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The Guardian - Culture Edit Unfollow Will Smith begins road to redemption with Oscar-tipped slavery drama by Catherine Shoard Dec 2, 2022 Emancipation premiered to gushing reviews for the actor whose infamous slap left his reputation in tatters. Is the comeback on? A major new film about a real-life escaped slave premiered this week. Emancipation is the story of “Whipped Peter”, who fled barbaric forced labour on a railroad in 1863 and went on a perilous 10-day journey through the Louisiana swamps before finding refuge at a Union encampment. Photographs of his back, a mesh of welts and strafe marks, shocked Americans and aided the abolitionist cause. Reviews were largely ecstatic, praising its commitment to the brutal truth and the unflinching, moving performance of its leading actor. A shoo-in for awards glory, presumably? Continue reading... Continue Reading 'I had really violent dreams': Happy Valley's stars on its brutal, explosive final season by Jack Seale Dec 2, 2022 As one of the finest TV dramas of the 21st century prepares for its last ever series, we spoke to its stars and creator Sally Wainwright about brutality, sisterhood – and looking like Jesus ‘I’m just becoming the person I’ve always wanted to be,” says Sarah Lancashire’s character, police officer Sgt Catherine Cawood, in the comeback episode of Happy Valley. “I don’t take shit off anyone any more. I say it like it is, I know who I am. Finally.” After nearly seven years away, one of the best TV dramas of the 21st century is back. Sally Wainwright’s crime thriller, family saga and state-of-the-nation address all in one is returning to BBC One for its third and unequivocally final season. The first two series of the heroic Sgt Cawood’s attempt to clean up the streets of Hebden Bridge while keeping her troubled personal life on track saw it win big at the Baftas – largely thanks to Wainwright’s genius for blending humour with a gut-punch portrayal of how drugs and poverty have ravaged a West Yorkshire town. It has earned cult status and critical acclaim in the US too, making Lancashire a star. One of last year’s biggest shows, Mare of Easttown, was a small-town crime saga so heavily influenced by Happy Valley it was almost a remake. Continue reading... Continue Reading

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