
Elaine Reilly
With over twenty years of experience as an entertainment journalist, Elaine writes for What’s on TV, TV Times, TV & Satellite Week and www.whattowatch.com covering a variety of programs from gardening and wildlife to documentaries and drama.
As well as active involvement in the WTW family’s social media accounts, she has been known to get chatty on the red carpet and wander into the odd podcast.
After a day of previewing TV, writing about TV and interviewing TV stars, Elaine likes nothing than to relax… by watching TV.
Latest articles by Elaine Reilly

Jamie Cooks Christmas: release date, episodes, menu, interview and everything we know
By Elaine Reilly last updated
Our guide to Jamie Cooks Christmas reveals what's on the menu for the new 2-part series, when and where you can watch the show and includes a Q&A with Jamie Oliver.

Blackshore: release date, trailer, episodes and an exclusive interview with Lisa Dwan
By Elaine Reilly last updated
Blackshore star Lisa Dwan gives us an exclusive guide to her gripping Irish crime drama about a defiant detective haunted by tragedy.

Casualty's Elinor Lawless teases the show's Christmas special and a new series: 'We're back with a bang!'
By Elaine Reilly published
Casualty star Elinor Lawless on the Christmas special, the future of the show, and her favourite Holby ED characters.

Paddy: The Ride of My Life — release date, interview and everything we know
By Elaine Reilly last updated
Paddy: The Ride of My Life sees Paddy McGuinness undertaking an epic 300 mile journey for BBC Radio 2’s Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge for Children in Need 2024

Exclusive: Ali Larter reveals why Billy Bob Thornton ‘simmers’ in Landman
By Elaine Reilly published
Ali Larter talks exclusively about filming Paramount Plus’s rich and gritty new series Landman with Billy Bob Thornton.

The Boy That Never Was: release date, trailer, episode recaps, cast and everything we know
By Elaine Reilly last updated
The Boy That Never Was stars Colin Morgan as a grieving Irish father who spots his son in Dublin three years after his death.

Exclusive: Toni O’Rourke on working with Colin Morgan on The Boy That Never Was
By Elaine Reilly last updated
Toni O’Rourke on playing a grieving mother keeping a devastating secret from her husband portrayed by co-star Colin Morgan.

Anita Dobson, Sue Johnston and Robert Lindsay on playing pensioners with an appetite for destruction in Generation Z
By Elaine Reilly published
Anita Dobson, Sue Johnston and Robert Lindsay tell us about their gory new C4 series Generation Z.

Generation Z: release date, cast, plot, trailer, trailer and everything you need to know about the zombie comedy
By Nicholas Cannon published
Generation Z is a Channel 4 comedy horror series with Sue Johnston, Robert Lindsay and Anita Dobson.

Colin Morgan on portraying every parent’s worst nightmare in The Boy That Never Was.
By Elaine Reilly published
Colin Morgan on his new psychological mystery, The Boy That Never Was.

Dress The Nation: release date, hosts, exclusive interview, star guests and everything we know
By Elaine Reilly last updated
Dress The Nation season 1 is ITV1 and ITVX’s new reality competition show fronted by AJ Odudu and Vernon Kay. Here’s everything we know…

Whitstable Pearl season 3 cast: who's who guide to the crime drama's characters
By Elaine Reilly published
Whitstable Pearl season 3 cast — Kerry Godliman talks us through Whitstable Pearl’s characters as the warm whodunnit returns.

Exclusive: Kerry Godliman reveals all on Whitstable Pearl’s new star-studded series
By Elaine Reilly published
Kerry Godliman on the evolution of Whitstable Pearl, as her seaside sleuthing series returns for a third season.

DNA Journey season 6: release date, celebrities, episodes and everything we know
By Elaine Reilly published
DNA Journey season 6 features a shocking revelation that almost caused one star to drop out.

Celebrity SAS 2024: line-up, release date, filming locations, trailer and everything we know
By Elaine Reilly published
Celebrity SAS 2024 — there’s a twist in store for the 15 celebrities who’ve signed up for season 6 of Channel 4’s gruelling challenge show…

We Built a Zoo: release date, trailer, interview with Kyle Thomas and everything we know
By Elaine Reilly published
In We Built a Zoo, Kyle Thomas faces his controversial past as he helps create a wildlife sanctuary in Northern Ireland…

Alma’s Not Normal season 1: how to watch, cast, trailer and everything we know
By Elaine Reilly published
Alma's Not Normal season 1 — As Sophie Willan’s sitcom returns with a second series, we take a look back at where it all began…

Jamie: What to Eat This Week - Autumn: release date, recipes, episodes, interview and everything we know
By Elaine Reilly published
Jamie: What To Eat This Week - Autumn sees Jamie Oliver getting innovative with the season’s bountiful harvest and making preparations for Winter and the following Spring.

Jamie: What To Eat This Week - Summer — release date, episodes, interview and everything we know
By Elaine Reilly last updated
Jamie: What To Eat This Week sees Jamie Oliver celebrate a summer abundance of in-season ingredients while they’re at their very best.

Have I Got News for You season 67: release date, guests, presenters, episodes and everything we know
By Elaine Reilly last updated
Have I Got News for You season 67 sees Ian Hislop and Paul Merton joined by a host of star guests for a new outing of BBC1’s long-running satirical panel show.

Apples Never Fall cast — a who's who guide to Liane Moriarty’s twisty TV thriller
By Elaine Reilly published
Sam Neill and Annette Bening head up an ensemble cast in Apples Never Fall - a thriller about the disappearance of a much-loved matriarch, causing an affluent family to crumble…

Rob and Romesh Vs season 7: release date, exclusive interview, episodes and superstar guests
By Elaine Reilly published
Rob and Romesh Vs season 7 sees Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan tackle Hollywood, Heavy Metal and Mixed Martial Arts.

Jamie Cooks Spring: release date, episodes, interview and everything we know
By Elaine Reilly last updated
In Jamie Cooks Spring, the celebrated chef keeps it fresh when he combines his love of gardening and cooking.
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