Interviewing or bumping into Beryl was a privilege, not least because the experience put you in touch with television’s first golden age.
Her south London accent and non-nonsense style – and, yes, she didn’t suffer fools – stood out in a business where sycophancy and insincerity are so often the order of the day.
Jessica Raine (Patrick Melrose) and Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who) will the lead the mind-bending six-part series. They will be joined by Nikesh Patel (Starstruck), Meera Syal (Yesterday), Alex Ferns (Chernobyl), Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso), Barbara Marten (Sanctuary), Thomas Dominique (Blood Drive), Rhiannon Harper-Rafferty (The Donmar Warehouse's All-Female Shakespeare Trilogy), John Alastair (Swimming with Men), Sandra Huggett (Coronation Street) and newcomer Benjamin Chivers.
