THE NEW DAILY CROISSANT · Stephen Faragher

THE NEW DAILY CROISSANT 25 03 26

March 25, 2026·1 hr 55 min·5 clips

Eddie reveals Mo Salah's emotional farewell message after the dramatic announcement of his departure from Liverpool.

Kevin is thanked properly at the end. Before that, the best stretch is all Liverpool pride, with the hosts talking about local talent and the Everyman as somewhere people really learned their craft. Bernard Hill is mentioned warmly. Willie Russell and Alan Bleasdale come up in the same breath, less as trivia than as part of the city's creative memory. The talk is loose and familiar. One thought nudges the next, moving from careers to theatre to screen work and back again without turning it into a lecture. Liverpool comes out looking good. The hosts seem pleased that recent films and productions have put the city back in view over the last 18 months or two years. Then they get into the old accent argument. They push back at the lazy idea that a Scouse voice only belongs in rough or criminal roles. Some actors play gangsters, sure. But the point is that Liverpool performers can carry proper, weighty parts too, and should not be boxed in by accent. It is proud without sounding polished. The conversation has that Croissant feel, where agreement noises, small corrections, and shared local memory do half the work. Awards get a hopeful mention. The hosts sound glad that Scouse actors are being talked about seriously, even when the sentence takes the scenic route. Then they move on quickly. A Banners track resets the mood, with the best view in Liverpool pulled back to the window, the river, and the city lighting up. The ads sit around it all. Take those away, and the useful centre is a neighbourly celebration of Liverpool culture, theatre roots, screen work, and hometown stubbornness.

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A warm Liverpool-focused episode on actors, accents, and the city's cultural confidence.

Liverpool's acting tradition sits at the centre of this single-episode review, as the discussion moves from the city's nomination to the familiar limits sometimes placed on Scouse performers.

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Want Liverpool pride with a side order of acting chat and a Banners song about the city lights?

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