Hannah Waddingham confirmed for new heist thriller following hit SNL UK episode

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I was so impressed with Hannah Waddingham hosting Saturday Night Live UK recently – she was amazing! And now I just found out she’s landed a role in a new heist thriller called The Teller! It sounds really exciting, and the cast is fantastic with Stephanie Hsu and Guy Pearce joining her. I can’t wait to see it!

Ben Ripley wrote and directed this film, which is his first time in the director’s chair. Critics have compared it to movies like The Usual Suspects and The Town.

According to Deadline, the upcoming film, set in San Francisco, centers around Violet, a bank teller who gets caught up in a complex scheme. A dishonest FBI agent tricks her into robbing the bank, but this is only the first step in a larger, more elaborate con.

The UK and Ireland are collaborating on a new film, and shooting will start this fall in Northern Ireland. The finishing touches will then be added in the Republic of Ireland.

Martin Brennan from Teller Films UK, along with Jessica Malanaphy and Samantha Shear, are producing The Teller.

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Hannah Waddingham’s recent appearance on SNL UK was a big hit, attracting 197,200 viewers – the show’s largest audience in five weeks and the third most-watched episode all season (according to Deadline).

If you enjoyed Juno Temple and Hannah Waddingham in Ted Lasso, you can watch Waddingham in another role! She stars in Tom Jones, a four-part romantic comedy set in the 1700s, which is available to stream for free on ITVX with ads.

The new show is based on Henry Fielding’s classic novel, The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling, and features a talented cast. Among the actors are Sophie Wilde, known from Babygirl, Dean Lennox Kelly from Shameless, James Fleet of The Vicar of Dibley, and Pearl Mackie, who starred in Doctor Who.

Lucy Fallon, known for her role in Coronation Street, appears with Felicity Montagu (I’m Alan Partridge), Shirley Henderson (I Swear), and Alun Anderson (New Tricks) in the project.

Tom Jones and his lovely neighbor, Sophia, fall in love, but their different social classes – he’s poor and she’s wealthy – cause their families to try and separate them. The story asks if their love can overcome these obstacles.

Saturday Night Live UK airs at 10pm on Saturday nights on Sky One and streams on Sky and NOW.

In the US, new episodes drop on Sundays on streaming service Peacock.

The latest issue of Living Legends, a vibrant, full-color 100-page tribute to Sir David Attenborough, is now available! You can purchase it at newsstands or online.

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2026-05-12 00:49