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Miriam Margolyes ('Harry Potter') and Stephen Fry ('Wilde') are set to star in upcoming British short film 'A Friend of Dorothy'.
The film, which shot at The Charterhouse in London and a private home in Kensington & Chelsea, follows the titular Dorothy (Margolyes), an elderly woman living alone who unexpectedly strikes up a friendship with young neighbor JJ (Nwachukwu) when his football lands in her garden. She is currently in post-production on Netflix series Diary of a Ditched Girl, which is based on Amanda Romare’s novels and was part of a large Nordic slate unveiled a year ago. Per the synopsis, “As Ed ‘sinks his teeth’ into the case, he finds himself caught in a whirlwind of bizarre events, family trouble and mid-life struggles.” Series launched earlier this year on Play Media and Streamz in Belgium.
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