Lloyd Griffith to feature in new ITV drama
FILMING HAS COMMENCED ON THE THREE-PART SERIES WITH STAR-STUDDED CAST
GRIMSBY’S Lloyd Griffith is set to feature in a brand new ITV drama with what he has described as an “unbelievable” cast.
Starring Helena Bonham Carter as Crossroads star Noele Gordon, the three-part series Nolly will focus on the actress being axed suddenly from the long-running soap in 1981, at the height of her fame and the peak of the show’s success.
Comedian and avid Grimsby Town FC fan Lloyd is set to play Paul Henry, who played the soap’s handyman Benny for more than a decade.
Announcing the news, United Agents wrote on Twitter yesterday evening (June 1): “Exciting cast announcement! We’re thrilled to share the news that @ LloydGriffith has boarded Russell T Davies’ new @ITV drama series #Nolly!”
In response, Lloyd Tweeted: “SOME NEWS! Absolutely over the moon to be part of Russell T Davies’ new @ITV drama #Nolly with an unbelievable cast. Ooof. Can’t wait to get started #crossroads”.
A spokesperson for ITV said: “Noele (or Nolly to her friends) was a legend in her own lifetime. As flame-haired widow Meg Richardson in the longrunning soap opera Crossroads, she was one of the most famous people in Britain. Then in 1981, at the height of the show’s success and the peak of Nolly’s fame, she was axed without ceremony, without warning and with no explanation. With the boss’s words “all good things must come to an end” ringing in her ears, Noele Gordon found herself thrown out of the show that was her life for over 18 years.
“Nolly brings the true Noele Gordon once more into the spotlight. The Queen of the Midlands, a star who could be tough, haughty and imperious, grandly sweeping into rehearsals from her Rolls Royce, but also a hard-working actress who was fiercely loyal and loved by cast and crew alike. And at last, the biggest question of all can be answered – why was she sacked? Nolly reveals the truth, the consequences, and the legacy of that terrible day.
“Nolly is a bold exploration of how the establishment turns on women who refuse to play by the rules, the women it cannot understand and the women it fears. And it is a love letter to a legend of television, and to the madcap soap she starred in, Nolly is an outrageously fun and wildly entertaining ride through Noele Gordon’s most tumultuous years, and a sharp, affectionate and heart-breaking portrait of a forgotten icon.”
It is a love letter to a legend of television, and to the madcap soap she starred in
ITV spokesperson