Perdita
02-07-2008, 06:43
Former ER actress Alex Kingston is to star in a new BBC One series about a group of female ex-convicts attempting to start a new life Barbados.
Annette Crosbie (One Foot In The Grave) and Christine Bottomley (The Street) have also been cast in the eight-part drama set in the Scottish Highlands.
Hope Springs follows the group as they try to leave the country with £5 million in crime proceeds, but end up hiding out in the fictional village which gives the series its name.
"I rather like the idea of working on a project where there are so many good, strong female roles," said Kingston, who also appeared in the recent series of Doctor Who.
"These girls are ex-cons, so they're not necessarily role models, at least not to start with - they're four women with murky pasts stuck in a remote village in Scotland. Anything can happen."
Filming is due to begin soon and the show is expected to air next year.
Could be good.
Annette Crosbie (One Foot In The Grave) and Christine Bottomley (The Street) have also been cast in the eight-part drama set in the Scottish Highlands.
Hope Springs follows the group as they try to leave the country with £5 million in crime proceeds, but end up hiding out in the fictional village which gives the series its name.
"I rather like the idea of working on a project where there are so many good, strong female roles," said Kingston, who also appeared in the recent series of Doctor Who.
"These girls are ex-cons, so they're not necessarily role models, at least not to start with - they're four women with murky pasts stuck in a remote village in Scotland. Anything can happen."
Filming is due to begin soon and the show is expected to air next year.
Could be good.