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.本剧改编自星零的小说《帝皇书》，一身正气、心系苍生的梓元，原为开国元勋之后，因家族突遭变故流落民间。不愿被命运扼住喉咙的她取名任安乐，决定尽自己所能来安置因战争受难的黎民百姓，期待能为百姓创造一个太平的家园，同时她也在调查了解真相，希望能还家族以清白。她在帮助百姓的过程中不仅获得了一定的威望和赞誉，同时也被太子韩烨赏识，成为其幕僚。随后，在足智多谋的任安乐协助下，韩烨连破科举舞弊案、江南赈灾粮贪污案。此时边境爆发战争，以天下苍生为己任的任安乐决定跟随韩烨出征，期望尽早结束战争以换来百姓的安居乐业。面对敌强我弱的情况，任安乐运筹帷幄，带病杀敌，赢得险胜，百姓也迎来了和平的曙光。最终，韩烨帮助任安乐查明了当年之事，为家族洗清了冤屈 。当时的情形，令兄应该告诉了姑娘才是。在魔界等待你的是恶魔7兄弟和堆积如山的课题!?Overlay mode. Whether the pixels are Multiply or Screen blended depends on the underlying color. The colors will be mixed, but the brightness details of the highlights and shadows of the underlying colors will be preserved.京城中被人津津乐道的两户皇亲国戚，一户是被冰人们竞相拉红线的护国大将军、靖安侯尹思慎，另一户是无人敢问津的“女张飞”廉王郡主叶蓉儿。谁知一道圣旨赐婚，两个不曾谋面的人被定了姻缘。叶蓉儿连尹思慎的面都没见到便带着贴身女官闻人翎连夜逃婚，找机会和离。叶蓉儿决定自己成为特级一品媒，自己为自己和离。于是她化名闻人静，与闻人翎装作姐妹开了家名为薄情馆的冰人馆，专接和离拆婚案，打尽天下薄情男。机缘巧合下，陆廷霄和方仙寻都加入了薄情馆。叶蓉儿发现两人接近她好似都带着不为人知的目的，更令她意外的是，她逃婚的“夫君”尹思慎似乎就隐藏在两人中间......
