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Olivia Colman and Sheridan Smith are love rivals in new drama | Olivia Colman and Sheridan Smith are love rivals in new drama |
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Sheridan Smith and Olivia Colman are to play rivals for the affections of David Morrissey in a new BBC One drama. | Sheridan Smith and Olivia Colman are to play rivals for the affections of David Morrissey in a new BBC One drama. |
Broadchurch star Colman will play the wife of Morrissey's character in The 7.39, a two-part romantic drama written by One Day author David Nicholls. | Broadchurch star Colman will play the wife of Morrissey's character in The 7.39, a two-part romantic drama written by One Day author David Nicholls. |
Olivier awards co-host Smith will play a commuter with whom Morrissey, of The Walking Dead fame, begins an affair. | Olivier awards co-host Smith will play a commuter with whom Morrissey, of The Walking Dead fame, begins an affair. |
BBC One has also confirmed a second series of its Sunday night rural drama The Village will air next year. | BBC One has also confirmed a second series of its Sunday night rural drama The Village will air next year. |
Writer Peter Moffat said he was "thrilled" to have the opportunity to continue telling the story of one English village across the whole of the 20th Century. | Writer Peter Moffat said he was "thrilled" to have the opportunity to continue telling the story of one English village across the whole of the 20th Century. |
His sentiments were echoed by Starter For Ten author Nicholls, who said he was "delighted to be writing for the BBC again". | His sentiments were echoed by Starter For Ten author Nicholls, who said he was "delighted to be writing for the BBC again". |
Nicholls previously adapted Much Ado About Nothing for the BBC's 2005 ShakespeaRe-Told season and, in 2008, adapted Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles. | |
The 7.39, he went on, was "a love story for grown-ups" and "the sort of drama that has not been seen on television for a while". | The 7.39, he went on, was "a love story for grown-ups" and "the sort of drama that has not been seen on television for a while". |
Colman was recently named best actress for her work on the BBC courtroom drama Accused at the Royal Television Society awards, and is Bafta-nominated for the same role for best supporting actress. | Colman was recently named best actress for her work on the BBC courtroom drama Accused at the Royal Television Society awards, and is Bafta-nominated for the same role for best supporting actress. |
Smith is also in the running at the Baftas for leading actress for Mrs Biggs. | Smith is also in the running at the Baftas for leading actress for Mrs Biggs. |
The 7.39 - described as "brilliantly British" by BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson - is one of a raft of new commissions announced by the corporation's flagship channel. | The 7.39 - described as "brilliantly British" by BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson - is one of a raft of new commissions announced by the corporation's flagship channel. |
Last week, BBC One revealed it was working on an adaptation of David Walliams' children's book Gangsta Granny, to air later this year. | Last week, BBC One revealed it was working on an adaptation of David Walliams' children's book Gangsta Granny, to air later this year. |
The comedy drama, which the Little Britain star will co-write, tells of a schoolboy who discovers his grandmother was once an international jewel thief. | The comedy drama, which the Little Britain star will co-write, tells of a schoolboy who discovers his grandmother was once an international jewel thief. |
Walliams, whose novel Mr Stink was dramatised by the BBC last year, said the 60-minute film "should make for exciting family viewing at Christmas". | Walliams, whose novel Mr Stink was dramatised by the BBC last year, said the 60-minute film "should make for exciting family viewing at Christmas". |