Famous film and TV actor in Shroppie

Well-known actor James Norton was spotted in Audlem at the weekend enjoying a visit to the Shroppie Fly as he visited the village on a narrow boat.

The 30-year old James Norton played the lead role of Captain Stanhope in the 2011 revival of Journey's End and has appeared in the films 'Rush', 'Belle' and 'Mr. Turner'.

His television roles include Onegin in an episode of 'Doctor Who', Henry Alveston in the BBC historical drama 'Death Comes to Pemberley', and as the dangerous ex-convict Tommy Lee Royce in the 2014 BBC crime drama 'Happy Valley'. His violent role in the very well reviewed 'Happy Valley' saw him nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2015.

The Happy Valley role also meant his peace and quiet being disturbed briefly in the pub on Saturday by an over-enthusiastic fellow customer exclaiming: " I know you. You killed that policewoman on TV!"

Last year, he began playing Canon Sidney Chambers in the ITV period drama 'Grantchester' and this year he starred in 'Life in Squares', a BBC drama mini-series about the Bloomsbury Group.

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