Looking at the photos of one and the other, it's impossible to deny their resemblance. Gaia Wise, Emma Thompson's daughter, is almost a younger version of her mother. At 25, this young actress is taking her first steps in the world of film and television and is the most notable addition to... All beasts, small and largeThe sixth season of the series premiered this week on Filmin. It's a charming, slice-of-life drama that follows the lives of a group of veterinarians in England during the 1930s and 40s.

In the picturesque and seemingly peaceful city of Oxford, a mystery is eating away at restorer Sara Tucker (Ruth Wilson): what has become of the little girl who survived a spectacular explosion in the neighborhood? Obsessed with finding the child, who has mysteriously disappeared from the hospital, she contacts a detective agency that doesn't seem to be a very profitable business. It is there that she meets Zoë Bohem, a private investigator, played by Emma Thompson, who isn't interested in romance. The two women are the protagonists of the series. Down Cemetery Roadwhich can now be seen on Apple TV+ starting this Wednesday (as is usual on the platform, one episode will be released per week).

Perhaps because we mostly associate her with British period dramas, it's surprising to see in person that Emma Thompson is one of the funniest stars on the scene today. In the conversation she shared with the audience this Saturday on the occasion of receiving the Leopard Club Award from the Locarno Film Festival, she recalled her beginnings in the world of comedy. "When I was young, I didn't want to be an actress like my mother (Phyllida Law) because it seemed like a very precarious job. But I became a comedian. I did stand-up comedy at political demonstrations, full of jokes about Margaret Thatcher. And about herpes. It was a bit of a fluke to get work as an actress. I hadn't sought it out, and sometimes what turns out best is exactly what you don't look for," she says.