Patrick McLennan
Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix.
An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.
Latest articles by Patrick McLennan

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Eve of the Daleks delivered a romantic development that has been hinted at and was finally delivered

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From the ongoing success of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ to the return of ‘Line of Duty’ it was a buoyant year for mainstream TV

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The actress plays the mother of one of Stephen Port’s victims and formed a deep connection with her

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‘The Stranger’ star is back for more Harlan Coben thrills in the Netflix original series premiering in New Year's Eve

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It’s been a long-running mystery in the BBC One comedy and the Welsh actor appears to have answered it

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Comic actor says playing Stephen Port in BBC One drama is the biggest challenge of his career

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The 'Emmerdale' star, who first appeared as a young teen in 2002, is unlikely to return to the ITV soap.

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The 'Absolutely Fabulous' star stole the show as the BBC One comedy hit the right notes in its Christmas special

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Black comedy ‘Don’t Look Up’ is one of the unmissable TV events this Christmas and so far fans love it

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The new spin on the DC Comics superhero is destined to become essential family viewing on Saturdays

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The BBC 'Breakfast' presenter has exceeded expectations, but he's hot favourite to exit this weekend

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The EastEnders star is one camper with a low tolerance for Naughty Boy's antics

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Popular character Keegan was attacked by thugs after his ex stirred up a mob with her social media post

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The Coronation Street star credits his family with helping him put reckless behaviour behind him

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ITV says technical difficulties caused by the extreme wind gusts has made it unsafe to produce the programme

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The music producer has wound up many viewers by threatening to leave, but some campmates support him

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The head judge says the intensive tests have, so far, come back with no sign of cancer

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The McFly star lost the latest ‘Strictly’ dance-off to Rhys Stephenson

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Season six of the epic saga about Tommy Shelby's crime gang will premiere soon

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Former ‘Strictly’ pro dancer AJ Pritchard believes a female contestant will lift the glitterball trophy in 2021

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British superstar singer Adele has had the biggest US entertainment special since Harry and Meghan on Oprah

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The much-loved ex BBC Breakfast presenter feels the cold in an extreme way

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One of the biggest stars of British TV and film, Alan Rickman, has died from cancer at the age of 69
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