Emma Thompson to play Queen in Buckingham Palace intruder drama February 24, 2012 - 18:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Emma Thompson is to play the Queen in a drama based on the 1982 Buckingham Palace break-in - although real-life intruder Michael Fagan claims to be “appalled” by plans to dramatise the event, Metro reported. 30 years ago Fagan managed to sneak into the palace, making his way into the Queen's bedroom and chatting to her for ten minutes before police finally arrived. He was initially charged with theft after drinking some wine in the palace, but the charges were later dropped and he went on to be detained in a psychiatric hospital. Now the event is to be dramatised for in a made-for-TV film entitled Walking The Dogs, with Oscar-winner Emma Thompson set to follow in the footsteps of Helen Mirren by taking on the role of Queen Elizabeth II. Fagan will be played by Tyrannosaur's Eddie Marsan, while Being Human star Russell Tovey will play a footman who had been walking the royal corgis instead of guarding the royal bedroom. In the fictionalised account the three discuss a variety of topics before police arrive to take away Fagan. The real-life Michael Fagan has blasted the programme, saying his “moment of madness” should not be dramatised.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
