Samantha Bond has hailed ‘The Marlow Murder Club’ as “one of the happiest jobs [she’s] ever had”.
Samantha Bond plays Judith Potts in The Marlow Murder Club
The 63-year-old acting legend – who plays Judith Potts in the UandDRAMA murder mystery series – adored working on the show because of the happy and friendly set.
Samantha – who played MI6 secretary Miss Moneypenny opposite Pierce Brosnan‘s 007 in four James Bond films – exclusively told BANG Showbiz: “I’ve been so lucky as I’ve done in theatre and television – so many extraordinary things – but this has got to be one of the happiest jobs I’ve ever had.
“And I think the other thing that has happened is word has gone out that it’s a happy, friendly set.
“It means that word travels in the business, and I know some members of the crew that have gone to the technical side as well. So actors want to come and do it, technicians want to come and do it, and that’s lovely.
“Filming day is incredibly long, incredibly hard work, and if you can be involved with that at a place of happiness and friendliness, it sure helps.”
The show sees retired archaeologist and crossword setter Judith enlist the help of her friends Becks Starling (Cara Horgan) and Suzie Harris (Jo Martin) after police shut down her story that a murder has taken place in the peaceful Buckinghamshire town.
The series is based on the novels of the same name by Sunday Times bestseller Robert Thorogood – who also co-wrote the show but Samantha admitted she did not read the books before she started working on the first series last year as she doesn’t want them to influence her portrayal of the amateur sleuth.
The ‘Outnumbered’ star added: “I, sort of, traditionally don’t because all I can play is what is in the script, and if…
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