Hannah Waddingham joins miniseries ‘Tom Jones’

By PTI

LOS ANGELES: “Ted Lasso” star Hannah Waddingham is the newest to hitch the solid of upcoming miniseries “Tom Jones”.

The actor will characteristic alongside Solly McLeod and Sophie Wilde within the present which is a reimagining of Henry Fielding’s traditional novel “The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling”, reported Deadline.

“Tom Jones” comes from PBS’ Masterpiece, Mammoth Screen and ITV.

First revealed in 1749, the novel presents the scandalous story of a younger man’s try to discover a place on this planet.

The guide is broadly thought to be a British traditional and has been tailored beforehand, most notably within the type of 1963 characteristic movie, starring Albert Finney because the titular character.

In the miniseries, McLeod will essay the titular position reverse Wilde, who will play Sophia Western.

Waddingham will painting the seductive and vengeful Lady Bellaston.

The solid additionally contains Pearl Mackie, James Fleet, Alun Armstrong, Shirley Henderson, Tamzin Merchant, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Susannah Fielding, Daniel Rigby, James Wilbraham, Felicity Montagu, Janine Duvitski, Dean Lennox Kelly and Lucy Fallon.

Gwyneth Hughes has written the sequence, which shall be helmed by Georgia Parris.

“Tom Jones” shall be produced by Benjamin Greenacre with James Gandhi, Gwyneth Hughes, Damien Timmer, Helen Ziegler, Susanne Simpson, Rebecca Eaton and Polly Hill serving as government producers.

Waddingham most just lately gained an Emmy for greatest supporting actress in a comedy sequence for her position as Rebecca Welton in Apple’s “Ted Lasso”.

She additionally stars in hit Netflix present “Sex Education.”