Catastrophe review: poignant finale full of tenderness

The relationship comedy may have outgrown its original concept, but the superb writing keeps it going.

Catastrophe, Series 3, review - 'the end of the road?'

Good grief? Channel 4's marital sitcom turns deadly serious.

Review: Catastrophe, series 3, final episode

But the most powerful scenes for me were the very final ones.

Review: Catastrophe series 3 finale was heartbreaking

Knowing that it is one of the last time we'll see Fisher in a fresh role made it automatically bittersweet.

"Gut-wrenching" editing Carrie Fisher's last scenes

Rob Delaney has revealed that Carrie Fisher features in "most" of the scenes in the final episode of Catastrophe series three.

Catastrophe, series 3: preview

Just because a sitcom is about a family, doesn't mean it has to be family friendly.

Carrie Fisher: Catastrophe role 'fitting tribute'

Carrie Fisher's role in the third series of Channel 4 sitcom Catastrophe will be a "fitting tribute", say its makers.

Radio Times review

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Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney gave birth to two series of this deliciously rude and crude sitcom. They played an Irish primary school teacher and a US ad man, called Sharon and - yep, you guessed it - Rob, who decided to give coupledom a go when their fling ends in an unplanned pregnancy. A motley crew of hilariously hideous friends supported them, including Carrie Fisher as the mother-in-law from hell, a silkily obnoxious Ashley Jensen, and Line of Duty's Mark Bonnar, who deserves a spin-off for his deadpan ripostes. But what really marked Horgan and Delaney's baby out is its bravery: Catastrophe gleefully made comedy out of delicate issues, like Sharon's decision to take a screening test for Down's syndrome, without making light of them.

Radio Times review

Ross can still trade blows with Graham Norton: the night after the BBC One host had Carrie Fisher on his sofa, Wossy has another Star Wars star, Harrison Ford, on his. That's the cinema event of the season covered. As for TV, David Walliams has, via the circuitous route of writing books that lend themselves to sparkly dramatisations, become a festive fixture. He's here to chat about Billionaire Boy, which forms part of BBC One's heavyweight schedule on New Year's Day.

But, quick! Hide the jellied fruits! Jamie Oliver, whose campaign against excess sugar is gathering speed, is on the bill, too. He will, however, surely say a little indulgence is OK. Jess Glynne provides the music.

Radio Times review

The Force Awakens is here! Surely you've seen it already? If not, build the excitement still further with a sofa full of Star Wars stars. Carrie Fisher, the original Princess Leia - back for the new movie, albeit no longer as merely a princess, but as General Leia - is on the show, which is good news given her fondness for talking bluntly and frankly.

Her younger co-stars John Boyega and Daisy Ridley might be more circumspect, although Boyega has shown great wit and equanimity in the face of a few crackpots who think a story about spaceships and aliens shouldn't feature black actors.

Also chatting, and singing: Kylie Minogue.