Jamie Dornan has said The Tourist was one of the hardest roles he has performed to date in a new interview.
Series one of the show stars the Co Down actor as a British man who finds himself in the heart of the Australian outback, being pursued by a vast tank truck attempting to drive him off the road.
A cat and mouse chase ensues, with the man later waking up in hospital hurt, but somehow still alive, with no idea who he is.
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His search for answers propels him through the vast and unforgiving outback.
It is the BBC's highest-rating drama of 2022 so far, with a second series confirmed.
Speaking to Variety about what makes the show different, the Holywood man said: "I think the way it plays with tones, often so abruptly swinging from drama to comedy.
"Just when you think you have a handle on what’s going on, you’re proven wrong.”
Jamie added: “I’ve never had to approach a character before who doesn’t know who he is, so it was almost like a total opposite process for me of not allowing yourself a backstory and accepting every single discovery he has as something new.
“I often tried to consider myself in my most vulnerable moments, where I’ve felt lost or afraid and draw on those.”
The dad-of-three said the environment of filming across the Australian outback was the toughest part.
“We shot in everything from baking hot days to icy cold mornings,” he shares. “We also dealt with consistent sandstorms.
"I probably consumed a dozen or more flies!” Jamie explained.
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