Cold Feet 7: Interviews
“I’D always resisted bringing Cold Feet back. “I didn’t want to revisit something and go along that well-trodden path where things are resurrected and then don’t have the strength, innovation or the...
View ArticleBancroft: Interviews
“I can understand that rollercoaster people go on when they’ve lied. “They start to cover up that lie and it just becomes a huge web of deceit they can’t get out of. “I’ve seen people do that and seen...
View ArticleMaigret In Montmartre: Rowan Atkinson Interview
“WHAT I’ve had once or twice is people saying: ‘Oh, hello. I know you…what’s your name again?’ “I say, ‘Rowan Atkinson.’ “And they say, ‘No, no, no.’ “A most peculiar idea where you tell people your...
View ArticleNext Of Kin: Interviews
“ONE of the great themes of the story is family, love and loyalty. “It asks the question, ‘How far would you go to protect the ones you love?’ “People watching will ask themselves, ‘What would I do in...
View ArticleEndeavour 2018: Interviews
“EVERYONE brings their top game to Endeavour. “We’re very lucky. “I’m glad people love it because that’s our intention.” Shaun Evans talking to me about the return of the, now, Detective Sergeant...
View ArticleThe Durrells 3: Interviews
“THE Durrells is not mushy in any way, ever. “The cute stuff is always cut with very sharp humour and observation, so it’s never twee. “That’s what I love about it. It is so clever. “It’s such an easy...
View ArticleInnocent: Interviews
“INNOCENT shows you the views from both sides and leaves it open for the viewer. “It’s obviously a nightmare situation for anyone to be in if they have, indeed, been convicted and imprisoned for a...
View ArticleVanity Fair: Interviews
“THIS is Vanity Fair. “A world where everyone is striving for what is not worth having.” (William Makepeace Thackeray) August 2017. Bloomsbury Centre Baptist Church, London WC2. Gathered in the...
View ArticleButterfly: Interviews
My Butterfly interviews for ITV with Anna Friel (Vicky), Emmett J Scanlan (Stephen), writer Tony Marchant, director Anthony Byrne, producer Louise Sutton and consultant Susie Green are at the link...
View ArticleDark Heart: Interviews
My Dark Heart interviews for ITV with Tom Riley (DI Will Wagstaffe), Charlotte Riley (Juliette), Anjli Mohindra (DC Josie Chancellor) and Miranda Raison (Sylvie) are at the link below: Dark Heart...
View ArticleTorvill & Dean: Interviews
“ICE skating was Jayne’s chance of an escape. “Chris and the ice skating offered that romantic, magical escape for her.” Poppy Lee Friar talking to me about ITV’s big Christmas Day drama Torvill &...
View ArticleCleaning Up: Interviews
“THERE is an invisible workforce all around us. “Everyone is so busy in cities going to and from their jobs and you don’t really pay attention. “Many of those are working contracts, coming in...
View ArticleGrantchester 4: Interviews
“I shed many tears. I genuinely did. “I shed them as James and I shed them as Sidney. The final day was always going to be a big day.” James Norton talking to me about his departure from the role of...
View ArticleCold Feet 8: Interviews
“I think this series of Cold Feet is very strong. I’m really pleased with it. “There’s big scope, range and ambition. “It’s the best one of the reboots and one of the best there’s ever been.” James...
View ArticleCheat: Interviews
“YOU can’t point to a time in history when there weren’t liars and cheats. “They just come in many different guises. Some are more transparent than others.” Katherine Kelly talking to me about her...
View ArticleThe Durrells: Farewell
“I’M so pleased we were able to tell the story and take it through to its natural end just before most of them left Corfu. “It feels like the right thing to have done. “Not only selfishly for us but...
View ArticleThe Widow: Interviews
“I think some people are quite good at hiding who they are. For a while. “They can do it for long periods of time. But ultimately it tends to come out.” Kate Beckinsale talking to me about her role as...
View ArticleHatton Garden: Interviews
FINALLY…the full story can be told. After the conclusion of a recent trial and other legal hearings, ITV’s four part drama Hatton Garden is about to be screened. Co-written by BAFTA award-winning Jeff...
View ArticleWild Bill: Rob Lowe
“ACTING has given me an overview of different perspectives that very few people get to have. “What I think actors do more than anything else is they understand the truth better than most people....
View ArticleDeep Water: Interviews
“ALL three women in this drama are recognisable to the audience.” Anna Friel talking to me close to the shore of Windermere in the Lake District while filming new ITV thriller Deep Water. A six part...
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