It is the 17-year-old’s first major TV drama since finding fame as the teenage wizard in adaptations of JK Rowling’s bestselling books.

Other cast will include Bleak House’s Carey Mulligan as Elsie Kipling and the film’s writer David Haig as Rudyard Kipling.

Controller of Drama at ITV, Laura Mackie, said: "Having won the heart of millions as Sex In The City’s Samantha Jones, it’s a real thrill to welcome Kim Cattrall onto ITV1. The part of Caroline Kipling will see her in a completely different role, and illustrates our commitment to bold and inventive casting."

Set during the war, My Boy Jack will tell the true story of how Jack’s dad Rudyard used his influence to get his 17-year-old son a commission with the Irish Guards despite his son’s poor eyesight. He later went missing in action and his parents carried out a long and painful search for him, spanning many years.

The two hour single drama will be filmed in Dublin during the summer.


Kim to star with Daniel? - April 27 2007
Kim Cattrall will apparently star alongside Daniel Radcliffe in a new World War One film.

The Sex And The City star will play the Harry Potter actor’s mother in the ITV film My Boy Jack, reports the Daily Mail.

The flick will be based on a play by David Haig about author Rudyard Kipling and his wife Caroline who go on a search for their 17-year-old son after he goes missing during the Battle of Loos.

The actress, who played Samantha Jones in the hit TV how, will play the part of Caroline.

Daniel will apparently join the cast in August after he has finished his run in West End play Equus.

Daniel is quoted as saying: "Before I film My Boy Jack I have to go on a promotional tour of Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix.

"Then once My Boy Jack is finished, I begin work on Potter 6 - Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince."

Kim plays naked chef - Aprol 17 2007
Kim Cattrall has revealed she likes to spice things up in the bedroom - by moving things to the kitchen.

The 50-year-old actress, best known for her playing sexy Samantha Jones in Sex And The City, said she and toyboy partner Allan Wyse like to mix things up by cooking in the nude.

While it’s hard to imagine Samantha ever bothering to cook, Liverpudlian Kim is the new face of Turbochef ovens.

And although it’s not the most glamorous of celebrity endorsements, the actress has somehow managed to make its emphasis on speed seem sexy.

"Using this oven will leave more time for other things," she purred. What chef Allan makes of it is anyone’s guess.

It’s not the first time Kim’s racy image has been used to sell products. She has appeared in double entendre-heavy adverts for Tetley Tea, Nissan cars, Bacardi Island Breeze, Pepsi One and even milk.

Kim says yes to Sex And The City film? - Feb 20 2007
Brace yourselves girls... it seems the long-awaited Sex And The City movie might be set to go ahead.

It’s long been rumoured that Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon were considering doing a feature-length film based on the series.

It was thought Kim was the least likely to agree to reprise her role as man-eater Samantha Jones.

But according to Heat magazine the actress has now agreed to sign up, making it more likely that we’ll see the spin-off movie.

"Kim saw the script and her storyline is so good that she realised she would be absolutely crazy to refuse," an insider told the mag.