We'll Take Manhattan - Karen Gillan Travels to the 60s

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Karen Gillan, co-star of Doctor Who as current companion Amy Pond, will be appearing in a single television drama for BBC Four, We’ll Take Manhattan, as sixties supermodel Jean Shrimpton. The drama brings to life a story of two young people falling in love and in the process inadvertently redefining the fashion of the sixties. We'll Take Manhattan has now finished filming and is currently in post-production, with the view of being released in 2012.

Written and directed by John McKay, We’ll Take Manhattan tells the tale of a young visionary photographer, David Bailey (Aneurin Barnard), refusing to conform to the standard regulations and insisting on using the unconventional model Jean Shrimpton (Karen Gillan) in his shoot for British Vogue. During one wild week of ‘62, Bailey and Shrimpton produce startling new imagery and, along with their love affair, unwittingly shape the image of a whole decade.

This one-off television film will mark Gillan’s first lead role since joining the cast of Doctor Who. Speaking about her role in the drama, Gillan said: "Jean Shrimpton is an icon of the Sixties and I am so excited to be playing somebody who had such a lasting impact on the fashion world. I can't wait to take on the challenge of bringing Jean and Bailey's fascinating love story to life. Sixties here I come!”