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Sarah Lancashire, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Danny Sapani & More Join BBC Two’s ‘MotherFatherSon’
BBC Two has rounded out the cast for MatherFatherSon. Sarah Lancashire (Happy Valley), Pippa Bennett-Warner (Harlots), Danny Sapani (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Sinéad Cusack (Marcella), Paul Ready (The Terror) and Joseph Mawle (Game of Thrones) will star opposite previously announced cast members Richard Gere, Helen McCrory and Billy Howle in the eight episode drama series from American Crime Story and London Spy scribe Tom Rob Smith. 
Richard Gere, Helen McCrory & Billy Howle To Star In BBC Two’s ‘MotherFatherSon’
Chance Perdomo & Craig Parkinson To Star In BBC Three’s ‘Killed By My Debt’
Newcomer Chance Perdomo and Craig Parkinson (Line Of Duty) have been set to star in BBC Three's one-off factual drama Killed By My Debt. Chance Perdomo takes on the key role of Jerome Rogers, while Craig Parkinson plays The Bailiff. Killed By Me Debt tells the true story of Jerome Rogers, a 19-year-old motorbike courier from Croydon, who sees two unpaid £65 traffic fines escalating to more than a thousand pounds. Unravelling under the pressure of his mounting debt and with his only source of income - his bike - clamped, Jerome took his own life. ‘Still Open All Hours’ Renewed For Fifth Season At BBC One
BBC One has handed out a fifth season renewal to the Sir David Jason fronted comedy series Still Open All Hours. Seven episodes have been ordered for season five, with the first such episode serving as a Christmas special. UKTV’s W Channel Orders Cosmetic Surgery Documentary Series Fronted By Cherry Healey
UKTV's flagship entertainment channel W has given the green-light to Sex, Knives & Liposuction - a three-episode documentary series fronted by Cherry Healey that will explore the world of cosmetic surgery. ‘Victoria’ Star Leo Suter Joins BBC Three’s ‘Clique’
Leo Suter, who recurred as Drummond on ITV's Victoria, has joined the cast for the second season of BBC Three's drama series Clique. Details of his character are being kept under wraps. Suter joins a returning cast that includes Synnove Karlsen as Holly, Sophia Brown as Louise and Rachel Hurd-Wood as Rachel. Other cast additions for season two include Barney Harris (The Hollow Crown), Imogen King (Darkest Hour), Stuart Campbell (Outlander), Izuka Hoyle (Mary, Queen of Scots) and newcomers and recent graduates Jyuddah Jaymes and Nicholas Nunn. BBC Two Orders Five Episode Margaret Thatcher Documentary Series
To mark the fortieth anniversary of the first female British Prime Minister next year, BBC Two has given the green-light to a five episode documentary series about the iron lady herself, Margaret Thatcher.