{"id":31512,"date":"2023-03-28T18:49:36","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T16:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1808104"},"modified":"2023-03-29T10:50:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T08:50:00","slug":"nicola-walker-and-doctor-who-star-join-sky-drama-mary-george","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/nicola-walker-and-doctor-who-star-join-sky-drama-mary-george\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicola Walker and Doctor Who star join Sky drama Mary & George"},"content":{"rendered":"

The miniseries chronicles two scandalous figures in British history. <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 28 March 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Nicola Walker and Tony Curran are joining the cast of historical psychological drama Mary & George, which also boasts Hollywood legend Julianne Moore in one of the title roles.<\/p>\n

The series tells the story of mother-and-son duo Mary and George Villiers, to be played by Moore and Nicolas Galitzine as previously announced, who lived during the reign of King James I of England in the early 1600s.<\/p>\n

The seven-part miniseries headed to Sky Atlantic will explore how Mary prepared her charismatic son to seduce the King, with the pair gaining an enormous amount of power, influence and wealth as a result.<\/p>

Together, they became the King\u2019s most trusted advisers, with Mary\u2019s political scheming raising herself and her son from humble beginnings to the very heart of the English establishment.<\/p>\n

Curran has been cast in the pivotal role of King James I, with previous credits including BBC dramas Mayflies<\/a> and Doctor Who<\/a>, with the latter seeing him portray another historical figure: Vincent van Gogh.<\/p>\n

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