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Daily Mirror
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Ambika Mod says 'doors are starting to open' as she reflects on One Day success
A year after the sweeping success of her lead role in Netflix's One Day, Ambika Mod has shared her personal insights and experiences about being a brown woman in the film industry Netflix's One Day star Ambika Mod has opened up about her experience navigating the film industry as a woman and those who compare her career trajectory to her former co-star Leo Woodall. The actress shared her candid thoughts after new survey research from Mastercard revealed that women in film feel progress is reversing, but that younger generations are best poised to affect positive change. Speaking at a panel event alongside film director Nisha Ganatra (Freakier Friday), Mod said: 'It's great to see such a positive shift on screen, as the new research from Mastercard reflects. There's a real sense that change is taking hold, and that people are starting to believe in a more equal future for women in film.' 'It's something I've seen in my own experience, progress is happening, and doors are starting to open,' she continued. 'But the findings are also a timely reminder that we're not there yet - especially when it comes to behind-the-scenes roles. If we want lasting change, we need to make sure opportunities exist not just in front of the camera but across every part of the industry.' Following the success of the Netflix miniseries, Mod has gone on to star in the television series The Stolen Girl and hit movie Black Bag, alongside Cate Blanchett, BAFTA award winner Marisa Abela and fellow Netflix alum Regé-Jean Page, and was also named on the 2024 Time100 Next list recognising rising influential leaders. But despite her incredible success, her career trajectory is often compared to her former One Day co-star. Woodall's career has skyrocketed since the series, starring as the lead in Prime Target for Apple TV+ and recently earning a role in the upcoming Anthony Bourdain biopic, Tony. Speaking to British GQ, Mod shared she doesn't have access to the same 'privilege' as Woodall, though their careers are often compared. She said: 'It's mad because we wouldn't be going for the same roles at all, and we're very different people. I think we're going to have very different careers. If I compare myself to someone like Leo, I'm always going to come up short, because there's a privilege there that I don't have access to.' She revealed in the interview that she still struggles not to compare herself to her white peers. 'Being brown is not particularly easy in this industry. You don't get the same opportunities. You don't get the same ascension.' Despite her success on One Day and BBC 's This is Going to Hurt, Mod says she still feels she has to prove herself in a way white actors do not. 'I've been the lead of two very successful, critically-acclaimed TV shows and I still feel like I have to keep on proving myself. A lot of my white peers don't really have to tackle that." Mastercard's Women in Film research also cited that while representation of women on screen has improved, there is more pressure on women to 'prove themselves' than their male counterparts - particularly in behind-the-scenes roles. Still for Mod, the future is bright as ever with a slew of exciting projects on the horizon including two big theatre shows. Mod's one-woman show, Every Brilliant Thing, will soon kick off in the West End and be followed by a performance in Porn Play at the Royal Court. She will also take on a lead role in Sacrifice, the first English-language feature from French director Romain Gavras alongside Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Evans, Vincent Cassell and Charli XCX.
Edinburgh Live
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
Code of Silence viewers say same thing about Rose Ayling-Ellis' drama after one episode
The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Get the latest Edinburgh Live breaking news on WhatsApp ITV has aired the first episode of Code of Silence as Rose Ayling-Ellis returned to prime time television in ITV's latest thrilling police drama. The six-part series follows Rose's character, Alison Brooks, a deaf civilian who soon becomes embroiled in a high-stakes police investigation. Alison works in the canteen at Canterbury police station and has a second job in a café but is struggling to make ends meet. However, her life takes a dramatic turn when detectives recruit her to assist with a significant criminal case. Alison monitors a gang of criminals and uses her exceptional lip-reading skills to gather crucial information. (Image: MAMMOTH SCREEN/ITV) The character's deafness is central to the plot, providing viewers with an authentic depiction of her interactions with others. Created by The Stolen Girl's Catherine Moulton, who drew on her own experiences with lip-reading and hearing loss, the series lead director is Kin's Diarmuid Goggins (The Night Caller, Kin, Witness No. 3) The show also stars former Call the Midwife actress Charlotte Richie as DS Ashleigh Francis alongside Andrew Buchan as DI James Marsh. (Image: ITV) Within minutes of the ITV drama starting, viewers were all saying the same thing about the show. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one person wrote: "15 mins in to Code Of Silence and already hooked! Rose Ayling-Ellis is truly outstanding! loving the music (we all knew i'd comment on this hahaha) and also the cool toned colour grading is perrrrfect!" (Image: MAMMOTH SCREEN/ITV) A second chimed in: "@AylingElli82298 Brilliant acting in Code of Silence. You are a great actress." While a third added: "Code of Silence is brilliant so far. Rose is fantastic." The next five episodes of the gripping drama will air on a weekly basis through to mid-June. Code of Silence is available to watch on ITVX
Wales Online
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Code of Silence viewers say same thing about Rose Ayling-Ellis' drama after one episode
Code of Silence viewers say same thing about Rose Ayling-Ellis' drama after one episode The thrilling crime drama kicked off on ITV on Sunday evening ITV has aired the first episode of Code of Silence as Rose Ayling-Ellis returned to prime time television in ITV's latest thrilling police drama. The six-part series follows Rose's character, Alison Brooks, a deaf civilian who soon becomes embroiled in a high-stakes police investigation. Alison works in the canteen at Canterbury police station and has a second job in a café but is struggling to make ends meet. However, her life takes a dramatic turn when detectives recruit her to assist with a significant criminal case. Alison monitors a gang of criminals and uses her exceptional lip-reading skills to gather crucial information. Code of Silence fans have praised Rose Ayling-Ellis' next ITV drama (Image: MAMMOTH SCREEN/ITV ) The character's deafness is central to the plot, providing viewers with an authentic depiction of her interactions with others. Article continues below Created by The Stolen Girl's Catherine Moulton, who drew on her own experiences with lip-reading and hearing loss, the series lead director is Kin's Diarmuid Goggins (The Night Caller, Kin, Witness No. 3) The show also stars former Call the Midwife actress Charlotte Richie as DS Ashleigh Francis alongside Andrew Buchan as DI James Marsh. The series follows the complex criminal investigation by Canterbury police (Image: ITV ) Within minutes of the ITV drama starting, viewers were all saying the same thing about the show. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one person wrote: "15 mins in to Code Of Silence and already hooked! Rose Ayling-Ellis is truly outstanding! loving the music (we all knew i'd comment on this hahaha) and also the cool toned colour grading is perrrrfect!" Fans are "already hooked" on Code of Silence (Image: MAMMOTH SCREEN/ITV ) A second chimed in: "@AylingElli82298 Brilliant acting in Code of Silence. You are a great actress." While a third added: "Code of Silence is brilliant so far. Rose is fantastic." The next five episodes of the gripping drama will air on a weekly basis through to mid-June. Article continues below Code of Silence is available to watch on ITVX
Wales Online
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Who is in the cast of Code of Silence? Everything you need to know about the stars of the ITV drama
Who is in the cast of Code of Silence? Everything you need to know about the stars of the ITV drama ITV's latest thrilling police drama Code of Silence kicks off on Sunday Code of Silence: Rose Ayling-Ellis stars in ITV trailer Former EastEnders star Rose Ayling-Ellis leads a stellar cast as ITV's latest drama, Code of Silence, arrives on screens on Sunday evening (18th May). In the series, Rose portrays Alison Brooks, a deaf civilian who becomes embroiled in a high-stakes police investigation. The thrilling plot following Alison who works in the canteen at Canterbury police station and a café, struggling to make ends meet. However, her life takes a dramatic turn when detectives recruit her to assist with a significant criminal case. Alison monitors a gang of criminals and uses her exceptional lip-reading skills to gather crucial information. The character's deafness is central to the plot, providing viewers with an authentic depiction of her interactions with others. Created by The Stolen Girl's Catherine Moulton, who drew on her own experiences with lip-reading and hearing loss, the series lead director is Kin's Diarmuid Goggins (The Night Caller, Kin, Witness No. 3). Here's everything you need to know about Code of Silence's lead stars. Rose Ayling-Ellis is portraying Alison Brooks in the new ITV series Code of Silence (Image: MAMMOTH SCREEN/ITV ) Alison Brooks The series is led by Rose Ayling-Ellis, who plays the lead role of Alison Brooks, and is best known for her role as Frankie Lewis, the daughter of Mick Carter, on EastEnders. She appeared on the BBC soap from 2020 to 2022. Article continues below In 2021, she won the 19th series of Strictly Come Dancing with Giovanni Pernice, becoming the first deaf contestant to do so. The 30-year-old from Kent uses British Sign Language and has been deaf since birth. Rose was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for her supporting performance in William Shakespeare's As You Like It. She also starred in the four-episode series Reunion as Miri Mokhtar and appeared in Doctor Who, Ludwig, and Summer of Rockets. Liam Bayne Kieron Moore stars as suspect Liam Bayne in Code of Silence (Image: MAMMOTH SCREEN/ITV ) Joining Rose is Kieron Moore, who plays suspect Liam Bayne. The 28-year-old from Manchester is relatively new to the acting world, with his first major TV role credited on IMDB as Emmerdale in 2019, where he played the role of Nav for one episode. Kieron then went on to star as Dylan for two episodes of the Netflix series Sex Education in 2021. He has since played Dimitri Belikov in Vampire Academy and Cliff Starkey in Steven Spielberg's Apple TV+ series Masters of the Air. DS Ashleigh Francis Charlotte Ritchie as DS Ashleigh Francis and Rose Ayling-Ellis as Alison Brooks in Code of Silence (Image: MAMMOTH SCREEN/ITV ) Actress Charlotte Ritchie returns to prime time television as she stars as DS Ashleigh Francis in Code of Silence. The 35-year-old, from London, is famed for playing Nurse Barbara in Call the Midwife between 2015 and 2018. In the BBC period drama, Barbara was rushed to the hospital after it was confirmed she had blood poisoning from meningitis, and she later died. Since bowing out of the show, Charlotte has starred in a number of popular drama including Doctor Who where she played the part of Lin, and also appeared as Iris Shepherd in Death in Paradise, and Matilda in Drifters. Charlotte is also famed for her recent role in the ITV series Grantchester playing Bonnie Evans and also Alison Cooper in Ghosts. She portrayed Alison in Dead Pixels until 2021, and in 2020, she played the character of George in Feel Good and DS Irene Ross in McDonald & Dodds. In 2023, she starred in the hit movie Wonka as Barbara. DI James Marsh Code of Silence stars actors Charlotte Ritchie and Andrew Buchan (Image: ITV ) Andrew Buchan rounds out Code of Silence's main cast. The 46-year-old from Stockport is famed for starring as Wallace Webb in Netflix's Black Doves and as Andrew Parker Bowles in The Crown. He also famously starred as Mark Latimer in Broadchurch between 2013 and 2017 alongside David Tennant and Olivia Colman, along with a long list of other shoes including Garrow's Law, Cranford, The Fixer. Over the years, he's also appeared in political dramas Party Animals and Industry. Full cast list of Code of Silence Rose Ayling-Ellis - Alison Woods Kieron Moore - Liam Bayne Charlotte Ritchie - DS Ashleigh Francis Andrew Buchan - DI James Marsh Nathan Armarkwei Laryea - DC Ben Lawford Joe Absolom - Braden Moore Beth Goddard - Helen Redman Andrew Scarborough - Joseph Holhurst Fifi Garfield - Julie Woods Article continues below The first episode of Code of Silence will premiere at 9pm on ITV1, and ITVX and STV Player on Sunday, May 18. The following five will then air on a weekly basis through to mid-June.
Gulf Today
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Gulf Today
In ‘Andor,' minor ‘Star Wars' villains play major roles
In the galaxy of 'Andor,' 'Star Wars' super villains are relegated to the shadows. The Disney+ series is more interested in what might be called supervisor villains: the bureaucrats, planners, schemers and petty functionaries who make tyranny possible. Instead of Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine, we get Dedra Meero and Syril Karn, a pair of ambitious middle-managers who become an unlikely couple in their pursuit of Diego Luna's Cassian Andor. 'It's so nuanced, these villains are operating in a real grey zone, and they're representing a side of the empire that we have never seen before,' said Kyle Soller, who plays Karn. 'You're getting a real like cogs and nuts and bolts view of how the empire machine works, from the very bottom to the upper echelons.' In a joint interview with Soller for The Associated Press, Denise Gough, who plays Meero, added, 'It can't just be brute force. An empire can't survive on brute force, it takes all these Machiavellian, tiny movements here, tiny movements there, ripple effects everywhere.' Gough is a 45-year-old Irish actor who is also currently starring in the thriller 'The Stolen Girl' on Hulu. Soller is a 41-year-old Connecticut-born actor who has long lived in London with his wife, actor Phoebe Fox. Their characters came together during Season 1 as each sought to collar the mysterious figure of Andor amid the burgeoning Rebel Alliance — Karn from the police side, Meero from the police-state side. In Season 2, Meero and Karn each become caught up in the exploitation of the powder-keg planet of Ghorman, a previously peaceful place where the Galactic Empire needs to gouge-mine a mineral essential to building the Death Star. The process is likely to kill or displace its residents, among whom a rebellion brews. A group of imperial bureaucrats meet secretly in a conference room to plan the planet's destruction, in scenes that see the return of actor Ben Mendelsohn's Orson Krennic, the Death Star builder who was the chief antagonist of 2016's 'Rogue One.' ('Andor' is a prequel.) He's a senior leader but is still a functionary subject to the mercy and whims of the dictators he serves. 'Andor' creator Tony Gilroy said the meeting was his chance to make his version of the oft-dramatized Nazi Germany Wannsee Conference, what he calls a 'PowerPoint meeting' of middle managers over lunch in 1942 to drily and practically plan the extermination of European Jews. Krennic singles out Meero during a lunch break, seeing a strong thinker in counterintelligence. She smartly suggests encouraging the Ghorman rebellion to become violent. 'Propaganda will only get you so far,' Meera says, in one of the season's key lines. 'You need Ghorman rebels you can depend on to do the wrong thing.' The plotline pushes Karn and Meera, neither of them ideologues, out to moral cusps where it seems they may switch sides. 'You get to see how the empire is using its underlings,' Soller said. 'No matter how high up they achieve power, they're all being used, they're all pawns, and disposable.' Gough said the difference between the two sides is that of 'a gang and a tribe.' 'The empire is the gang and the rebellion is the tribe,' she said. 'The tribe has heart and loyalty and all of those things, and values all of those things, and the gang makes it seem like they do, but they don't, they disperse at the first sign of trouble, and they dispense when it's no longer needed.' Meero and Karn's overlapping ambitions also lead them into a romantic coupling. That had Gough worried at the end of Season 1 that they would end up in an 'insipid' world of common couple tropes, but she said 'I couldn't have imagined how weird it would get.' 'They've never had an example of love,' Gough said. 'They grew up in a controlled, cultlike environment. So actually the story we're telling is how do two people, when they grow up like that, how do they function in relationships?' Associated Press
