MORWENNA BANKS

AS AN ACTOR, BANKS HAS HAD NUMEROUS ROLES IN SHOWS SUCH AS THE THICK OF IT, RED DWARF, SHAMELESS, SAXONDALE AND BREEDERS, as well as BritBox’s recent Agatha Christie mystery Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?. In addition, she lends her voice to many kids’ series, most notably Peppa Pig, Danger Mouse and Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom. Her writing CV includes credits on Damned, Up the Women and sketch show Ruddy Hell! It’s Harry & Paul, and Banks is now adapting Nick Hornby novel Funny Girl for Sky. It stars Gemma Arterton as new Miss Blackpool Barbara Parker, who heads to London, where she finds her voice in the maledominated world of the 1960s sitcom.

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