Cara
Delevingne is to make her television debut alongside Sylvia Syms in
Tim Frith’s drama Timeless as part of Sky Arts’ comedy and drama series
Playhouse Presents.
The 21-year-old supermodel will star as Chloe, a young woman who is looking
after her great-grandmother Alice, played by Syms, while her mother and
grandmother are away on a cruise.
The unlikely pair bond across the generation gap after Chloe is given
devastating news about her iance, a soldier serving in Afghanistan. The
story is described as an “engaging tale of love, loss and hope.”
The role marks the fulfilment of a long held ambition for Delevingne, who has
said that acting is her real passion: “Modelling is a great job, and I
appreciate everything it has brought me, but it’s not my passion. As far
back as I can remember I have wanted to act.”
Another highlight of the new series is sci-fi drama Space Age. Richard
Wilson and Simon Callow star as two aging astronauts on a perilous
journey to a planet far away.