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
Cast & crew
Regular cast | |
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Rebecca Front | Therapist |
Guest cast | |
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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 | |
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Jeremy Dyson | Writer |
Bert Tyler-Moore | Writer |
George Jeffrie | Writer |
Ali Crockatt | Writer |
Lucy Montgomery | Writer |
David Scott | Writer |
Pippa Brown | Writer (Additional Material) |
Dan Swimer | Script Editor |
Simon Carlyle | Writer |
Pelham Levy | Writer |
Freddy Syborn | Writer |
Holly Walsh | Writer |
Production team | |
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Jeremy Dyson | Director |
Pippa Brown | Producer |
Saskia Schuster | Executive Producer |
Ben Cavey | Executive Producer |
Lucy Lumsden | Executive Producer |
Sophie Clarke-Jervoise | Executive Producer |
Video
Margot Fonteyn
Margot Fonteyn gets some long awaited therapy.
Featuring: Sheila Reid (Margot Fonteyn).

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