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Saying, "you are so lucky! it must be wonderful to be in a programme with so much security!" and through gritted teeth, he looked at me and said, "it is that very security that makes us feel insecure." and he was absolutely right, because you can never agree... i mean, my character years ago, thank god, you know, i was on a life support machine in birmingham general hospital, having been knocked over by a bse—ridden cow. iwas... my character bought an aeroplane, an aeroplane. i said to the pro...

Are willing to be consistent, that care about those characters, that think about the audience. i and i still think theres - something fantastic there, but there is a lot of competition. you know, were going to have to accept that were not - going to see the viewing figures that dan and angie got again. . but that doesnt mean - that they cant have success. yeah. and with autumn coming, which i think is a big time for soaps as they start, you know, sowing the seeds for those christmas storylines, ...

And how much of it is linear viewing? they get between about 3 and 5 million viewers, depending on the time of year, depending on if theres a big storyline. id say the catch—up ratings tend to be about 1 million for the big soaps. i think eastenders is viewed slightly more on iplayer than the itv shows are with the itv hub, though. well, lets have a look at the creative process. the turnaround time for making soaps is really fast, as i understand it. from commissioning a story to transmission ...

I was wishing i was brave enough to watch it because it just looks fantastic. and jordan peele is so interesting. but maybe — maybe by the next time i see you. for anyone who wants to stay in, watch something from the sofa, whats your suggestion? ive got a nice, cosy option for you for this one. so on dvd, downton abbey: a new era, which isjust designed to make you feel good, this one. its set in 1928, and it sees maggie smiths character, dowager violet, inheriting a villa in the south of fran...

In the south of france. how magical. as you do. so, half of them go off to france and have a jolly there. and the other half stay in downton abbey, where a film is being made, a silent film. and its all about the new era of the talkies coming in and the very sort of slightly meta storyline of a film being filmed in downton abbey, which leads to some quite amusing storylines. its sentimental, but you know what it does? its like the tv series. it does it all really well, you know, itjust works. yo...

Made, a silent film. and its all about the new era of the talkies coming in and the very sort of slightly meta storyline of a film being filmed in downton abbey, which leads to some quite amusing storylines. its sentimental, but you know what it does? its like the tv series. it does it all really well, you know, itjust works. you can see its manipulations a mile off, but you fall for them. yes. and its just comforting viewing. youve got to sit down with your family at christmas, watch it. you kn...

This one. its set in 1928, and it sees maggie smiths character, dowager violet, inheriting a villa in the south of france. how magical. as you do. so half of them go off to france and have a jolly there. and the other half stay in downton abbey, where a film is being made, a silent film. and its all about the new era of the talkies coming in and the very sort of slightly meta storyline of a film being filmed in downton abbey, which leads to some quite amusing storylines. its sentimental, but you...

Weve been having. but i still think that, | you know, like i said, when they have really good | storylines, when they really trust in their characters, theres nothing better. i but theyve just got - to sort of have the courage of their convictions. you know, for instance, danny dyers character, | when he came in, he and kellie bright, who plays his wife, - they were supposed to be the married couple, thatl nothing was going to break them and they were fantastic, - and for a few years, - i suppos...

In birmingham general hospital, having been knocked over by a bse—ridden cow. iwas... my character bought an aeroplane, an aeroplane. i said to the producer, "does it crash?" because... i didnt care, but, you know, no mileage for me as an actor if the things going to plummet into the ground! unfortunately for all of us, he or she said, "no, it doesnt crash. "youre all right." thank god, yeah! i want to get on with phil onto sort of the actual process of putting soaps together. but, daniel, jus...

Mm, sort of wishing — every time i see clips of it, i was wishing i was brave enough to watch it because it just looks fantastic. and jordan peele is so interesting. but maybe — maybe by the next time i see you. for anyone who wants to stay in, watch something from the sofa, whats your suggestion? ive got a nice, cosy option for you for this one. so on dvd, downton abbey: a new era, which is just designed to make you feel good, this one. its set in 1928, and it sees maggie smiths character, ...