Doctor Who's Karen Gillan is the model of Jean Shrimpton for BBC drama

Add to My Stories Share Playing one of the worlds most celebrated models must have been a daunting prospect.But Doctor Who star Karen Gillan appears to have stepped into character as glamorous Sixties star Jean Shrimpton with ease.The 23-year-old actress is pictured on set for the forthcoming BBC4 drama Well Take Manhattan, a film about Miss Shrimptons rise to fame.

Model girl: Karen Gillan films the role of Jean Shrimpton in the BBC4 drama We'll Take Manhattan, which documents her rise to fameIt focuses on the iconic stars four-year love affair with photographer David Bailey, played by 24-year-old British actor Aneurin Barnard.The part is Miss Gillans first leading role since her debut in the 2010 series of Doctor Who as the Time Lords companion Amy Pond.

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The film, to be screened later this year, follows the success of BBC4s previous dramatisations of the lives of celebrity subjects including Enid Blyton, Gracie Fields, Hattie Jacques, Frankie Howerd and Tony Hancock.
BBC4 controller Richard Klein said the channel was committed to dramatising moments that have changed the course of cultural life.
The Shrimpton film will centre on a famous Vogue photo shoot which took place in 1962 in New York which helped propel the model, nicknamed The Shrimp, to worldwide stardom.

The real thing: Jean Shrimpton at the height of her 1960s fameSpeaking about playing the model, now 68, Miss Gillan said: Jean Shrimpton is an icon of the Sixties and I am so excited to be playing somebody who had such a lasting impact on the fashion world.

I cant wait to take on the challenge of bringing Jean and Baileys fascinating love story to life.Executi! ve produ cer Claire Parker, of production company Kudos, said: In Jean, Bailey found someone that he and his camera fell in love with.Well Take Manhattan captures the essence of their dynamic affair and how they unwittingly changed the face of a decade.


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