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BritBox today announced that Mia McKenna-Bruce (How To Have Sex, Get Even) will take on the role of former royal aide Jane Andrews in the upcoming 4-part drama The Lady written by Debbie O’Malley (All Creatures Great & Small, Holby City) and produced by Left Bank Pictures for BritBox and ITV.
Mia McKenna-Bruce will star alongside Natalie Dormer (Game Of Thrones, The Hunger Games) – who takes on the role of Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, and Ed Speleers (Outlander, Downton Abbey) who will play Thomas Cressman, Jane’s boyfriend.
The series will air on BritBox in the US and Canada. It will air on ITV1 and STV and be available for streaming on ITVX and STV Player in the UK.
The Lady will also feature Philip Glenister (After the Flood, Life on Mars), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered, Bridget Jones’s Diary), Laura Aikman (Joan, Archie), Ophelia Lovibond (This England, Minx), Mark Stanley (A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, Dark River), Daniel Ryan (The Bay, Mount Pleasant), and Sean Teale (Doctor Odyssey, The Gifted).
Based on true events surrounding Andrews’ story, the partly fictionalized drama will be produced by multi award-winning independent production company, Left Bank Pictures, a Sony Pictures Television Company, producers of the acclaimed series The Crown.
The synopsis reads, “The Lady charts the rise and fall of former royal dresser Jane Andrews, whose rags to riches fairy tale fell apart when she was convicted of murder. Once a young working-class girl, Jane answered an advertisement in a magazine and to the astonishment of her friends and family, became the Duchess of York’s dresser at Buckingham Palace. Moving amongst the highest social circles in Britain, Jane managed to secure a place in the upper-classes, only to lose her job with the Duchess after nine years of service. Still reeling from her fall from grace, Jane went on to meet charismatic businessman Thomas Cressman and fell deeply in love. Soon cracks began to develop in the romance Jane had pinned all her hopes on, with disastrous consequences.”
Award-winning director, Lee Haven Jones (The Feast, A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story) will direct the series, and Florence Haddon-Cave (Everything Now, The Crown) will produce the series.
Sony Pictures Television will distribute The Lady internationally.
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