TV TIMES 7
NEW FACES
THIS SERIES
NED DESPARD
Vincent Regan
‘Ned fought with Ross
in the American War of
Independence,’ says
Vincent, recently seen
in ITV’s Victoria. ‘Their
friendship is very strong, but his
impetuous behaviour gets him
and Ross into a lot of trouble!’KITTY DESPARD
Kerri McLean
‘Ned’s wife is quite
formidable,’ reveals
Bodyguard star Kerri.
‘She goes to Cornwall
to ask Ross to help get
Ned out of prison, but
ends up ruffling feathers
between Dwight and Caroline...’RALPH & CECILY HANSON
Peter Sullivan and Lily
Dodsworth-Evans
‘Cecily grew up in
Honduras with her
trader father, Ralph,’
explains Lily. ‘She’s
a very modern girl in a
very restrictive time
for women. She meets
Geoffrey Charles [now
played by Freddie
Wise, who’s replaced
Louis Davison], who’s
not like anyone she’s
ever met before.’TESS TREGIDDEN
Sofia Oxenham
‘Tess gets a job as a
farmhand at Nampara,’
says Sofia. ‘But she’s
a bit of a rabble-rouser
who resents the upper-
classes. She’s also
a terrible flirt!’It ’s a n
exciting
series, more
so than
any other