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CRUEL BRITANNIA

HERE’S A DEAD MAN WALKING the land when Jez Butterworth’s fantasy drama returns to screens in October. As Imperial Rome attempts to tighten its grip on the newest, albeit highly unwilling, addition to the Empire, the leader of the druids, Veran, finds his own position in peril from a source only too close to home. This new threat comes in the form of Harka the Dead Man, who happens to be Veran’s brother. It’s a huge challenge for Mackenzie Crook, who plays both brothers, but taking on Harka has allowed the actor to see Veran in a new light. “In the first series I was playing this character, I don’t know how much I understood him or where he came from, but introducing his brother into this world I realised why he’s the way he is and I like him,” says Crook. “I look forward to playing Veran now. Harka not so much, because he’s a nastier piece of work. I’m not as fond of him as Veran. Weirdly,

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