Welsh actor Michael Sheen can be seen embodying the Duke of York in first-look images from Prime Video’s A Very Royal Scandal.

The three-episode series, premiering next month, depicts Emily Maitlis’s headline-making Newsnight interview with Andrew over his friendship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Playing former BBC journalist Maitlis is Luther actress Ruth Wilson, who can be seen sitting opposite Sheen for the interview, which took place at Buckingham Palace.

A further still shows Good Omens actor Sheen, 55, in character, smiling while giving a speech.

Wilson, 42, sports Maitlis’s signature blonde bob in another, sitting alongside The Sixth Commandment actor Eanna Hardwicke as BBC Newsnight editor Stewart Maclean.

The cast also includes The Thick Of It actress Joanna Scanlan as Andrew’s ex-private secretary Amanda Thirsk.

Joanna, who was named best actress at the BAFTA film awards for her role in the film drama After Love, accepted an Honorary Degree at Bangor University's winter graduation ceremony in December.

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Born in West Kirby, Joanna moved with her parents to Ruthin when she was just three years of age.

Her parents, Pat and Mike, bought the Castle Hotel, in Ruthin, and Joanna attended Howell's School, in Denbigh.

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She came to prominence in the role of Terri Coverley in BBC comedy The Thick of It, alongside Peter Capaldi, while in After Love, Joanna portrays Mary Hussain, a widow who discovers her late husband's secret family.

Among her successes is the darkly satirical NHS drama Getting On, in which she starred and co-wrote with Jo Brand and Vicki Pepperdine.

Film roles include The Invisible Woman, Get Santa, Testament of Youth, In the Loop, The Bad Education Movie, The Other Boleyn Girl, Stardust, Notes on a Scandal, Girl With A Pearl Earring, Pin Cushion, After Love and Kinky Boots.

Most recently, she received rave reviews for her performance in the BBC dark comedy Boat Story.

Also in the drama are Victoria actor Alex Jennings as the late Queen’s private secretary Sir Edward Young, and My Mad Fat Diary star Claire Rushbrook as Sarah, Duchess of York.

The drama “follows the action of Maitlis and Prince Andrew in the lead-up to the interview, the ground-breaking event itself and the many questions left in its wake that would change their lives forever”, Prime Video said.

Maitlis, who left Newsnight to host The News Agents podcast with fellow former BBC journalists Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall, is an executive producer on the show.

Netflix film Scoop, released earlier in the year, also documented the interview and starred Doctor Who actress Billie Piper as Newsnight producer Sam McAlister, with Rufus Sewell as Andrew and Gillian Anderson as Maitlis.

A Very Royal Scandal will premiere on September 19 exclusively on Prime Video in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.