Interview with Iain De Caestecker who plays Duncan Knock in Roadkill"David doesn't cast too many opinions on the characters, [the drama] is situational and he lets the audience make up their own mind. He gives the characters an identifiable voice, and he is very economical with it" - Iain De CaesteckerSeries starts 18th October BBC OneOFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY BBC One Have you enjoyed working on Roadkill? I found with Roadkill that David doesn't cast too many opinions on the characters, it’s situational and it lets the audience make up their own mind. David gives the characters such an identifiable voice and he is very economical with it. Every piece of dialogue is so considered and thoughtful that, as an actor, you don’t need to stray away from it. But at the same time, if you had a problem with something you could absolutely go to him and he’d fiddle with it, it was a very safe environment for that. Tell us about Duncan. Duncan is ambitious and he’s married to his job; it definitely occupies a lot of space in his mind, so I think a huge part of his identity is what he does. Being a special advisor is kind of a bit of a controversial role as they work within a governing party, and although they aren’t actually voted in by the public, they are politically motivated and do have a political agenda. So he’s probably worked his way up with Peter the past few years and he knows where the bodies are buried, but he’s also complicit in that. He sees Peter as his ticket to the top as well. As much as I think he admires Peter in a big way and looks up to him, he's got his eyes on his own prize as well. How does Duncan’s storyline unfold? What have Peter and Duncan got involved in in the past? As the story goes on, what you also see are constant things coming up from Peter’s past. He’s not your traditional politician, he didn’t come through Eton, and there are things in his past that they don’t want coming out. What attracted you to the role?
Source BBC One
October 8, 2020 4:15am ET by BBC One |