Belgravia premieres in March 2020 and viewers are keen to know who will be starring in the new six part series made by the producers of Downton Abbey.
We have compiled a who is who of the actors charged to deliver the drama.
Phillip Gleinster, 57, plays James Trenchard.
He has an impressive track record of roles. He played DCI Gene Hunt on BBC’s Life of Mars and its sequel Ashes to Ashes.
He also starred as Reverend Anderson on American horror drama Outcast. He has had roles in Mad Dogs, Cranford, Hidden, and more recently Living the Dream.
Born in Harrow, Middlesex, he has also enjoyed stints as a TV presenter, having read the Bedtime Story for BBC’s CeeBeebies and Channel 4 series For The Love Of Cars.
Tamsin Greig, stars as Anne Trenchard.
Her acting credit includes roles as Beverly Lincoln in Episodes, Jackie in Channel 4 drama, Friday Night Dinner and Fran Katzenjammer in Black Books.
A 3-time BAFTA Awards nominee, she has worked in television, film and theatre, having won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role in Much Ado About Nothing.
Born in London, Alice Eve, 38, has starred in She’s Out of My League, Sex and the City 2, Before We Go and Criminal.
In 2007, she landed the role of Mary Walker on Netflix’s Iron Fist.
She has appeared in music videos including Sir Paul McCartney’s “Queenie Eye” and Rixton’s “Hotel Ceiling”.
She has also had roles on stage, including the play Rock ‘n’ Roll.
She is set to portray the role of Susan Trenchard.
Dame Harriet Walter DBE will play Caroline, Duchess of Brockenhurst.
At 69, she has starred in movies including Sense and Sensibility, The Governess, Villa des Roses and Atonement.
Belgravia marks her second acting role for Carnival Films, having previously worked on Downton Abbey. With a career spanning over 40 years, she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2011 for services to drama.
Tom Wilkinson plays Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst.
The 72 year-old, is a BAFTA winner and a two-time Oscar nominee.
His most notable films include Michael Clayton, In the Bedroom and Full Monty.
He has starred in television series such as The Kennedys, Eskimo Day and John Adams, for which he won a Golden Globe and an Emmy.
Born in London, Saskia Reeves studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
She is perhaps most famous for her roles in Close My Eyes, I.D. and the miniseries Frank Herbert’s Dune.
Her television work includes Spooks, The Commander and Luther.
It is currently unclear who she will play in Belgravia.
Richard Goulding received widespread recognition for his role as Prince Harry in 2014 stage play King Charles III.
He reprised the role in the play’s 2017 BBC TV adaptation.
He again played Prince Harry in Channel 4’s The Windsors.
In 2019, he played Boris Johnson in Channel 4/HBO’s Brexit: The Uncivil War.
Ella Purnell, 23, has appeared in films including Miss Peregrine’s Home for Pecuiliar Children, The Legend of Tarzan and Churchill.
She has also starred in American TV drama, Sweetbitter.
It is currently unconfirmed who she will play in the new drama series.
An official start date for Belgravia is yet to be announced.
However, it is set to air in the US on Sunday April 12, 2020 so we can expect it to arrive over here very soon.
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes is the brains behind Belgravia which delves into London’s upper class society life in the 19th Century.
It is also based on Julian Fellowes’ novel of the same name.
After accepting an invitation to a ball hosted by the Duchess of Richmond on the eve of the battle of Waterloo, the Trenchards face a series of events which have consequences for decades to come.
