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The acclaimed British playwright and director tells Daisy Wyatt that despite criticism of his recent TV drama 'Dancing on the Edge' it is his 'strongest' work
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Gallery He’s a slimy, self-pitying womaniser– and that’s how Pete Campbell has become Mad Men’s most interesting character
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David Tennant returns for the 50th-anniversary programme with Matt Smith
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The multi-faceted performer behind the greatest comic creation of the age is about to give her one final outing
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