Thursday, 6th May 2021 at 4:03 pm
An English language remake of French comedy hit Call My Agent is on the way – and the cast for the UK version has just been revealed.
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Tony Award-nominated actor Lydia Leonard leads the cast as Alexa, a version of Andréa Martel from the original series, while Pirates of the Caribbean star Jack Davenport takes on the role of Jonathan – who is based on Mathias Barneville.
Other actors set to appear in leading roles in the series include Maggie Steed (EastEnders), Prasanna Puwanarajah (Doctor Foster), Harry Trevaldwyn (The King) and Hiftu Quasem (The Nest).
Thursday, 6th May 2021 at 6:02 pm
Gwyneth Hughes (Doing Money) has penned a brand new series, Three Families, based on the testimonies of real-life people previously impacted by the strict abortion laws in Northern Ireland.
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The BBC One drama follows three very different families, and the show’s central characters are based on women whom Hughes interviewed (all names have been changed to protect their anonymity and privacy).
The series synopsis reads, “A mother faces prison for trying to help her pregnant teenage daughter. Two young newlyweds learn that their much-wanted first child will die of a fatal foetal abnormality. If they lived in England, Wales or Scotland, both families could seek a legal termination. But this is Northern Ireland, where abortion laws have been among the most restrictive in Europe.”
Call My Agent! has attracted guest appearances from legendary French actors including
Isabelle Huppert,
Jean Jujardin, and
Juliette Binoche. A host of A-list Brit and U.S. guest stars are said to have been lined up to appear in the remake, which will delve into transatlantic industry relationships as well as the tricky British class system.
The eight-part series is due to begin shooting at the start of next week (May 11). You can whet your appetite by checking out our recent Jim Broadbent feature, as well as reliving this hilarious anecdote shared by Camille Cottin – star of the original French
Whether or not you were a fan of the season six finale for Line of Duty, there is no denying that the show grabbed the TV viewing public like nothing else since maybe Game Of Thrones came to end. Plus, that brilliant set-up for the new show is absolutely the kind of thing that will have people guessing and re-guessing week after week.
And we haven t even got to the cast yet, which includes Suranne Jones (Doctor Foster) and Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones) as the two leads in the investigation, and Martin Compston (Line of Duty) as a member of the Royal Navy.
It’s not often TV serves up a submarine drama, but UK drama
Vigil has dropped its first trailer.
The 6 part series, which stars Suranne Jones (
Doctor Foster, Gentleman Jack), as two seemingly disparate events – the disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death aboard a Trident nuclear submarine – bring the police into direct conflict with the navy and British security services.
The series from World Productions (
Line of Duty, Bodyguard, The Pembrokeshire Murders) is written and created by Tom Edge (
Strike, The Crown,
Judy) and also features Rose Leslie, Shaun Evans, Martin Compston and Paterson Joseph.
It will screen on both Foxtel / Binge in 2021, while SBS has also picked up Free to Air rights which will follow sometime later.