“Very quickly, I thought Michelle would be fantastic for Kate.” <\/p>
The BBC\u2019s latest period drama offering, Ten Pound Poms<\/a>, airs tonight (Sunday 14th May) and tells the story of a group of hopeful Brits who leave their dreary post-war surroundings in hope for a better life in Australia in 1956.<\/p>\n Based on real life historical events<\/a> and the Assisted Migration scheme of the fifties, the characters and stories are all fictional and created by BAFTA winning writer Danny Brocklehurst.<\/p>\n The acclaimed writer reunites with Michelle Keegan after the pair have worked together on Brassic<\/a> and Ordinary Lies<\/a>, and are set to continue their working relationship in Netflix\u2019s upcoming Harlan Coben thriller Fool Me Once.<\/p>\n Speaking to RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press about his casting process and what makes his working relationship with Keegan so easy, Brocklehurst revealed: \u201cWe\u2019ve done four shows \u2013 Fool Me Once, the thing that\u2019s shooting at the minute will be our fourth show together. So yeah, we know each other pretty well now and we enjoy working together.\u201d<\/p> When asked about whether he had Keegan in mind for the role of mysterious nurse Kate Thorne, who comes over to Australia with a secret of her own, Brocklehurst said: \u201cBecause we\u2019d done Ordinary Lies and then Brassic\u2026 I don\u2019t tend to write any script with a particular actor in mind as I\u2019m writing the very first draft. But as it goes on, you obviously start to think who would be brilliant for certain parts and very quickly, I thought Michelle would be fantastic for Kate and it was a conversation we had with Eleven Film and the BBC.<\/p>\n \u201cThen we started talking to Michelle about whether she\u2019d be interested in doing something like that. I think the cast is terrific, I\u2019m very pleased with everyone we\u2019ve got, not only Michelle.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Keegan also revealed: <\/b>\u201cI spoke to Danny a few years before I saw the script and I remember being really, really excited about the thought of doing a period drama that was based on history that I had no idea about.<\/p>\n \u201cFor me, it was a learning thing and I\u2019m so obsessed with history as well, I just wanted to learn more about assisted migration. For me, of course, Danny was writing it and I love working with him as you know.\u201d<\/p>\n As per the synopsis for Ten Pound Poms: \u201cThe six-part series follows a group of Brits as they leave dreary post-war Britain in 1956 to embark on a life-altering adventure on the other side of the world. For 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.<\/p>\n \u201cBut 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.\u201d<\/p>\n