Gerard Kearns

It’s difficult to write a piece about a film from Northern England without a mandatory reference to either Ken Loach or Shane Meadows.

It's not often that TV shows reach a seventh series. And when they do, they usually go stale, and fast.

When your footballing hero turns up unannounced in your bedroom, it’s time to check what you’re smoking.

Fans of David Peace’s Red Riding series of novels might wonder why the televisual treatment of the author’s work has turned the quartet of books into a trilogy.