Television of course actually started in Britain in 1936, and it was a monopoly, and there was only one broadcaster and it operated on a license which is not the same as a government grant.
Why do British people make such good TV? It's so annoying. Stop it. Is it because they have free health care? Uggh.
Working at BBC, at the head of one of the top dramas, is a tradition for great actors.
I'd done kids' TV in the U.K., but not great kids' TV. So yes, 'Submarine' was the first film and the first good thing that I have done.
The BBC is very good at period drama - world-famous for getting the details right.
The BBC is very prestigious from an American's perspective, so I'm a big fan of it.
I've always been conscious of the fact that there aren't enough Irish voices on British television compared to the amount of Irish people who live there.
I'm not toeing the line when I say BBC3 is an incredible channel - it has evolved and found itself.
