The Doll Factory Cast Reveal All About This Winter's Most Exciting New Period Drama

Mirren Mack as Rose Whittle and Esmé Creed-Miles as Iris Whittle

1850s London – it’s dark, dank and positively Dickensian. Amongst the milieu of mysterious cadaver collectors and hustling sex workers is Iris (Esme Creed-Miles), a young woman who paints dolls for a living alongside her twin sister.

Enchanted by the prospect of living out her dreams as an artist, Iris strikes up an ill-advised relationship with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. The exchange is simple – she will model for them if they teach her to paint like a master.