Laurence Fox (Lewis) and Kate Fleetwood (Harlots) are joining the third season of ITV’s hit royals drama Victoria (first look pictured), with filming now underway in the UK.
Produced by Mammoth Screen as a co-production with Masterpiece, and created by writer and producer Daisy Goodwin, the new series sees Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) reprise her role as the eponymous young Queen, alongside Tom Hughes (Paula) as Prince Albert. Fox will play charismatic and wayward Foreign Secretary Lord Palmerston, whilst Fleetwood will play Victoria’s mysterious sister Feodora.
Also joining the cast are actor and comedian John Sessions (The Loch) as Prime Minister John Russell, Lily Travers (Kingsman) as the Duchess of Monmouth, Nicholas Audsley (The White Princess), David Burnett (The Mummy) and Emily Forbes (Endeavour).
Starting in 1848, the third installment of the period drama will depict a turbulent and uncertain time for Europe and the monarchy. With revolutions on...
Produced by Mammoth Screen as a co-production with Masterpiece, and created by writer and producer Daisy Goodwin, the new series sees Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) reprise her role as the eponymous young Queen, alongside Tom Hughes (Paula) as Prince Albert. Fox will play charismatic and wayward Foreign Secretary Lord Palmerston, whilst Fleetwood will play Victoria’s mysterious sister Feodora.
Also joining the cast are actor and comedian John Sessions (The Loch) as Prime Minister John Russell, Lily Travers (Kingsman) as the Duchess of Monmouth, Nicholas Audsley (The White Princess), David Burnett (The Mummy) and Emily Forbes (Endeavour).
Starting in 1848, the third installment of the period drama will depict a turbulent and uncertain time for Europe and the monarchy. With revolutions on...
- 5/21/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Rob Leane Sep 23, 2016
Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes will return for a second series of Victoria on ITV...
ITV has opted to renew their monarch-based drama Victoria for a second series. Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes are both lined up to return, as is the show's writing team consisted of Daisy Goodwin, Damien Timmer and Kate McKerrell.
The first run of the crown-stuffed series earned both critical plaudits and high ratings, making ITV's decision what Kevin Bacon would term a 'no brainer'. In fact, as the official press bumf tells us, Victoria series 1 achieved an average of "7.7 million viewers and [a] 29.7% share of viewing, based on consolidated overnights", making it "the top rated ITV drama of the year so far."
Daisy Goodwin released this statement, teasing a little of what to expect from series 2:
“Even though she reigned in the 19th Century, Victoria is a heroine for our times. In...
Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes will return for a second series of Victoria on ITV...
ITV has opted to renew their monarch-based drama Victoria for a second series. Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes are both lined up to return, as is the show's writing team consisted of Daisy Goodwin, Damien Timmer and Kate McKerrell.
The first run of the crown-stuffed series earned both critical plaudits and high ratings, making ITV's decision what Kevin Bacon would term a 'no brainer'. In fact, as the official press bumf tells us, Victoria series 1 achieved an average of "7.7 million viewers and [a] 29.7% share of viewing, based on consolidated overnights", making it "the top rated ITV drama of the year so far."
Daisy Goodwin released this statement, teasing a little of what to expect from series 2:
“Even though she reigned in the 19th Century, Victoria is a heroine for our times. In...
- 9/23/2016
- Den of Geek
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