3 FIRST LOOKS!

A trio of fab photos from upcoming period dramas

1 The Trial of Christine Keeler BBC1

Here is the first official snap of rising star Sophie Cookson as party girl Christine

Keeler in this true-life drama, which promises to take a fresh look at the shocking chain of events in the 1960s that came to be known as the ‘Profumo affair’.

The six-part series, written by BAFTA award-winning Amanda Coe (Room at the Top, Apple Tree Yard), sees James Norton (Grantchester, Happy Valley) play osteopath to the stars Stephen Ward, who introduces showgirl and model Christine to Tory MP and Secretary of State for War John Profumo (The Last Post’s Ben Miles).

The story explores the fallout from Profumo and Christine’s secret affair, which eventually brings down the Conservative government.

It’s set to hit our screens soon…

2 A Discovery of Witches Sky One

Fans of the award-winning fantasy drama will be transported back to Elizabethan England in the upcoming second series, as this lovely first-look photo shows.

The 10-part season, expected to air next year, is based on the Shadow of Night novel from Deborah Harkness’s best-selling All Souls trilogy, with Matthew Goode and Teresa Palmer reprising their roles as vampire Matthew and witch Diana.

In London, the star-crossed lovers must find a powerful witch teacher who can help Diana control her magic.

Meanwhile, new cast members include Shelia Hancock as elder witch Goody Alsop, Call the Midwife’s Victoria Yeates as Elizabeth Jackson/water Witch, and Victoria’s leading man Tom Hughes as Kit Marlowe.

3 Belgravia ITV

We love this fantastic photo of The

Crown star Harriet Walter looking regal in a pretty lilac gown as she transforms into Caroline, Countess of Brockenhurst, for this lavish adaptation of Julian Fellowes’ intriguing tale of scandals and secrets amid London society in the 19th Century.

The six-parter, airing in 2020, sees Philip Glenister and Tamsin Greig head the cast as businessman James Trenchard and his wife, Anne. After they accept an invitation to the now legendary Duchess of Richmond’s ball on the fateful eve of the Battle of Waterloo, it sets in motion a chain of events with consequences that will last decades to come…