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We have a dead body on the street, as Kit is called on to investigate, is he shocked to discover it’s actually a murder investigation on his doorstep not just a death?
To be honest, I don’t think Kit is entirely shocked. When he sees the body and realises what’s happened, he’s actually quite composed. There have been a few murders in the last two years on this street since Kit has been here so at this point, a suspicious death is almost par for the course. We have five potential victims in this storyline, and every single one of them has a reason why someone might want them gone. When there’s that much history and that many motives flying around, you lose the ability to be truly surprised.
Does he have his suspicions about who the murderer could be?
Oh, absolutely. I think he has someone nailed down in his mind almost immediately. He’s got his primary suspect, but the tricky part is that everyone else on the street has their own suspicions too. It’s going to be a matter of Kit weeding through the noise to find the actual proof. It’s definitely intense.
He’s made the street his home and has been living with Sarah for a while now, do you think the relationship with Sarah is serious for Kit? And how would he react if she was hurt?
I think it’s serious for Kit. If Sarah was to get hurt, he would act like any other boyfriend I suppose – he’d be fuming, looking for revenge, and he’d be straight on the case. He obviously has a protective side.
An arrest is made in the murder investigation this week. Do you enjoy playing the detective element of the character? Is the interview room where Kit is in his element?
Absolutely. The interview room is Kit’s home, in a way. He’s in his element there. He’s comfortable, he’s in control, and he knows how to manipulate suspects. He’s looking for that one slip-up so he can pounce. I’ll be spending a lot of time in that room over the next few weeks, and I love the challenge of it.
Do you like the scope it gives to get involved in lots of people’s stories and hence you get to work with lots of different characters?
It’s great. I get to jump into everyone else’s storylines and hopefully help drive them forward. It’s a treat to work with different actors, see how they approach their scenes, and watch their process. It keeps the job fresh every single day.
Kit still has the tendency to go rogue every now and again and take the law into his own hands, for what he believes to be the greater good. Do you think he could do this here when he’s dealing with friends and loved ones?
It’s definitely a balancing act. It makes things very difficult when you have to interrogate someone intensely in one scene, and then the very next scene you’re seeing them for a pint in the pub. You have to put the “police head” on and then switch back to being a friend. It’s like playing two different characters, but ultimately, it’s just two different sides of the same man. One side is loyal and the other is determined to get justice – no matter what.
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