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DannyDyer
TheEastEndersactor
swapsTheVicforTheWall,
a newSaturday-nightgame
showwhereteamsuse
strategy,knowledgeand
lucktodropballsintoa
wall-sizedgridwhiletrying
towinhugecashprizes.
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AnnaFrielonherlatestroleasstruggling
mumLisainITV’stensedramaDeepWater
AnnaFrielis backonour
screensin ITV’sDeepWater,
andif lastweek’sopening
episodeis anythingtogo
by,thetitlecertainlyrings
truefortheMarcella
andButterflystar’s
character,Lisa.
Thedrama,
basedona series
ofnovelsby
best-sellingauthor
PaulaDaly,followsthe
livesofthreewomen
wholivein theLakeDistrict.
Lisais a disorganisedmum-
of-threewho’smarriedtotaxi
driverJoeandis tryingto
jugglefamilylifewithrunning
herowndogkennels
business.And,unlikeher
fellowschool-gatemum,the
seeminglyperfectKate,Lisa
oftenstrugglesto
keepa tidyhome.
‘I’mthe
completeopposite
ofLisa,’says
Anna.‘I’m
obsessivelytidy.
If thekettleisn’t
exactlyin thecorrect
placeI havetomoveit.I can’t
bearanykindofmess!’
Aftersomeonespottedher
havingillicitsexwithKate’s
brother-in-lawAdam,Lisa
thenforgottopickupher
friend’sdaughter,Lucinda,
who’ssubsequentlygone
missing– soit lookslike
there’sdoubletroubleahead!
Whilefilmingthesix-part
series,Annaranintoa bitof
troublewhenit cameto
workingwithsomeof
herfour-leggedco-stars.
‘I loveworkingwithdogs,
butit wasa bitofa challenge
attimes,’saysAnna.‘Lisa
hastwoDalmatianswhich
areasstrongashorses.I’m
suretherearea fewfunny
out-takesofmetryinghard
togetthemintothevan!’
lDeepWateris onITV
Favourite stars in
future TV projects
‘Working with the dogs was a challenge!’
PHOTOS:
ALAMY, BBC/SALLY MAIS/KIERON MCCARRON/REMARKABLE TV/
SIMON
TURTLE,
GETTY, ITV, RED PRODUCTION COMPANY/UKTV
complete
of Lisa’
opposite
‘I’m the^
Rosalind Eleazar
co-stars as Kate