One of Bristol’s most famous sons will be the subject of a new ITV drama starring Jason Isaacs. The Cary Grant biopic is titled Archie and will premiere on a brand new streaming service called ITVX.
Cary Grant was one of the most famous and successful leading men in the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema – but he was born Archibald Alec Leach in Bristol, during 1904. The new four-part series will explore Grant’s emigration to America, early forays in film and the three-decade acting career which resulted.
Grant faced extreme poverty, had to process his father’s adultery and experienced the loss of his older brother, John. He joined a music hall act called the Bob Pender Troupe as a stilt walker, touring to America and deciding to stay.
