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Ruth Madeley was nominated for a BAFTA for her performance in Don’t Take My Baby which told the story of a disabled couple's fight to prevent their baby from being taken away. She’s also appeared on stage at the Old Vic and the Donmar Warehouse. David caught up with her earlier this year to talk about her starring role as Barbara Lisicki in Jack Thorne’s BBC drama, Then Barbara Met Alan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Adeel was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor for his role on Channel 4's Utopia, before becoming the first non-white actor to win a BAFTA award in a leading role for the single drama Murdered By My Father.  He also received a British Academy Film Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Ali & Ava. But in 2010 he appeared in the Chris Morris film Four Lions and David was delighted to catch up with him to talk about it at the beginning of this year.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Award winning, critically acclaimed and universally loved, Lesley Manville is a distinctive theatre actress, appearing in classical and new plays at the RSC, the NT and the Royal Court Theatre over the last three decades. She received BAFTA and Academy award nominations for her portrayal of the character Cyril Woodcock in the 2017 film Phantom Thread and David was delighted to be able to talk to her about it earlier this year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Actor David Warner has been widely regarded on stage (for the RSC) as the Hamlet of his generation. His wide ranging film career has seen him work with Sidney Lumet, Sam Peckinpah, Gregory Peck, George C. Scott and Jason Robards in projects as diverse as Tom Jones, Straw Dogs and the Star Trek films. David caught up with him during lockdown to talk about playing Keith Jennings in the 1976 horror film The Omen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

David talks to Adrian Lester (Hamlet, Othello, Henry V, Company and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and BBC's Hustle) about his critically acclaimed portrayal of Rosalind in Cheek by Jowl's all-male 1991 production of As You Like It. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode David talks to his friend Sue Johnston about her groundbreaking portrayal of Sheila Grant in C4’s first and still most loved soap opera Brookside, establishing her as an actress of devastating strength and sensitivity. The show would regularly attract more than 9 million viewers and was never afraid to tackle the socially challenging issues of the day. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode David talks to Jason Watkins who will be familiar to listeners from screen projects as diverse as The Crown where he played the Prime Minister Harold Wilson, Des, W1A, Trollied, The White Queen and A Very Peculiar Scandal. In 2015 Jason won a BAFTA for playing the title role in The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies and David was delighted to be able to talk to him about that during lockdown earlier this year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week David talks to Jason Isaacs (The Harry Potter Films, The West Wing, Black Hawk Down, The OA, Brotherhood) about the first time he was asked to play the part of a soldier in Lynda La Plante’s Civvies in 1992 and why he thinks he's been asked to play so many. David caught up with him at home during the last lockdown to talk about it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

David talks to Anne Reid during lockdown to talk about playing Celia in Last Tango in Halifax. TV viewers will also be familiar with Anne’s large body of work with Victoria Wood - perhaps most famously playing Jean in dinnerladies. She was BAFTA nominated for her role in the 2003 film The Mother with Daniel Craig and has appeared on stage at the NT and in the West End in The York Realist, Hedda Gabler, Happy Now and Into the Woods. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In 2013 actor, presenter and campaigner Adam Pearson appeared in the critically acclaimed Jonathan Glazer film Under the Skin with Scarlett Johannsen. David was fortunate to catch up with him to talk about that amazing experience earlier this year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Since 2016, Anna Friel has played the title role in the British "Nordic" noir detective series Marcella. In 2017 she won the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her performance. David caught up with her earlier this year, ahead of the 3rd season to talk about the challenges of playing the character. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

David talks to actor, screenwriter and director, Charles Dance (Game of Thrones, The Crown and Mank) about the role that proved to be the catalyst for his fantastic career - playing Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown in 1984. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.