I actually had to learn the game completely from scratch but I went in being really competitive. The drama really challenges people to think about those grey areas and the nuances of player-coach relationships.Įlla Lily reveals more about her tennis training: "Yeah we got a lot of training from great coaches who also immersed us in that tennis world. Glenn became the main person in Justine’s life and she kind of isolated herself from the rest of the world and that’s tarnished all her other relationships. It was a damaging dynamic, regardless of what went on intimately or otherwise. She’s still very in love with Glenn and was destroyed by that relationship. As for Justine, she’s both childlike and old beyond her years because she was playing such a high level of tennis so young. Although it’s fictionalised it’s based on lots of different cases, so it’s also a fascinating and important story to tell. I instantly loved the writing and the character of Justine. Justine is such a gorgeous, complicated character. Hania’s writing is looking at the greyer areas in relationship and power dynamics. Playing tennis prodigy Justine Pearce in Fifteen-Love is Ella Lily Hyland, who previously starred as Mia in the Channel 5 drama Intruder.Įlla says: “When I read Fifteen-Love I was struck instantly by how important and unique the story felt. (Image credit: Prime VIdeo) Fifteen-Love cast - Emma Lily Hyland on playing Justine Pearce Glenn watches on as his prodigy bids for tennis glory. * Fifteen-Love cast: who's who in the Prime Video drama Justine and Glen’s battle over the truth about their past as they both seek glory at the Grand Slam grass court event of the year Wimbledon, and the world of professional tennis is rocked by all sorts of lies, deceit, and control issues going on. Then Justine makes an explosive allegation against her former coach, and everyone at Longwood is forced to reconsider everything they thought they knew about Justine and Glenn’s past success. She feels she is finally healed, both physically and psychologically, from her previous tennis scars. She shattered her wrist which looked set to end her professional tennis career.įive years on, aged 22, Justine is a therapist at her old tennis academy, Longwood, alongside her former physio. Disaster soon struck, however, and Justine's dreams of actually winning a Grand Slam were dramatically and brutally cut short by a devastating injury. He helped 17-year-old Justine reach the French Open semi finals. Glenn Lapthorn (Aidan Turner) was Justine’s maverick coach and the pair had an intense rapport. Fifteen-Love follows the tennis journey of British star Justine Pearce (Ella Lily Hyland) an amazing sports prodigy, who's taken the world of Grand Slam Tennis by storm (Emma Raducanu anyone?).
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