Who is Henry Muck and how does he come into the Industry story?
Henry is a rather privileged young man from the English aristocracy who comes into the story as the CEO of a green energy startup called Lumi. Pierpoint and particularly Harry’s character Robert, are helping Henry launch Lumi as an IPO. Henry has all the best intentions, and thinks he is doing the right and the good thing for the planet. As well as for himself and for everybody else. But he's maybe not the most astute businessman…
What is Henry and Robert’s relationship?
I've always loved what Harry (Lawtey) does in this show and I think that Rob and Henry were the natural pairing to put together because Robert has come from a low-income background and has worked his way up into this world — he's a fish out of water in many ways — whereas Henry feels like he's lowered himself to come into this world. He's dealing with money, which he doesn’t have to do normally, and so they meet coming from completely opposite ends of the spectrum. I remember doing research for a different show a few years ago, reading about how the upper class in the UK and the working class both get on — they are united in their hatred of the middle class. I think there's something of that in Robert and Henry: they come from opposite ends of the class spectrum, but they kind of like each other because they both f***ing hate the middle class!
How did you come to join Industry?
After a few years of not having a proper, season-long arc as a character on a TV show I was like, ‘I miss that. I want to do that again.’ My agent came back to me and said, ‘Do you watch industry?’ I did. I love the show. And they said, ‘Mickey and Kon have an idea for a character that might fit you.’ And so, I met with them. They told me about Henry Muck and I went, ‘I know that guy. I've met that guy.’ And being a fan of the show and knowing them to be good writers and them luckily liking what I do, it all came together.
What was it you liked about the show as a viewer?
It had this energy to it and tonally it felt very different to anything I had seen before. I think it comes from the fact that they hired a lot of young actors straight from drama school — and they themselves [Mickey Down and Konrad Kay] were creators who were pretty green. I love the music they use; I love the way they film it. I love that it doesn't allow you to stop — it just pummels you with these incredibly complex words and sentences that you have no idea what they mean… and it just requires you to keep up. All of those things made me think it was incredibly original.
About
UK: The third season of Industry will be available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK starting on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 10:40 PM. Seasons 1 and 2 of Industry are available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
US: The third season, which has already started showing in the U.S., concludes on Sunday, September 29 on HBO and Max.
Industry was confirmed to be renewed for a fourth season in a press release dated September 19, 2024: https://bit.ly/4gu6Mtk