David Hollingsworth
David is the What To Watch Editor and has over 20 years of experience in television journalism. He is currently writing about the latest television and film news for What To Watch.
Before working for What To Watch, David spent many years working for TV Times magazine, interviewing some of television's most famous stars including Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland, singer Lionel Richie and wildlife legend Sir David Attenborough.
David started out as a writer for TV Times before becoming the title's deputy features editor and then features editor. During his time on TV Times, David also helped run the annual TV Times Awards. David is a huge Death in Paradise fan, although he's still failed to solve a case before the show's detective! He also loves James Bond and controversially thinks that Timothy Dalton was an excellent 007.
Other than watching and writing about telly, David loves playing cricket, going to the cinema, trying to improve his tennis and chasing about after his kids!
Latest articles by David Hollingsworth
Puzzle solved! Ludwig is getting a second series
By David Hollingsworth published
Hooray! David Mitchell will return as John 'Ludwig' Taylor for more murder mysteries in Cambridge
Murder Mindfully episode 1 recap: 'I didn’t even kill anybody until I was 42'
By David Hollingsworth published
Murder Mindfully episode 1 sees Björn finally discover inner peace... and perhaps he's inner killer!
Netflix quietly adds violently funny crime series based on bestseller
By David Hollingsworth published
Murder Mindfully sees a lawyer turn killer after going on a mindfulness course
Virgin River author Robyn Carr reacts to news her Thunder Point novels will be turned into TV series
By David Hollingsworth published
Thunder Point introduces us to a new town and a new set of characters including hero Hank Cooper
Netflix adds season 2 of surprise hit period drama with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
By David Hollingsworth published
The Law According to Lidia Poët season 2 has finally arrived on Netflix
Netflix adds doc about 'credible' alien abduction — it's perhaps the strangest show of the year
By David Hollingsworth published
Netflix tells the story of a New York woman who claims to have been abducted by aliens in the 1980s
EastEnders legend Lindsey Coulson revealed as new Waterloo Road head
By David Hollingsworth published
Dame Stella Drake wants to ditch Waterloo Road's reputation as 'the murder school'
Shetland star Alison O'Donnell teases deeply personal case for Tosh in new series
By David Hollingsworth published
Mary's Foolproof Dinners: release date, line-up and everything we know
By David Hollingsworth published
Mary's Foolproof Dinners sees Mary Berry joined by a string of stars including Alan Carr...
Disney drops huge hint Rivals season 2 is on the way
By David Hollingsworth published
Rivals series 2 would complete the story as the first series ends halfway through Jilly Cooper's romantic novel
Netflix is selling Heartstopper Nick Nelson's coat, Robbie Williams' pants… and much more!
By David Hollingsworth published
Netflix has a huge charity auction on and Robbie's undies are currently going for over £5,000!
BBC 'turned down' Slow Horses — and it's not the only huge hit they passed on
By David Hollingsworth published
The Beeb is also thought to have turned down All Creatures Great and Small...
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel 2024: release date, celebs and everything we know
By David Hollingsworth last updated
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel 2024 is back...
Lynley: cast, plot and everything we know
By David Hollingsworth published
Lynley stars Leo Suter as DI Tommy Lynley and Sofia Barclay as DS Barbara Havers
Inspector Lynley in surprise reboot with Leo Suter as the posh Oxford cop
By David Hollingsworth published
Lynley is heading to the BBC and BritBox...
Death in Paradise's Ralf Little gives hilarious response to release of new Death in Paradise murders puzzle book
By David Hollingsworth published
DI Neville Parker actor jokes that he'd be useless at solving the puzzles in the Death in Paradise puzzle book
Hayley Atwell — things you didn't know about the actress
By David Hollingsworth last updated
Everything you need to know about Captain America star Hayley Atwell, including how she's great at ventriloquism and how she used to play rugby.
Netflix has its answer to Slow Horses — and it could be even better
By David Hollingsworth published
Black Doves, a major new spy series starring Ben Whishaw, Sarah Lancashire, and Keira Knightley, could give Jackson Lamb a run for his money...
Netflix UK Top 10 bizarrely has two Channel 5 dramas crushing big-name rivals like Heartstopper
By David Hollingsworth published
Jill Halfpenny vs Heartstopper? There's only one winner!
Irish Blood: cast, plot and everything we know
By David Hollingsworth published
Irish Blood is a new murder mystery boasting a great cast...
Grantchester's Robson Green to star in major new TV drama with Jason Watkins
By David Hollingsworth published
Robson Green, Jason Watkins and Sunetra Sarker team up in thriller
Simon Bird recalls 8 Euros a night hotel stay while making Inbetweeners film
By David Hollingsworth published
Simon Bird says shooting The Inbetweeners movie was like the 'premise of the film'
Netflix adds creepy thriller starring Jill Halfpenny that divided viewers
By David Hollingsworth published
The Cuckoo on Netflix sees Jill star as a lodger with a sinister plan...
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