Vicky Jessop

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Vicky Jessop is a Commissioning Editor and Culture Writer at the Evening Standard. She writes and commissions pieces on TV, covers gaming and (when she has time) also contributes to music, features, film, tech and travel.... MORE

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Vicky Jessop is a Commissioning Editor and Culture Writer at the Evening Standard. She writes and commissions pieces on TV, covers gaming and (when she has time) also contributes to music, features, film, tech and travel.

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TV

Rebus on BBC One review: unrelentingly bleak and brilliant

This adaptation of Ian Rankin’s books is both ferocious and violent

17 May 2024
<p>Kate Winslet in The Regime</p>
TV

The Regime: Kate Winslet shines but this tinpot satire falls flat

There’s plenty of real-life inspiration to mine from here, but the comedy is overcooked and the plot fuzzy

8 Apr 2024
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TV

Fallout on Prime Video: your guide to the wackiest show in town

The bestselling video game franchise has been given a lavish TV makeover by the creator of Westworld

7 Apr 2024
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TV

Netflix's Scoop: who is Newsnight producer Sam McAlister?

She’s being played by Billie Piper in the explosive new show about Prince Andrew’s infamous Newsnight interview

5 Apr 2024
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Film

Making Netflix's Scoop: 'it was next level mind blowing'

Anderson initially turned down playing Emily Maitlis as being ‘too scary’

5 Apr 2024
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Music

Prepare for Glastonbury Festival 2024 as payment deadline nears

The hard part of getting your hands on a ticket is over but now the date to pay in full is near

2 Apr 2024
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TV

Netflix's Ripley: who's who in the latest reboot starring Andrew Scott

The series is a loose adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Talented Mr Ripley

2 Apr 2024
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Food + Drink

Yrsa Daley-Ward talks food clubs, poverty and poems

The poet’s latest project takes inspiration from the stories of people using food clubs

2 Apr 2024
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TV

Renegade Nell: Disney+ historical romp sags under a weight of whimsy

Stand and deliver: this show’s here to steal your money and your time

2 Apr 2024
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Music

IKEA superclub Drumsheds' 2024 lineup is here

The 15,000 capacity superclub, housed in a former IKEA, opened earlier this year

28 Mar 2024
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Travel

48 hours in Muscat, Oman: what to eat, drink, see and do

While most people may see it as somewhere to breeze through on the way to the desert, Muscat has plenty to offer the curious traveller. Don’t miss the bustling souqs, coral islands and food fit for royalty, says Vicky Jessop

27 Mar 2024
<p>Kate and Derek at home during filming in May 2023</p>
TV

Kate Garraway: Derek's Story review: magnificent and heartbreaking

This isn’t just a celebration of Draper’s life, it’s also a rousing call to action

26 Mar 2024
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TV

The biggest spring TV shows: our must-sees, from Ripley to Queenie

From big-budget romps to high-octane thrillers, and with star performances from Colin Farrell, Gillian Anderson and Ncuti Gatwa, Vicky Jessop rounds up the shows everyone (except Prince Andrew) is looking forward to

22 Mar 2024
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TV

Benedict Wong on 3 Body Problem, representation and his DJ alter ego

The Manchester actor, who has made it big in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will next be seen in Netflix’s big spring release

22 Mar 2024
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Gaming

Rise of the Ronin review: gorgeous combat, shame about the plot

Despite an ambitious setting, Team Ninja wobbles slightly when it comes to sticking the landing of this epic RPG

21 Mar 2024
<p>Paapa Essiedu in Black Mirror</p>
TV

The BAFTA TV nominations in full: from Succession to Happy Valley

The Crown and Black Mirror are the 2024 season’s frontrunners

21 Mar 2024
<p>Naomi Watts as Babe Paley</p>
TV

Feud: Capote vs The Swans: when is it out in the UK?

The hotly-anticipated show is due to come out in the UK

21 Mar 2024
<p>Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) spies Kate (Simone Ashley) from across the ballroom</p>
TV

Bridgerton season 3: new teaser clip shows the Kanthony love bubbling

The new season, which is dropping on Netflix in May, promise more suitors, more heartbreak, and more steamy scenes

20 Mar 2024
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Theatre

James Corden set to make Old Vic debut in new play The Constituent

The play is set to examine the dangers many MPs face as a result of doing their jobs

20 Mar 2024
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Film

James Bond ranked: who played 007 best?

With news that Aaron Taylor-Johnson may be next to don the tux we rank those who have gone before

19 Mar 2024