Actress Izzy Meikle-Small is relieved to miss out on racy Game of Thrones role Game of Thrones is one of television's most popular series, but Izzy Meikle-Small is relieved that she failed to win a part. "I got to the final two to play Lady Sansa Sark, but I didn't get it," says the 17-year-old, who played the young Estella in the BBC's acclaimed adaptation of Great Expectations. Speaking at a celebrity screening of The Big Wedding at the May Fair Hotel, she adds: "I was a bit sad, because the show's massive, but I'm not that unhappy, because they all show a lot of flesh, don't they? I don't think my parents would be happy. David Beckham's retirement has led to fulsome praise, but the tycoon Sir John Madejski is no fan of his body art.