Tag Archives: Alison Steadman

What Are Brits Watching?: ‘The Syndicate’

The lottery winners look alarmed. (BBC Season One)

A story about ordinary people thrown into an extraordinary situation.

What’s on: The Syndicate   What is it: Five coworkers join forces, creating a syndicate, and chip in to buy lottery tickets and end up winning £18 million and some change. Each employee struggles with figuring out how to live with ...

The Brit List: Top Ten British Character Actresses In Movies Today

Dame Maggie Smith and Penelope Wilton in 'Downton Abbey'

In some ways, compiling this list has been more of a head-scratcher than its male counterpart, and this is in part because of the way producers and audiences tend to view female actresses as they get older. It seems a handsome male lead ...