The Street - a new drama for 成人论坛 ONE
Neil Dudgeon plays Brian
In episode three, Brian, a well-respected teacher is caught short as he jogs in the park. But when a young girl sees him, the consequences for the teacher are disastrous.
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"At the start of this episode everything seems to be going smoothly for Brian, a happily married man with three children," says Neil Dudgeon who plays the teacher who is ostracized by his neighbours when he is accused of exposing himself in a park.
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"It's a rather sad, horrifying, yet very moving tale about a complete misunderstanding which sees the teacher's life go bad very quickly."
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The Yorkshire-born actor who appeared alongside Joanne Whalley in the film Breathtaking says he found the scenes with former-EastEnder's star, Lindsey Coulson, who plays his wife Ann emotionally draining.
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"The confrontation between my wife and the kids was hard and very challenging, it was exhausting being in a state of grief. I hope I do justice to it," says the RADA-trained actor whose TV credits also include Messiah, The Mrs Bradley Mysteries, Midsomer Murders and Between The Lines.
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"I met Jimmy for the first time before filming and we talked a little bit about his personal experience as a teacher because he was one a long time ago, but everything I needed was in the script," says Dudgeon who is currently filming Sorted, Daniel Brocklehurst's six-part series for 成人论坛 ONE.
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One of the great things Jimmy has done with this project is to bring other writers on board to do it.
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"I think the story is universal and could be set anywhere. Like any good story you feel a connection to it."
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