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She Shoots for the King
Season 1, Episode 5
As Jeanette and Sophia dig deeper into Victoria's past, their relationship grows closer, Amar shares important information with Mike, and Jeanette learns a secret that changes everything. Also, Victoria and Madeleine hatch a plan
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Mystery
Cast & Crew
Isabella Astbury
(Actor)
.. Young Victoria
Clara Rugaard
(Actor)
.. Victoria
Eve Myles
(Actor)
.. DCI Jeanette Kilburn
Elliot Edusah
(Actor)
.. Mike Dilliston
Dougray Scott
(Actor)
.. DI Lou Stanley
Katherine Kelly
(Actor)
.. Sophia Craven
Karen Ascoe
(Actor)
.. Mary Burkeman
Michael Lumsden
(Actor)
.. Ben Burkeman
Ashling O'Shea
(Actor)
.. Ursula Wilson
Roger Jean Nsengiyumva
(Actor)
.. Amar
Jaye Ersavas
(Actor)
.. Besim
Winston Sawyers
(Actor)
.. Joe Kilburn
Charles Dale
(Actor)
.. Brian Cole
Lu Corfield
(Actor)
.. Eva Andric
Raphael Sowole
(Actor)
.. Alex Kilburn
Oliver Hembrough
(Actor)
.. Lance
Victoria Hamilton
(Actor)
.. Superintendent Verity Pound
Rebecca Rycroft
(Director)
Charles Martin
(Director)
Milly Thomas
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Isabella Astbury
(Actor)
.. Young Victoria
Clara Rugaard
(Actor)
.. Victoria
Eve Myles
(Actor)
.. DCI Jeanette Kilburn
Born:
July 08, 1978
in
Ystradgynlais, Powys
Best Known For:
Playing a crime-fighting sidekick in Torchwood.
Early-life:
Born in 1978 in Ystradgynlais, in Powys, South Wales, Myles attended the Ysgol Maes-y-Dderwen school. After training as an actor and completing a degree in acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff, she graduated in 2000 and moved to London.
Career:
In 2001, Myles landed a role in the film Score and the TV miniseries Tales from Pleasure Beach. From 2002 she took the lead role of Ceri in the BBC Wales drama Belonging and in 2003 played young Gwen in the EastEnders spin-out storyline Dot's Story. In 2005 she appeared in the BBC short film Colditz, which led to her taking a supporting role in the Doctor Who episode The Unquiet Dead, where by she was spotted by producer Russell T Davies. He wrote the part of Gwen for her in Torchwood, which resulted in her moving back home to Wales. More recently, she starred in Zach Braff's play All New People.
Quote:
'If I'd seen an alien, I would run completely in the other direction and pretend I hadn't seen a thing.'
Trivia:
In 2010, Myles received a fellowship from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.
Elliot Edusah
(Actor)
.. Mike Dilliston
Dougray Scott
(Actor)
.. DI Lou Stanley
Born:
November 25, 1965
in
Glenrothes, Scotland
Best Known For:
Mission: Impossible II.
Early-life:
Born Stephen Dougray Scott on November 25, 1965, in Glenrothes, Scotland. He studied at the Kirkcaldy College of Technology and the Welsh College of Music and Drama, where he was named the most promising drama student. He made his stage debut as Jem in To Kill a Mockingbird. On discovering there was already an actor registered with Equity called Stephen Scott, he adopted Dougray, his middle name and his French grandmother's surname.
Career:
Dougray made his TV debut in an episode of Taggart in 1992, the same year he also appeared in Lovejoy, Tell Tale Hearts and his first film, The Weak and Wide Astray. Three years later he got his big break when he was cast as Major Rory Taylor in Soldier Soldier. He followed that with The Crow Road and Twin Town before moving to Hollywood to make Ever After and Deep Impact. A well-known face on both sides of the Atlantic, Dougray's work also includes Mission: Impossible II, This Year's Love, Enigma and Ripley's Game. He was a frontrunner to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond before it eventually went to Daniel Craig. More recently, he has starred on TV in The Day of the Triffids, My Week with Marilyn, Hitman and United. He is constantly in demand.
Quote:
'I do what I feel is right at the time. Opportunities come along and I take them or I don't. I feel happy about what I'm doing, and I work instinctively.'
Trivia:
Dougray is a celebrity supporter of the British Red Cross.
Katherine Kelly
(Actor)
.. Sophia Craven
Born:
November 19, 1979
in
Barnsley, England
Best Known For:
Playing lovable ex-con Becky in Coronation Street.
Early-life:
Katherine was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, on November 19, 1979. She attended Wakefield Girls High School. She has strong links with The Lamproom Theatre in Barnsley, established in 1998 by her father John. She trained at Rada with fellow students Meredith MacNeill and Laurence Fox, graduating in 2001.
Career:
Keen for a stage career, Kelly worked at Chichester Festival Theatre in The Accrington Pals and at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester in Othello. She was a leading lady at the Royal Shakespeare Company from 2004-2005, performing in both Stratford-Upon-Avon and the West End. She has worked in TV, film, radio and voice-over, but she is best known for playing Becky McDonald in Coronation Street between 2006 and 2012. Since leaving the soap, she has starred in the TV movie The Best Possible Taste, Mr Selfridge and The Field of Blood.
Quote:
'I've been broody for the last 10 years. One day I hope to have kids. And if I couldn't, I'd adopt. It's what life is all about. I adore kids, but with us women there's never a right time.'
Trivia:
In 2012, Kelly won a National Television Award and a British Soap Award.
Karen Ascoe
(Actor)
.. Mary Burkeman
Michael Lumsden
(Actor)
.. Ben Burkeman
Ashling O'Shea
(Actor)
.. Ursula Wilson
Roger Jean Nsengiyumva
(Actor)
.. Amar
Jaye Ersavas
(Actor)
.. Besim
Winston Sawyers
(Actor)
.. Joe Kilburn
Charles Dale
(Actor)
.. Brian Cole
Born:
November 28, 1963
in
Tenby, Pembrokeshire
Best Known For:
The Lakes and Coronation Street.
Early-life:
Charles Dale was born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, in 1963. His father ran a record shop and both his parents were keen amateur actors. After leaving school in 1979, he became an assistant stage manager at the Torch Theatre in Milford Haven, where he stayed for a year. After occasional acting roles, he moved to London and trained at Lamda.
Career:
Dale broke into TV with a string of small roles in the likes of Lovejoy, A Touch of Frost and Bramwell in the early 1990s. However, his big break came when he appeared as Chef in Jimmy McGovern's The Lakes, where his memorable turn as the head-case and seducer created an instant screen legend. He appeared in a couple of West End shows and played Dennis in Coronation Street for 18 months. He later appeared as Clive in Paradise Heights, as well as its spin-off, The Eustace Brothers, alongside Neil Morrissey and Ralf Little. He had further roles in ITV's Steel River Blues and children's series Barking! He also appeared in Rocket Man with Robson Green. He joined the cast of Casualty in November 2007 as porter Big Mac.
Quote:
'Big Mac's grumpy, overweight and a hypochondriac. It's nice to be in my comfort zone.'
Trivia:
In the BBC series Coming Home, Dale uncovered the role played by his grandfather in the Second World War.
Lu Corfield
(Actor)
.. Eva Andric
Raphael Sowole
(Actor)
.. Alex Kilburn
Oliver Hembrough
(Actor)
.. Lance
(Actor)
.. Madeleine Burkeman
Victoria Hamilton
(Actor)
.. Superintendent Verity Pound
Rebecca Rycroft
(Director)
Charles Martin
(Director)
Milly Thomas
(Writer)
