Hayley Atwell will sing a song about slavery
Hayley Atwell, known to TV fans for her title role in the telecomic "Agent Carter", has signed on to star in the British miniseries The Long Song, Deadline reports. The script for the BBC project is being written by Andrea Levy ("Little Island") and BAFTA nominee Sarah Williams ("Jane Austen").The drama will unfold in 1838 on the British Caribbean coast, where 300 years of slavery are slowly but surely coming to an end. In the center of the plot is a young wayward girl Julie (played by Tamara Lawrence), who works on one of the Jamaican plantations and prepares to throw off the shackles of a slave with her inherent wit and courage. The story will be told from her point of view, and Hayley Atwell will appear before the audience as Caroline Mortimer - Julie's odious mistress. In addition to Atwell and Lawrence, the cast of the miniseries includes British comedy legend Lenny Henry, Jack Louden (known for his role as Nikolai Rostov in the 2016 adaptation of War and Peace), Jordan Bolger from Peaky Blinders and Leo Bill from Taboo. ".  According to Haley, the role of a spoiled slave owner will be a great challenge for her, since the public will fall in love with Julie at first sight and will only worry about her - a girl who, despite all the injustice of the world, behaves with amazing calmness and enviable dignity.“This story literally asks for screenshots”, the actress sums up. * - preliminary translation. The Topic of Article: Hayley Atwell will sing a song about slavery. |
