Rebellion And Revolution!

Hayley Atwell stars as a cruel plantation owner as slavery comes to an end…

- Natasha Holt

She may have played the heroine in BBC1’s period drama Howards End and superhero series Agent Carter, but Hayley Atwell has never played anyone as villainous as Caroline Mortimer! Set in 1831, during the last days of slavery, this three-part drama tells the story of a slave called July, who works for Caroline on her family’s sugar plantation in Jamaica…

Desperate action

‘Caroline is a monster and that’s why I wanted to play her!’ says Hayley.