Russ Morash (Fran Kranz) is sceptical of Julia, while Alice Naman (Brittany Bradford) is a big fan SEAC "Even if, as we've said to people on the Julia side, we've made some of this up – not maliciously, but based on reading between the lines in order to give every character a really interesting personal arc." But he's trying to figure out who he is at the same time and giving him that journey we thought was important for his character. He continued: "It's not so much a question of whether Russ, in the long run, is trying to stop Julia from doing what she wants.
" There’s certainly some evidence that Russ wasn't entirely sure that this was the kind of thing that he wanted to spend his life doing and that's the resistance that we were interested in."įrom this perspective, Julia can still be considered broadly representative of the time – particularly the prejudicial behaviour towards women – but Keyser does concede that some things were "made up" to create an interesting narrative for the show.
It happened 60 plus years ago, and who said what to whom, where did the resistance arise and where did it not, is a little murky at this point. Keyser told : "T here are lots of different versions of this story. When questioned on this account, Julia producer Christopher Keyser revealed that the writers did not approach Morash for his version of events, arguing that it "wouldn't have been wise" to do so. Julia Child (Sarah Lancashire) causes a stir on an episode of I've Been Reading SEAC
"I can think of one unnamed person who was fairly vocal about Julia – after all she wasn't French and she wasn't a chef – and that was about the extent of the knock on Julia in the 50 years that I knew her." "We never saw really any of that ," he said. Julia portrays television producer Russ Morash as an initial impediment towards The French Chef being made, but Morash himself gave a rather different version of events in an interview with Boston's GBH. This memorable appearance served as the catalyst to Julia eventually getting her own show, but the exact circumstances by which that happened are partially lost to time, meaning this is where the show's accuracy can be called into question. The story then flashes forward to several years later, when Julia has made a name for herself with the launch of her first cookbook and is invited to discuss the title on I've Been Reading a book review show broadcast by a local Boston station.Įxactly as depicted in Julia, she surprised its host by pulling out a hot plate and making him an omelette right there and then, livening up the typically dry programme and eliciting a highly positive response from viewers.
Julia Child (Meryl Streep) trains with French chefs in Julie & Julia (2009) SEAC This period of Julia's life is not covered in Lancashire's biographical series, but those curious to know more may wish to seek out the 2009 film Julie & Julia (starring Meryl Streep as Child), where these important years are explored in greater detail. This is indeed based in fact, with the Childs known to have lived in Norway for a period of two years during Paul's time working as a diplomat for the United States government.Īt the dinner party, Julia also references her time spent in Paris after the Second World War, where she trained at prestigious culinary school Le Cordon Bleu and developed French cooking as her speciality. In a surprise move, the opening scene of Julia is actually set in Norway, where Julia and her husband Paul are celebrating her newly forged book deal for what would eventually become Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Julia true story: How accurate is the Julia Child biopic on Sky and NOW? By entering your details, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy policy.