David Morrissey

West Side Story I love West Side Story I love the I didn't love the recent film the Spielberg film I'm a big fan of the original film which I think is wonderful you know so that's that's great but I mean Carousel I think is a really I recently went to see Les Mis and I had never seen it I'd never seen it so I went about a year ago and I thought okay I know this story I know it's like

And I went, I was taken there for my birthday and I was blown away by it.

I thought, oh my God, I don't know this show.

I know the numbers, but I don't know the story.

I didn't see the film.

What links all these people together?

And I thought it was just wonderful.

I was right blown away by it.

So late to the party, but really loved it.

Yeah.

Yeah, just the people involved was the first thing I really wanted to sort of pique my interest.

Russell, I've worked with on Doctor Who.

I did a Doctor Who years ago, but I've known him and I just adore his work.

And Nicola, I've worked with as well, both as an actor and a producer myself and just loved her.

But also it stars Alan Cumming, who's been one of my best friends for the last 40 years.

So it's really amazing to work with him.

The material is very dark.

It's very difficult to watch, I think.

It's also very, you know, it's about the divisions in society today and the need to blame others for your own sort of predicament, really.

And it's set in Manchester.