A CORONATION Street star has landed a huge new role alongside David Tennant in a Disney+ series.
Cobbles legend Denise Black has secretly been signed up by bosses at the streaming giant for Jilly
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The eight-part series is based on the books by the best-selling author and explores the extravagant and eye-popping antics of the elite in 1980s England.
And The Sun can reveal Denise, 66, will appear in the new blockbuster, having filmed her scenes last year.
The star – best known for her role as Denise Osbourne in Coronation Street – plays David Tennant’s straight-laced secretary.
Rivlas’ all-star cast also features Danny Dyer, Emily Atack and Aidan Turner.
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Skins heartthrob Luke Pasqualino also heads up the cast which follows the raucous antics of those in fictional Rutshire.
Disney+ have yet to confirm a release date for the highly-anticipated new series, though recently dropped a first-look trailer.
We previously revealed how Danny Dyer and Emily Atack stripped off for the show.
Emily, 34, will go starkers for a scene during a tennis match.
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One o the show’s stars previously admitted how the programme had made use of 30 per cent of the world’s intimacy coordinators for the romp-fuelled show.
Pictures released last year showed Danny, 47, looking unrecognisable while filming on location for the show.
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