[spoilers] Nicola Walker

[Goldrush70]

(06-02-2011 08:38 AM)DogSoSmall Wrote:  Thanks for posting this. I love that they're all friends and that they love working together so much. It really comes across in the show too. (I have no idea what an SFX Weekender convention is!).

You're very welcome. The affection between them is very heartwarming, I agree. The SFX Weekender convention is a (mainly) sci fi convention held once a year, over a weekend, and is run by the SFX Magazine. They have several guests over the course of the weekend, who do Q&A sessions and sign autographs. I had a really great time, and Keeley was so lovely. I am a big Ashes to Ashes and Spooks fan, so it was wonderful to meet her and listen to her panel.

(06-02-2011 09:17 AM)Tea Lady Wrote:  Wow! Thanks for confirming Goldrush70. That's so nice that Keeley and Peter both went to see Nicola. Wish I was at that performance. Imagine if you were at the bar and there next to you were Peter, Nicola, and Keeley! I think I probably would have gone into shock for the next ten years!

No worries. I almost went into shock when Keeley said it, so actually being there would have been quite something, lol.

(06-02-2011 03:00 PM)A Cousin Wrote:  I'd buy them a drink! I hope someone did.

So was Matthew Macfadyen there too as the original tweet suggests?

It is indeed a nice thing to do. It illustrates the friendships that develop on the Spooks set. That idea really pleases me for some reason. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the other Spooks cast, past and present, have been to see her but just got in and out undetected. There is an industry saying that there are only 60 working actors and they all know each other. Of course, that is an over simplification but I think that could apply with Kudos actors in a way.

Yes, she was there with Matthew too. Rupert Penry Jones also went to see Season's Greetings at the start of January, as a friend of mine spotted him in the audience when she saw it. It please me too, knowing that they really take an interest and support each other this way.

When I got Keeley's autograph, I asked her if she enjoyed the play, and she thought it was wonderful. She is rather nervous about performing on the stage for the first time herself in 'Rocket to the Moon', but she loves the National and is also excited to make her debut there.