision-making when millions of lives are imperilled

theartsdesk Q&A: composer Donghoon Shin on his new concerto for pianist Seong-Jin Cho

Rachel Halliburton
Classical music makes its debut at London's K-Music Festival

Robert Redford: remembering All the President’s Men

Demetrios Matheou
The iconic filmmaker, who died this week, reflecting on one of his most famous films

theartsdesk Q&A: actor Sam Riley on playing a washed-up loner in the thriller 'Islands'

Pamela Jahn
The actor discusses his love of self-destructive characters and the problem with fame

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