Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Lesley Manville’s secret is out. She’s had to keep quiet about playing Princess Margaret in The Crown for nearly a year, not even telling some of her closest friends.
But after Netflix announced the news on Thursday, Manville is positively bubbling with pent-up excitement.“It’s mind-blowing television,” she tells Deadline in her only interview after being unveiled as next in line to play Queen Elizabeth II’s sister.
The Oscar-nominated actress binge-watched The Crown on her free days while filming in Belfast, Northern Ireland, a couple of years ago, and considered the show “my treat.” But the thought of starring in the Left Bank Pictures series, or playing Princess Margaret, did not cross her.
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