James Nesbitt tells Graham Norton that Northern Ireland is now a brilliant place to film
The 56-year-old actor explains to chat-show king Norton that he loves working in his homeland. “I left to go to drama school in 1985 but it is still very much home to me,” he says. “It is an important time for Ireland and as a result of the peace, over the last 20 years there has been so much filming there. “It is a vibrant, brilliant incredible place, like a mini-Hollywood.” The star, who was born in Ballymena, Co Antrim, and raised in Coleraine, Co Derry, reveals his new BBC thriller series Bloodlands touches on Northern Ireland’s recent history. “This new [drama] examines th...