Steven Perkins

Steven Perkins

Staff Writer for TV & Satellite Week, TV Times, What's On TV and whattowatch.com

Steven Perkins is a Staff Writer for TV & Satellite Week, TV Times, What's On TV and whattowatch.com, who has been writing about TV professionally since 2008. He was previously the TV Editor for Inside Soap before taking up his current role in 2020. He loves everything from gritty dramas to docusoaps about airports and thinks about the Eurovision Song Contest all year round.

Latest articles by Steven Perkins

DI Neville Parker wearing a santa's hat in the Death in Paradise Christmas 2023 special

Death in Paradise's Ralf Little, Élizabeth Bourgine and Don Warrington tease the Christmas special

By Steven Perkins published

Death In Paradise's Christmas special sees Doon Mackichan guest-starring as Neville's mum Melanie, while Neville angers The Commissioner!

TV Shows
Grover (Aryan Simhadri), Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) and Percy (Walker Scobell) in the woods in Percy Jackson and The Olympians [L-R].

Percy Jackson creator Rick Riordan promises never before seen Ares fight scene is 'spectacular'

By Steven Perkins published

Rick Riordan and Rebecca Riordan discuss turning the Percy Jackson fantasy novels into a new eight-part series

TV Shows
A still from Bad Education: A Christmas Carol showing Stephen (Layton Williams) and Mitchell (Charlie Wernham) standing behind Alfie Wickers (Jack Whitehall). Alfie is wearing grey make-up with his hair and stubble tinted white, and he has large metal chains hanging around his neck

Bad Education: A Christmas Carol — release date, cast, plot, interview and all about the festive special

By Steven Perkins last updated

Bad Education: A Christmas Carol sees Stephen visited by some spectral guests.

Comedy
A cast shot from The Madame Blanc Mysteries Christmas special 2023, showing Robin Askwith as Jeremy, Sue Holderness as Judith, Sally Lindsay as Jean, Steve Edge as Dom, Sue Vincent as Gloria and Alex Gaumond as Caron, all standing outside the door of a grand-looking building, bordered by lush vegetation

The Madame Blanc Mysteries Christmas Special 2023 — release date, cast, plot and all about the festive episode

By Steven Perkins published

The Madame Blanc Mysteries Christmas special 2023 features more sun-drenched crimes and mysterious relics.

TV Shows
Shetland 's Stella Quinn (Dawn Steele) sits on a bench outside her family's house, with the front door behind her. She is wearing an oversized camel-coloured cardigan and jeans.

EXCLUSIVE: Dawn Steele on the secrets to be revealed in Shetland's finale

By Steven Perkins last updated

Shetland star Dawn Steele talks exclusively about why the reveal of who killed Ellen Quinn will have viewers reeling.

Interview
A still from Doctor Who: The Star Beast where the Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant) pops his head out through the TARDIS doors

Doctor Who: The Star Beast recap

By Steven Perkins published

Doctor Who: The Star Beast sees the Doctor meeting an old friend and a hidden enemy

TV Shows
Shetland's DC Sandy Wilson (Steven Robertson) stands on a cliff edge with the ocean behind him. His body is turned away from the camera but he is looking back over his shoulder at us.

EXCLUSIVE: Shetland's Steven Robertson on Sandy's shocking discovery in episode 5

By Steven Perkins published

EXCLUSIVE: Steven Robertson reveals how Shetland's DC Sandy Wilson brings fresh information into the Ellen Quinn murder investigation.

TV Shows
Shetland star Phyllis Logan as Grace

Exclusive: Shetland star Phyllis Logan teases her character's 'sadistic' love of being feared

By Steven Perkins published

We spoke to Shetland star Phyllis Logan about her season 8 character, the matriarch Grace Bain.

Interview
Shetland season 8 team of Tosh and Detective Inspector Ruth Calder (Ashley Jensen).

Shetland season 8 review: Ashley Jensen and Alison O'Donnell have immediate chemistry

By Steven Perkins published

Shetland season 8 makes an instant impact as DCI Ruth Calder joins forces with Tosh

TV Shows
Ashley Jensen as DI Ruth Calder in Shetland. She is standing on the beach wearing a warm grey cashmere coat, with an electric blue scarf wrapped around her neck with the ends flapping in the end. Ruth's body is facing the camera but her face is looking off to the side, out to sea

Meet Shetland's DI Ruth Calder: Ashley Jensen reveals all

By Steven Perkins published

Shetland's Ashley Jensen: 'DI Ruth Calder has no intention of staying!'

TV Shows
First Officer Kate Woods (Catherine Tyldesley) and Jack Grayling (Shayne Ward) stand on the deck of a ship with a beautiful Mediterranean sunset behind them. On the deck behind them are lots of suitcases wrapped in neon yellow tape marked 'crime scene do not cross'

The Good Ship Murder's Catherine Tyldesley on working with Shayne Ward again

By Steven Perkins published

Former Corrie stars Catherine Tyldesley and Shayne Ward on being reunited in new cruise drama The Good Ship Murder.

Drama
Uncanny presenter Danny Robins wearing a red parka, looking over his shoulder towards the camera, with a spooked expression on his face. He's standing in a misty forest landscape, and there is a ghostly, shadowy figure standing in the distance.

Uncanny: release date, presenter, episode guide, trailer and everything we know

By Steven Perkins published

Uncanny sees host Danny Robins investigating accounts of paranormal encounters

TV Shows
Leigh (Nina Sosanya) stands in the main atrium of the prison wing wearing her uniform, with her arms resting behind her back. She is looking slightly upward at something.

Screw's Nina Sosanya: "Leigh's learning how to trust people!"

By Steven Perkins published

Screw star Nina Sosanya reveals how her character is turning over a new leaf in the prison drama's second season.

TV Shows
An episodic still from Who Is Erin Carter? showing Erin (Evin Ahmad) standing on a rooftop, holding her hands up while a man behind her is pointing a gun at her

Who Is Erin Carter? — release date, cast, plot, trailer and everything we know

By Steven Perkins published

Who Is Erin Carter? is a gripping new limited series coming to Netflix.

TV Shows
Daniel Lang (Douglas Henshall), wearing a suit, sits at a table looking at a woman sitting opposite him, who has her back to the camera

Who Is Erin Carter? star Douglas Henshall: "Nobody needs to see me do stunts any more!"

By Steven Perkins published

Douglas Henshall on his latest role as an enigmatic single father in Netflix thriller Who Is Erin Carter?

TV Shows
Erin Carter (Evin Ahmad) sits at her kitchen table, unloading bullets from a revolver

Who Is Erin Carter? star Evin Ahmad: "She's a woman of many secrets!"

By Steven Perkins published

Evin Ahmad on playing the mysterious Erin Carter in Netflix's new thriller.

TV Shows
Sanditon's Charlotte (Rose Williams) and Georgiana (Crystal Clarke) are sitting inside a carriage wearing lavish party outfits. Through the windows behind them we can see a stately home with fireworks exploding above, and the characters of Alexander and Samuel Colbourne, Arthur Parker, Edward Montrose, Tom Parker, Lady Denham and Otis Molyneux

Sanditon's Rose Williams and Crystal Clarke: "It was sad to say goodbye!"

By Steven Perkins published

Sanditon stars Rose Williams and Crystal Clarke reveal what to expect from the Austen-inspired drama's final season.

TV Shows
A scene from Red, White & Royal Blue showing Alex (Taylor Zakhar Perez) and Henry (Nicholas Galitzine) holding hands in the V&A Museum after-hours

Red, White & Royal Blue director Matthew López on the film's 'delicious' romance

By Steven Perkins published

Red, White & Royal Blue director/co-writer Matthew López on bringing the bestselling LGBTQ+ romance to the screen

TV Shows
Annika season 2: A composite shot of the cast of Annika's second season, standing in front of a waterfront view. From left to right: Katie Leung as DC Blair Ferguson, Ukweli Roach as DS Tyrone Clarke, Nicola Walker as DI Annika Strandhed, Jamie Sives as DS Michael McAndrews, Varada Sethu as DC Harper

Annika season 2: release date, cast, plot, episode guide, trailer and everything we know

By Steven Perkins published

Annika season 2 stars Nicola Walker as the fourth-wall breaking detective.

TV Shows
The Beanie Bubble: Elizabeth Banks as Robbie and Zach Galifianakis as Ty, shot from a low angle, both wearing pink outfits and looking at each other with a smirk. He is leaning on a pink cane, and she has a blue stuffed plush Himalayan cat under one arm

Elizabeth Banks and Zach Galifianakis on the 'phenomenon' of The Beanie Bubble

By Steven Perkins published

Stars Elizabeth Banks and Zach Galifianakis on examining the darker side to the soft toy industry in their new movie.

Interview
The Beanie Bubble: Elizabeth Banks as Robbie and Zach Galifianakis as Ty, shot from a low angle, both wearing pink outfits and looking at each other with a smirk. He is leaning on a pink cane, and she has a blue stuffed plush Himalayan cat under one arm

The Beanie Bubble: release date, cast, plot, trailer and everything we know

By Steven Perkins published

The Beanie Bubble is the story of the Beanie Babies phenomenon that took the world by storm in the 1990s

Movies
An image from Cannes Confidential showing Harry King (Jamie Bamber) and Camille Delmasse (Lucie Lucas) stand next to a swimming pool in the back garden of a large house. She has her head turned towards the camera and is smiling, he is facing to the left and wearing sunglasses and an apron, carrying two glasses of elaborate-looking drinks

Cannes Confidential: release date, plot, trailer, interview and everything we know

By Steven Perkins published

Cannes Confidential is a crime caper set on the sun-soaked Cote d'Azur.

TV Shows
Before We Die season 2: Hannah Laing (Lesley Sharp) stands on a staircase in front of a large clock. The staircase extends both to the left and to the right behind her, leading to an upper floor.

Before We Die season 2: cast, plot, episode guide, interview, trailer and everything we know

By Steven Perkins published

Before We Die season 2 sees Lesley Sharp's Hannah Laing heading into even more dangerous territory

UK Shows
Sarah Beeny Vs Cancer: Sarah Beeny and her husband Graham Swift sit at their dining table, smiling, each of them resting a mug on the table. Sarah is bald in the picture, and we can see the views of their country estate through the windows behind them

Sarah Beeny Vs Cancer: release date, synopsis, interview and everything we know

By Steven Perkins published

Sarah Beeny Vs Cancer follows the TV presenter and property expert during her battle with breast cancer.

UK Shows
Emily (Rachel Shenton) and Laura (Jo Joyner) toast with cocktails on a night out in a bar, both looking happy

Jo Joyner teases 'complex female friendship' in For Her Sins

By Steven Perkins published

Jo Joyner stars as a struggling mum who makes a dangerous new friend in For Her Sins.

Interview
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