March 24, 2002
On-set report from an 'Extra'
by Graham Steel

I amazingly managed to get 2 days work as an extra last week on C and F (I think it was my beard that swung it). Shooting was at Dover Castle in Kent, England, a wonderfully historical pile of bricks on the English Channel coast.

I had one scene with Dougray Scott on Wednesday morning, where I (as one of several Merchant Prisoners) was marched through an arch whilst being liberally assaulted by Cromwell's soldiers on either side of me. (They were supposed to be acting but I think they secretly enjoyed it ...)  Mr Scott was mounted on a beautiful grey horse about twenty feet behind me. When you watch the movie, I am the one with the huge fright wig and the extremely pained expression, owing to the fact that Wardrobe gave me a pair of shoes about a size too small, and I had been on my feet for about four hours at that time.

On Thursday I was in a scene with James Bolam (a much loved TV 'name' in the UK but not well known, I think, in the States) and an actress called Melissa Knatchbull. I am not overly familiar with Ms Knatchbull's work, but a clue may be noted when one is aware that 'Knatchbull' (a fairly unusual name) is the real family name of Lord Brabourne, aka John Brabourne, the noted movie producer. It's not what you know, but who you know ....
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Cynical???? Moi???

Graham Steel