When Lingo Pictures' 'The Secrets She Keeps' premieres on BBC One at 9pm on July 6, it will mark a milestone as the first Australian-produced TV drama to screen in primetime on the BBC's flagship channel - at least in recent memory.
After starring in Network 10's 'The Secrets She Keeps' and the ABC's 'Operation Buffalo', Jessica de Gouw's career continues to flourish while many in her profession are idle due to the pandemic.
When Mansoor Noor decided to study at the Actors Centre Australia in 2014 after playing the lead in the ABC sci-fi series Shifters and a supporting role in the ABC docudrama Singapore 1942: End of Empire, it was a big gamble.
Network 10 is sticking to tried-and-true formats next year, its schedule and investment in local content unaffected by the pandemic-induced advertising downturn.
"When you are walking into operational sets with actual jousting tournaments and full-level scale castles with fire cauldrons hanging on the roof, it’s a pretty incredible place to be."