EXCLUSIVE:Julie Waltershas pulled out ofClarke Peters-starringChannel 4dramaTruelovedue to ill health and is being replaced byLindsay Duncan.
All cast members, including Peters, have agreed to return.
We are delighted that Lindsay Duncan will be stepping into the role of Phil.
Julie Walters (left) and Lindsay DuncanSamir Hussein
Truelovewas Walters first acting role in six years.
She was previously diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2018 and had said acting was partly to blame.
Its so well written, exploring what we face when age becomes a factor, she added.
L to R: Charlie Covell, Clarke Peters, Iain Weatherby
Our characters have done amazing things, lived amazing lives and that gives them more edge, he added.
It is so exciting to push life and death together like two opposing magnets to see what happens.
There are some really interesting older characters appearing on screen at the moment.
Covell heaped praise onLast Tango.I just thought: Wow Ive never seen something like this, they said.
We should be thinking: These are amazing people whove led amazing lives, added Covell.
And anyway I dont necessarily divide between young and old.
When writing, youre really just trying to find the core of that character.
Weatherby said the pair were careful to avoid makingTruelovea didactic piece.
Weatherby is working on a Channel 4 drama and a feature film.
OnTruelove,Duncan added: When I read theTruelovescripts I knew I wanted to be involved.
Its so well written, exploring what we face when age becomes a factor.
How do we want to live, die and love with the remaining years?
It tells a compelling story with humanity and very dark humour.
The cast is terrific.
Its original and ambitious.
Excited is an overused word in this context, but I really am.
