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W1A star Ophelia Lovibond will play Carrie Symonds in the upcoming drama about Boris Johnson’s handling of the coronavirus crisis.

Ophelia Lovibond Credit: Eamonn M. McCormack /Getty Images Europe  Ophelia Lovibond will play Carrie Symonds in the upcoming drama about Boris Johnson's handling of the coronavirus crisis. A first-look image of Branagh in the role showed the 60-year-old actor with blond tousled hair as he stares, frowning, into the distance. Lovibond, who is also known for her roles in Guardians Of The Galaxy and comedy series Feel Good, will play the Prime Minister's fiancee. Simon Paisley Day, who recently played Douglas Carswell in the TV drama Brexit, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, will play Dominic C...

Sky have released the first photo of actor Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson in an upcoming drama series based on the Covid-19 pandemic. The Northern Irish actor (60) will be playing UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a new limited series, This Sceptred Isle, which will air on Sky Atlantic in 2022. A photo shared by the broadcaster shows the actor with blond tousled hair as he stares, frowning, into the distance. A post on Sky TV’s Twitter page, which was shared alongside the image, said: “No, you’re not seeing things. That’s Kenneth Branagh as U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the ...

Friday, 26th February 2021 at 2:50 pm It was only a matter of time until coronavirus received the TV drama treatment and while we may still be in the midst of the pandemic, Sky Atlantic has announced upcoming series This Sceptred Isle, a dramatisation of COVID-19’s impact on the UK. Advertisement Starring Kenneth Branagh in frighteningly realistic prosthetics as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the five-parter is set to look at the government’s response to the pandemic’s first wave based on testimonials from scientists, politicians, civil servants and doctors. Here’s everything we kn...

Sky has released a first-look image of Sir Kenneth Branagh playing Prime Minister Boris Johnson in This Sceptred Isle.