{"id":30938,"date":"2023-03-08T16:37:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T15:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1797321"},"modified":"2023-03-09T02:58:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T01:58:23","slug":"downton-abbey-creators-belgravia-sequel-the-next-chapter-unveils-cast","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/downton-abbey-creators-belgravia-sequel-the-next-chapter-unveils-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Downton Abbey creator\u2019s Belgravia sequel The Next Chapter unveils cast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Harriet Slater and Ben Wainwright will lead the follow-up series, written by Helen Edmundson. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 08 March 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The cast has been revealed for upcoming period drama Belgravia: The Next Chapter \u2013 a sequel to Julian Fellowes\u2019s earlier series which aired in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Set 30 years after its predecessor, the new show will have an entirely refreshed cast including Harriet Slater (Pennyworth), Ben Wainwright (World on Fire), Edward Bluemel (A Discovery of Witches), Claude Perron (<span class=\"&quot;yKMVIe&quot;\" role=\"&quot;heading&quot;\">WorkinGirls), <\/span>and Elaine Cassidy (Intruder).<\/p> <p>Meanwhile, Toby Regbo (<span class=\"&quot;vcard&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;fn&quot;\">The Last Kingdom)<\/span><\/span>, Hannah Onslow (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/this-is-going-to-hurt-true-story\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">This is Going to Hurt<\/a>), Sophie Thompson (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders<\/a>), and Sophie Winkleman (Two and a Half Men) will all have recurring roles in the eight-parter, according to <a href=\"\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/03\/belgravia-the-next-chapter-harriet-slater-ben-wainwright-elaine-cassidy-cast-julian-fellowes-mgm-plus-sequel-series-1235281408\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fellowes has passed on writing duties to playwright and screenwriter Helen Edmundson, and the series will this time follow the love story between Frederick Trenchard (Wainwright) \u2013 the third Lord Trenchard \u2013 and Clara Dunn (Slater), a newcomer to London society.<\/p>\n<p>Filming on the series is currently underway, with a release date expected this coming winter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;headline\" post-header__title=\"\" post-header__title--headline-layout=\"\">\n<ul><li class=\"&quot;heading-1&quot;\"><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/endeavour-abigail-thaw-dad-approved-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Endeavour\u2019s Abigail Thaw: \u2018My dad would have approved\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"&quot;headline\" post-header__title=\"\" post-header__title--headline-layout=\"\"><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/chris-chibnall-no-doctor-who-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Chris Chibnall insists there\u2019s \u201cno prospect\u201d of him returning to Doctor Who<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The first season of Belgravia was adapted by Fellowes from his own novel of the same name and featured an all-star cast that included Tamsin Greig, Philip Glenister, Tom Wilkinson, Harriet Walter, and Ella Purnell.<\/p>\n<p>The series explored the long shadow cast by events on the night of the Duchess of Richmond\u2019s ball for the\u00a0Duke of Wellington in 1815 \u2013\u00a0two days before the\u00a0Battle of Waterloo \u2013 the effects of which were still being felt some 26 years later.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6321547765112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p><strong>Belgravia: The Next Chapter is expected to debut in 2023. Belgravia is currently available to watch on <a href=\"\/\/www.itv.com\/watch\/belgravia\/2a7593&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">ITVX<\/a>. <\/strong><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\"><strong>Drama<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\"><strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\"><strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Harriet Slater and Ben Wainwright will lead the follow-up series, written by Helen Edmundson. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":30939,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/downton-abbey-creators-belgravia-sequel-the-next-chapter-unveils-cast.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/downton-abbey-creators-belgravia-sequel-the-next-chapter-unveils-cast-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/downton-abbey-creators-belgravia-sequel-the-next-chapter-unveils-cast-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/downton-abbey-creators-belgravia-sequel-the-next-chapter-unveils-cast-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/downton-abbey-creators-belgravia-sequel-the-next-chapter-unveils-cast-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/downton-abbey-creators-belgravia-sequel-the-next-chapter-unveils-cast-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/downton-abbey-creators-belgravia-sequel-the-next-chapter-unveils-cast-2048x1366.jpg",2048,1366,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Harriet Slater and Ben Wainwright will lead the follow-up series, written by Helen Edmundson.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/30938"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}