In a new interview with Radio Times, Matt Lewis and co-star Laura Aikman discuss the new series of Bluestone 42 which premieres on BBC Three this evening (10pm for those that forgot!) We also have a few new photos from the show, which can be found in the gallery!
“There’s a big explosion in episode 1 – and it’s not even the biggest that we’ve done this series,” affirms Harry Potter star Matthew Lewis, who stars as Corporal Gordon ‘Tower Block’ House in the comedy.
“We have another explosion later on in the series which is the biggest we’ve EVER done. And it is Un-believable. We weren’t even allowed anywhere near it when it went off, we had to watch it from about a mile away. And even then, it vibrated everything around you. We’ve really tried to up the stakes in terms of the action and explosions this series. “
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And then the series has to deal with the spectre of current events – namely, that we don’t actually have troops in Afghanistan any more… “Obviously, the withdrawal from Afghanistan has happened and that’s something that we touch on in this series,” says Lewis. “The operations are coming to an end, they’re winding down – so in this series it’s a lot to do with looking to the future and how they’ll leave the country.”
Presumably this begins to put the kibosh on any future series of the comedy – but according to the cast, there could be hope. “There’s so much scope, and the writers have so many ideas for other things the team could do,” says Aikman. “I think technically they wouldn’t be the same team if they went somewhere else, but they might be able to…fudge that.” In other words, the series could do a Twenty Twelve and spin itself off into another series, with some of the cast moving to a new location as Hugh Bonneville’s Ian Fletcher did to appear in W1A.
Additionally, the writers of the show did an interview with Radio Times to share how they go about creating the show. That interview may be read here.
