Huge 90s star is completely unrecognisable in new cop comedy Piglets
A huge 90s star looks entirely unrecognisable in her new role, having completely transformed her look. Actress Sarah Parish is among the famous faces set to star in ITV's latest comedy series, titled Piglets, which is due to begin airing in summer.
ITV says the six-part show "follows a newly recruited group of six very different would-be cops and the handful of key staff whose thankless task it is to knock them into some kind of shape". Those starring in the show alongside Sarah include the likes of Callie Cooke, Sam Pote, Abdul Sessay, Jamie Bisping, Halema Hussain and Sukh Kaur Ojla.
The team behind Green Wing and Channel 4's Campus have written Piglets, alongside ITV's Comedy Writers Initiative candidate Omar Khan. An exact launch date has not yet been given.
Sarah, 55, takes on the role of Superintendent Julie Spry in the new show. She has shared a look at her character in a new social media post, where she looks worlds away from her usual self. The actress has swapped her brunette locks for a cropped, grey hairdo and ditched glam makeup in favour of a natural look. She posted an up-close shot of herself as Julie as she shared details about her new acting role.
Sarah penned: "Say hello to Superintendent Julie Spry. What a cracker! Piglets is a brand new 6 x 30 comedy, set in a fictional police training college. From Monicker Pictures and the award-winning team behind Smack The Pony and Green Wing. This Summer, the series will simultaneously drop as a full series box set on ITVX and air weekly on ITV1 primetime. @itv @itvxofficial #comedy #piglets."
Fans flocked to comment on the photo, with one writing: "I love this so much!!!" A second penned: "Omg...love her!!!!"
"Omg I did not know it was you," a third commented. A fourth added: "Oh my word Sarah," and a fifth said: "Oh my goodness this is hilarious."
Sarah shot to fame in the 1990s in shows such as The Bill, Peak Practice and Babes in the Wood. She then went on to star in titles including Cutting It, The Vice, Mistresses and Broadchurch. Most recently, she narrated series eight of Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport, and starred in Netflix's Stay Close. As well as starring in Piglets, she is set to appear in upcoming Paramount+ drama Curfew as Pamela Green.
