The Game's Tom Hughes has been cast as Prince Albert alongside Doctor Who's Jenna Coleman in the new ITV series Victoria

Hughes will star close by Coleman in the eight-section show which records the early existence of Queen Victoria, who will be depicted by Coleman.

She will play a youthful Queen Victoria after her climb to the throne at 18 years old and the arrangement will complete her romance and marriage to Prince Albert.

Victoria went ahead to run for a long time, and was the nation's longest-serving ruler until she was overwhelmed by Elizabeth II on September 9 this year.

Hughes' Prince Albert will be seen from scene three onwards, and the Silk and Cemetery Junction on-screen character said he is "charmed" to be a piece of the undertaking.

He said: "Victoria and Albert's story is one that not just lastingly affected this present nation's history, additionally gives a rich profundity of material to make a connecting with and effective arrangement.

"A generally educational, political, energetic affection story. One that still feels applicable to cutting edge life. Something that Daisy (Goodwin) has caught superbly with her scripts."

The show's author and official maker, Daisy Goodwin said: "Albert was portrayed by one contemporary as the handsomest ruler in Europe. We are extremely fortunate to have Tom Hughes to play this perplexing and charming character, frequently called the best lord we never had."

Different names officially affirmed incorporate Bafta-selected Rufus Sewell, Da Vinci's Demons star Paul Rhys, Broadchurch's Eve Myles and Spooks' Peter Firth.

Sewell will play Lord Melbourne, the first leader amid Victoria's tenet, who had a close companionship which turned into a well known wellspring of tattle and undermined to destabilize the Government.

Coleman reported in September that she was bowing out of BBC's Doctor Who and her part as Clara Oswald, the Doctor's aide.

After her throwing in Victoria was reported she said: " I am pleased to be give a role as Queen Victoria in this driven dramatization of her life. She is a striking, solid, motivational and totally entrancing lady in British history and I can hardly wait to recount to her story."

Taping on Victoria began in areas around the north of England in October.

The arrangement will open with an hour and a half scene, trailed by seven one-hour scenes.

Press Association