Cilla (miniseries) Cilla (miniseries) Cilla is a British drama television miniseries about the early career of Cilla Black. It was broadcast in three parts on ITV, and began on 15 September 2014 with Sheridan Smith playing the starring role. Smith was highly praised for her performance. Following Cilla Black's death in August 2015, the series was broadcast again on ITV between 4–6 August 2015, as well as repeats on ITV Encore. The series is based around Black's hometown of Liverpool and follows her rise to fame from 1960 amateur appearances in clubs, her relationships with Bobby Willis and Brian Epstein to the
Neil Bell (actor) he had a role in the ITV comedy-drama "Married Single Other". Another recent programme he has been in is "Coronation Street", where he played Billy, and in 2012, he had a regular role in "Downton Abbey", as Durrant. In February 2016, he appeared in the BBC drama series "Moving On". He also in 2007 directed a play at the Contact Theatre in Manchester, entitled "Fair". Neil Bell (actor) Neil Bell (born 2 March 1969) is an English actor, mainly on UK TV and in occasional films. Bell studied drama at Oldham College and has played character roles in such TV