Claire Danes will star as Cora Seaborne in the new Apple TV+ series, The Essex Serpent, as revealed in a new photo released on Saturday. The actress, 41, sports an elaborate Victorian dress as she plays a widower who is relishing in her newfound freedom following the end of her abusive marriage. The period drama, based … Read more
Viewers were left hooked by dark real-life BBC drama The Serpent, but it seems the twisting storyline wasn’t the only thing that grabbed the attention of fans. The eight-part drama, which earlier this week became iPlayer’s most watched show, has sparked a huge interest in 1970’s style clothing – with some items gaining an 158 per cent … Read more
The Serpent has become BBC iPlayer’s most watched show since Normal People, it was revealed by the BBC on Monday. 31 million viewers have tuned into the intense crime drama, which stars Tahar Rahim and Jenna Coleman, since it first began airing on New Year’s Day. The eight-part drama concluded its BBC One run on … Read more
Claire Danes takes over for Keira Knightley as the lead in upcoming series The Essex Serpent… in what will be her first post-Homeland role By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 03:27 GMT, 11 February 2021 | Updated: 04:31 GMT, 11 February 2021 It didn’t take long for Claire Danes to jump back in and land … Read more
Jenna Coleman shared some behind the scenes moments from her fashion fittings ahead of her role on BBC One and Netflix series The Serpent. The actress, 34, has won acclaim for her role as French-Canadian Marie-Andrée Leclerc, murderer Charles Sobhraj’s partner in crime. But it was Leclerc’s incredible 70s wardrobe which really got people talking, from … Read more
How BBC drama The Serpent starring Jenna Coleman is filmed near Luton and in Tring… despite taking viewers to Bangkok, Karachi, Paris and Mumbai The Serpent takes viewers to exotic locals including Bangkok, Paris and Karachi In actuality the filming locations were less glamorous spots in Luton and Tring BBC producers had to get creative … Read more
Ellie Bamber has revealed that she had to learn Thai and hire an acting coach to help her perfect her German accent for her role in The Serpent. The actress, 23, plays Angela Knippenberg in the true crime drama which follows the horrific story of Charles Sobhraj, who preyed on and murdered Western tourists throughout Southeast Asia during the 1970s. … Read more
BBC iPLAYER & ALL4 The Serpent The drama about real-life serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who murdered travellers on the so-called Asian hippie trail during the 1970s, reaches its halfway point on BBC1 this week. If you can’t wait to see how the story pans out, or are in need of a recap (it’s true … Read more
Barbara Smith was just 22 years old when she left Hampshire behind and set off for India on what was meant to be the trip of a lifetime. Like other young adults yearning to escape the economic gloom of 1970s Britain, she was drawn east to the hedonistic world of hippie Asia — blissfully unaware … Read more
‘You sound like Del Boy!’ The Serpent viewers poke fun at Jenna Coleman’s French accent after she learned to speak Quebecois for the role By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 01:18 GMT, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 01:30 GMT, 7 January 2021 She plays serial killer Charles Sobhraj’s love interest and accomplice Marie-Andrée Leclerc in BBC crime … Read more