Emma Thompson and Christopher Eccleston star in drama about landmark trans marriage case 

Love Actually’s Emma Thompson and Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston are set to appear in a drama portraying a landmark UK court case involving a trans woman’s marriage.

Hear Me Roar, co-written by Lisa McMullin and lawyer Ashley Bayston, recreates the Bellinger vs. Bellinger High Court case, in which Bayston took on the UK government in a bid to change the lives of LGBTQ+ people in Britain. 

Thompson and Eccleston will be joined by former Emmerdale star Anna Friel, and Bridgerton‘s Julian Ovenden in the film which will be directed by BAFTA nominee Amy Coop.

The drama begins with Elizabeth Bellinger meeting Bayston, played by Friel, before following the battle they fought for the next three years. 

Emma Thompson. (David M. Benett/Hoda Davaine/Dave Benett/Getty Images)

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