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Spindly characters. they're sort of etiolated figures. is there a link, do you think, in those characters, between those characters and some of the characters that you create in your films? i think the important thing about searle being an inspiration, or, if you like, an influence on me, it's not so much about specific characters. it's about a way of looking at the world. i mean, if you look at my characters in my films, and indeed plays... ..it�*s never — i never allow it to be described as naturalism, it's realism, it gets to the essence of what's real. i mean, you have to believe in it...

They're sort of etiolated figures. is there a link, do you think, in those characters, between those characters and some of the characters that you create in yourfilm? i think the important thing about searle being an inspiration, or, if you like, an influence on me, it's not so much about specific characters. it's about a way of looking at the world. i mean, if you look at my characters in my films, and indeed plays... ..it�*s never — i never allow it to be described as naturalism, it's realism, it gets to the essence of what's real. i mean, you have to believe in it being absolutely real...

A distillation, there's a heightening, which is a natural thing for an artist like ronald searle to do. and that's what i do. so i can't talk about a direct correlation between this ronald searle character or that character in one of my films. it's about a way of looking at life, really. the next big turning point, the next big influence, drawing, life drawing. just tell us about that class. well, here's the thing. i went to rada, i acted fora bit, including in a couple of films. i then went to camberwell art school on the foundation course for a year. i then went to a year in the theatre desi...

To allow the pen marks to be themselves. you think about the characterisation that ronald searle comes up with in those drawings, those kind of quite spindly characters. they're sort of etiolated figures. is there a link, do you think, in those characters, between those characters and some of the characters that you create in yourfilm? i think the important thing about searle being an inspiration, or, if you like, an influence on me, it's not so much about specific characters. it's about a way of looking at the world. i mean, if you look at my characters in my films, and indeed plays... ..itï¿...

In cornwall which is expecting its biggest summer to date. these bees aren't the only ones working hard at cornish lavender. the owner tina bessell is ready to spring into action and harvest this year's flowers. the next few weeks are going to be absolutely frantic as we enter the distillation and harvesting period, because we hand harvest but can only harvest in a dry day, and we have to harvest when it is dry because we don't want the lavender to rot. but honestly, the rewards are brilliant. 0ils, mists and even shortbread and cream teas are made from this lavender, but tina says it is not t...