Series 1, Episode 1
Frances Barber and Mark Gatiss fight over diva status as Bette Davis and Joan Crawford; Selina Griffiths, Katy Brand and Sarah Solemani star as the squabbling Bronte sisters, while Julia Davis plays a less than cheery Sylvia Plath.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 30th May 2013
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Sky Arts
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
- Tuesday 23rd April 2019 at 11:30pm on Sky Arts
Cast & crew
| Regular cast | |
|---|---|
| Rebecca Front | Therapist |
| Guest cast | |
|---|---|
| Mark Gatiss | Joan Crawford |
| Frances Barber | Bette Davis |
| Llewella Gideon | Rosa Parks |
| Samantha Spiro | Audrey Hepburn |
| Julia Davis | Sylvia Plath |
| Sharon D Clarke | Nina Simone |
| Katy Brand | Emily Brontë |
| Selina Griffiths | Charlotte Brontë |
| Sarah Solemani | Anne Brontë |
| Sharon Horgan | Eva Peron |
| Katy Brand | Jacqueline du Pre |
| Sheila Reid | Margot Fonteyn |
| Writing team | |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Dyson | Writer |
| Simon Carlyle | Writer |
| Bert Tyler-Moore | Writer |
| George Jeffrie | Writer |
| Ali Crockatt | Writer |
| Pelham Levy | Writer |
| Lucy Montgomery | Writer |
| David Scott | Writer |
| Freddy Syborn | Writer |
| Holly Walsh | Writer |
| Pippa Brown | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Dan Swimer | Script Editor |
| Production team | |
|---|---|
| Mo Holden | Production Designer |
| Peter Hallworth | Editor |
| Jeremy Dyson | Director |
| Pippa Brown | Producer |
| Saskia Schuster | Executive Producer |
| Ben Cavey | Executive Producer |
| Lucy Lumsden | Executive Producer |
| Sophie Clarke-Jervoise | Executive Producer |
| Jeremy Holland-Smith | Composer |
| Will Stuart | Composer |
Video
Margot Fonteyn
Margot Fonteyn gets some long awaited therapy.
Featuring: Sheila Reid (Margot Fonteyn).
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