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
Cilla Battersby-Brown six weeks. Her return storyline was not immediately revealed, but it will help to facilitate McAlpine's maternity leave. Peters commented "I'm really thrilled to have the opportunity to revisit Cilla and the cobbles for a short while and to see what she has been up to for the last 7 years." Cilla made her on-screen return on 22 October. It was later announced that Cilla would be hiding the fact that she has osteoporosis from her family. Cilla Battersby-Brown Cilla Battersby-Brown (also Brown) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by Wendi Peters. She