The streets of our city and boroughs have often doubled up as London, New York and more.
And now it’s emerged that the star-studded cast and prestigious team behind Netflix’s newest anthology series is latest lot to have taken advantage of what our historic city centre has to offer.
Filming for the six-part drama series Anatomy of a Scandal is currently taking place inside John Rylands Library.
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So, what’s the show about then? And who will be starring in it?
Based on the critically-acclaimed 2017 novel of the same name by author Sarah Vaughn, Anatomy of a Scandal is being produced by Chamber Pictures and is described by Netflix as “an insightful and suspenseful series about sexual consent and privilege set in London”.
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And with HBO’s Big Little Lies’ David E. Kelley heavily involved, it looks sure to be a hit.
Readers of the book will know that Anatomy of a Scandal addresses the issue of sexual assault, and the trauma experienced by survivors. We’re set to see a married Westminster politician James Whitehouse accused of raping his political aide, Olivia, with his wife Sophie believing that her husband is innocent, but prosecutor Kate believing that he’s guilty.
The book ultimately revolves around a marriage rocked to the core.
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Forming part of the star-studded cast of big industry names is Sienna Miller, who stars as Sophie Whitehouse, an Oxford graduate who is a happily-married mother of two, until her husband – played by Rupert Friend – is accused of sexual assault.
Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery is cast to play the ambitious Kate Woodcroft QC, who is described as a steely criminal barrister specialising in prosecuting sexual crimes, and is now handling the high-profile case involving James Whitehouse.
Naomi Scott will also portray Olivia Lytton – a parliamentary researcher with a bright future.
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Filming for Anatomy of a Scandal continues at John Rylands Library and around that area of Deansgate until tomorrow at 5pm.
The show is set to stream on Netflix sometime in 2021.
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The cheapest Christmas Markets in the world for mulled wine have been revealed
Daisy Jackson
The most affordable Christmas Markets for drinking mulled wine have been revealed – and Manchester is nowhere in sight.
With Christmas markets across Europe preparing to welcome millions of visitors, festive fans looking to enjoy a warming cup of glühwein without breaking the bank might want to take note of the latest findings.
Festive experts at Christmas Tree World have analysed mulled wine prices at Christmas markets around the world to discover where visitors can enjoy the seasonal favourite for less.
Topping the rankings is Brussels’ Winter Wonders, where mulled wine is available for as little as £2.14 – about a third of the price of a mulled wine at the Manchester Christmas Markets.
Cologne Cathedral Christmas Markets and Strasbourg’s Christkindelsmärik share second place, with starting prices of just £2.56.
Other European favourites also feature prominently in the rankings. Budapest’s Christmas Market at the Basilica takes fourth place, with mulled wine costing £3.19, while Prague’s Old Town Square Christmas Market comes in sixth at £3.55.
Germany makes another strong appearance, with Dresden’s Striezelmarkt and Nuremberg’s Christkindlesmarkt (which handily just launched new direct flights from Manchester) both offering mulled wine for £3.85.
Meanwhile, Vienna’s Christmas World rounds off the European entries in ninth place, with prices starting at £4.28.
For those planning a festive adventure further afield, Tokyo’s Christmas Market also makes the top five, with mulled wine costing £3.22.
However, not every destination offers such a bargain. Across the Atlantic, New York City’s Winter Village takes the title of the most expensive market in the study, with mulled wine costing a rather less festive £11.74. Chicago’s Christkindlmarket isn’t far behind, charging £8.80.
Manchester Christmas Markets start on Friday 6 November – we’ll see how our prices stack up then.
Sir Ian McKellen pays emotional tribute to long-time friend and fellow northern actor Sir Patrick Stewart
Emily Sergeant
Sir Ian McKellen has paid an emotional tribute to his long-time friend and fellow northern actor, Sir Patrick Stewart, following his death.
Sir Patrick Stewart – who was born and bred in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, and is best-known for his theatre work alongside an illustrious 60-year screen career, taking on prominent roles in franchises such as Star Trek and X-Men – sadly passed away at the age of 86, with his death being announced publicly yesterday evening (29 October).
And now, his long-time friend and fellow northern actor, Sir Ian McKellen, has paid tribute.
Sir Patrick and Sir Ian shared the stage together countless times over their decades-long careers, but also famously starred alongside each other in the X-Men franchise, and subsequent Marvel movies, as Charles Xavier/Professor X and Magneto.
The tribute, shared across Sir Ian’s social media platforms, reads: “Before everything else, Patrick was defined by being born and bred in Yorkshire, the proud county in the north of England which he loved to the end. You could hear it in his accented voice and in the stern honesty with which he told you what he thought and felt. Yorkshiremen have no truck with half-truths or avoidance of big issues. He wore his heart on his sleeve, which made him a man to rely on, to admire and in my case, love.
“We first met as ambitious young actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company half a century ago but we weren’t in the same productions.
“My first strong memory was a few years later, meeting him in the street in central London when he told me about an offer to take over a leading part in ‘Star Trek’. “But Patrick think of your stage career in the UK. Do you really want to risk getting lost in Hollywood for years and years?”
“Well, he took the risk and thank goodness for us all that he did, for not just his devoted Trekkies, but film and theatre audiences who marvelled at his using international celebrity to star in a string of cinema successes (‘X-Men’ of course) and in great classical plays by Shakespeare, Ibsen, Arthur Miller, Peter Shaffer, Pinter and Beckett at Stratford-upon-Avon, in London’s West End and on Broadway.
“America was his adopted home, where he met his adored Sunny who has cared for him through sickness and health, through thick and thin.
“But he never forsook his origins: and the proudest achievement of the most respected and beloved actor of his generation on either side of the Atlantic, was his appointment as Chancellor of Huddersfield University in Yorkshire.”
Emily Sergeant -
8th April 2021 
