Steph McGovern

in conversation with Anne Cleeves

monday 7 july 2025

£12 TICKET ONLY

£22 TICKET & BOOK

doors 6.45 pm : show 7.30 pm : ends 9.30 pm

14 years & over*

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Join journalist, broadcaster and TV presenter Steph McGovern as she launches her debut crime novel 'Deadline' at the Old Fire Station followed by a Q&A session and book signing. Steph will be in conversation with internationally bestselling crime writer Ann Cleeves, author of the phenomenally successful Shetland, Vera and Matthew Venn series.

Steph McGovern is from Middlesborough and has worked as a financial journalist for over 15 years. She presented over 250 episodes of the award-winning daily Channel 4 show 'Steph's Packed Lunch' and has also presented Watchdog, Shop Well for Less, the Paralympics Coverage and, alongside Robert Peston, co-hosts the popular 'The Rest is Money' podcast.>

'Deadline' is published on 3rd July and is Steph McGovern's debut crime novel. It is anticipated to be published to rave reviews...

Your child has been kidnapped. You're live on television.
Going live in 10, 9, 8 . . . Today is a huge day for TV reporter Rose’s career. A live interview with one of the most powerful men in the country, on one of the nation’s biggest TV shows.
7, 6, 5 .. . But, when she hears an unfamiliar voice in her ear, she knows something is very wrong.
4, 3, 2 . . .Her earpiece has been hacked. She’s live on air in the middle of the interview. They tell her they have kidnapped her family. And, in order to protect them, Rose must do exactly what the hijacker says.
1...They are in control now.

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14 and 15 year olds will need to be under the supervision of an adult and each adult may accompany a maximum of 2 children.