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BBC News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
BBC releases first-look pictures for Unforgivable, Jimmy McGovern's new drama
The BBC has released first-look pictures for Unforgivable, an original drama from multi-award-winning screenwriter Jimmy McGovern (Time, Cracker, The Street) which explores the impact of grooming and sexual abuse on one family. Directed by Julia Ford (Showtrial, The Bay, Safe), the drama is made by LA Productions (Broken, Anthony, Care) for BBC iPlayer and BBC Two. The first-look pictures show Emmy-winner Anna Friel (Marcella, Pushing Daisies) as Anna, Bobby Schofield (Time, Anne, SAS Rogue Heroes) as Joe, BAFTA-winner Anna Maxwell Martin (Motherland, A Spy Among Friends, Poppy Shakespeare) as Katherine, BAFTA-winner David Threlfall (Nightsleeper, Shameless, Housewife 49) as Brian and Austin Haynes (Adolescence, All Creatures Great and Small, The Railway Children Return) as Tom. Set and filmed in Liverpool, the fictional drama centres around the Mitchell family who are dealing with the devastating aftermath of an act of abuse perpetrated by a member of their own family. The drama examines the extensive ripple effect of abuse from multiple perspectives and how those involved can try to move forwards in the midst of the devastation. Further cast includes Mark Womack (The Responder, Playing the Field, Moving On), Paddy Rowan (Time, The Bay, This Town), Phina Oruche (Anthony, Magpie Murders, Taken Down) and Fin McParland making his television debut. The drama is produced by LA Productions and will air this year on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two. It is written by Jimmy McGovern, directed by Julia Ford, and produced by Donna Molloy. The executive producers are Jimmy McGovern and Colin McKeown for LA Productions, and Nawfal Faizullah and Katherine Bond for the BBC. MF3 Follow for more
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Man denies stalking actress Anna Friel
A man has denied stalking actress Anna Friel for almost three years. Phil Appleton, 71, is alleged to have sent "numerous messages", visited the actress' home address on several occasions and "left unwanted gifts". Reading Crown Court also heard the alleged behaviour, reported to have happened between 1 January 2022 and 11 December 2024, had an "adverse affect" on Ms Friel's day-to-day activities. Mr Appleton, of Springfield Road in Windsor, pleaded not guilty to one count of stalking causing serious alarm or distress. The defendant told the judge, Neil Millard, he accepted sending messages to Ms Friel and visiting her home address on several occasions but denied his behaviour amounted to stalking. Ms Friel, 48, rose to fame with her role as Beth Jordache in Channel 4 soap opera Brookside, before gaining international fame in 2007 for starring as Charlotte 'Chuck' Charles in ABC comedy series, Pushing Daisies. She then won an International Emmy for Best Actress in 2017 for her role as title character in the ITV and Netflix mystery drama series, Marcella. A provisional trial date for Mr Appleton has been set at Reading Crown Court for 28 July. You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. Anna Friel: I've always found beauty in flaws HM Courts & Tribunals Service
The Independent
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Man, 71, denies stalking actress Anna Friel for nearly three years
A man accused of stalking actress Anna Friel for nearly three years has denied the offence in court. Phil Appleton, 71, is alleged to have sent 'numerous messages', visited the actress's home address on several occasions and 'left unwanted gifts' between January 1 2022 and December 11 2024, a judge sitting at Reading Crown Court heard on Monday. The alleged stalking is said to have caused Ms Friel 'serious alarm or distress' and had 'an adverse effect on her day-to-day activities', the court heard. Appleton, of Springfield Road in Windsor, Berkshire, pleaded not guilty to one count of stalking causing serious alarm or distress. The defendant, who appeared by videolink from HMP Bullingdon and did not have a solicitor present in court, told judge Neil Millard he accepted sending messages to Ms Friel and visiting her home address on several occasions, but denied his behaviour amounted to stalking. A provisional trial date has been set for July 28 at Reading Crown Court. Appleton will next appear in court on May 9 for a further case management hearing. Anna Friel, 48, rose to fame with her role as Beth Jordache in Channel 4 soap opera Brookside. She achieved international renown in 2007 starring as Charlotte 'Chuck' Charles in ABC comedy series Pushing Daisies. In 2017, she won the International Emmy for Best Actress for her role as the title character in the ITV and Netflix mystery drama series Marcella.
