The BBC have revealed the lead cast list for Jed Mercurio’s adaptation of DH Lawrence’s classic novel, Lady Chatterley’s Lover. The 90-minute special will star 26-year-old English actress Holliday Grainger as Lady Chatterley, James Norton as husband Sir Clifford Chatterley and Richard Madden as the gamekeeper.
Oliver Mellors (RICHARD MADDEN) with Constance Chatterley (HOLLIDAY GRAINGER) – Image Credit: BBC PICTURES/HARTSWOOD FILMS. Photographer: JOSH BARRATT
When does Lady Chatterley’s Lover air on BBC One?
The air date and time has now been officially set for Sunday the 6th September, 2015, at 9:00pm on BBC1.
BBC Cast List
Character – Actor/Actress (Previous television series)
Lady Constance Chatterley – Holliday Grainger (Bonnie & Clyde, The Borgias, Demons)
Sir Clifford Chatterley – James Norton (Happy Valley, Death Comes To Pemberley, Grantchester)
Oliver Mellors – Richard Madden (Game Of Thrones, Klondike, Sirens)
Ivy Bolton – Jodie Comer (My Mad Fat Diary, Remember Me)
Duncan Forbes – Edward Holcroft (Wolf Hall, London Spy)
Hilda Reid – Eve Ponsonby (The White Queen)
Trailer
Speaking about the casting line-up, writer and director Jed Mercurio said: “I’m hugely flattered that such a fabulously talented young cast will bring these iconic roles to life.”
Executive Producer for Hartswood Films, Beryl Vertue says: “I am delighted to be working with Serena Cullen who developed this exciting project, and Jed’s great screenplay has enabled us to attract these fine actors.”
Filming Locations
Filming for the drama began on location in Wales during October, 2014.
Originally published in 1928, this tale of love across class boundaries, tells the legendary and romantic story of Lady Chatterley’s affair with her gamekeeper.
The programme is a Hartswood Films production in association with Serena Cullen Productions.
