After making a recent appearance in the Beeb’s Hayley Atwell vehicle Howard’s End, Julia Ormond is staying around for a while to star in a new BBC One drama called Gold Digger, which will weave the tale of a woman who falls in love with a much younger gentleman, making waves in an already-on the rocks family unit.
The new show is the first lead role on British TV for Ormond, and the six-part series is being written by Marnie Dickens (Thirteen). Tim Bradley (Unforgotten, Death In Paradise) is the producer on this one, and Vanessa Caswill (Little Women) will direct the first half of the series.
Here’s a synopsis for Gold Digger, courtesy of the BBC:
Mother first, wife second, woman last. Julia has spent her whole life putting the needs of others before herself. Gold Digger tells the story of the wealthy 60 year old as she falls in love with Benjamin, a man 25 years her junior. As the series progresses the impact their unconventional relationship has on her family is explored and the secrets of their past are revealed. Has Julia finally found the happiness she’s always deserved? Or is Benjamin really the gold digger they think he is?
“I’m thrilled to have the hugely talented Julia Ormond bringing our heroine to life,” Marnie Dickens said in a statement. “I couldn’t be happier to be working with the BBC and Mainstreet on a drama that puts an older woman unequivocally at the heart of the action.”
Julia Ormond added “This is a fabulously written piece exploring family dynamics and I feel extraordinarily grateful to have been cast in Gold Digger and to be working with Vanessa and Marnie.”
More on this as we get it.