{"id":17211,"date":"2022-06-21T01:01:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T23:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1666081"},"modified":"2022-06-21T01:28:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T23:28:08","slug":"michelle-keegan-joins-game-of-thrones-and-luther-stars-in-bbc-drama","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/michelle-keegan-joins-game-of-thrones-and-luther-stars-in-bbc-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Keegan joins Game of Thrones and Luther stars in BBC drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 21 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Michelle Keegan is set to lead the cast of the upcoming BBC One drama Ten Pound Poms, alongside Game of Thrones star Faye Marsay and Luther\u2019s Warren Brown.<\/p>\n

The series reunites Keegan with Brassic co-creator Danny Brocklehurst, and the cast also includes a host of Australian actors including Rob Collins (Mystery Road), Leon Ford (Elvis), Declan Coyle (Long Black), David Field (Preacher), Stephen Curry (Hounds of Love), Hattie Hook (Savage River), Finn Treacy (The Portable Door) and Emma Hamilton (The Tudors).<\/p>\n

Consisting of six episodes, it is a co-production between the BBC and Australian streaming service Stan, and follows a group of Brits as they leave post-war Britain to embark on a life-altering adventure in Australia in 1956.<\/p>

The full synopsis for the show reads: \u201cFor only a tenner, they have been promised a better house, better job prospects and a better quality of life by the sea in sun-soaked Australia. But life Down Under isn\u2019t exactly the idyllic dream the new arrivals have been promised. Struggling with their new identity as immigrants, we follow their triumphs and pitfalls as they adapt to a new life in a new country far from Britain and familiarity.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the heart of the drama are Annie (Marsay) and Terry Roberts (Brown). They try to make the best of the situation for their family, but the poor living conditions at the migrant hostel and local attitudes towards immigrants test them in ways they couldn\u2019t have imagined.\u201d<\/p>\n

It continues: \u201cThey aren\u2019t the only people at the hostel avoiding the truth. Kate (Keegan) is a young nurse who arrives without her fianc\u00e9 and will do whatever it takes to try and rewrite her devastating past. Bill (Ford) has lost his family business back home and is so desperate to prove he\u2019s living the Australian dream that he\u2019ll stop at nothing in order to get a lifestyle he can\u2019t sustain.<\/p>\n

\u201cTeenager Stevie (Coyle) comes from a troubled background and hopes to use this new adventure to escape his oppressive father. Meanwhile, Ron (Collins), an Indigenous Australian war veteran, struggles with feeling like an outsider in his own country.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Speaking about the casting news, Brocklehurst explained: \u201cTen Pound Poms demands an ensemble cast that we are always rooting for, actors we love and want to succeed. I am thrilled to have found those actors.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a delight to welcome so much exciting Australian talent as well as working with the brilliant Faye and Warren for the first time. This is my third outing with the wonderful Michelle Keegan and I\u2019m positive we will make another winner together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a> to discover what you can watch tonight, or find all the latest news on our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0hub.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

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