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Back with another week of ‘banter about the business’, on today’s show Drew and Sam throw around a few ideas and thoughts regarding portraying real life figures. They are inspired by the sad passing of Jeanette Charles, an actress who for many years impersonated the late Queen Elizabeth, and would probably these days be considered a “look-a-like”. Jeanette was beloved by the public and appeared in many TV shows and films as her royal doppelganger, but recreating celebrities on screen has certainly never been limited to monarchs.

There have been innumerous biopics and plenty of memorable performances, (recent blockbuster Oppenheimer was enormously successful and is just one example to have a variety of real life people reincarnated), so building on that, Drew and Sam, who are no strangers themselves to playing popular figures, discuss their favourite performances and the pitfalls and benefits involved in portraying someone real. It’s safe to say expectation is great when an actor steps into the shoes and life of a famous personage, and today’s show is bound to provoke much though and many differing opinions regarding who has made a success of the task.

Listen or watch now to join the debate!


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