The Hack: Interviews
“WE still live in the shadow of this moment. That’s why it’s really important that we tell this story. “This post-truth age that we live in is as a result of people polluting the idea of truth....
View ArticleFarewell Vera
“IT was very appropriate that the last day of filming was scheduled to take place in the police incident room where so much of the drama has happened. “I think our producer Will Nicholson contrived...
View ArticleBreathtaking: Interviews
The Story You Haven’t Been Told. “Reading the scripts I was very moved and shocked…by what was really going on behind the closed doors of the hospitals here in the UK. “The story the public was fed by...
View ArticleVera: Series 13 Interviews
“THERE might be a winding up. I don’t know. “Ann Cleeves is also writing her 11th Vera book. So, there’s also that to consider. “But a whole series? I think not. We’ll see.” Brenda Blethyn talking...
View ArticleVera: The Rising Tide
“I’VE always wanted to have a Vera Christmas special. This adaptation of Ann Cleeves’ book The Rising Tide is set against the backdrop to the run up to Christmas. “I think The Rising Tide is one of...
View ArticleArchie: Interviews
“MY initial thought was only an idiot would take this part, that anyone with half a brain would run in the opposite direction. “It was obviously impossible to play the icon who was the biggest star...
View ArticleMalpractice: Interviews
“A lot of damage has been done to the NHS. “People were very down on doctors and nurses and not being seen. Then we had the pandemic where everyone was suddenly incredibly grateful for doctors, nurses...
View ArticleThe Hunt For Raoul Moat: Interviews
“MOST people think they know what happened in this story. But they don’t. “This drama shows you what actually happened. “We see the news reports and then the image of Moat on a river bank with a...
View ArticleEndeavour: Mind How You Go
“WHAT we wanted to do was to end Endeavour in a way that was fitting to all of the enormous work we had put into it over the last 10 years. “And also to all of the huge support we have had every year...
View ArticleVera 2023: Interview
“EVERY time we finish a series I say I’m not going to be doing any more. But then I change my mind…. “Never say never. Things happen, circumstances change. Enthusiasm and opinions change. So watch...
View ArticleStonehouse: Interviews
“I had filmed the last season of Succession…then Stonehouse came along and I could not turn it down. “To go from Succession to Stonehouse is just the best as an actor. Because it’s different. You’re...
View ArticleLitvinenko: Interviews
“THERE are so many parts to this and that’s what makes it an incredible story to re-tell. “But what is so compelling is the personal tragedy of this family. “The fact it has such a global significance...
View ArticleThe Confessions of Frannie Langton: Interviews
“FRANNIE is not one of those characters that just fades away. “We went on so many emotional rollercoasters together. I’m grateful and honoured that I was able to play her. It’s rare that a leading...
View ArticleThe Suspect: Interviews
“THE story has an eerie feel to it from the beginning and as an audience we’re not sure what part Joe has to play in it. “This was thrilling for me when I first read the scripts. I thought, is he the...
View ArticleThe Ipcress File: Interviews
“HARRY Palmer is an iconic character. The anti-Bond. “I quickly found myself enamoured with the man, the myth, the legend. “We’re pawns in a bigger game…I think this story is relevant to today.” Joe...
View ArticleNo Return: Interviews
“I’ve played a lot of mums but this is the first time I’ve played a mum as an actual mother myself. “It’s so different. You can act being a mum but there’s something very different when you are a...
View ArticleAnne: Interviews
“PEOPLE felt so passionate about filming this drama and so involved and engaged in it. “They just wanted to be a part of it. We all knew how much it meant. “We must remind people of what happened. We...
View ArticleEndeavour: Interviews
“I think we’ll know when the time has come to end Endeavour. “It’s incredible that we’ve got to 33 films. I don’t think any of us expected that or anticipated it. “But you want to do it until the...
View ArticleStephen: Interviews
“YOU can’t not do it. When someone offers you something like this, you have to do it. It’s both a privilege and a responsibility. “It was an honour to play and celebrate common decency and I couldn’t...
View ArticleVera 11: Interviews
“WHEN we shot the first scene in the Land Rover I was horrified to notice that all the rubbish that Vera has accumulated had been removed and the whole vehicle sanitised. Valeted. ‘I want all Vera’s...
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