In a later episode-one that’s much darker and grittier-we realized we needed to tinker a bit with how long and heavy my skirts were, I don’t think I’d have been able to sprint at the pace that they wanted if we hadn’t. I was really looking forward to those days. Speaking of punching through, you had a number of stunts to do-Eliza jumps from windows and gets into brawls. As an audience member, you’re angry for her but you’re also charmed and having a laugh. What makes her so beautiful though is that she refuses to give up. She’s front-footed and very witty but has a huge amount of vulnerability at the same time she totally recognizes the glass ceiling that she can’t punch though. You see this feisty woman, trying to be independent, with a huge amount of character. We sat down for a read through about a week before we started shooting and looked at each other in fear-neither of us had spoken the lines out loud before, so we were a bit worried that suddenly everyone would regret their decision.Įliza is unusual in the fact that you see her in the context of Victorian London. Then I met Stuart Martin, who plays William Wellington, “The Duke,” and it was a dream come true. I read the script and fell in love with the part immediately I couldn’t believe my luck. I’ve only ever had to work very hard to convince people to give a part to me. I got an email from the team saying they’d love for me to look at the script, which has never happened to me before. Bernard Walsh What made Miss Scarlet a character you wanted to play?
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