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....
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.
It’s Selling Sunset... but in London
UK police are investigating a case of rape in the Metaverse for the first time
Her story is being made into ITV show A Cruel Love, which is due to air later this year
Give the fans what they want
All hail Unicorn Overlord
Let the battle commence
It’s more of the same from the veteran director, but it’s weirdly impossible not to love
It’s not just Mario: there’s a surprising variety of titles out there
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The show will look into one of the worst miscarriages of justice in NHS history
The show was written by three current or former doctors, including Line of Duty’s Jed Mercurio
Brett Easton Ellis has opened up about tragic breakdown of boyfriend Todd Michael Schultz who has been sectioned
Despite a fascinating subject, two hours just isn’t enough time to break down this thorny case
The team behind the docklands spot have also confirmed plans to open a Peckham pub
Twelve years ago, the actor and boxer was assaulted by a police officer, and now she’s playing one – opposite the iconic Jodie Foster, no less. Reis talks us through taking on the complex part
The comedian turned investigative reporter is back and he’s lifting the lid on the appalling state of our sewage system
This three-parter, co-written by Jed Mercurio, drags us all down into the trenches on the frontline of the pandemic
With a unique USP, these earbuds are stuffed to the gills with the latest technology
We got episode titles and an exclusive new clip of the show
Quite why either Domhnall Gleeson or Andrea Riseborough signed up for this is a mystery
Though fun, this level-heavy game ends up feeling like a glorified shopping trip