Gillian Anderson has been tipped to appear in an upcoming series of âThe Crownâ, in the role of Margaret Thatcher.
Over the weekend, The Sunday Times was the first to claim that Gillian would be playing the former prime minister in the fourth series of the Netflix period drama, which will cover the events in the British royal family and Parliament during the 1970s.
Although these reports are yet to be confirmed, that hasnât stopped fans of âThe Crownâ venting their excitement at this latest casting rumourâŠ
...even though some left-leaning viewers have been left feeling conflicted, to say the leastâŠ
A representative for Netflix declined to comment when contacted by HuffPost UK.
Best known for her portrayal of Agent Dana Scully in âThe X Filesâ, Gillian recently won a legion of new fans thanks to her role as sex therapist Jean Milburn in another hit Netflix original series, âSex Educationâ.
âThe Crownâ returns for its third series later this year, with Olivia Colman succeeding Claire Foy in the role of Queen Elizabeth II, a part which earned Claire both an Emmy and a Golden Globe.
Itâs not just the Queen whoâs getting a new actress, though, with a huge reshuffle of the cast seeing Tobias Menzies joining as Prince Philip, and Helena Bonham Carter taking over as Princess Margaret.
âGodâs Own Countryâ and âThe Durrellsâ actor Josh OâConnor will play Prince Charles, while new characters will include Camilla Parker-Bowles, Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Lady Diana Spencer.
The fourth series of âThe Crownâ â in which Gillian is tipped to play Thatcher â is expected to debut on Netflix in 2020.