Nolly: Russell T Davies and Helena Bonham Carter on new ITVX show about Crossroads star Noele Gordon

Walking into the first rehearsals of Nolly, the new drama which tells the story of soap actress Noele Gordon, was “like feeling the ground rock beneath my feet”, says creator Russell T Davies.

By The Newsroom

Published 25th Jan 2023, 16:45 BST

Entering the room, he was met with what felt like the reincarnated characters of the soap Crossroads in which Gordon – better known to her friends as Nolly – starred, causing fond memories to flood back from his adolescence.

“I had to have a little 20 seconds to myself, sitting in a chair and not saying anything, because it was quite strange,” says the Doctor Who writer, 59, who also created 11-time Bafta nominated It’s A Sin.