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Meet the cast - Radio Times, May 2007 |
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The stars of Holby Blue talk about joining the fictional force.
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Cal Macaninch
"I spent time going out with real
detectives and I can't understand how
they find time for any kind of life outside
their job. The amount of red tape they
have to deal with is incredible.
"We went
to arrest this guy and, even though
they knew he was in, they couldn't do
anything because he wouldn't open the
door. They had to leave a calling card
like the gas man! I wanted to just get in
there, but you can't do that any more."
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Richard Harrington
"When I first picked up this script
I thought it was a late-night thing
about naughty nurses. Then I read it
and realised, 'Oh f***, it's a cop show.'
But these coppers are all very human.
They've all got an Achilles heel.
"And,
to me, that's the reality of modern
policing. It's just a bunch of regular
people trying to do the right thing -
unfortunately, they don't always
make the right decisions."
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Tim Pigott-Smith
"As an actor, you try and bring
something of yourself to the table. I'm
not quite sure why this happened, but
whatever I brought has got me a lot of
police roles.
"I suppose the first one
was Ronald Merrick in The Jewel in the
Crown - he was a policeman who then
joined the army - and that stamped me
with some kind of mark of authority.
Even though it was a long time ago, it
seems to be how people still see me."
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Kacey Ainsworth
"After EastEnders I was going to take
some time off, because I kept getting
offered lots of 'Little Mo' parts. But as
soon as this came along I knew it was
something I wanted to do. It feels like
one of those great BBC ensemble
dramas. And it's nice for me to be
on the right side of the tracks for
a change… I normally end up
playing some crim or slag."
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Zöe Lucker
"Wearing the uniform is a very strange
experience. Because of how I was
brought up, I've always had a lot of
respect for the police, so I felt like there
was a lot to live up to - even though I've
only got a desk job.
"It actually makes
me feel embarrassed when I read how
much the police or nurses get paid and
I think about how much actors get paid.
There's something wrong somewhere."
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