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.故事发生在上个世纪80年代的西北棉纺厂，在这个以女工为主的生活空间里，那些细碎的家庭琐事、男女之间的风流韵事永远是最热衷的话题……马华沙和她的“铁哥们”陈大明都是厂子弟中学高三的学生。华沙性格爽快，父亲马永山是厂里的保卫科长，这些日子正为了抓扒女澡堂子的流氓而急得火上房。母亲郝兰荣从前是农村铁姑娘队长，脾气火暴大大咧咧，因为年轻时候被马永山退过婚，20年来对丈夫很不放心。丰姿绰约的单身女大夫乔小昭带着女儿齐乔复员回到棉纺厂，引起轩然大波！郝兰容捕风捉影，醋意大发，马家硝烟弥漫。而陈大明从见到齐乔的第一天起，就爱上了这个能歌善舞的漂亮姑娘，这让暗恋陈大明的华沙对齐乔也埋下了仇恨的种子……高考就要来临，在这个小厂子里，他们的父母多少都有些望子成龙的期待，他们小心翼翼的约束着孩子们刚刚萌发的男女情怀。高考结果让三个人的命运发生了转折……陈大明如期收到了北大通知书，华沙却发挥失常，名落孙山，齐乔则因陈大明的求爱信完全失态，而迟到的录取通知也被一直暗恋她的邮递员黄小茂给偷偷撕了。几家欢乐几家愁，三Yo-yo, swivel pen, lighter, butterfly knife, dance, e-sports.于是亚齐人和马来人打了起来，不过并不是拼命打，而是乱打一气，最后双方都累了，就都走了。
