Sarah Lancashire says she was not daunted to take on a role made famous by Meryl Streep for her first big US TV drama.
In Julia, launching on HBO on March 31, the ex-Coronation Street star plays chef Julia Child, someone Meryl Streep so memorably portrayed in 2009 film Julie and Julia.
But Happy Valley actress Sarah, 57, said: “For me, it’s quite simple. It’s a completely different project and the nature of the project is different. The tone is different.