Welsh actor Scott Arthur has recalled how he quizzed real-life detective DCI Paul Bethell, whom he plays in new BBC drama Steeltown Murders, at a dinner ahead of filming. The four-parter, which begins on Monday, May 15, delves into how Paul and other Welsh police officers solved the Port Talbot murders of 1973 - read the true story behind the drama here.
In the drama, Life on Mars star Philip Glenister plays the older Paul whilst Scott plays him during the 1970s. Scott said: “[Phil and I] had one day on set together where we had to film this transition scene where we go from the Noughties to the Seventies and it’s done expertly well by director Mark Evans and Sam, the director of photography. It was nice because we could really sit down and discuss how it’s been for us both.
“The week before we started filming, [me and Phil] sat down and talked about accent and how we perceived Paul and the relationship that he had with his wife. The only thing we got out of Paul was from the script - that was the only bit of him that we knew about because we hadn’t met him yet. The night before we filmed, a few of us went out for dinner and Paul attended and sat in between me and Phil so we quizzed him for a whole night and tried to get an idea of who he was.” For more TV news, go to this page of our website.
