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Season 1, Episode 3
In the 1970s, business mogul Emma Harte reflects on her children's betrayal and her past entanglements with the Fairleys, taking the story back to the 1910s. With Edwin having been sent away, Emma uses her knowledge of the Fairley family to get ahead in the household. But when her friend Mac announces he is leaving, she spies an opportunity to escape too. Meanwhile, Adele's sobriety rekindles her marriage with Adam, leading to upset when he loses interest in Olivia
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Jessica Reynolds
(Actor)
.. Young Emma Harte
Emmett J Scanlan
(Actor)
.. Adam Fairley
Lydia Leonard
(Actor)
.. Olivia Wainwright
Leanne Best
(Actor)
.. Adele Fairley
Rosie Cavaliero
(Actor)
.. Edwina, Countess of Dunvale
Brenda Blethyn
(Actor)
.. Emma Harte
Harry Cadby
(Actor)
.. Gerald Fairley
Ewan Horrocks
(Actor)
.. Edwin Fairley
Mara Huf
(Actor)
.. Paula Amory
Will Mellor
(Actor)
.. Jack Harte
Lenny Rush
(Actor)
.. Frank Harte
Niall Wright
(Actor)
.. Mac O'Neill
Robert Wilfort
(Actor)
.. Murgatroyd
Roanne Bardsley
(Writer)
John Hardwick
(Director)
Charlie Palmer
(Producer)
Beth Willis
(Executive producer)
Joe Innes
(Executive producer)
George Faber
(Executive producer)
Katherine Jakeways
(Executive producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Jessica Reynolds
(Actor)
.. Young Emma Harte
Emmett J Scanlan
(Actor)
.. Adam Fairley
Lydia Leonard
(Actor)
.. Olivia Wainwright
Leanne Best
(Actor)
.. Adele Fairley
Best Known For:
Playing Jane Cobden in Ripper Street.
Early-life:
Born in Liverpool in 1980. Leanne studied at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts before moving to London. Here, she worked as a waitress and a shop assistant before making her TV debut in Casualty in 2004.
Career:
Best has appeared in such TV series as Doctors, Shetland, New Tricks, Line of Duty, Fortitude, Ripper Street and Cold Feet. She played the titular role in The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2014), as well as Min Sakul in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Rose Deeks in TV film Babs (2017). She has made a number of stage appearances, particularly in Liverpool, in such plays as Macbeth, A Streetcar Named Desire and Educating Rita.
Quote:
'It was never a novel idea to me that women were strong, capable and grounded. You know, sometimes the goddess strews flowers and sometimes she has a flaming torch.'
Trivia:
She trained as an athlete during her teen years and ran competitively for England at 16.
Rosie Cavaliero
(Actor)
.. Edwina, Countess of Dunvale
Brenda Blethyn
(Actor)
.. Emma Harte
Born:
February 20, 1946
in
Kent
Best Known For:
Secrets & Lies.
Early-life:
Born Brenda Anne Bottle on February 20, 1946, in Ramsgate, Kent. She's the youngest of nine children of a parlour maid and a chauffeur. Money was tight when she was growing up. After excelling at maths at school, she worked as a secretary and bookkeeper in a bank. But she was always obsessed with films and acting and, at the age of 27, after divorcing her first husband, she gave up her day job and used her savings to fund a drama course at Guildford. She didn't tell her parents, and thought she would go back to her old career if things didn't work out.
Career:
Blethyn gained early experience with two small theatre groups before joining the National Theatre in 1975. Her TV debut was in a 1979 episode of Tales of the Unexpected, and a year later she had a lead role in Mike Leigh's small-screen project Gloria. In 1990 she made her first film, The Witches, following that up with A River Runs Through It. Despite roles in Outside Edge and The Buddha of Suburbia, she didn't become a household name until her Oscar-nominated role in Leigh's Secrets & Lies. Since then she's starred in Girls' Night, Saving Grace, Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, London River, and gained another Oscar nomination for Little Voice. She returned to the small screen in 2011 playing the title role in ITV's detective series Vera.
Quote:
'I don't have ambition. My expectations are low.'
Trivia:
Blethyn was awarded an OBE for services to drama in the 2003 New Year Honours List.
Harry Cadby
(Actor)
.. Gerald Fairley
Ewan Horrocks
(Actor)
.. Edwin Fairley
Mara Huf
(Actor)
.. Paula Amory
Will Mellor
(Actor)
.. Jack Harte
Born:
April 03, 1976
in
Stockport
Best Known For:
Hollyoaks and Casualty.
Early-life:
Born April 3, 1976, in Stockport, Cheshire. He hated school, apart from playing football at lunchtime. Mellor hoped to follow in his father and uncle's footsteps by becoming a boxer, and even took part in amateur bouts, but decided to concentrate on showbusiness instead. At 11, he sang at his sister's wedding reception, where he was spotted by an agent who told him he should try performing professionally.
Career:
Mellor's TV debut came in 1987 when he was cast as a young Clive Barker in a documentary. Three years later, he landed a regular role in Children's Ward, but didn't become well known until Hollyoaks began in 1995. He played the character Jambo for three years. A stint in musical Oh What a Night followed. Since then he's starred in Casualty, Is Harry on the Boat?, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps and M.I.T: Murder Investigation Team, as well as having a stint in EastEnders. Mellor also had a short-lived pop career and won Celebrity Fame Academy in 2003. Projects since include In With the Flynns, White Van Man and Broadchurch.
Quote:
'There's only so many times I can come in to work with hangovers. I'm trying to take everything a bit more seriously in life, especially my work, because now I've got something to work towards. I've got my children to look after.'
Trivia:
Mellor has modelled for Topman.
Lenny Rush
(Actor)
.. Frank Harte
Niall Wright
(Actor)
.. Mac O'Neill
Robert Wilfort
(Actor)
.. Murgatroyd
Roanne Bardsley
(Writer)
John Hardwick
(Director)
Charlie Palmer
(Producer)
Beth Willis
(Executive producer)
Joe Innes
(Executive producer)
George Faber
(Executive producer)
Katherine Jakeways
(Executive producer)
