Jimmy Erskine is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes and takes pleasure in savagely taking down any actor who fails to meet his standards. When the owner of the Daily Chronicle dies, and his son takes over, Jimmy quickly finds himself at odds with his new boss and his position under threat. In an attempt to preserve the power and influence he holds so sacred, Jimmy strikes a Faustian pact with a struggling actress, entangling them and the boss in a th...
Top Cast
IA
Ian McKellenJimmy Erskine
GE
Gemma ArtertonNina Land
MA
Mark StrongDavid Brooke
LE
Lesley ManvilleAnnabel Land
BE
Ben BarnesStephen Wyley
RO
Romola GaraiCora Wyley
AL
Alfred EnochTom Tunner
RO
Ron CookHugh Morris
CL
Claire SkinnerMary Brooke
MA
Matthew CottleGraham Meadows
BE
Beau GadsdonFreya
NI
Nikesh PatelFerdy Harwood
RE
Rebecca GethingsJoan
ÉV
Éva MagyarDolly Langdon
JA
Jay SimpsonSlyfield
JA
Jacob James BeswickRobbie
NI
Nicholas BishopRichard Pugh
AL
Albie MarberLennie
GR
Grant CrookesCritic
DE
Debra GillettMrs. Keefe
JA
Jake NeadsFlamineo
GR
Griffin StevensLodovico
JO
Joe CoenBrachiano
OL
Oliver ShawRowan
AV
Avye LeventisLizzie
TO
Tom PadleyPolice Officer
ED
Ed MaddenIvan Franklin
JA
Jasper BrittonGideon Lambert
PE
Pearce QuigleyMr. Morrisey
NI
Nick MossBlackshirt
TO
Tom RouvrayGiovanni
LO
Louis PierisDoctor Julio
AI
Aisling LongshawCornelia
MA
Magnus GordonGasparo
EL
Eleanor WyldIsabella / Viola
SH
Shanika OceanZanche
RO
Ross ArmstrongOswald Mosley (uncredited)
CA
Cara BallingallDaphne (uncredited)
GR
Grant CrookesCritic (uncredited)
LI
Libbi FoxDiana Guinness (uncredited)
TY
Ty HurleyPrivate Members Club / Bar Patron (uncredited)