Dockery set for Olympic Shakespeare
Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery is set to play another lady - this time as part of the BBC's Shakespeare season marking the 2012 London Olympics.
Michelle Dockery is best known for playing Lady Mary Crawley in Downton Abbey
The actress, who plays Lady Mary Crawley in the hit ITV1 costume drama, will play Lady Percy in Henry IV.
Other stars in the cast include Jeremy Irons, Julie Walters and Maxine Peake.
New Tricks star Alun Armstrong and his son Joe will play father and son characters The Earl of Northumberland and Hotspur.
Films of Richard II and Henry V are also being made as part of the BBC's contribution to the London 2012 Festival and the Cultural Olympiad.
Ben Whishaw will play Richard II and Tom Hiddleston will play Henry V in the films.
Oscar-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes, who is executive producer on the project, said he was "delighted" to be involved.
He said: "One of my earliest introductions to Shakespeare was watching the plays on TV, and it's terrific to have the opportunity to bring them to a new, wider audience."
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