Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes joined by Dame Diana Rigg as shooting starts on second series of VictoriaLondon, 27 February 2017: As filming begins this month on the highly-anticipated second series of ITV and Mammoth Screen’s hit drama Victoria, BAFTA winning iconic actress Dame Diana Rigg (Game Of Thrones) has been confirmed as a new regular cast member.The second series - once again written by creator and executive producer Daisy Goodwin – sees Queen Victoria face the new challenge of motherhood.Following critical acclaim for her portrayal of the monarch both in the UK and America, Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) reprises her role alongside Tom Hughes (The Game) as Prince Albert.Picking up six weeks after the first series ended, the second instalment establishes Victoria as a working mother, learning to balance her responsibilities as both parent and Queen. However, with Prince Albert still struggling to find a role for himself there is an inevitable power struggle between husband and wife.Dame Diana Rigg will play the Duchess of Bucchleuch, the young Queen’s new Mistress of the Robes, who is renowned for speaking her mind. She joins returning cast members including Nigel Lindsay (Unforgotten) as Sir Robert Peel, Alex Jennings (The Lady In The Van) as King Leopold, Peter Bowles (To The Manor Born) as Duke of Wellington, David Oakes (The White Queen) as Ernest, Daniela Holtz (Circle Of Life) as Baroness Lehzen and Catherine Flemming (Tatort) as the Duchess of Kent. Below stairs Nell Hudson (Outlander) returns as Skerrett, Ferdinand Kingsley (Borgia) as chef Francatelli and Adrian Schiller (The Secret Agent) as Penge.As well as much drama in Buckingham Palace, the series will include trips to France and Germany, touch on tragedy in Ireland and war in Afghanistan, and see Victoria and Albert discovering sanctuary in the Isle of Wight.The eight-part series and 2 hour Christmas special has been commissioned by ITV’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill and Senior Drama Commissioner Victoria Fea, and will be executive produced by Damien Timmer (Endeavour), Kate McKerrell (Lost In Austen) and Daisy Goodwin for Mammoth Screen. It will again be produced by Paul Frift.Creator, Daisy Goodwin said: “In series one Victoria married the handsome prince, but in this series she and Albert get down to the serious business of living happily, sometimes stormily, ever after. Victoria is the only Queen Regnant to marry and give birth while on the throne and the challenges of being head of state as well as a wife and mother are legion. In many ways Victoria’s dilemma is a modern one - how do you have a successful marriage and a happy family when you are holding down an important job. Can you really have it all?”Executive Producer and Managing Director of Mammoth Screen, Damien Timmer added: “Series one of Victoria was a big success both at home and abroad, and it is a privilege to continue to tell the story of this fascinating woman at a particularly interesting point in her reign. Audiences will be intrigued by the meticulously researched stories Daisy has planned, brimming with scandal, romance and tragedy. At the centre of it is a beautifully nuanced study of a young marriage, and it’s a joy to watch Jenna and Tom find new layers to this iconic couple.”The first series of the drama was ITV’s highest rating drama of 2016, receiving critical acclaim and a consolidated average of 7.7m viewers with a 29% share. It is distributed by ITV Studios Global Entertainment and has been sold in 350 territories worldwide. It has also proved hugely popular in the US, with the first series reaching an average audience of 6.3m viewers and the first episode drawing in a 28% share - more viewers than the first series of Downton Abbey.小葱道：品貌自然是要挑的，地位可否酌情降低些？俗语说。1920年代，上海滩表面繁华无比，实为列强的权力角逐场，大量文物走私海外。一个名叫“罪美人”的侠盗组织自愿担负追讨文物的民族大任，仇弟是组织的王牌，武功高强，历次出击中从未失手。天界之战中，奥林匹斯山的众神击败了邪恶的泰坦神，并将他们囚禁于地下。传说只有威力无穷的厄皮洛斯神弓能够释放泰坦，但这把神器却在天界大战中遗失在人间。多年后，权欲熏心、冷酷嗜血的海恩波利国王（米基·洛克 饰）推行暴权，妄图踏平希腊、毁灭神迹。 西柏林修道院美丽的先知帕德拉（ 芙蕾达·平托 饰）能够预知未来，在海恩波利的囚牢中她感受到了一个受神指引的年轻人忒修斯（亨利·卡维尔 饰）将拿到神弓并和海恩波利国王联手。此时的忒修斯却发誓要为在海恩波利的袭击中死去的母亲报仇。 忒修斯正如预言找到了神弓，但不幸却落入了海恩波利国王的手中，国王兵临城下，希腊军势单力薄，高大的城墙在手持神弓的海恩波利国王面前也不堪一击。恐怖的泰坦即将被释放，希腊危在旦夕，出身低微的忒修斯虽然勇武，但在同族中却屡遭唾弃，此时，海恩波利国王却向忒修斯伸出了橄榄枝……《红杏出墙记》讲的是一个20世纪30年代发生在江南的故事。报社工作的林白萍一日回家，发现妻子林芷华与好友边仲膺同床共枕，气愤之余他仍相信妻子绝非有意背叛，只是情难自已。他成全了他们，自己辞去工作，离家出走。他来到了另一座城市，当了柳家小姐柳如烟的家庭教师。清纯俏丽的如烟，整日困于家中闷都闷死了，如今见了男人，又是如此温文尔雅的男人，豆荚该有怎样的爆裂？桌子底下用脚夹白萍小腿的调皮，树丛中半遮半掩看白萍游泳的娇羞，直到以身相许。? ? Submit it to the board of directors for examination and approval, and uniformly close the book, distribute it
