Tom Fordy

‘If you stop, you die’: Inside Crank, the action masterpiece that super-charged Jason Statham The OTT thriller was a delirious parody of the action genre that pushed ‘The Stath’ to the limit – and made him the star he is today

From me on the ridiculousness of Crank. www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/jaso...

A Thousand Blows and the criminal girl gang that terrorised 1920s London As shown in the Stephen Graham boxing drama, the Forty Elephants shoplifted from Harrods, blackmailed MPs – and died utterly unrepentant

One from me on the real history of A Thousand Blows and the Forty Elephants. www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/a-thous...

The ‘sadistic’ makeup master who made The Wolf Man and Frankenstein – and died in obscurity Jack Pierce terrified audiences – and annoyed Lon Chaney Jr – with his work on the Universal horror films. Why has he been forgotten?

I wrote this about the great monster-maker Jack Pierce, the creation of Frankenstein's monster, and his hairy relationship with the Wolf Man. www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/jack...

When the Jolly Boys went to Margate: Inside David Jason’s favourite Only Fools episode The Trotters’ Xmas trip to the beach had pathos, an exploding coach and Rodney punching a yuppie. Thirty-five years on, it’s still a classic

From me on probably the most popular Only Fools and Horses episode of them all, The Jolly Boys' Outing. www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/only-fo...

Go at 25: The making of the coolest ecstasy-fuelled Christmas movie of all time Twenty-five years ago, Sarah Polley, Katie Holmes and Timothy Olyphant were among the cast of a twisty, randy crime caper set within rave culture and boasting Len’s ‘Steal My Sunshine’ on the soundtra...

On from me on Go, the most zeitgeisty late '90s films in existence (not to mention an alternative Christmas film). www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

The 30 funniest Christmas TV specials – ranked From The Office to Only Fools and Horses – are these the finest festive specials ever made?

My pick for the best ever Christmas comedy specials.

‘Princess Diana hair’ and naked debauchery: Inside Wham’s Last Christmas video Vomiting, nudity, flatulence… The truth about George Michael’s picture-perfect vision of festive heartbreak, by those who were there

Truly my magnum opus. I tracked down some of gang in Wham's Last Christmas video to talk booze, hungover snowball fights, nudity, and impeccable hair. www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/w...

Inside The Box of Delights: 'You'd never have JK Rowling without John Masefield' As a new book on the classic children's tale is released, Tom Fordy looks back at the BBC's seminal 1984 adaptation of The Box of Delights

The Box of Delights first aired 40 years ago today. This is something I wrote about it a few years back, including an interview with Kay Harker himself, Devin Stanfield www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2020/12/2...

In the last 3 years my 12yo has pioneered leukaemia treatments, gone deaf, lost and regained the ability to walk, had a bone marrow transplant & relapsed twice. Yesterday he started a Car-T immunotherapy trial. He’ll be home for a much deserved Christmas. One of the bravest kids on the planet

How the ‘unadulterated horror’ of Peter Cushing’s Nineteen Eighty-Four broke the BBC In 1954, Nigel Kneale's 'sadistic' George Orwell adaptation terrified the nation – and became TV's first ‘watercooler’ moment

I wrote this a few years back about Nigel Kneale's Nineteen Eighty-Four (on the iPlayer now) www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/unadult...

The 20 greatest Roman films of all time Are you not entertained? Films set in Ancient Rome deliver spectacle, silliness – and lots of men in leather skirts. These are our top picks

My pick for the best films about Romans and very naughty boys. www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/grea...

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“This Whole Day Has Been Amazing” | West Ham Squad Surprise Emotional Fan | Like My Dreams YouTube video by West Ham United FC

Just because I like sharing this video about my boy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1P4...