Coronation Street star lands huge role in A-list Disney+ show alongside David Tennant

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 Cooper adaptation Rivals.

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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 of 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.

Crime dramas on ITVX

Crime drama buffs have a wide selection of choices on ITVX - here is a selection of some of the programmes available to binge.

• Professor T: Based on a Belgian TV series of the same name, former Death in Paradise lead Ben Miller plays the title character. Professor Jasper Tempest is a criminologist with OCD who helps the police solve crimes. The cast also includes Emma Naomi, Barney White and Andy Gathergood.
• The Beast Must Die: This series follows a mother's grief for her son, who was killed in an accident. Nicholas Blake's novel of the same name has been adapted for the programme. Stars include Cush Jumbo, Jared Harris, Billy Howle and Geraldine James.
• Red Eye: Starring Richard Armitage, Jing Lusi and Lesley Sharp star in this six-part thriller, which mostly takes place  during an all-night flight between London and Beijing. With dead bodies piling up and a mystery to unravel, the heroes must work fast to get to the truth.
• The Twelve: This Australian drama originally aired as a miniseries in 2022, with the episodes dropping in the UK in February 2023. Four months later, the show was renewed for a second season. Jurassic Park star Sam Neill stars in the leading role of barrister Brett Colby.
• Manhunt: Martin Clunes stars in this drama based on true murder investigations. Series one focused on the death of Amélie Delagrange, which took place in 2004, while the second depicted the search for serial rapist Delroy Grant.