Mark Gatiss, Con O\u2019Neill and Richard Lintern are among those who\u2019ll join Helena Bonham Carter in Russell T Davies\u2019 new ITV drama Nolly.<\/p>\n

The three-part series will explore the rise and fall of actress Noele \u2018Nolly\u2019 Gordon, who was unceremoniously sacked from ITV soap Crossroads in 1981.<\/p>\n

Gatiss will play entertainer Larry Grayson, who shared a close friendship with Gordon, while O\u2019Neill has been cast as Crossroads producer Jack Barton.<\/p>\n

Lintern (Silent Witness) will play Ronnie Allen, the actor who portrayed Crossroads\u2019 suave hotel manager David Hunter. Other members of the Crossroads cast will be played by Augustus Prew (portraying Nolly\u2019s friend and co-star Tony Adams), Antonia Bernath (playing Jane Rossington), Clare Foster (playing Sue Lloyd), Chloe Harris (playing Susan Hanson) and Lloyd Griffith (playing Paul Henry).<\/p>

Rounding out the cast will be Tim Wallers as ATV\u2019s Controller of Programming, Charles Denton, and Bethany Antonia as Poppy Ngomo, a young actor thrown into the world of Crossroads.<\/p>\n

ITV and Quay Street Productions have also released a first-look image of Bonham Carter in character as filming on the series gets underway.<\/p>\n