The very real Noele Gordon was a television legend in her own unconventional lifetime. Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Gordon gave up years on the stage to make history in the ...

As the credits rolled on another episode of Crossroads on 4 November 1981, the switchboards at ITV started to jam. After watching the show’s beloved Midlands motel go up in flames, hundreds of viewers ...

It's a Sin creator Russell T Davies' latest series is the three-part ITVX drama Nolly, which casts a wry look at the later years of actress Noele Gordon, best known for her long-running role in the ...

Who was the married man Nolly loved for decades? Did the actress honestly get arrested in Bangkok? And did she finally learn the true reason for her Crossroads dismissal and confront her producer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Quay Street Productions Created by Russell T Davies, Nolly is a three-part biographical series. The plot revolves ...

Based on the sacking of Crossroads star Noele Gordon in 1981, and starring Helena Bonham Carter as the soap legend, it is funny and moving and quietly political. This is the story of an older woman ...

'Nolly' gives British screen icon Noele Gordon the limelight she deserves A clumsily aspirational, shot-as-live serial set around a motel in the British Midlands — some distance removed from the ...

The upcoming ITVX series will explore the life of the soap star who was sacked unexpectedly in the 1980s. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going on in the ...

Gordon was a central part of hugely popular soap Crossroads in the 1960s and 1970s, playing the role of Meg Richardson. However, she was suddenly sacked in 1981 by then-head of programming Charles ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Helena Bonham Carter in ‘Nolly’ and the real soap queen Noele Gordon (ITV) As the credits rolled on another episode of Crossroads ...