[02/11/26 - 08:06 AM] BritBox Announces March 18th Premiere for "The Lady" The four-part drama series captures the rise and fall of former royal aide Jane Andrews, and stars Mia McKenna-Bruce as Andrews, Natalie Dormer as Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York and Ed Speleers as Thomas Cressman.
[via press release from BritBox]
BRITBOX ANNOUNCES MARCH 18TH PREMIERE FOR "THE LADY"
Official Trailer and Key Art Features Mia McKenna-Bruce and Natalie Dormer as Jane Andrews and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York in the Upcoming Drama from Left Bank Pictures
· Today, BritBox announced The Lady will premiere on March 18th and released the official trailer and key art. The four-part drama series captures the rise and fall of former royal aide Jane Andrews, and stars Mia McKenna-Bruce (Seven Dials, How to Have Sex) as Andrews, Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones) as Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York and Ed Speleers (You, Downton Abbey) as Thomas Cressman.
· The Lady charts the rise and fall of former royal dresser Jane Andrews, whose rags to riches fairy tale fell apart when she was convicted of murder. Once a young working-class girl from a northern town, Jane answered an advertisement in a magazine and to the astonishment of her friends and family, became the Duchess of York's dresser at Buckingham Palace. Moving amongst the highest social circles in Britain, Jane managed to secure a place in the upper-classes, only to lose her job with the Duchess after nine years of service. Still reeling from her fall from grace, Jane went on to meet charismatic businessman Thomas Cressman and fell deeply in love. Soon cracks began to develop in the romance Jane had pinned all her hopes on, with disastrous consequences.
· The cast also includes Philip Glenister (Cranford), Claire Skinner (Bridget Jones's Diary), Laura Aikman (This City Is Ours), Ophelia Lovibond (Guardians of the Galaxy), Mark Stanley (A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, Adolescence), Daniel Ryan (Passenger) and Sean Teale (Doctor Odyssey).
· Based upon true events surrounding Andrews' story, the partly fictionalized drama is produced by multi award-winning independent production company, Left Bank Pictures, a Sony Pictures Television Company, producers of the acclaimed series The Crown.
· The Lady has been commissioned for BritBox by Jess O'Riordan and for ITV by Polly Hill. Jess O'Riordan and Stephen Nye oversaw production on behalf of BritBox, with Polly Hill overseeing on behalf of ITV.
· Debbie O'Malley (Payback, Humans, Harlots) wrote all four scripts for The Lady and serves as executive producer on the series. Executive producers on behalf of BritBox are Robert Schildhouse, Jess O'Riordan and Stephen Nye; Polly Hill for ITV; and Executive Producers for Left Bank Pictures are Creative Director Sian McWilliams, CEO Andy Harries and Rebecca Hodgson, with Florence Haddon-Cave (Everything Now Quiz, The Crown) as producer. Award-winning director, Lee Haven Jones (The Feast, Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, Passenger) directed the series. Sony Pictures Television will distribute The Lady internationally.
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