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.[Exclusive] Xiamen Beibadao Group Tracking: Major Trading Seats Suspected of Manipulating 48 Other Stocks《汉武大帝》以刘彻的幼年开篇，以景帝的政治保护下刘彻的成长为主线展开，通过刘彻的风险继位，掌握大权；用贤变法，尊王攘夷；大战匈奴，出使西域；巫蛊为乱，罪己示民等重大事件，围绕和与战、治与乱、忠与叛、生与死、得与失、情与恨的矛盾，向观众全景式地展示了汉武帝刘彻纵横跌宕的一生和那个风云变幻、英雄辈出的时代。上世纪二十年代的上海，干货店伙计程亦治出身贫寒，头脑过人，误入钱庄后，一路逆风翻盘，得到了钱庄大老板黄如虹的赏识。在《远古入侵：新世界》中，人们发现北美地区出现时空异常点，恐龙和其他远古生物开始在温哥华的大街上撒野。富有远见的发明家Evan Cross（Niall Matter）决定召集一支团队对此事件进行调查，他们当中包括猛兽控制专家Dylan Weir（莎拉·坎宁）、安全专家Mac Rendell（Danny Rahim）和物理天才Toby Nance（克瑞斯塔尔 洛维）。还有啊，你可千万要记住，不能娶那个南雀公主。一档真正贴近当下年轻人真实生活且具有根本性创新的恋综。一栋预示了无限未知的公寓，18个朝夕相处的日夜，4对同在异乡都市打拼的沪漂好友，结伴而来，追寻爱情，他们会擦出什么样的火花？
