Drama based on real events. Noele Gordon is unceremoniously axed from the soap Crossroads.

Drama

Drama based on real events. Noele Gordon has been the star of ITV's flagship soap Crossroads as motel owner Meg Mortimer... but in 1981, she is axed at the height of her fame.

Nolly

The soap star who fought back - dazzling drama from Russell T Davies

Helena Bonham Carter is soap's forgotten hero in this thrilling biopic. The inimitable Noele Gordon went from callous firing to glorious return - but why was she sacked? 

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Drama based on real events. Nolly is desperate to know how she is going to be killed off.

With her exit from Crossroads looming, Nolly is desperate to know how she is going to be got rid of, and dreads that her character Meg might die.

Drama based on real events. Nolly returns to the stage in a tough role to save her career.

To save her career, Nolly returns to the stage in one of theatre’s hardest roles. Riddled with self-doubt, can she prove her detractors wrong?

Nolly

Nolly

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