Charles Danceis to star as Michelangelo in aBBCPBSdocu-drama about therenaissance.
Dance is well known for playing villains and authoritative characters on screen.
The Emmy-nominees past credits includeThe Crown,in which he played Lord Mountbatten,Game of ThronesandThe Imitation Game.
Charles Dance (left) and MichelangeloSamir Hussein/WireImage / Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
The BBC is keen to be seen to still be a big player in the arts genre.
