Patrick McLennan
Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix.
An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.
Latest articles by Patrick McLennan
‘Death in Paradise’ fans explain why the commissioner is getting ‘hands on’ with Darlene
By Patrick McLennan published
The commissioner has taken the new recruit under his wing because ‘she cares’. But perhaps it’s he who cares too much!
Sarah Jessica Parker rules out Kim Cattrall return to 'Sex and the City' family
By Patrick McLennan published
The star of 'And Just Like That' says her former co-star's comments have made a reunion impossible
EastEnders fans 'disturbed' and 'disgusted' to see Tina Carter’s body
By Patrick McLennan last updated
Tina has been missing from Albert Square for a year, but no one was ready to see her in this grisly state
‘She needs to go, quick sharp’ – New ‘Death in Paradise’ cast divide viewers
By Patrick McLennan published
Izzy and Darlene joined the regulars in Saint Marie and two characters couldn't provoke more diverse reactions!
It’s safe to date – Tinder confirms ‘The Tinder Swindler’ is no longer on the dating app
By Patrick McLennan last updated
The Netflix documentary depicts how one man used dating apps to defraud women out of millions
Reaction as Doughnuts and Firework are unmasked on ’The Masked Singer UK’
By Patrick McLennan last updated
Two celebrities exited the latest round of the hit ITV celebrity talent show
Tyler Hoechlin says Kryptonian family will 'cement' who he really is in ’Superman and Lois’ season two
By Patrick McLennan published
The actor has been previewing some of what the DC Comics superhero will face when the next series appears on BBC One
Sean Penn risks being ‘cancelled’ after claiming men have become ‘wildly feminised’
By Patrick McLennan published
The two-time Oscar winner has sparked a furious reaction to his old school comments on gender
Steph McGovern retches and runs off set after eating chef Simon Rimmer’s ‘minging’ dish
By Patrick McLennan published
The presenter of ‘Steph’s Packed Lunch’ couldn't cope with his awful one-pot Lazy Lunch dish
Is ‘Death in Paradise’ ‘allergic to happy endings’? Fans upset by end of DS Cassell’s story
By Patrick McLennan published
Viewers of the hit BBC One Caribbean murder-mystery are devastated by the lack of romance
Fans sue Universal for non-appearance of actress in Beatles-themed romcom ‘Yesterday’
By Patrick McLennan published
The two men paid $3.99 to stream the movie based on the appearance of the actress in the trailer
‘They’re breaking me!’ ‘EastEnders’ fans react to Stuart and Rainie's traumatic scene
By Patrick McLennan published
The couple provided the emotion in Friday's ‘EastEnders’ with fans applauding their performances
Three bras and boy shorts – how Kimberly Wyatt avoids a wardrobe malfunction on ‘Dancing on Ice’
By Patrick McLennan published
The ex Pussycat Dolls star has a 'weapon' in her arsenal that comes with major risks to her modesty!
Arnold Schwarzenegger 'unharmed' after bad car crash in Los Angeles
By Patrick McLennan published
The actor and politician walked away from a four car pile-up on Sunset Boulevard
Tamzin Outhwaite thanks NHS after boyfriend’s emergency stomach operation
By Patrick McLennan published
Tom Child not only received stitches but he had hospital staff in them as he recovered from the anaesthetic...
Rylan Clark got so low after his marriage split that he was admitted to hospital
By Patrick McLennan published
The TV presenter said he became so ill last summer that he ‘went away for a bit’
Fans believe they’ve rumbled who Poodle is on ‘The Masked Singer’
By Patrick McLennan published
The canine celebrity has been driving most of the debate on the latest edition of the ITV entertainment show
‘Four Lives’ provokes anger from BBC One viewers that Port was able to strike again
By Patrick McLennan published
The BBC One dramatisation of Stephen Port’s murders of four young men drew a strong response on social media
A most excellent life – all the good deeds of Keanu Reeves
By Patrick McLennan last updated
We look back at the life and career of 'The Matrix: Resurrections' star
Identity parade — the latest theories about ‘The Masked Singer’ UK contestants
By Patrick McLennan last updated
Social media was abuzz with conjecture after six more celebrities performed on the ITV entertainment show
‘Deeply upsetting’ but ‘inspirational’ Hillsborough drama ’Anne’ strikes emotional chord with viewers
By Patrick McLennan published
The harrowing ITV drama starring Maxine Peake as the late Anne Williams has been universally applauded
Find out who left episode 2 of ‘The Masked Singer‘ UK season three
By Patrick McLennan published
Read all about the latest celebrity exit from ITV's hidden identity entertainment extravaganza
All the unmissable revelations in ‘Harry Potter: Return to Hogwarts’
By Patrick McLennan published
The 20th anniversary reunion is chock-full of insights from the cast... and here are the biggest
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