Brian Cox, ‘Heartstopper’ Stars, Rose Ayling-Ellis Set to Appear at Edinburgh TV Festival
variety.comK.J. Yossman Some of the U.K.’s biggest TV and streaming stars are set to appear at the 2022 Edinburgh TV Festival. Among those who will be present at the in-person event in Edinburgh are “Succession” patriarch Brian Cox, “Heartstopper” star Kit Connor and “Strictly Come Dancing’s” Rose Ayling-Ellis, who will give this year’s Alternative Mactaggart speech.Actor Ayling-Ellis, who was “Strictly’s” first deaf contestant and is a British Sign Language (BSL) campaigner, is set to discuss her experiences in the industry in what is sure to be a no-holds barred speech that follows on from last year’s Alternative Mactaggart lecture by “His Dark Materials” writer and disability campaigner Jack Thorne.Cox will appear in conversation to discuss his career, his scene-stealing role as Logan Roy and his working-class Scottish roots while the cast and creative team from Netflix hit “Heartstopper” will also be on hand to discuss the coming-of-age romantic drama, with creator Alice Osman and EP Patrick Walters set to join Connor on stage.
Other names lined up for the festival include Richard Osman, who’ll chair a panel on the future of entertainment shows, “Starstruck” creator and actor Rose Matafeo, “Everything I Know About Love’s” Dolly Alderton and the teams behind Disney+ dramas “Ghosts” and “Wedding Season” and BBC’s “Horrible Histories” and “Yonderland”There will also be industry strands, including a session on funding factual programming from Patrick Holland, a “formats world tour,” Jackie Adedeji on how podcasts are being adapted for television, a discussion on the TV talent exodus, Adjani Salmon and Genevieve Barr on diversity, and a panel titled “Why Do We Still Need Commissioners?”2022 Advisory Chair Afua Hirsch will also host.
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