Doctor Who star Billie Piper discusses her role in Sky Atlantic’s upcoming psychological thriller series Penny Dreadful in a new video interview.

Featuring some of literature’s most terrifying characters in Victorian London, Penny Dreadful begins in the US on Sunday 11 May on Showtime and will air in the UK on Sky Atlantic shortly after.

Billie Piper plays Brona Croft, an Irish immigrant seeking to escape her dark past, in the show.

Watch the interview…

Starring alongside Piper are Josh Hartnett, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear (Black Mirror) and James Bond star Timothy Dalton.

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