Dennis was introduced as the son of Elsie Tanner, and moved in with his mother after being released from prison.
"He knew that I'd done a lot of stage stuff and I was in Cabaret in the West End and I love the theatre."Coupled with my on-screen appearances it made for a nice sort of concoction.”
The film is based on a screenplay by Lisa Baker from Anglesey.Director Celyn Jones also grew up on the island but said all he knew about the Marquess was his love for being photographed in outlandish outfits.“He distributed the images all round the world and you look at them and you think ‘is this the 1890s or is it Ziggy Stardust? Is it some glam rock star? Is it Marc Bolan?’, so that was the entry point," he said.
The cast also includes Louise Brealey (Sherlock, Chuck Chuck Baby) and Ruby Stokes (Bridgerton, Rocks) as well as a host of Welsh actors such as Steve Speirs (The Tuckers), Ian Puleston-Davies (Pennyworth) and Tom Rhys-Harries (Doctor Who, White Lines).Rhys-Harries, from Cardiff, said the cast and crew had bonded during the tight shooting schedule.
“With filming - especially independent feature films - you want to have a kind of familial vibe to get the best out of everybody, because you work long hours and it's quite taxing, and you want to be supportive of each other," he said.
"So to have that married with being from Wales and shooting in Wales is pretty special stuff.”Albert Bartlett - which runs farms across Britain, Ireland, and France - has purchased the Jersey Royal Company (JRC) from Produce Investments.
It comes after approval from the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority (JCRA).The firm said the consolidation of the island's leading producers was "seen by both businesses as key to delivering a sustainable future for the famous Jersey Royal crop, while continuing to deliver a great product for consumers".
Alex Bartlett, CEO of Albert Bartlett, said the company had a long history with the island in the production and marketing of Jersey Royal potatoes and in "supporting the future of Jersey agriculture".He said: "Our purchase of JRC enhances that level of commitment and will allow us to build a compelling and sustainable future for our combined teams, growers and retail partners by delivering a great consumer proposition.