Miriam Margolyes lands gender-swapped James Bond role weeks after ITV racism row

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Miriam Margolyes has been confirmed as the latest addition to the Young Bond: SilverFin audio drama, taking on a gender-swapped version of the character Cleek MacSawney, originally written as male in Charlie Higson's novel.The 85-year-old, renowned for her portrayal of Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films, will play what has been described as "a violent henchperson on the Scottish estate of villain Lord Hellebore".The casting announcement comes just weeks after the actress found herself at the centre of a racism controversy following an appearance on ITV's This Morning.She appeared to question presenter Andi Peters about his racial heritage and used a term relating to skin tone that provoked widespread criticism from viewers.During her appearance on the ITV programme on September 4, Ms Margolyes began quizzing Mr Peters about his accent before asking: "What are you?" TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say When the presenter responded with bemusement, she continued: "Well, you're a...

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