James McAvoy stars as Lord Asriel (Photo: BBC) Here she meets Father MacPhail (Will Keen), Lord Boreal (Ariyon Bakare) and journalist Adele Starminster (Georgina Campbell) at a glittering society party where she learns of the sinister ‘General Oblation Board’. When the glamorous and mesmeric Mrs Coulter (Ruth Wilson) enters Lyra’s life she embarks upon a dangerous journey of discovery as she travels from Oxford to London. Placed there by Lord Asriel (James McAvoy) she lives a sheltered life amongst the scholars and college staff under the watchful protection of The Master (Clarke Peters) and Librarian Charles (Ian Gelder). What does the TV adaption cover, and who stars in it? Ruth Wilson stars as Mrs Coulter in His Dark Materials (Photo: BBC)ĭafne Keen stars as Lyra, who lives in Jordan College, Oxford. In her search for her missing friend, Lyra also uncovers a slew of kidnappings and its link to the mysterious substance called Dust. As in Pullman’s novel, Lyra discovers a dangerous secret that involves her uncle Lord Asriel and Marisa Coulter. The series follows the life of young Lyra, who is an orphan living with the scholars at Jordan College, Oxford. His Dark Materials is set in an alternative world where all humans have animal companions called dæmons, which are the manifestation of the human soul.
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