Darragh McManus: Handful of actors to dominate our screens - yet again
Aidan Gillen in Charlie
Darragh McManus
It's a funny thing: we're constantly told that changing habits have made television schedules, times and dates meaningless, but the Big Autumn Launch remains a core broadcasting event. People may now consume TV whenever and however they like, but the big guns are still rolled out at this time every year.
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