Samuel Anderson has revealed that he had no idea he would be playing Orson Pink in Listen until the last possible moment.
Speaking to the Radio Times, Samuel said:
“I found out I was playing a second character on the day of the read-through. The script came out really late so I was on the train trying to learn my bit, trying not to sound too rubbish. I whizzed through the script then went straight back to my part. It wasn’t until we started the actual read-through at a normal pace that it dawned on me, ‘oh that’s me’. No[body noticed], thank god. I blagged it, I did some blagging. It required some serious acting.”
The full article, where Samuel reveals how he is “still learning the world of the Who” and talks being spotted on the bus can be read Here
In other news, BBC Worldwide will only be including the cut version of Robot of Sherwood as part of the Series 8 DVD/BluRay Box Set later this year.
Cut to remove a beheading scene in light of recent actions by Islamic State (IS), the BBC originally removed the scene toward the episode’s climax “out of respect” for American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff.
There had been some hope the episode would be restored for home media release, yet inquiries to the BBC reveal the Beeb “will be releasing the broadcast version” this November.
Doctor Who Series 8 will be released on DVD and BluRay on November 17 in the UK, it can be preordered via the Amazon link below.
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Doctor Who Series 8 Bluray, starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara. The series opens with the feature length episode titled "Deep Breath" and takes the viewer on an unmissable ride through time and space. The season features guest stars including Michelle Gomez (Bad Education, Green Wing) as the Gatekeeper of the Nethersphere, Foxes (Grammy award winning singer/song writer), Frank Skinner (Room 101), Ben Miller (Armstrong and Miller), Tom Riley (Da Vinci's Demons, Freezing), Keeley Hawes (Line of Duty) and Samuel Anderson (History Boys, Gavin & Stacey) as Danny Pink.
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