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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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...

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...

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...

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...

Originally they wanted it to be bigger, but I pleaded and pleaded and pleaded to...

Originally they wanted it to be bigger, but I pleaded and pleaded and pleaded to...

I shall miss all the people in it and the great fun we had doing...

I shall miss all the people in it and the great fun we had doing...

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...

He was living in an age much more dangerous, more painful, much more on the...

He was living in an age much more dangerous, more painful, much more on the...

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 never lose that terror of 'this is my last job, I'll never work again.'...

I never lose that terror of 'this is my last job, I'll never work again.'...

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'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...

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...

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 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....

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...

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...

Every person who is offered a knighthood has the opportunity to say yes or no....

Every person who is offered a knighthood has the opportunity to say yes or no....

I'd gone into that restaurant and sat down and the waitress had taken my order...

I'd gone into that restaurant and sat down and the waitress had taken my order...

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...