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‘My first screen kiss was in a cowshed!’ Lesley Manville on her greatest roles – and why sex scenes for over-50s are booming
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a culture story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 24 Sept 2026, 04:00 UTC. The headline in use is “‘My first screen kiss was in a cowshed!’ Lesley Manville on her greatest roles – and why sex scenes for over-50s are booming”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
In the last 15 years, she has gone from respected actor to stratospheric, garlanded star. Now she is back on TV as a chic sleuth in a racy car – despite being terrible at guessing whodunnit It is high summer and, while Lesley Manville may be suffering a bit with…
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