‘Howards End’: Behind the Scenes of the New Starz Miniseries (PHOTOS)
Tracey Ullman, who plays the sisters’ aunt, and costar Joe Bannister film in the temperamental Rolls-Royce.
On a break, Ullman checks her smartphone.
Costars Macfadyen and Bessie Carter keep warm (in their modern-day jackets).
Atwell (left) and Coulthard share a tender moment.
Atwell gets a touch-up.
“There are always challenges to making a period piece,” says Howards End executive producer Colin Callender.
He faced plenty while filming this romantic drama, based on the E.M. Forster novel and set in early-20th-century Britain. Oftentimes, the weather wouldn’t cooperate (“In England, you can have four seasons within one day,” he says) and neither would the vintage Rolls-Royce, which struggled to start.
In the end, the cast and crew overcame the obstacles to deliver a stunning four-part series, which follows sisters Margaret (Hayley Atwell) and Helen (Philippa Coulthard) as they become involved with wealthy Henry (Matthew Macfadyen) and struggling Leonard (Joseph Quinn), respectively.
Ahead of the premiere, Starz shares exclusive photos from the shoot. Click through the gallery above.
Howards End, Miniseries Premiere, Sunday, April 8, 8/7c, Starz
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