Tag: Years and Years
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Helena Bonham Carter to Play British Soap Star Who Was Unceremoniously Fired in ‘Nolly’ From ‘It’s a Sin’ Writer Russell T. Davies
Helena Bonham Carter is set to play one of the U.K.’s forgotten soap stars in a new limited series from “Years and Years” and “It’s a Sin” writer Russell T. Davies and producer Nicola Shindler.“Nolly,” commissioned by commercial broadcaster ITV, looks at the reign and fall from grace of TV legend Noele Gordon, who was…
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‘Years and Years’ Frightened Emma Thompson — Then Came the Pandemic
When Emma Thompson first read the pilot for the HBO limited series “Years and Years,” which tracks a loving but dysfunctional Manchester family from 2019 to 2034, it read like science fiction. She had no idea that the disturbing digital future depicted by “Doctor Who” and “Sherlock” showrunner Russell T. Davies would so swiftly meet…