Cannes is actually a copywritten word - so we were allowed to use it in the title, and not many people are. The mayor of Cannes was on board with our show. This is a unique show in that all English language, in that we're shooting in France with a French cast on location in Cannes. What would you say was unique about Cannes Confidential? Every one of these shows relies on its setting to bolster the aforementioned "case of the week" format and give it some personality. It'd be an oversight not to mention the locations in the series. I guess, if there's a trait, it's a charm on the surface with all of them, but something a bit darker beneath. And then I've done DI Ray, which I've just been working on again - but a bent cop is as dark as they come. NCIS has comic elements, and the fans love certain characters because they have idiosyncrasies, and the scenes lend themselves to in a very serious situation. You realize that from the end of the first episode, and you get more and more glimpses as you go through. And I've got a secret to hide, and there's a character journey where you realize there's something dark that lies beneath his surface, and you haven't really got to know him. I am not a cop in it, so once I get involved in the investigation, I hold that whole police procedure at arm's length with a bit of a raised eyebrow. Cannes Confidential, there's loads of room for character. Law & Order is very spare, with very little character, so it's a real challenge to bring character to the procedural. How much does this show differ from those more by-the-numbers brands? You played the husband of Emily Wickersham's character Ellie Bishop on NCIS, and your Law & Order: UK character Matt Devlin was one of the best characters in the Law & Order franchise. You're still recognized for Battlestar Galactica, but viewers may not realize you've been in many of the biggest crime dramas on TV in any country. I had a lot of freedom in terms of the language, in terms of making stuff up a bit, and that was also really attractive. In Cannes, I was working obviously in English, but with a French cast. ![]() ![]() But they don't take it seriously, and that's the bit that I was really into. They're quite traditional in that regard. I enjoyed playing more comedic situations, albeit both shows are fundamentally cop shows, case of the week. I was doing Cannes when Beyond Paradise approached me, and wasn't sure it was going to work out. I actually did Cannes Confidential before Beyond Paradise. It changed quite a lot from that point for various international co-production reasons, but at the heart of it, that's why I fell in love with them.ĭid any of those previous shows help you to prep for the role of Harry? Beyond Paradise, in particular, is in a similar format, although it's a little more light-hearted than Cannes Confidential. Then, twisting their relationship into getting something from the other that the other's reluctant to give them. The thing that drew me was this character, was the banter between these two characters, and that screwball comedy element of working-class woman and apparently worldly guy rubbing each other the wrong way.
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