Lesley Manville announced for landmark World War II BBC One drama World On Fire
Academy award-winner Helen Hunt leads stellar cast in Peter Bowkerâs epic drama.
BBC One and Mammoth Screen today announced that Academy Award-winner Helen Hunt (As Good As It Gets, Mad About You) leads the cast alongside Academy Award-nominated and Olivier Award-winning actress Lesley Manville (Mum, Phantom Thread) together with rising British stars Jonah Hauer-King (Little Women, Howardâs End) and Julia Brown (The Last Kingdom, Shetland) in the epic drama World On Fire by multi-award winning writer Peter Bowker (The A Word, Eric and Ernie, Occupation, Blackpool).
World On Fire is an adrenalized, emotionally gripping and resonant drama following the first year of World War II told through the intertwining fates of ordinary people drawn from Britain, Poland, France, Germany and the United States as they grapple with the effect of the war on their everyday lives.
Filming begins this week in Prague and other filming locations include Manchester, London, Paris and Berlin.
World On Fire is a 7x60â series produced by Mammoth Screen for BBC One. It is written by Peter Bowker, developed by Mammothâs Creative Director Rebecca Keane and executive produced by Peter Bowker, Damien Timmer and Helen Ziegler for Mammoth Screen and Lucy Richer for the BBC. The Producer is Chris Clough and Adam Smith will direct episodes one, two and three.
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Lesley Manville echoes comments made Emma Thompson about Hollywoodâs propensity to cast actors based on the number of followers they have on social media sites. âI wonât do social media. Itâs all nonsense and I keep saying [to young actors] âItâs all about the acting. Let the work speak for itself. Itâs not about how many Twitter followers you have.ââ
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Lesley Manville as Mary Tyrone
â Long Dayâs Journey Into Night, by Eugene OâNeill
photo by Hugo Glendinning
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Happy Birthday to me for tomorrow đ
Are you ready for bed?
â Lesley Manville, CBeebies Bedtime Stories
A đď¸ of your own
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Lesley Manville reading bedtime stories for kids heart
I think I just found the best way to improve my english smile
A bed of your own
Aunt Amelia
Guess how much I love you
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Harlots has been renewed for a third season!!!!
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âIâll always end up being Academy Award nominee Lesley Manville. They should put that on my bus pass, shouldnât they?â
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I love this photo! đ #highhopes #LaetitiaBoothBraine #mikeleigh #lesleymanville
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Stand up to win!
Lesley Manville appears in a new campaign video in the battle against cancer.
Full video here.
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Lesley Manville as Lydia Quigley
â Harlots
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