One of the last episodes was all about a flood. We were working in the rain till all hours, and it was muddy and it was cold and it was damp, and it was hours under the hoses. That was…

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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...

It was doing very well; it was doing particularly well outside of England. It was...

It was doing very well; it was doing particularly well outside of England. It was...

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...

Reputation is fine but you have to keep justifying it. In a sense, it makes...

Reputation is fine but you have to keep justifying it. In a sense, it makes...

Sir Larry could be very strict and a disciplinarian, too. He had many faces; he...

Sir Larry could be very strict and a disciplinarian, too. He had many faces; he...

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...

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...

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...

Knowing that we were doing good work and the stories were good. They were original...

Knowing that we were doing good work and the stories were good. They were original...

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...

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.'...

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...

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...

I'm always conscious of the fact that I am part of a profession that is...

I'm always conscious of the fact that I am part of a profession that is...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Actors, I don't think, ever really grow up. I'm hoping that that rejuvenating process applies...

Actors, I don't think, ever really grow up. I'm hoping that that rejuvenating process applies...

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...