Dudley's Line of Duty actor

We're celebrating the best creatives where we live with Nina Das Gupta, including:

• "Mother of God!" As Line of Duty returns for a new series, Dudley's finest, actor Gregory Piper, better known, as corrupt copper Ryan Pilkington, shares stories from the legendary drama's set.

• For fans of the Thursday Murder Club, Agatha Christie and The Number 1 Detective Agency, we're showcasing a brilliant new detective novel made in Worcestershire. Discover how The Proofreader is so much 'sweeter' than the competition, with Church Lench's Mark Rasdall.

• Comedy from the Staffordshire stand-up who found the stage a way to escape PTSD after leaving the military. Nick Cheng shares his reflection on finding the stage as his new home.

• Lifting the lid on what it means to be a father in 2025: Catch up with Oldbury comedian and BBC presenter Darren Harriott, finding a new purpose in life, at the helm of a brand new BBC podcast.

• If you can't get enough of edge-of-your-seat thrillers like the Blair Witch Project, we delve in to horror filmmaking with the winners of this year's Black Country Horror Shorts Film Festival in Stourbridge.

• She was unable to write her name until the age of 12 and ran away from home aged 16: Meet Hereford's pioneering new writer, Rose Sales, who's turned her against the odds life story in to an inspiring memoir, literally venturing into previously uncharted territory.

• A debut novel from Handsworth writer Sandra Jackson-Trench who's spent years working in schools and performing on stage, taking the young people in our lives on an international adventure.

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