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‘Dune’ 1984: Francesca Annis, The Original Lady Jessica, Lifts The Lid On Life Behind The Scenes Of David Lynch’s Epic, The ‘Heaven’s Gate’ Of Sci-Fi

As the world gears up to take in Dune's anticipated reboot at the Venice Film Festival, I sat down with British actress Francesca Annis, star of the original Dune, to talk candidly about the ins and outs of working on one of the most fabled sci-fi films of the 1980s. Were David Lynch and Dino De Laurentiis really at…

By Andreas Wiseman
Sep 1, 2021 6:11 am
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‘Flesh And Blood’: Imelda Staunton, Francesca Annis, Russell Tovey & Stephen Rea Star In ITV Family Drama

The Girl and Vera Drake star Imelda Staunton, Cranford star Francesca Annis, Quantico and Years and Years star Russell Tovey and The Crying Game and The Honourable Woman star Stephen Rea are to front ITV family drama Flesh and Blood. The series is written by The Long Song writer Sarah Williams, who also wrote 2007…