?Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes joined by Dame Diana Rigg as shooting starts on second series of VictoriaLondon, 27 February 2017: As filming begins this month on the highly-anticipated second series of ITV and Mammoth Screen’s hit drama Victoria, BAFTA winning iconic actress Dame Diana Rigg (Game Of Thrones) has been confirmed as a new regular cast member.The second series - once again written by creator and executive producer Daisy Goodwin – sees Queen Victoria face the new challenge of motherhood.Following critical acclaim for her portrayal of the monarch both in the UK and America, Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) reprises her role alongside Tom Hughes (The Game) as Prince Albert.Picking up six weeks after the first series ended, the second instalment establishes Victoria as a working mother, learning to balance her responsibilities as both parent and Queen. However, with Prince Albert still struggling to find a role for himself there is an inevitable power struggle between husband and wife.Dame Diana Rigg will play the Duchess of Bucchleuch, the young Queen’s new Mistress of the Robes, who is renowned for speaking her mind. She joins returning cast members including Nigel Lindsay (Unforgotten) as Sir Robert Peel, Alex Jennings (The Lady In The Van) as King Leopold, Peter Bowles (To The Manor Born) as Duke of Wellington, David Oakes (The White Queen) as Ernest, Daniela Holtz (Circle Of Life) as Baroness Lehzen and Catherine Flemming (Tatort) as the Duchess of Kent. Below stairs Nell Hudson (Outlander) returns as Skerrett, Ferdinand Kingsley (Borgia) as chef Francatelli and Adrian Schiller (The Secret Agent) as Penge.As well as much drama in Buckingham Palace, the series will include trips to France and Germany, touch on tragedy in Ireland and war in Afghanistan, and see Victoria and Albert discovering sanctuary in the Isle of Wight.The eight-part series and 2 hour Christmas special has been commissioned by ITV’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill and Senior Drama Commissioner Victoria Fea, and will be executive produced by Damien Timmer (Endeavour), Kate McKerrell (Lost In Austen) and Daisy Goodwin for Mammoth Screen. It will again be produced by Paul Frift.Creator, Daisy Goodwin said: “In series one Victoria married the handsome prince, but in this series she and Albert get down to the serious business of living happily, sometimes stormily, ever after. Victoria is the only Queen Regnant to marry and give birth while on the throne and the challenges of being head of state as well as a wife and mother are legion. In many ways Victoria’s dilemma is a modern one - how do you have a successful marriage and a happy family when you are holding down an important job. Can you really have it all?”Executive Producer and Managing Director of Mammoth Screen, Damien Timmer added: “Series one of Victoria was a big success both at home and abroad, and it is a privilege to continue to tell the story of this fascinating woman at a particularly interesting point in her reign. Audiences will be intrigued by the meticulously researched stories Daisy has planned, brimming with scandal, romance and tragedy. At the centre of it is a beautifully nuanced study of a young marriage, and it’s a joy to watch Jenna and Tom find new layers to this iconic couple.”The first series of the drama was ITV’s highest rating drama of 2016, receiving critical acclaim and a consolidated average of 7.7m viewers with a 29% share. It is distributed by ITV Studios Global Entertainment and has been sold in 350 territories worldwide. It has also proved hugely popular in the US, with the first series reaching an average audience of 6.3m viewers and the first episode drawing in a 28% share - more viewers than the first series of Downton Abbey.无诸知道番邑由苏角的一万两千军队，而自己有三万人，趁着越军主力不在，可以好好利用一下这个机会。张良见状，急忙出言帮助主公，说道：张良见尹将军若有所思，面带微笑，想来已经有了主意。讲述了这样一个故事：驻守在特区的某部二营营长李桂林，周末之夜，他去电视台与女朋友许娜相会，部队却忽然接到了抗洪命令。二营成了抗洪先头部队，被空运到了位于长江险要地段的江川市。教导员钟涛正在休假，闻讯立即归队。部队直奔双河垸，营救出了被洪水围困的群众和九中预备参加高考的学生以及女教师楚天洁。洪水危机仍然威胁江川市凤凰院，分洪迫在眉睫。但是有翟建业、高升这样的“蛀虫”，令抗洪战士们面临生与死的选择，李桂林经过这场考验，对人生观、价值观有了新的认识。铁窗，冰冷。10年，3650天，87600个小时。等待，比死更冷的等待。那个叫詹姆斯·库伦(“巨石”强森)的名字，已经被V65780这个编号代替。他是那么痛恶等待，但他有必须等待的理由。这么多年来，没有一刻他眼前不会浮现出眼睁睁看着兄长咽下最后一口气的画面。于是，火焰在他心口熊熊燃烧，复仇的火焰。不幸的家庭各有各的不幸。十多年前，哥哥徐晖（胡兵饰）、弟弟徐明（陈泷饰）与父母过着富足平静的日子。然而徐父于台湾的一夜风流，竟酿成杀身之祸，也使这个平静的小家庭支离破碎。徐父在台湾的私生子莫春生（林志豪饰），极其不满自己和母亲没有名份的生活，对父亲钟爱原配妻儿，由嫉妒而愤怒，终于，实施了他人生的第一个复仇计划，将自己的全家福照片交给同父异母的哥哥徐晖，幼稚的徐晖拿着照片交给母亲，毫无思想准备的徐母如遇晴天霹雳，一场家庭大战就此爆发，愤怒的徐母和惊慌失措的徐父双双死于交通意外。从此，徐晖、徐明沦为孤儿，徐晖更背负害死父母的恶名，被亲友视为克星。葬礼过后，徐明由富有而霸气的姑妈收养，徐晖则遭亲友唾弃。只有在上海工作，烧得一手好菜的厨师舅舅陶文强（崔杰饰）带徐晖到上海。兄弟别离，哥哥徐晖哭得死去活来，心如刀割，发誓有朝一日能赚钱养家时一定接弟弟重组家庭。光阴似箭，当徐晖有能力赚钱供弟弟读书时，却发现徐明已视富有的姑妈为生母，根本不屑于兄弟团聚。徐晖的人生目标是成为一名出色的建筑师。见工面试前，
