Jeff Pope has written new three-part ITV drama Cilla, and Sheridan Smith has been cast to play the famous Liverpudlian sweetheart.
“I am thrilled to be playing Cilla, as she is a British icon. In the 60s, as a young girl from Liverpool, she had numerous number ones and sang with The Beatles, her life story is fascinating,” said Sheridan of taking on the role.
The series will following Cilla's rise to fame and all that came with it, hoping to capture exactly what 1960s Liverpool was like with the atmosphere of the Merseybeat music scene; stilettos, beehives and tight-fitting skirts.
Young and unknown, Cilla dreams of becoming a star and meets two men along the way who both fall for her completely - her future husband Bobby Willis and legendary manager Brian Epstein.
Further casting is expected to be announced in the build-up to transmission, as filming in Liverpool begins in March.
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