December 29th 2024.
Nicola Walker is making a highly anticipated return to the small screen as she reprises her role as Hannah Stern in the hit drama series, The Split. The talented actress, who has had a successful career on both stage and screen, rose to fame in the 90s and has been nominated for numerous awards throughout her career.
Fans of the show will be thrilled to see their beloved characters back for a two-episode special after three seasons came to an end in 2022. The BBC drama follows the Defoe family through all the ups and downs of familial relationships, including romance, affairs, grief, and the challenges of modern marriage.
As we prepare for The Split's shocking return, let's take a closer look at Nicola's personal life and career, including her famous husband. But first, let's recap where you may have seen her before.
Nicola's breakout roles came in the late 90s with appearances in Chalk and Touching Evil. She then went on to play Harriet Ambrose in The Last Train before landing her most well-known role as Ruth Evershed in Spooks, where she starred alongside the likes of Peter Firth and Matthew Macfadyen from 2002 to 2011.
After her time on the popular BBC spy drama, Nicola continued to impress with her performances in Broken News, Torn, Inside Men, and A Mother's Son. She then took on the role of DCI Jo Fontaine in Prisoners' Wives, Justine in Heading Out, and Sharon Franklin in Babylon. She also continued her streak of police procedural dramas with her roles as DCI Cassie Stuart in Unforgotten and DS Jackie Stevenson in River. Most recently, she played Jane Oliver in Collateral, the title role in Annika, and starred opposite Sean Bean in Marriage.
In addition to her successful television career, Nicola has also appeared in several films, including The Circuit, The Turn of the Shrew, Oliver Twist, Faith, and Cows.
Now, let's take a closer look at Nicola's personal life. She is married to fellow actor Barnaby Kay, who has appeared in shows like The Bill, Silent Witness, Midsomer Murders, Prime Suspect, and Holby City. The couple met in 1994 when they both starred in a production of The Libertine and have been together ever since. They tied the knot and welcomed their son Harry in 2006.
Despite being in the public eye, Nicola prefers to keep her personal life out of the spotlight. In a previous interview, she shared that they got married because they both lost a parent at a young age, and they wanted to make sure their legalities were in order. She also joked that it may not have been the most romantic reason to get married, but it was the only thing that could have convinced her to sign a marriage certificate.
As The Split returns to our screens, Nicola has been teasing what fans can expect from the new episodes. The story picks up a few years after the last season, and the characters have all moved on in their lives. The Defoe family is headed to Barcelona for Hannah's daughter's wedding, and while it may seem like a sunny and joyous occasion, there are still plenty of emotional moments and unexpected twists.
The cast is thrilled to be back together, especially after thinking the show had ended with a perfect finale in the last season. But when the opportunity to film a special two-episode event in another country came up, they couldn't resist. Nicola also shared that her character and the rest of the Defoe family are just as themselves, turned up to 11, in Barcelona.
Fans can catch The Split: Barcelona on BBC One on December 29th and 30th at 9pm, and both episodes will be available on BBC iPlayer from December 29th. We can't wait to see what's in store for the Defoe family and all their drama-filled adventures.
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