Emily Atack Lands Role with Bonds Naomi Harris

has bagged a huge new role that will see her on screen across all the major UK channels and platforms alongside a star. 

The actress, who rose to fame on 's The Inbetweeners as Charlotte Hinchcliffe, is among the famous faces set to appear in a new court series. 

Reputation, which was announced earlier this month, has been created by Becoming Elizabeth's Anya Reiss and will first hit screens on BBC iPlayer and BBC One. 

The six-part series follows main character Elaine, a formidable lawyer who has built her career defending freedom of expression, who has been assigned the case of defending global pop star Davina Knight. 

After Davina releases a provocative new song that accuses her ex-husband Billy of abuse, their private breakdown erupts into a public libel battle. 

The drama will follow the action as the case is fought both inside and out of the courtroom, with social media PR machines becoming judge and jury. 

According to The Sun, Emily, 36, who is currently starring in award-winning Disney+ series Rivals, will have a 'major role' in the six-part series. 

She will be joined on screen by James Bond actress Naomie Harris as lawyer Elaine, while Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks will play pop star Davina. 

The story will see Elaine put her own personal life in the line of fire as she fights for Davina, who appears to stop at nothing to protect her reputation. 

The BBC's director of Drama, Lindsay Salt, teased of the action: 'Reputation is high-stakes, intoxicating and hugely entertaining, with a lot to say about the world. 

'In Elaine and Davina the brilliant Anya Reiss has created two lead characters for the ages, and we’re delighted to be working with her to bring this very public battle to BBC iPlayer and BBC One.'

It has already been confirmed that Reputation will be 'distributed internationally' by Banijay Rights - after first hitting screens on BBC One.  

It comes after Emily  saucy seductress Sarah Stratton, as Disney+ series Rivals' second series was released on May 15.

The actress opened up about one complex dinner party scene ahead of its release and how it pushed her acting skills, explaining: 'You’ve got to know the lines inside out, know every bit of the rhythm of it.'

The actress went on to say how the show 'did it all in one go', which was a new experience for her.

She described a moment in the scene where her character has to 'break down' and added it was genuine, having had a feeling of 'I've done it'.

Emily recently reflected on playing 'flawed' women ahead of the raunchy new series return, which took place on May 15. 

In an interview, she described 'promiscuous and naughty' Sarah as 'an absolute f***ing nightmare'.

She told The Times: 'People in the past never wanted to admit that they identify with characters like Sarah as she's promiscuous and naughty.

'Now, characters like her, people are going, 'Why am I rooting for them?' I'm all for that. I want to play a flawed woman in a right bl**dy pickle.'

Elsewhere, Emily reflected on her character Sarah and how Rivals writer Jilly Cooper makes readers 'understand why women had to use sexuality to '.

She spoke about how author Jilly Cooper - who wrote the 1988 book Rivals - makes you 'root for people you should hate' while also overhauling how women are written about.

Emily said: 'Sarah is such an amazing character to play and I feel so grateful that women like her are finally being written with complexity and nuance and the writing's incredible, I'm so lucky.'

Emily added about her character: 'Sarah is such an amazing character to play and I feel so grateful that women like like her are finally being written with complexity and nuance and the writing's incredible, I'm so lucky...

'That's the thing with Jilly's writing you have these characters you are meant to hate like with women like Sarah, you're supposed to villify them and hate them and tear them down but you actually wind up rooting for them...

'You don't condone the behaviours and all the bad stuff going on and you start to understand why women had to use their sexuality to get what they want and that's fun to play and I'm so happy women are being written more complex now.

Emily has kept her clothes firmly on for part one of the first season but has she wouldn't be averse to another nude shot after finding the process 'so liberating'.

She previously told Sky News: 'Of course there are going to be people out there that take what you do and try and spin a negative narrative on it. I'm a woman, of course people are going to do that.

'But what I have to keep stressing to people is I'm exactly where I need to be. I'm at work, I'm playing a role, I'm very comfortable and I'm on a closed set.'

Emily added: 'We have intimacy coordinators, I get on very well with my director, the crew, the actors and I'm very happy and comfortable.

'It's other people's characters that need to be looked at if they're going to twist it into some grotesque negativity.'