| The Lady | |
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| Genre | Historical crime drama |
| Screenplay by | Debbie O'Malley |
| Directed by | Lee Haven Jones |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Florence Haddon-Cave |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ITVX |
The Lady is an upcoming four-part British television drama series that is partly fictionalised but based on true events, depicting former royal dresser Jane Andrews who was convicted of murder in 2001. The ITVX series has Mia McKenna-Bruce leading the cast as Andrews, with a cast which also includes Natalie Dormer as Sarah Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Duchess of York, as well as featuring Phillip Glenister, Laura Aikman and Claire Skinner.
The series is a partly fictionalized drama which depicts the true life story of the rise-and-fall of former royal dresser Jane Andrews, who rose from humble beginnings to work for Sarah Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Duchess of York prior to being convicted of the murder of her boyfriend Thomas Cressman in 2001. [1]
The series was announced by ITVX in December 2024. Lee Haven Jones is director of the four-part series from a script by Debbie O'Malley. Left Bank Pictures are producers on the series. [3] Jess O'Riordan and Stephen Nye are executive produce on behalf of BritBox with Polly Hill for ITV. O’Malley is also an executive producer, while executive producers for Left Bank Pictures are Sian McWilliams, Andy Harries and Rebecca Hodgson. Florence Haddon-Cave is the series producer. [4]
In March 2025, Mia McKenna-Bruce was announced to be leading the series as Jane Andrews, with Natalie Dormer as Sarah Mountbatten-Windsor formerly Duchess of York as well as Ed Speleers, Philip Glenister and Claire Skinner as well as Laura Aikman, Ophelia Lovibond, Mark Stanley, Daniel Ryan and Sean Teale. [5]
Filming took place in Hampstead, London, in April 2025. [6]
In September 2025, it was reported that Natalie Dormer who played the role of Sarah Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Duchess of York, would not promote the show because of renewed focus on Sarah's ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. [7]