Peter Capaldi
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and director
Press clippings
Peter Capaldi on satire, politics and privilege
Peter Capaldi talks about his new role as an ageing DCI, his Weinstein encounter - and why recent governments have been so incompetent he can't even make jokes about them.
Tom Lamont, The Observer, 14th January 2024Peter Capaldi says The Thick Of It could not be remade because politics now is 'beyond a joke'
Peter Capaldi has said that a reboot of the dark political comedy The Thick Of It would be too pertinent given the current climate of contemporary British politics.
Ellie Muir, The Independent, 9th January 2024Local Hero: Why the iconic Scottish environmental film was decades ahead of its time
Forty years ago, Bill Forsyth's film warned us to consider the consequences of putting short-term gain ahead of the environment, writes Anthony Frajman.
Anthony Frajman, BBC, 6th June 2023Local Hero review
Wistful 80s comedy snares your heart with charm and beauty.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 17th May 2023In The Loop: this is the greatest political comedy of all time
Before Armando Iannucci made Veep, this spinoff of another political comedy series set the bar high for the genre.
Liam Gaughan, Collider, 25th April 2023Anne-Marie Duff leads Sky adoption comedy
Anne-Marie Duff stars in Sky pilot They F**k You Up, an adoption comedy pilot directed by Peter Capaldi in which she plays a single mother of five.
British Comedy Guide, 1st March 2023Peter Capaldi directing Sky adoption comedy pilot, They F**k You Up
Peter Capaldi is directing a comedy drama pilot for Sky, They F**K You Up, based on Sarah Naish's memoir But He Looks So Normal: A Bad-Tempered Parenting Guide for Adopters and Foster Parents.
British Comedy Guide, 31st December 2022Peter Capaldi announced as recipient of BAFTA Scotland Outstanding Contribution Award 2022
The Glasgow-born, multi-talented actor has won five BAFTA Awards to date; including a BAFTA Film Award for Best Short Film, BAFTA TV Award for Best Male Comedy Performance and multiple BAFTA Scotland Awards as both an actor and writer/director.
Bafta, 3rd November 2022Malcolm Tucker made Dominic Cummings possible
As the volcanic spin doctor from the BBC series The Thick Of It, Malcolm Tucker has become a short-hand for the chaotic fire-fighting, ruthless enforcement and mendacious scheming of party politics. Even so, Peter Capaldi has said that his character - who first appeared in 2005 in the dog days of New Labour - is small fry compared to the PM's former consigliere, Dominic Cummings.
The Hound, Reaction, 21st June 2021TV review - The Kemps: All True
This really was delightfully ridiculous and gloriously funny material, both of the Kemps were on fantastic form and Thomas assembled a superb supporting cast too, all of whom made this exceptional material consistently hilarious.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 6th July 2020