John Wilson
speaker
3,430 appearances
25 recordings
9 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 2d ago
John Wilson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Appearances
It was deeply frustrating because that did not come naturally.
It was work to create that character of Brenda Last.
What, the cug?
Glass, poise, the English.
Yeah, all of that stuff was not, you know, that was something I had to concentrate on.
Absolutely.
But I've been in France for the past 10 years.
What's interesting is that in France, you seem to play more complex, emotional women, often in psychological dramas.
Films like Tell No One, Leaving, Patia.
I love that film.
Woman in the Fifth.
Yeah, Woman in the Fifth, the Pavel Pavlikovsky.
The kidnapping thriller, Contre Toi.
Oh, it's definitely what you're offered.
Definitely.
If I could do the roles that the French make me do, or telling the stories that the French tell, I suppose, if I could do those in English, I would be so happy.
Why are you perceived so differently?
I don't know.
I think what has happened, as far as I can see, looking back, is that British TV in the 80s
90s, 70s, you know, it has always been absolutely amazing.
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