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The Feud viewers only just realising star of Channel 5 show is a secret nepo-baby – do you know his famous parents?
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VIEWERS of Channel 5 show The Feud are just realising one of the stars is a secret nepo baby.
The six-part drama follows suburban neighbours who clash over a family's extension plans.
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Rupert Penry-Jones, 54, stars in the new series, portraying John Bartlett.
Some fans may be unaware that Rupert is not the only thespian in his family.
His father is the late Peter Penry-Jones, who worked with iconic Laurence Olivier at The National Theatre.
Peter also made appearances in programmes such as Midsomer Murders and Bergerac.
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Born in Cardiff in 1938, he died of bowel cancer at the age of 70, in Anglesey.
Meanwhile, Rupert's mother is actress Angela Thorne, who sadly passed away at the age of 84, in 2023.
She is perhaps best known for playing Marjory Frobisher in popular BBC sitcom To The Manor Born.
It aired from 1979 to 1981 before later returning for a one-off episode in 2007.
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Her impressive career also included starring as Margaret Thatcher in Anyone for Denis?, initially in the theatre.
She was nominated for Best Comedy Performance at the Laurence Olivier Awards, before reprising the role in the video release.
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The Sun revealed Angela had left her £1.6million estate to sons Rupert and Laurence.
Now an accomplished actor himself, Rupert's past work includes the lead role in ITV police procedural Whitechapel.
He also took on the roles of Adam Carter in BBC's spy drama Spooks and Clive Reader in Silk.
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- The Ex-Wife - New parents Tasha (Céline Buckens) and Jack (Tom Misson) seem to have the perfect life, but the constant presence of Jack's overly friendly but suspicious ex-wife Jen (Janet Montgomery) puts pressure on the couple. But as the series progresses it becomes less clear who the bad guy really is and how far everyone will go to get the life they think they deserve.
- Heat - EastEnders alum Danny Dyer leads this four-part action thriller, set in Australia, which sees two families holidaying together during bushfire season. But instead of rest and relaxation, secrets and lies start to unravel — and not everyone will make it out alive…
- Lie With Me - Another soap legend jets off to Australia, this time its EastEnders alum Charlie Brooks who takes as a married woman trying to saving her marriage by moving halfway around the world after her husband had an affair. However it's far from plain sailing, as a young and attractive live-in nanny comes to work with the Fallmont family, and tensions soon build and eventually, someone ends up dead.
- The Drowning - Jill Halfpenny plays Jodie, a woman whose life is shattered following the disappearance of her beloved four-year-old son, Daniel. However, ten years later, the grieving mother thinks she's finally found her missing child, and embarks on a journey to discover the truth about him. But has she really just found the son she has been missing for so long?
Created by Aschlin Ditta, The Feud features an all-star cast in addition to Rupert.
It includes Jill Halfpenny, Larry Lamb, Chris Gascyone, Amy Nutall and Ray Fearon.
Only Fools and Horses' Tessa Peake-Jones, The Vicar of Dibley's James Fleet and Derry Girls' Jamie-Lee O'Donnell round out the cast.
The Feud airs on Channel 5.
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