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ITV has announced a new three-part drama written by Russell T Davies (Doctor Who, It\u2019s A Sin) and starring Academy Award nominee Helena Bonham Carter.<\/p>\n
Bonham Carter (The Crown) will play actress Noele Gordon in the drama, set to explore the TV legend\u2019s all-powerful reign and fall from grace.<\/p>\n
ITV says: \u201cNoele (or Nolly to her friends) was a legend in her own lifetime. As flame-haired widow Meg Richardson in the long-running soap opera Crossroads, she was one of the most famous people in Britain. Then in 1981, at the height of the show\u2019s success and the peak of Nolly\u2019s fame, she was axed without ceremony, without warning and with no explanation. With the boss\u2019s words \u2018all good things must come to an end\u2019 ringing in her ears, Noele Gordon found herself thrown out of the show that was her life for over 18 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Revealing the inspiration behind the project, Davies said: \u201cOne of my very first jobs in TV was a trial script for Crossroads, and I\u2019ve wanted to write the story of behind the scenes on that show for 40 years. At last, the truth can be told!\u201d<\/p>
Speaking about her role as Nolly, Bonham Carter added: \u201cNoele Gordon was a fascinating, complex, brilliant and gutsy woman \u2013 none of which I knew before I read Russell T Davies\u2019 script. I\u2019m so thrilled to help tell Nolly\u2019s long overdue and largely forgotten story. Russell\u2019s screenplay is a work of brilliance and I hope I\u2019ll do him and Nolly justice. I can\u2019t wait to start.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRussell\u2019s scripts are magnificent and a great tribute to Noele Gordon, but also to our national love of soaps and a celebration of the incredible women they create,\u201d ITV\u2019s Head of Drama Polly Hill said. \u201cHelena Bonham Carter is going to be amazing as Nolly and we can\u2019t wait for her to step into those shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nolly is executive produced by Nicola Shindler (It\u2019s A Sin, Queer as Folk, Ridley Road) and directed by Peter Hoard (It\u2019s A Sin, The Umbrella Academy). Production will begin next year.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch, check out our TV Guide<\/a>. Visit our Drama<\/a> hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Minnie Wright Published: Tuesday, 23 November 2021 at 12:00 am ITV has announced a new three-part drama written by Russell T Davies (Doctor Who, It\u2019s A Sin) and starring Academy Award nominee Helena Bonham Carter. Bonham Carter (The Crown) will play actress Noele Gordon in the drama, set to explore the TV legend\u2019s all-powerful […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":7694,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/helena-bonham-carter-to-play-noele-gordon-in-russell-t-davies-new-drama-nolly.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/helena-bonham-carter-to-play-noele-gordon-in-russell-t-davies-new-drama-nolly-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/helena-bonham-carter-to-play-noele-gordon-in-russell-t-davies-new-drama-nolly-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/helena-bonham-carter-to-play-noele-gordon-in-russell-t-davies-new-drama-nolly.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/helena-bonham-carter-to-play-noele-gordon-in-russell-t-davies-new-drama-nolly.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/helena-bonham-carter-to-play-noele-gordon-in-russell-t-davies-new-drama-nolly.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/helena-bonham-carter-to-play-noele-gordon-in-russell-t-davies-new-drama-nolly.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Minnie Wright Published: Tuesday, 23 November 2021 at 12:00 am ITV has announced a new three-part drama written by Russell T Davies (Doctor Who, It\u2019s A Sin) and starring Academy Award nominee Helena Bonham Carter. Bonham Carter (The Crown) will play actress Noele Gordon in the drama, set to explore the TV legend\u2019s all-powerful…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/7693"}],"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\/7694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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