The life and times of a true soap diva and legend are being brought firmly back into the spotlight by new ITV drama Nolly, which makes its debut this week.
You have have seen the preview adverts over the last few weeks, as there have been an awful lot of them, but on Thursday, it will be time for viewers to get their first look of Helena Bonham Carter in another iconic role, as stars of Crossroads and one of the most famous faces on British TV in the 1960s an 70s, Noele 'Nolly' Gordon.
The leading lady of the now defunct soap, Noele, who won the TV Times award for Best Actress eight times, was a real darling of the TV industry and, seemingly at the top of her game, when she was dealt the huge bombshell that was being given the chop, in a move that she and fans of the show definitely didn't see coming.
