![]() ![]() Some things you just can’t plan for, you just have to be brave and let it go.”ĭirector Sean Durkin describes the drama as being “about how a fictional small town is affected by a tragic event, a shooting”. One scene that happens by the marshes, we didn’t know how big it was going to be until it happened. For the big stuff, you never know it’s going to be big. You are often guided about being technically ready rather than being emotionally ready. He’s much chattier than I ever imagined because I always had the impression he was really intense from a lot of the roles I’ve seen him in. ![]() “We approach things the same way and he makes me laugh and talks about things that interest me over a nice cup of tea. We have been brought up differently but we are so similar when we’re on set together. I feel like we’re brother and sister on set. “They both deal with it separately and very differently. “I think before tragedy strikes the people of Southcliffe, Claire was on the road to a breakdown and this brought it all to the surface. Then this awful tragedy happens and they have to deal with the aftermath and try to move on. “His character is very happy with his life but she is subtly discontent from the start. Shirley admitted that she and her co-star relied on each other for support getting through the bleak storyline. They have four kids and are harbouring thoughts of having another one but their lives are changed unimaginably in just an afternoon. Shirley Henderson in Trainspotting (Image: Daily Record)Ĭlaire is the wife of Andrew, played by Eddie Marsan. There is an anxiety that comes with this kind of work.” “When you are filming, you have to let it go because you have so much to do the next day. I used to overwork things in my mind and would be so tired by the next morning. She said: “I’ve let past roles stay with me before but you have to find a way to leave it all on set otherwise you can’t sleep. Shirley’s role, anxiety-prone social worker Claire Salter, provides a family focus to the drama. Questions, guilt and ghosts from the past are unleashed as their resilience is tested, both as individuals and as a community.Īs events unfold, the drama, which also stars Skins and Game of Thrones actor Joe Dempsie – is seen primarily through the eyes of Rory Kinnear’s journalist character David Whitehad. The four-parter, which unfolds over two consecutive fortnightly episodes, opens with a spree-killer suddenly and randomly embarking on a series of shootings, leaving the residents of Southcliffe facing emotions they are unequipped to understand or deal with. The 47-year-old Highland actress, who was Moaning Myrtle in the Harry Potter movies and Spud’s beleaguered girlfriend Gail in Trainspotting, admits that the deeply unsettling nature of the storyline was one she was determined not to let affect her. IT'S set to be one of the darkest dramas of the summer, the story of a fictional market town torn apart by a spate of shootings in a single day.įor Scots star Shirley Henderson, working on new Channel 4 drama Southcliffe was an exercise in self-preservation. ![]()
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