Woman’s Own – 02 September 2019

Our guide to the week’s

best telly....

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THE

BOX

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BOX

Nico

Mirallegro

BBC1’smilitarydrama

OurGirlreturnsfora fourth

series,andtheformer

Hollyoaksstarplaysa new

recruitas2 Sectionheads

backtoAfghanistan.

What’snextfor...

ImeldaStauntonstarsasamotherwhosedaughteris

missinginreal-lifecrimedramaAConfession...

ImeldaStauntonreturnstoour

screensthisweekin ITV’snew

crimedramaA Confession,

whichtellsthereal-lifestoryof

themurdersofBeckyGodden

andSian

O’Callaghan

andthehunt

fortheir

doublekiller.

Bestknown

forherrolesin

theacclaimed

2004 filmVeraDrakeandthe

HarryPotterfilmseries,Imelda

starsasBecky’smumKaren,

who’sspenteightyearslooking

forherdaughter– a known

drugaddictandprostitute–

whentheseriesbegins.

‘Karenwenttogreatlengths

tofindBecky,’saysImelda.

‘I canonlyadmireherfornever

givingup.She

hadeightyears’

worthof

birthdayand

Christmas

presentswaiting

forBeck y.’

Thesix-parter

openswiththedisappearance

of22-year-oldSian,who’sgone

missingaftera nightoutwith

friends.Asthehourstickby,

hermumElaine(Siobhan

Finneran)beginstofearthe

worst.Soon,bothElaine

andKarenfindtheirlives

tragicallyintertwinedwhen

theterribletruthaboutwhat

hashappenedtotheir

daughtersis revealed.

TheseriesalsostarsMartin

FreemanasDCISteveFulcher

andex-EastEndersstarJoe

Absolomasthechiefsuspect,

taxidriverChristopherHalliwell.

‘I don’tthinkI’veplayeda

livingpersonin a realstory

before,’saysImelda.‘It’sa big

responsibility.WhatKaren’s

beenthroughis everyparent’s

worstnightmare,soI couldtap

intoherpainveryeasily.’

lA Confessionis onITV

Favouritestarsin

futureTVprojects...

‘It’s every parent’s worst nightmare’

PHOTOS:

BBC,

SHINE

TV,

ITV,

GETTY,

C4,

TV

TIMES,

PA IMAGES, NETFLIX

personisabi

responsibility’

‘Playing a real

MartinFreemanstars

asDCISteveFulcher

Siobhan Finneran

plays Sian’s mother