The TV drama, I May Destroy You, has catapulted its writer, director and star to world acclaim a far cry from her childhood on a tough London estate
A year ago this week , Michaela Coel stood in an ornately gothic private suite in the heart of Bloomsbury, eyeing her assembled troops. The 12 episodes of her show I May Destroy You were to be read aloud in full for the first time by her cast. The production crew jigsawed themselves behind the actors’ table while producers from HBO and the BBC sat tight in anticipation.
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