Ann Droid star insisted Philomena Cunk kept her Bolton accent for hit series
Digital Spy · 10 Nov 2026

Ann Droid star insisted Philomena Cunk kept her Bolton accent for hit series

Charlie Brooker, the creator of the upcoming comedy series Cunk on Cinema, admitted Philomena Cunk was originally meant to be middle-class. The screenwriter described the character the team had in mind as a "posh yummy mummy cupcake blogger".However, it was Diane Morgan herself who proposed maintaining her iconic native accent for this particular role.During a TV preview of the new Cunk on Cinema series at the BFI, Morgan told the audience: "I plucked up the courage to say, 'Can I try it again?'


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