'The Crown' undergoes rewrite for Season 6 following Gillian Anderson's exit

The Crown writers were forced to change the script for season six after it was revealed that Gillian Anderson would not be returningThe 54yearold actress previously portrayed former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on the show but after scheduling conflicts prevented her from reprising the role The Crown writers had to hastily rewrite some of the scripts reports aceshowbizcomGillians portrayal of Thatcher was met with global critical acclaim and she was a huge asset to The Crown It had been hoped she would be able to make an appearance in scenes around the golden wedding but sadly that has not been the case due to scheduling issues a source told The Sun newspaperAs ever with the series clever scripting will mean viewers will be none the wiser Its been another blow for producers in whats already been a fairly dogged productionAlso readTaylor Swift Joe Alwyn part ways after six years of datingGillians portrayal of Thatcher in season four won her an Emmy and a Golden GlobeMeanwhile Gillian previously insisted that The Crown has made the royal family more internationally loved celebrated and understood She told Total Film magazine Its a drama Theres a lot of researchers involved and a lot of people checking and doublechecking and triplecheckingTheres a lot that has not been written about that could be written about And if you knew the difference in those youd see there is a great deal of kindness and restraint And I think at the end of the day there are incredibly compassionate and wellrounded takes on human beingsAnd what youre left with is properly maturely drawn complex characters And theres a lot thats in there that one has to say if you didnt do it we wouldnt be writing about it I think the whole family is more internationally loved celebrated and understood in a way that they wouldnt be were it not for the showThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever