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Line of Duty star is now getting her teeth into meatier roles, despite an early crash-course in the trials and tribulations of rejection.“I was lucky to have spent ten years [at the Television Centre],” the 38-year-old admitted.“[However] it wasn’t in London so it was never a first stop on casting directors’ lists."My upbringing made me feel I wasn’t entitled to anything that comes my way, and I had to manage rejection.”It was a slow start with seven years between her first film, A Room For Romeo Brass (1999) and her second, This Is England (2006), plus a further four years until the subsequent Channel 4 mini-series follow-up.Yet she persevered and now Jed Mercurio, the writer of Line Of Duty and executive producer of bomb squad drama Trigger Point, saw past her lack of silver screen perks to the potential of the actress within.Having seen her stellar performance on Line Of Duty, he has since described her as the woman on top of every casting list in the UK.It's a far cry from her early career in retail, during which she was a shop girl at H Samuel, Boots and Dorothy Perkins.She also worked in an office for eight years, which she now recalls as an essential grounding experience for her.The experiences were all with the ultimate goal in mind - acting.“You do have to have some funds and that’s why I worked, so I could afford to get to London," she admitted during an interview with The Radio Times."I would have to take a day unpaid off work and go to London for auditions.”Speaking of inspiring those from a working class background, she adamantly and defiantly exclaimed; "There’s no reason why they shouldn’t have the same opportunities as everyone else."Now she is switching from the much-loved character of DI Kate Fleming in

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2020 really did bring us many changes we could never have previously imagined, and the aftermath of countless lockdowns, night time curfews and rules of 6, meant the Great British High Street eventually took a massive hit The battle between high street and online shopping was out of consumers hands as non-essential shops had to remain closed during lockdown. Suffering shops were forced to permanently close their doors, and classic favourites such as Debenhams, Dorothy Perkins and Wallis all stopped trading.

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Around 5,000 shop workers at Sir Philip Green’s failed high street empire will lose their jobs - with thousands more set to follow.

news broke that the brand had been acquired by digital fast fashion juggernaut Boohoo, the picture couldn’t have been more different. Models on the homepage were wearing grey, grey and more grey in the form of lifeless jumpers and baggy tracksuit bottoms.

Sign up for our What's On newsletter - for all the latest whether you're staying in or heading out and aboutOnline retailer Boohoo has bought Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton out of administration.The Manchester-based fashion brand snapped up the businesses in a deal worth £25.2 million.But the deal only includes the inventory, e-commerce and digital aspects of the businesses, meaning hundreds of high street shops will close.The closure of the 214 remaining shops is expected to see around 2,450 staff made redundant.Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton were all part of Sir Philip Green's Arcadia retail empire, which crashed into administration back in December 2020.Topshop, Topman and Miss Selfridge - also former Arcadia brands - were

Fast-fashion giant Boohoo has acquired Dorothy Perkins and two more Arcadia brands for £25million - in a deal that will see 214 stores permanently close and 2,450 jobs axed immediately.

ASOS bought other Arcadia brands, including Topshop and Topman, out of administration a week ago.Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia empire fell into administration last November while the 68-year-old businessman made plans to head for a festive break at an exclusive Indian Ocean resort in the sunny Maldives.Boohoo chief executive John Lyttle said: “We are delighted to announce the acquisition of the assets associated with the online businesses of the three established brands Burton, Dorothy Perkins and Wallis.“Acquiring these well-known brands in British fashion out of administration ensures their heritage is sustained, while our investment aims to transform them into brands that are fit for the current market environment.“We have a successful

It was announced at the end of 2020 that a large group of brands were at risk of administration as part of the Arcadia Group.This includes renowned brands such as Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and menswear favourite Burton.They joined a list of well known fashion names like House of Fraser and Debenhams as the future of the company became uncertain. A few businessmen have been rumoured to have had their sights set on the fashion empire, and we have been eagerly waiting to hear if Topshop would be saved from completely disappearing from our high streets.

Boohoo is in exclusive talks to buy some of the remnants of Sir Philip Green's high street empire. The online fashion brand is negotiating with administrators of Arcadia over the future of the Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton brands.

direct to your inboxBoohoo is in talks to buy some of the remaining Arcadia brands after the collapse of Sir Philip Green's high street empire, the online fashion retailer has revealed.Bosses have said they negotiating with administrators over the future of the Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton brands.It comes after rival online retailer Asos declared its interest in purchasing the Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT brands from Arcadia earlier this week.Boohoo has also agreed a £55 million deal to buy the brand and website of Debenhams, but will not take over the company’s high street shops, which look set to close.A deal with Arcadia could see it take on the three high street fashion brands, excluding the HIIT brand sold a Burton -

Debenhams sale, the Dorothy Perkins number you bought with your first pay cheque or some longed-for Topshop trophy worn with pride and inadvisable heels, the loss of so many retail giants last week has given millions of shoppers a moment’s pause.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.There are fears that Dumfries town centre could become “a ghetto” after the loss of several well known stores.Debenhams is amongst a host of famous names set to disappear amidst a High Street bloodbath blamed on the impact of Covid-19.It emerged on Tuesday that a rescue deal aimed at saving the department store giant - which traces its roots back to 1778 - had failed to come to fruition.And Dumfries is also set to lose shoe retailer Clarks, with the future of Arcadia group stores - including Burtons and Dorothy Perkins - in doubt.Budget fashion chain Bonmarche was yesterday advertising a closing down sale after the firm collapsed into administration on

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Sir Philip Green’s high street empire collapsed last night, putting up to 13,000 jobs at risk.

Arcadia Group has fallen into administration with 13,000 jobs at risk. The high street giant behind Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Burton have called in administrators Deloitte after rescue talks failed.

Sir Philip Green's Arcadia Group has collapsed, putting 13,000 jobs at risk.

Sir Philip Green has been seen relaxing in Monaco amid reports that his retail empire "could fall in hours".