It was doing very well; it was doing particularly well outside of England. It was a very big seller for Carlton Television. But it was getting more and more expensive to do.

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Real-life people are often the hardest to play, people that you recreate who have actually...

Real-life people are often the hardest to play, people that you recreate who have actually...

He was somebody who made me think, I suppose, about the contemplative life. I've always...

He was somebody who made me think, I suppose, about the contemplative life. I've always...

I truly don't know why it was ended, though. It was suddenly decided that that...

I truly don't know why it was ended, though. It was suddenly decided that that...

I thought it was getting better and better, because the production values were increasing each...

I thought it was getting better and better, because the production values were increasing each...

I think that each character has fascinated and interested me enough to want to play...

I think that each character has fascinated and interested me enough to want to play...

We started filming in 1993 which was only four years after the fall of communism....

We started filming in 1993 which was only four years after the fall of communism....

I would like to be as fit as I've always been. I've been blessed with...

I would like to be as fit as I've always been. I've been blessed with...

They were totally supportive, always saw everything I did. One of the thrills of my...

They were totally supportive, always saw everything I did. One of the thrills of my...

There's never been any game plan or thread through my career. It's just happened that...

There's never been any game plan or thread through my career. It's just happened that...

I think my parents were happy that I'd gone to university and gotten a degree...

I think my parents were happy that I'd gone to university and gotten a degree...

I don't think he's permanently affected me except in the sense that I miss him....

I don't think he's permanently affected me except in the sense that I miss him....

I've been a professional actor now for 38 years. A long time. And it's wonderful...

I've been a professional actor now for 38 years. A long time. And it's wonderful...

You have to get through the Hamlet hoop as a young actor. Your classical qualifications...

You have to get through the Hamlet hoop as a young actor. Your classical qualifications...

I had to think long and hard about what it would imply, what it would...

I had to think long and hard about what it would imply, what it would...

Ellis Peters's historical detail is very accurate and very minute, and therefore is not only...

Ellis Peters's historical detail is very accurate and very minute, and therefore is not only...

I think actors always retain one foot in the cradle. We're switched on to our...

I think actors always retain one foot in the cradle. We're switched on to our...

Ultimately it's a leap of faith and a leap of imagination to put yourself back...

Ultimately it's a leap of faith and a leap of imagination to put yourself back...

It's often difficult to slough off all that we've acquired, all the comforts and safety...

It's often difficult to slough off all that we've acquired, all the comforts and safety...

My first course came and I put down my book, and I just happened to...

My first course came and I put down my book, and I just happened to...

What was so good about it was that the set that they originally built stayed...

What was so good about it was that the set that they originally built stayed...