Claire Danes takes over for Keira Knightley as the lead in upcoming series The Essex Serpent

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 shares behind the scenes snaps from The Serpent fittings

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

BBC drama The Serpent is filmed near Luton and Tring… despite taking viewers to Bangkok and Paris

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 reveals she had to learn Thai and perfect her German accent for The Serpent   

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

From The Serpent to Losing Alice and The White Tiger: The best on demand TV to watch this week 

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

The Serpent viewers poke fun at Jenna Coleman’s French accent

‘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

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Doctor Who and The Serpent

Doctor Who Rating: The Serpent  Rating: Daleks in Downing Street – that ought to liven up the Cabinet reshuffles. Admit it, there were moments last year when you’d have paid good money to see a couple of those murderous, upturned dustbins shrieking ‘Exterminate!’ as they chased Dominic Cummings up Whitehall. Doctor Who (BBC1) went one … Read more

Keira Knightley pulls out of the TV adaptation of The Essex Serpent

Keira Knightley pulls out of the TV adaptation of The Essex Serpent because of concerns over childcare during the pandemic…six weeks before filming was due to start By Paul Revoir Media Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 9 October 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 9 October 2020 She was due to star in … Read more

Keira Knightley is set to star in and executive produce a TV adaption of The Essex Serpent

Keira Knightley is set to star in and executive produce a TV adaption of the bestselling historical novel The Essex Serpent By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 00:54 BST, 25 August 2020 | Updated: 00:54 BST, 25 August 2020 She recently committed to her first starring TV role as ‘devilish’ secretary Odalie in The Other … Read more