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Part Two Questions 9- 14 'Playing
Elena!'
9. Do you get much input into the character
you play or the lines?
HG: No we don't really. I'd like to as I'm a play write myself
so would like to.
10. How do you see Elena developing as a
character in the upcoming stories? Or how would you like to see her
develop?
HG: I'd like to see perhaps… some area where she's vulnerable.
At the moment she's very strong and very self-possessed. She's in command
of herself and the situation. It's very rare that she gets undermined.
I think every person in the world has some kind of vulnerability and
it would be quite nice to see what hers is. It would be quite nice for
her to have a little romantic element in there as well. That wouldn't
go a miss!
11. Are there any aspects of the show you
don't like, be it recording schedules, production details, plots or
something else?
The scheduling thing is tricky. The last episode I had to record
all my lines on my own. There was only me in the studio because I was
going off to Austria for Christmas and they couldn't find another date
for everyone.
JC: That sounds hard. How do you act with
no one there?
HG: You just have to use your imagination. You have to hear the
voices in your head and hope that they are going to say things like
that or you're going to sound like a bit of a ninny. There's nothing
else I dislike much.
JC: Sometimes they sound a bit rushed. Cramming
all the recording into one day sometimes the last scene sounds hurried.
HG: It would be nice to have longer but as it's possible to do
it in a day… We all get a bit tired doing it so quickly. And speaking
from a purely selfish point of view I'd like more to do. (Laughs) I'd
like to have a really strong part in the storyline. But it's an ensemble
piece that that is unlikely to happen.
12. Which is your favourite story so far.
Why?
HG: The Ghost of Mendez. Because I like the way I had some interesting
stuff to do. Elle gets to go off on her own and explore a building.
Which is a focal point of the story. It was quite a challenge to speak
aloud. When she's on her own she's speaking aloud. A lot of it is to
TIM but most of it is to herself. I like a challenge to have things
thrown at me that are harder than expected.
13. Do you think the stories work better
as stand-alone or as episodes in an ongoing saga? Lots of people are
intrigued by the Sorson war and want to know what's stored in Paul's
brain…
HG: Yes. There's a little reference to that in Ghost or maybe that's
the more recent one we've done. I think the more things they plant,
but elements that can be tied up as we go along, that's going to work
like any cliffhanger. People want to know what the next thing is and
it makes sense to keep a bit of mystery and to promise the result in
the next episode. It gives people the incentive to buy it. Speaking
from a purely mercenary point of view (laughs). It's nice to have a
developing theme as a core part of the action.
14. What is it like working with Phil, Nick
and PVC who were in the original series?
HG: I was quite excited when I heard that it was going to be the
original actors from it. There is just something really… it's like meeting
anyone whose had an interesting life or career. They were part of something
big in the 70's and it must have affected their lives quite profoundly.
To then meet them and work on a continuation of the story is a nice
feeling. Nick is great in the audio books, I love the way he uses his
voice and the character he's got. Phillip is… I'm always admiring of
people who carry on their career and just keep going. That's what I'd
like to be. To keep going…the idea of retiring is just not in my head
I just want to work for ever! He's funny and has got a great sense of
humour. Peter was lovely as well; he's very jolly, very chatty but a
bit nervous, as he's not acted in the Tomorrow People for a while. He's
very nice down to earth kind of guy who's very open and forthcoming
about life the universe and everything… to quote another sci-fi classic.
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