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

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

Doctor Who
The Doll Factory stars (from left) Reece Kenwyne-Mpudzi, Éanna Hardwicke, Esmé Creed-Miles, Mirren Mack and George Webster.

The Doll Factory: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and everything you need to know

By Nicholas Cannon published

The Doll Factory is a tale of obsession in Victorian times that stars Esmé Creed-Miles, Mirren Mack, Éanna Hardwicke and George Webster.

Dramas
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.

Dramas
The Lazarus Project season 2 again sees Paapa Essiedu playing time-travelling George causing world disruption.

The Lazarus Project season 2: release date, plot, trailer, returning cast and new joiners, interviews and everything you need to know

By Nicholas Cannon last updated

The Lazarus Project season 2 sees the return of the time-bending thriller with Paapa Essiedu, Caroline Quentin and some famous new cast members.

Dramas
Tosh (Alison O'Donnell) and Calder (Ashley Jensen) stand inside a house, both still wearing their outdoor coats, with Calder also wearing a scarf and wool hat, while Tosh's coat is unfastened. Calder has her arms folded as she speaks to an unseen suspect, while Tosh is looking at Calder

Shetland cast go wild swimming during breaks, reveals star

By David Hollingsworth published

Shetland co-star dubs them 'mad fools!'

Dramas
Culprits on Disney Plus and Hulu follows the ups and downs of a heist, after it's happened!

Culprits: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and all about the heist series with a killer twist

By Nicholas Cannon last updated

Culprits on Hulu and Disney Plus which sees Gemma Arterton, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett playing criminals targeted by a killer.

Dramas
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.

Downton Abbey
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

UK 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!'

Dramas
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.

Dramas
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

UK 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.

Dramas
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.

Dramas
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?

Netflix
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.

US 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.

Dramas
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

Amazon Prime
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.

UK 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.

Apple TV+
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

Apple TV+
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.

Dramas
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

Dramas
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.

Documentaries
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.

Dramas
The For Her Sins key art, showing Laura (Jo Joyner) and Emily (Rachel Shenton) standing side by side in front of a multicoloured gradient background of rainbow-style colours. Laura is looking over her shoulder at Emily, while Emily is looking straight into the camera.

For Her Sins: release date, cast, plot, episode guide, trailer and everything we know

By Steven Perkins last updated

For Her Sins is a twisty four-part thriller starring Jo Joyner and Rachel Shenton.

Dramas
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