Where Do I Know That Actor?

As regular viewers know, January brings new drama to Sunday nights. This year, we’ve been treated to new seasons of MISS SCARLET & THE DUKE and ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL. But at 10pm, there’s FUNNY WOMAN, a new program starring Gemma Arterton.

Based on the novel Funny Girl by Nick Hornby and set in the Swinging Sixties, FUNNY WOMAN chronicles a woman’s struggle to find her voice in the male-dominated world of comedy. The series aired on Britain’s Sky Max early last year and runs on PBS through February 11.

But who’s who? Where have you spied the familiar faces among the cast? That’s what we’re here to find out…

Gemma Arterton stars as Blackpool beauty queen Barbara Parker who heads to London to take the entertainment industry by storm. About 15 years back, Arterton starred as Tess Durbeyfield in Tess Of The D’urbervilles on Masterpiece. But that’s about it until now.

Wednesday Trivia Question

Who played the creator of Sherlock Holmes in the series ARTHUR & GEORGE?

The three-part series ARTHUR & GEORGE was based on the 2005 novel of the same name by author Julian Barnes. It aired in 2015 in the UK and later that year in the US as part of MASTERPIECE.

The story was inspired by the true case of the “Great Wyrley Outrages” in which a parson’s son, George Edalji, was convicted in a case of livestock maiming. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, believed the man to be innocent and set about to prove it by turning detective.

Arsher Ali (THE GUILTY) co-starred as George but the main draw was the actor who portrayed Doyle. Said actor is known to PBS NC audiences, having appeared in several programs we’ve aired.

So who was it? Who starred as Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, in the MASTERPIECE series ARTHUR & GEORGE?