“We thought that ‘You vex me’ would become a thing, actually,” he tells EW.
“Sometimes you hear a catchphrase.
I thought it would be ‘Newton!’
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It’s so weird because in series one we didn’t understand the aesthetic of the show.
It was all a bit weird.”
How did you master that?
JONATHAN BAILEY:Bloody hell.
Anthony was an always really appealing and complicated character.
She just completely tapped into all of his barriers, emotional barriers, his insecurities.
Everything was wrapped up in the past.
For Anthony, I know what sort of guy he is.
For him, it’s about eyes, lips, smell.
Keeping it in an animal realm was always the key.
And he’s got a lot to understand.
He’s deeply curious.
So I think that’s where the looks come from.
I do remember the post dance scene in his office.
After the first time they dance together at Aubrey Hall.
Simone was wearing a tiara in that scene.
We’d sort of try and wrestle around with my quiffs pierced in her head.
That was slightly tricky, but we worked out that nuzzling was only possible with no tiara.
You were mentioning having that little bit of an out of body experience.
Having done season 1, was that something you felt hyper aware of?
That was my nod to the spoon lick.
Within the first five minutes.
There are different ways in which it’s possible for you to eat ice cream.
Do you feel like it subverts the trope even further or adds another layer of meaning?
I think it adds another layer of meaning.
That was always the appeal.
Everything else, who I am in my life, I don’t think necessarily comes into it.
And if it does, that’s something that I haven’t thought about.
That’s actually the way in.
And that’s to do with grief and responsibility.
That scene with Gregory where Anthony talks about their father was so beautiful.
How did that come to be?
And what was it like filming that for you?
Yeah, I loved it.
It was particularly special because I did speak to Chris Van Dusen really early on.
I thought about back to Aubrey Hall.
And then I said or maybe it’s to Hyacinth or Gregory.
Gregory because it will show the distance in male responsibility within that family.
It was brilliant because whenever there’s something like that listened to it shows how collaborative it can be.
Despite this being a massive juggernaut show and so many people involved.
Chris Van Dusen has been the ultimate captain with his ability to sensitively draw these different characters.
He’s basically the ultimate conductor of this sexy orchestra.
We’ll miss him dearly.
We only really get Kate and Anthony happy together in those final final moments.
Did you wish there was more of that or do you hope there’s more going forward?
I’m with the fans and asking the same questions.
