Cilla (miniseries) nerves singing for Brian Epstein. A drama this good, with Smith in sparkling form, knows it can take its time to flourish." The Guardian wrote: "The third, and best, reason why Cilla is so watchable is Sheridan Smith. It's one of those extraordinary performances, like Julie Walters as Mo Mowlam, when an actress does more than play a real character; she becomes her, to the extent that it's hard for the viewer not to forget they're not actually watching a young Cilla Black. She sounds like her, too. I'd be interested to know what someone more qualified to judge (an
Josh O'Connor He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and graduated in 2011. In 2012, O'Connor appeared in "Lewis". In 2015, he played Rich in the biographical drama film "The Program", directed by Stephen Frears. The following year, he took over the role of Donaghy in "Florence Foster Jenkins", starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant. Since 2016, he has played the role of Lawrence ("Larry") Durrell in the ITV comedy-drama "The Durrells". In 2017, he starred as Johnny Saxby in the British drama film "God's Own Country", directed by Francis Lee. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on