BBC star’s ‘hidden gem’ period drama filmed in Wales brings viewers ‘to tears’
Holliday Grainger, Richard Madden and James Norton lead the cast of a beloved period drama
BBC star’s ‘hidden gem’ period drama filmed in Wales brings viewers ‘to tears’(Image: BBC)
BBC star Holliday Grainger’s hidden gem” period drama that was filmed in Wales is currently streaming for free.
The third instalment of popular thriller, The Capture, has debuted on the BBC, with Holliday reprising her role as Rachel Carey. This latest series comes nearly four years after the second season and continues to follow Rachel’s battle against a deepfake technology known as Correction.
Paapa Essiedu is also back as Isaac Turner, joined by Ginny Holder as DI Nadia Latif, and Ron Perlman as CIA agent Frank Napier. Indira Varma, Ben Miles, Lia Williams, Andy Nyman, Nigel Lindsay, Tessa Wong and Daisy Waterstone also return for the third series.
New faces joining the cast this year include Killian Scott, Joe Dempsie, Andrew Buchan, Hugh Quarshie, Amanda Drew, Linus Roache, and Jonathan Aris.
As Holliday delves deeper into her on-screen quest for the truth as Acting Commander of Counter Terrorism, viewers might be intrigued to see her in a vastly different role from over a decade ago, reports the Mirror.
The Capture has returned for a third season(Image: BBC/Heyday Television Ltd/Laurence Cendrowicz)Those fond of period dramas may recall Holliday’s 2015 role in the historical classic adaptation, Lady Chatterley’s Lover.
The 37-year-old actress portrays Lady Constance Chatterley, whose blissful union with aristocratic Sir Clifford Chatterley (James Norton) shatters when he returns from the First World War gravely injured. Unable to walk, Clifford grows increasingly detached, leading Constance to seek solace with the estate’s isolated gamekeeper, Oliver Mellors (Richard Madden).
“In 1920s Britain, the social divide between the upper class and their servants was unbreakable: an affair between a lady and a working man would scandalise society and ostracise them both,” the synopsis continues.
“Lady Chatterley must choose between propriety and love, while Mellors risks his safety, as they both strive to evade the growing suspicions of her jealous and vengeful husband.”
The production also stars a young Jodie Comer, several years prior to her Killing Eve fame, alongside Edward Holcroft, Elizabeth Rider, Tony Pritchard, Ian Peck, and Enzo Cilenti.
Lady Chatterley’s Lover is streaming for free(Image: BBC PICTURES/HARTSWOOD FILMS)
Lady Chatterley’s Lover was predominantly shot across South Wales, with principal locations including Merthyr Mawr House and Estate in Bridgend. The narrative, however, unfolds in the English Midlands, centred on the fictional Wragby Hall – situated near the coal-mining village of Tevershall in Nottinghamshire.
Viewers can now experience this period drama’s atmospheric countryside backdrop for themselves, as it’s currently available to stream for free on Channel 4 and U.
Fans have consistently expressed their admiration for this “hidden gem” TV film, with one IMDb user commenting: “The on-screen chemistry between Lady Chatterley and Mellors, portrayed by Holliday Grainger and Richard Madden respectively, had me hooked from their very first meeting. I found myself willing them to be together and was almost brought to tears on numerous occasions in the last 40 or so minutes of the show.”
An X (formerly Twitter) user remarked: “It captured me from start to finish and left me on the verge of tears. Such a hidden gem,” whilst a third viewer stated: “The 2015 one is the best adaptation in my opinion. It had me laughing, in tears and screaming all at the same time. Loved it.”
Lady Chatterley’s Lover is free to stream on Channel 4 and U, while The Capture airs Sundays at 9pm on BBC One
SOURCE: WALESONLINE