Ellen Rooney
Ellen is a successful architect who gets pregnant just as her career is about to take off.
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It’s not great timing but she's confident she can make it work. Ellen doesn't believe she has to choose between family and full-time career.
Her tendency to micromanage means the idea of sharing her big project makes her very nervous.
When her mother died six years ago, Ellen struggled to cope. Her treatment for depression led her to meet her psychiatrist husband Ian. They started dating after she finished treatment but Ellen sometimes fears Ian still sees her as the fragile woman he first met.
Morven Christie
Morven was born in Helensburgh, Scotland, and grew up in Glasgow and Aviemore. She studied at the Drama Centre London until 2003 and came to prominence six years ago for her roles in Sam Mendes and Kevin Spacey’s much-acclaimed Bridge Project at The Old Vic and Brooklyn theatres.
Morven has become known for starring in the 2009 drama The Young Victoria, where she appeared alongside Emily Blunt, and the BAFTA nominated romantic drama, Lilting.
Morven also starred in the well-known short film Hollow, winner of four awards at the 2011 Rhodes Island International Film Festival. The film explores the nature of addiction as Morven’s character struggles with her partner to overcome their heroin addiction. Further film credits include Between Places, Shell and The Flying Scotsman.
In 2016, Morven starred in the BBC series The A Word, (written by BAFTA-winning Peter Bowker and also starring Christopher Eccleston) as a mother dealing with the news her son has autism. She also recently appeared in the ITV detective drama Grantchester and in Birger Larsen’s Murder on BBC Two.
"You're not here to look out for me"
The conversation turns personal when Ellen summons Paula for a dressing down.
