{"id":564252,"date":"2026-05-03T16:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T16:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/564252\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T16:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T16:33:18","slug":"katherine-parkinson-lining-up-harry-potter-stars-for-her-daughters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/564252\/","title":{"rendered":"Katherine Parkinson ‘lining up’ Harry Potter stars for her daughters"},"content":{"rendered":"

The star has begun filming as Ron Weasley’s mum in the HBO Harry Potter series and says the young cast are ‘completely wonderful’\"Katherine<\/p>\n

The busy star will also be appearing in the new series of Rivals later this month(Image: Getty Images for BAFTA)<\/p>\n

Katherine Parkinson<\/a> has joked that she\u2019s \u2018lining up\u2019 the young stars of the new HBO Harry Potter series<\/a> as potential partners for her two daughters.<\/p>\n

The actress, 48, speaking to the Mirror<\/a> at the BAFTA <\/a>TV Craft Awards, said \u201dThe children on that show are so completely wonderful. It’s probably not a good thing to say this, but I’m lining them up for my daughters, haha! I really respect them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked who she meant, perhaps her on-screen son Ron, played by Alastair Stout, she added, \u201cMaybe\u2026.? I don\u2019t want to scare him off!\u201d<\/p>\n

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She plays Ron Weasley’s mum in the HBO series(Image: PA)<\/p>\n

The IT Crowd <\/a>star is currently filming for the new HBO series in the role of Harry’s flame-haired friend Ron Weasley\u2019s mum Molly <\/a>– taking over from Julie Walters<\/a>, who played her in the Warner Bros. film adaptations. A faithful book-by-book adaptation of J.K. Rowling’<\/a>s novels, it is set to premiere in 2027.<\/p>\n

Previously admitting it was a \u2018pinch-me moment\u2019 to be cast and see her inner world<\/a> come to life, the actress said, \u201cI’m back filming in a couple of weekends. I haven’t done much yet, but what I have done has been really, really thrilling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parkinson, who shares daughters Dora, 13, and Gwendolyn, 11,<\/a> with her actor husband Harry Peacock, also spoke about filming the second bonk-busting series of Rivals based on Jilly Cooper<\/a>‘s novel, which returns to Disney+ on May 15<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She says, \u201cIt’s brilliantly part-time because Vic [Smirfutt]<\/a> and I and everybody on Rivals, the plot is so multi-stranded that it means we all have quite a lot of time off as well, which is why we work in pods of people and characters.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s big, bold, brash, bonking brilliance. We only just finished filming in March, as we did so many episodes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The new series of Rivals is as ‘big, bold and brash’ as ever, she says(Image: DISNEY PLUS)<\/p>\n

The stellar cast includes Danny Dyer and Emily Atack<\/a>, but Parkinson jokes that it wasn\u2019t as raucous on set as you might imagine – as many of the cast are getting on a bit.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was quite civilised I have to say, this series. There was no crazy; we\u2019re all very old. And also the days are very, very long. But everyone’s got a great sense of humour, so we have a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

She says the cast all stay in touch on a Whatsapp<\/a> group and are very supportive of each other. \u201cThey\u2019re a lovely bunch. There isn’t a bad one amongst them, unless it’s me.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the last riotous series her character, married romance novelist Lizzie Vereker, became involved in a tender love story with tech magnate Freddie (Dyer)<\/a>, which saw the two actors share an improvised kiss in one scene.<\/p>\n

Parkinson is tight-lipped, however, on whether there\u2019ll be more where that came from for the pair. \u201cDo I kiss him on-screen in the next series? I’ve literally blocked it all out; I\u2019ve got no memory. You\u2019ll have to wait and see\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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Parkinson was actually pregnant in real-life filming In The Club(Image: BBC\/Rollem Productions)<\/p>\n

There it’s lots ahead, but she tells us one of her favourite TV roles to date was in the late Kay Mellor\u2019s BBC drama In The Club<\/a>, about the rollercoaster lives of a group of expectant parents.<\/p>\n

She says, \u201cI loved that show. I was actually pregnant during it, and had a pregnant bump over the real pregnant bump, which was dangerous because people sort of went to hit it, and I was like, “No!”<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat an amazing woman Kay Mellor was. She was so warm and brilliant. I remember her telling me she liked writing about women, not because she was trying to promote women, but because she genuinely found them more interesting. I love that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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