Heads and tales
PICK DAY Jodie Comer and Lucian Msamati bring two dark Alan Bennett stories to the small screen
ALAN BENNETT’S TALKING HEADS
SHE’S most often seen as stylish international assassin Villanelle in Killing Eve, but now Jodie Comer takes on a new role.
In this next instalment of Alan Bennett’s rebooted monologues, Jodie plays actor Lesley in an episode titled Her
Big Chance.
Well spoken, immaculately dressed and “professional to my fingertips”,
Lesley prides herself on doing her very best, even for a walk-on role. She has even been in Crossroads. She was a guest at a wedding reception. Although she’s not often given serious roles.
“Whatever it is I’m doing, I must get involved, right up to the hilt,” she laughs.
Lesley talks us through her most recent job. After a chance encounter, she is thrilled to land an audition for a film.
If she gets the part, she’ll be playing the role of Travis. But Travis spends most of the
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film bikini-clad on the deck of a yacht and it might not be everything she’d hoped.
There’s a dodgy director to contend with and some scenes that might leave her a little uncomfortable.
Continuing with a double bill, Lucian Msamati, seen recently in Gangs of London, plays Wilfred in an episode called Playing Sandwiches.
Wilfred is a parks attendant.
After he befriends a young girl and her mother, it soon becomes clear why his records can’t be traced.
Dramatic, witty and more than a little disturbing, these are two more gems from a must-see series. summers past.
Sue is joined by tennis legends to look back on the greatest matches in the Championship’s history.
From Serena Williams to John McEnroe, from Coco Gauff to Roger Federer, Sue and guests rewatch and remember the glorious highlights, including a chance to relive the 2008 men’s singles final between Federer and Rafael Nadal.
And with no crowds to battle, there’s a look behind the scenes at the inner workings of one the best sporting venues in the world.