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Clothes designer Alice is married with kids. Celebrity hairstylist Steve is divorced, but has a French Bulldog called Crosby. The pair also happen to have been close friends since meeting at the Hacienda 30 years ago.

But all that changes when Steve (Jemaine Clement) sleeps with a woman half his age – unfortunately she’s also Alice’s (Nicola Walker) daughter Izzy (Yali Topol Margalith)! The betrayal shatters their once close bond, leaving Alice determined to sabotage the new romance – but will that save her friendship?

Who stars in Alice And Steve?

Nicola Walker as Alice Asher

Irreverent, impulsive and funny, Alice is a successful clothes designer, loving wife to teacher Daniel (Joel Fry), and a loyal friend. However, when best friend Steve (Jemaine Clement) sleeps with her daughter Izzy (Yali Topol Margalith), Alice shifts into fiercely protective mother mode.

‘She's fallible, outspoken, easy to upset, quick to judge, but quick to apologise,’ says Nicola Walker. ‘She's someone I recognised. I know women like this, and I don't see them on television very often. She has all the faults a real person has, with all the glorious and appalling things we try to hide. But Alice is less good at hiding the faults in her nature because the situation is so extreme, and those faults are on a clear display.’

You’ll have seen Nicola Walker recently as lawyer Hannah Stern in The Split (2018-24), DI Annika Strandhed in Annika (2021-23), and DCI Cassie Stuart in Unforgotten (2015-21). A regular on TV since the 1990s, she also starred as Ruth Evershed in Spooks (2003-11), and has also worked in theatre, film and radio – including voicing Doctor Who companion Liv Chenka.

Jemaine Clement as Steve Wild

Celebrity hairstylist Steve is funny and charming but likes to avoid responsibility. Alice (Nicola Walker) is his best friend and although they once dated, the relationship is platonic. However, when he has a chance at love with Izzy (Yali Topol Margalith), he’s torn over his loyalty to Alice…

‘The premise is so fun,’ says Jemaine Clement. ‘I love telling people the situation and the story, and they always gasp or they're intrigued. Their faces are shocked and excited. And I was the same when I read what it was about. The scripts are pretty funny and there's lots of drama in it. I'm not used to doing such dramatic things. The tension is huge at times, and then it's funny again. I like the way it moves around between those two states.’

New Zealander Jemaine Clement’s recent TV credits include Oliver in Plum (2024) and Pure Evil in Time Bandits (2024), while among his film roles have been Dr Garvin in Avatar: Fire And Ash (2025) and Alton Appleton in M3GAN 2.0. He’s also known for his work with Bret McKenzie as musical duo Flight Of The Conchords which saw them release records and create an Emmy-nominated comedy series of the same name.

Yali Topol Margalith as Izzy Asher

Clever, funny and opinionated, student Izzy falls in love easily although she’s recently split from her boyfriend and moves back home for a while. That’s where she bumps into Steve (Jemaine Clement) when he’s staying over after he and Alice (Nicola Walker) have been to a funeral.

‘It's hard to look at her from an outside perspective, because she is like a version of me,’ says Yali Topol Margalith. ‘If I was in her position, doing what she does and saying the words that she does, that's how I would do it. She's very strong, and she knows that she deserves the best, but she doesn't know what she wants. That's her conflict.  She's doing a Master's degree in psychology, so she’s super smart. And she's a hopeless romantic.’

Israeli actress Yali Topol Margalith is known for playing Lauren Gibson in A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder (2024-26), Mirab in House Of David (2025) and Cilka in The Tattooist Of Auschwitz (2024). She also starred as Emily Palmer in the movie Finding Emily (2026). Acting runs in the family for Yali – her mum Adi is also an actress, while her grandfather Chaim Topol played Tevye in Fiddler On The Roof (1971).

Joel Fry as Daniel

Alice’s (Nicola Walker) devoted husband and a music teacher,  Daniel (Joel Fry) is very much the peacemaker. However, he begins to have doubts following a school trip…

Joel Fry’s recent appearances include Trev Simpkins in Doctor Who (2024), and Frenchie in Our Flag Means Death (2022-23). On film he’s played Patrick Calder in The Queen Mary (2023), Hugh in Bank Of Dave (2023) and Jasper in Cruella (2021).

His best-known roles include Darren in White Van Man (2011-12), Karl Marx in Twenty Twelve (2012), a role he reprised in W1A (2014-17), Stylax in Plebs (2013-16) and Hizdahr zo Loraq in Game Of Thrones (2014-15).

Tyrese Eaton-Dyce as Dom

Alice’s (Nicola Walker) sensitive teenage son Dom is mortified by his family and has a serious crush on Rome (Eilidh Fisher).

Tyrese Eaton-Dyce made his TV debut as Adrian Dixon in an episode of Doctors (2023) and also played Jordan in Sherwood (2024).

Eilidh Fisher as Rome

Confident and vulnerable, Rome (Eilidh Fisher) often leaves others stuttering for words. Dom’s (Tyrese Eaton-Dyce) also desperate to impress them – something that they seem pleased about.

Originally from Stronsay in the Orkney Islands, Eilidh Fisher studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles. The training paid off and you’ll have spotted her as Evie Galloway in Dope Girls (2025) and as Bailey in The Power (2023).

Other notable roles include Moira Suter in The English Game, about the origins of football in Victorian England, and as Sister Meg in the movie Consecration (2023), and as Bible Group Evie in The Outrun (2024).

Marcia Warren as Val

Alice’s (Nicola Walker) eccentric mum Val is fond of a glass of rosé and isn’t afraid to say what’s on her mind. She also likes dispensing outrageous advice.

Two-time Olivier Award-winner Marcia Warren appeared in the West End during the 1960s, but she’s also been a familiar face on TV since then.  She played Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in The Crown (2022-23) and Mrs Boggle in Agatha Raisin (2014-21).

She’s also known for starring as Vera Botting in No Place Like Home (1983-86), Angela Wakefield in Dangerfield (1996-98), Penelope in Vicious (2013-16).

Lydia Wilson as Marni

Outgoing Marni (Lydia Wilson) works at the same school as Daniel (Joel Fry) and is determined to get him out of his shell. She has a passion for opera, the England football team – and isn’t afraid to express her desires…

Lydia Wilson was Sonja in Nine Bodies In A Mexican Morgue (2025), June Holmes in Funny Woman (2024), and Sara Thompson in The Swarm (2023). Other notable roles include Eve in Flack (2019-20), Matilda Gray in Requiem (2018), and Mimi Morton in Ripper Street (2014-16). She also played Kalara in the movie Star Trek Beyond (2016).

Lou Sanders as Nancy

Nancy knows all about Alice (Nicola Walker) and Steve’s (Jemaine Clement) childish side – after all she was once married to the celebrity crimper. These days though the only thing connecting her to her ex-husband is Crosby – but will she be dragged into the mess that he’s created?

Stand-up comic Lou Sanders is a familiar face on comedy panel shows including QI (2020-25), Would I Lie To You? (2021-26), Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable (2021-24). She also recently appeared in The Way Out (2026), where two teams of comedians attempted to break out of escape rooms. She won the eighth series of Taskmaster in 2019 and was a contestant in Dancing On Ice in 2024.

What inspired Alice And Steve?

The comedy was written and created by Sophie Goodhart, who has also penned episodes of Sex Education (2019-21) and Rivals (2024-26).

‘The inspiration came from several places,’ explains Sophie Goodhart. ‘Although I have a few Steves in my life, I do have a very good friend called Steve. Once, when Steve was single and going out with much younger women, he made this very jokey remark about my daughter, which I thought was a great premise for a show.

'I'd also been wanting to write a character in their early fifties, looking at how hard it is going from thinking that you are the relevant generation to realising you’re not. That came from me dancing and drinking at a relative’s wedding, thinking I was being hilarious. There was talk about going on to a club, but no one wanted me to come. And I also remembered going shopping with my mum when I was 18 and she was 50 and the shop assistant just ignored my mum. That shift into being older has been something I've wanted to write about for a while. I was on Sex Education for so long, and I really enjoy writing older characters now.’

Where can I watch Alice And Steve?

All six episodes are available to watch on Disney+ from Monday 8 June.

A big fan of comedy, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm and W1A are guaranteed to have Nick Fiaca chuckling. He also loves a good detective drama with California PI Jim Rockford from the iconic The Rockford Files topping his list of favourite sleuths. He also boldly dips into the Star Trek universe when he feels like a new enterprise, and loves a good history series.

If you want to enjoy a truly special summer romance this year, Prime Video is your holiday destination. Every Year After tells the heartwarming story of Persephone ‘Percy’ Fraser (Sadie Soverall) and Sam Florek (Matt Cornett) who move from friends, to lovers, to strangers and then – well, you’ll have to tune in to find out!

An adaptation of the best-selling novel Every Summer After by Carley Fortune, the story jumps between their reunion at an emotional weekend and six previous summers the two spent together in the frankly idyllic Canadian lakeside town, Barry's Bay.

From their first meeting to unbreakable friendship, they navigate the hormones of youth as their relationship changes and slowly blossoms into romance, before a life-altering mistake and a dark secret tears them apart. After a decade away, a phone call brings Percy back to Barry’s Bay for a funeral, forcing her to confront her past.

The series came to fruition thanks to showrunner Amy B. Harris who worked on Sex and the City, Gossip Girl, and The Wilds so expect to be hooked. Amy admits she was, she got the book on a Thursday and finished it within 24 hours! ‘I was so immersed in the world that Carley had built and Sam and Percy’s love story, and the feeling of optimism and second chances,’ she’s said.

Who stars in Every Year After?

Sadie Soverall as Percy Fraser

Percy Fraser (Sadie Soverall) spends her summers in Barry's Bay and evolves from a teen who falls in love with the boy next-door, into a fractured adult returning to a world she feels removed from.

British born Sadie Soverall was named a 2025 Screen International Star of Tomorrow and it’s clear why. After making her acting debut in 2019 playing Eva in the Irish drama Rose Plays Julie alongside Aidan Gillen, a couple of years later she gained widespread recognition for her role as Beatrix, a cunning air fairy and antagonist, in teen fantasy series Fate: The Winx Saga (2021–2022). In 2024 she portrayed Jessica in the mystery thriller The Gathering (2024) and has been seen again on Channel 4 recently in Russell T Davies' Tip Toe (2025).

Her film career has also flourished with roles in the psychological thriller Little Bone Lodge (2023) as Maisy, and as Annabel in black comedy Saltburn (2023). Sadie Soverall more recently starred alongside Nicolas Cage in the post-apocalyptic horror Arcadian (2024) as Charlotte.

Matt Cornett as Sam Florek

Sam Florek (Matt Cornett) lives in Barry’s Bay and falls for the girl he hangs out with in the summer: Percy Fraser (Sadie Soverall).

Matt Cornett started his acting career in web series in Nightmare U (2012)__, playing the role of Daniel. After earning a 2014 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest as Lou in the crime drama Southland, he went on to bag another award for his recurring role as Zach Barnes in the comedy series Bella and the Bulldogs (2015-2016)__. In 2019 he landed the main role of E.J. Caswell in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019–2023), solidifying his status as a rising star.

On film he had to help stop an alien invasion as Glenn in 2015's I Think My Babysitter's an Alien. His role as A-Lan in Disney's sci-fi musical Zombies 3 (2022) further expanded his fanbase.

Aurora Perrineau as Chantal

Chantal (Aurora Perrineau) is Percy's (Sadie Soverall) friend and confidant, supporting her through a rollercoaster of emotions.

Aurora Perrineau is the daughter of acclaimed actor Harold Perrineau (From, Lost, Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet) and launched her own career in 2011 with a TV debut in Pretty Little Liars (2011), followed by appearances in Newsreaders (2014) and Chasing Life (2014-2015). She played Tanya in the acclaimed miniseries When They See Us (2019) and went on to star as Detective Dani Powell in Fox's Prodigal Son (2019-2021). She then joined the cast of Westworld (2022) as C and has been seen most recently in KAOS (2024).

She was an instant star on the big screen as Shana Elmsford in Jem and the Holograms (2015) and Aurora Perrineau’s film work also includes Equals (2015), horror Truth or Dare (2018) and a supporting role in the sci-fi blockbuster Passengers (2016).

Abigail Cowen as Delilah

Abigail Cowen began her career at 17, playing Brooklyn in medical dramedy Red Band Society (2014) before rising to fame as Vicki Carmichael in Season 2 of Stranger Things (2017). She went on to play Mia Tanner in Wisdom of the Crowd (2017–2018) and gained widespread recognition as Dorcas in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018), before landing the starring role of Bloom Peters in Fate: The Winx Saga (2021–2022).

I Still Believe (2020) brought Abigail Cowen to the big screen and she then starred in the supernatural thriller Witch Hunt (2021), and took the lead role in the historical romance adaptation Redeeming Love (2022).

Michael Bradway as Charlie Florek

Charlie Florek (Michael Bradway) is also a loveable boy next-door, as well as being Sam’s (Matt Cornett) older brother.

Chicago Fire (2024) was Michael Bradway’s his first proper television credit, joining Season 12 as charming firefighter Jack Damon.  His feature film work includes Marked Men and Copperhead, both released in 2025.

Joseph Chiu as Jordie

In the books (more on that in a sec), Jordie (Joseph Chiu) is a friend who also lives in the area.

Joseph Chiu appeared in Motorheads (2025) playing Mateo across five episodes. He then had a guest co-starring role as Ensign Weldu in two episodes of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2026).

His film credit to date is the role of Spider in slasher Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025), the fourth instalment in the Fear Street film series.

Elisha Cuthbert as Sue Florek

Sue (Elisha Cuthbert) is the mother of Sam Florek (Matt Cornett), and his brother Charlie (Michael Bradway).

As a child star, Elisha Cuthbert started as a television presenter on Popular Mechanics for Kids (1997–2000). Her breakthrough role came as Kim Bauer in the action-thriller series 24 (2001–2010), where she appeared alongside Kiefer Sutherland. She later demonstrated her comedic talent as Alex Kerkovich in the sitcom Happy Endings (2011–2013), a role that showed off her talent for comedy. More recently she has popped up as Abby Phillips-Bennett in The Ranch (2016-2020).

The big screen switch was a smooth one for Elisha Cuthbert and she transitioned into film in the comedy Old School (2003) and the romantic comedy Love Actually (2003). Her most prominent film role came in The Girl Next Door (2004), where she played Danielle, a performance that helped establish her as a leading actress. She followed this with starring roles in The Quiet (2005), Captivity (2007), and more recently the supernatural horror The Cellar (2022).

Is Every Year After based on a novel?

Every Year After is based on the popular novel by Carley Fortune, Every Summer After. In the TV show the scope of the story has been broadened so we explore the characters' lives throughout the entire year, rather than being confined to the like the original. While the book focuses heavily on childhood summers spent at a lake house, this TV version includes more subplots with other characters and their lives beyond the holidays.

Where can I watch Every Year After?

You can stream Every Year After on Prime Video with all 8 episodes premiering on Wednesday 10 June.

When you really want to sink your teeth into a TV show, it’s of course to the dramas that we turn. But there are so many different types of dramas available – sci-fi dramas, historical dramas, thrillers, romance dramas – that it can be difficult to choose what to watch.

And that’s especially the case with Netflix, which is one of the greatest streaming services when it comes to dramas. In fact, there are plenty of dramas on Netflix that have not only been both critically acclaimed and beloved by fans, but they’ve also received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for Best (or Outstanding) Drama. It doesn’t get much better (or more dramatic) than that!

That’s why we’ve rounded up the ten best dramas that are currently available to stream on Netflix, to help you choose what to watch this evening. Bingeing is very much encouraged!

3 Body Problem

Let’s be clear. If you’re looking for something to watch whilst you scroll on your phone, 3 Body Problem is not that show. Based on the first novel of Liu Cixin’s series Remembrance of Earth’s Past, the series is named after the classical physics problem that deals with Newton’s laws of motion and gravitation.

This time jumping sci-fi drama follows a group of friends called the Oxford Five – Jovan Adepo as Dr. Saul Durand, John Bradley as Jack Rooney, Eliza Gonzalez as Dr. Auggie Salazar and Jess Hong as Dr. Jin Cheng, and Alex Sharp as Dr. Will Downing – as their research into consciousness and time and other confusing (but surprisingly well explained) things like that bring them into contact with both MI6 and extraterrestrials.

Following its release on Netflix on 21 March 2024, the critically acclaimed first series of 3 Body Problem was nominated for multiple Primetime Emmy Awards including Outstanding Drama Series. N.B. It lost out to FX’s Shōgun.

Series two of 3 Body Problem is set to air on Netflix later this year, with series three following soon after - having been filmed back-to-back in Budapest in 2025 and early 2026. Now is therefore the perfect time to get to grips with the supernatural, and absorb the first series of 3 Body Problem.

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Bodyguard

Jed Mercurio sure knows what he’s doing when it comes to political thrillers. Line of Duty will go down in history as one of the greatest police dramas of all time, and Bodyguard – which originally aired on the BBC and is now available on Netflix – is another of his critically acclaimed offerings. Indeed, Bodyguard won the 2018 Golden Globe for Best Actor: Television Series Drama (Richard Madden), and received a nomination at the 2019 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. N.B. It lost out to HBO’s Game of Thrones which ironically Richard Madden previously starred in.

Bodyguard centres around Police Sergeant David Budd (Richard Madden) as he’s assigned to become the principal protection office for Home Secretary Julia Montague (Keeley Hawes). Julia Montague desires to become Prime Minister, but her controversial politics leave her at odds with some voters, and additionally with Budd himself.

We defy you not to be instantly gripped by Bodyguard. Make sure you start the series on an evening when you have no plans because, at just six episodes long, you’ll definitely be inclined to binge-watch. The show is thrilling, sexy and actually addresses some major issues. Plus, there’s more than enough topless Richard Madden for everyone.

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Bridgerton

If you haven’t started watching Bridgerton yet, this is your sign! Renewed for a fifth series following the release of series four earlier this year, this is the show that everyone’s watching. Don’t like your dramas too dramatic? Watch Bridgerton. A bit of a romantic? Watch Bridgerton. Want to watch a drama series filled with ridiculously attractive people? Watch Bridgerton.

The beautifully diverse show – which introduced us to now household names like Jonathan Bailey, Nicola Coughlan, Phoebe Dynevor, Simone Ashley and Rege-Jean Page - follows a different member of the noble Bridgerton family each series as they look for love in early 19th century society.

Although Bridgerton feels light-hearted, it’s actually critically acclaimed with numerous nominations over the years including several Primetime Emmy Awards, and a BAFTA Award.

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Maid

This powerful limited series was without a doubt one of the best dramas to appear on our screens in 2021 and for that we have Netflix to thank. Oh, and Margaret Qualley whose performance as a young mother struggling to provide for her daughter after leaving an abusive relationship was just phenomenal. In fact, the actress – whose real-life mum Andie McDowell plays her on-screen mum in Maid – received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, a Golden Globe nomination, a Critics Choice Television Award nomination, and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.

The story is inspired by Stephanie Land’s memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive, and was adapted by Molly Smith Metzler with Margot Robbie and her husband Tom Ackerley serving as executive producers through their company LuckyChap Entertainment.

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Orange Is the New Black

Nothing seemed to grip public consciousness quite as much as Orange Is The New Black did when it first aired on Netflix back in 2013.

Based on Piper Kerman’s memoir Orange Is The New Black: My Year In A Women’s Prison released in 2010, the story revolves around Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling) as she is sentenced to 15 months in Litchfield Penitentiary – a minimum-security women’s prison in New York. The series not only deals with the interactions between the women in the prison – the show turned Uzo Aduba, Danielle Brooks, Samira Wiley and Laverne Cox into household names – but also with the institutional problems of incarceration in America.

From 2013-2016, Orange Is The New Black was Netflix’s most-watched as well as its longest-running series, and garnered 16 Emmy Award nominations and six Golden Globe Award nominations.

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Ozark

Ozark is one of the shows that always seemed to dominate at awards ceremonies during its run from 2017-2022 and was lauded by critics, but no regular TV watcher seemed to have seen it. So if you’re one of those people, now is the time to change that.

The show – which received a total of 45 (!) Primetime Emmy Award nominations – follows the Byrde family, consisting of Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde, Laura Linney as his wife Wendy Byrde, Sofia Hublitz as their daughter Charlotte, and Skylar Gaertner as their son Jonah, as they become involved in a drug laundering scheme for a Mexican drug cartel. Whilst Ozark is most definitely a drama, there are some truly funny moments in it which gives it an edge over some of the other Netflix dramas available.

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Squid Game

To say that the phenomenon of series one of Squid Game only occurred because of lockdown, would be to dismiss the gripping plot and political commentary of this South Korean thriller.

The series – which received six Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe – details a secret contest where players risk their lives in a series of traditional children’s games for the chance to win 45.6billion South Korean Won aka $39.86million. After a major twist at the end of the first series, the show returned for two more – both led by the phenomenal Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun.

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Stranger Things

Speaking of cultural phenomena, has there been a bigger one from Netflix than Stranger Things? From the very first episode of the Duffer Brothers sci-fi horror series, viewers were hooked by the lives of best friends Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), and Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin) as their lives were upturned by the disappearance of their pal Will (Noah Schnapp) and the arrival of a strange girl known as Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown). In fact, viewers became so obsessed with them that the final episode of Stranger Things pulled in a whopping 31.5million views making series five Netflix’s ninth most-watched English language series ever.

There was just something about this incredible series that captured the imagination. Maybe it was the phenomenal cast. Maybe it was the nostalgia of the show being set in 1980s. Maybe it was the gripping storyline. Whatever it was, if you haven’t managed to watch the series yet, we highly recommend that you do.

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The Crown

Another Netflix drama, another cultural phenomenon. For some reason (please note the sarcasm here), the entire world was obsessed with watching a series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Whether you love the royal family, or believe that it shouldn’t exist, The Crown catered to everyone, and again – this seems to be Netflix’s speciality – introduced us to a collection of actors who have gone on to become Hollywood darlings. We’re talking Vanessa Kirby, Josh O’Connor, Emma Corrin, and Elizabeth Debicki to name just a few. And we’re not even mentioning the rest of the cast which was a veritable who’s who of British acting royalty.

The Crown has everything – drama, romance, historical accuracy (ish). What more could you want from your next bingewatch?

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The Diplomat

A slightly (very) unlikely premise, The Diplomat follows Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) as she is unexpectedly appointed the new US Ambassador to the Uniter Kingdom. Not only does Kate have to juggle multiple international crises over the three series (soon to be four) as well as forging strategic allegiances, but she’s also dealing with her rollercoaster of a marriage to fellow diplomat Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell).

In addition to being a lot of fun (in a constantly on the edge of your seat kind of way), The Diplomat is also critically acclaimed with a BAFTA nomination, 11 Critics’ Choice Television Award nominations, seven Golden Globe Award nominations and three Primetime Emmy Award nominations – including for Outstanding Dramas Series in 2025. N.B. It lost out to HBO Max’s The Pitt.

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Daisy Hall became a writer for TVChoice after realising that she could make a career out of her incredible ability to extensively name an actor's credits when they randomly pop up in whatever she's watching. Her friends find it infuriating, but hopefully you find it useful!