In an age of leaks, the streaming service has impressively been able to keep her involvement top secret right up until launch, but fans tuning in today will see her debut at the end of the first episode.<\/p>\n
Heartstopper follows the bond between schoolboys Nick Nelson (Kit Connor) and Charlie Spring (Joe Locke), which begins as a friendship and gradually blossoms into romance over the course of a school term.<\/p>\n
Colman plays Nick\u2019s mother, Sarah, who is seen at several points in the story, providing emotional support to her son as he privately struggles to come to terms with his confusing feelings.<\/p>\n
Naturally, all of her scenes are with Rocketman star Connor, who described working with the celebrated actor as \u201can honour\u201d during an interview with RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press.<\/p> \u201cWe got to film with her for two days and it was really just me and her, and it was an utterly incredible, enlightening experience for me,\u201d he said. \u201cI think it\u2019s an honour for any actor to be able to work with an Oscar winner [or] anyone of Olivia\u2019s calibre.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Connor went on to reveal that Colman\u2019s involvement was kept from them during production, with the truth ultimately being revealed after a sneaky intervention from one of his co-stars.<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cWe spent most of the shoot not knowing who was playing my mum. So it was like, there was a circle on the call sheet, who is it going to be? We thought, \u2018It\u2019s got to be someone pretty interesting\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBash [aka co-star Sebastian Croft] pretended he knew, so then I went to Patrick \u2013 our executive producer \u2013 and was like, \u2018So who is it then? If Bash knows\u2026\u2019 And then I found out and I was the first person to know, so Bash kind of tricked everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Without divulging any spoilers, one scene in particular between Nick and his mother is sure to pull at the heartstrings of many watching at home \u2013 and it was a daunting one for Connor to perform with his Oscar-winning co-star.<\/p>\n He added: \u201cI remember so distinctly sitting on the other side of the table, we were just stumbling through [the scene], and then suddenly a tear rolled down her cheek \u2013 and I just thought, \u2018I need to step up my game right now\u2019. <\/span>It was a nerve-wracking experience.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The Heartstopper cast<\/a> as well as creator Alice Oseman were all united in their shock when Colman accepted an offer to be in the show, which according to Connor, came in the form of a personal letter from director Euros Lyn.<\/p>\n Oseman recalled: \u201cWhen we were discussing trying to get a big name to be Nick\u2019s mum, I was literally like there\u2019s no way this is going to happen. This is the silliest idea ever. There\u2019s literally not any point doing this. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBut we tried anyway and Olivia wanted to do it. And I just couldn\u2019t believe it. There\u2019s really no other way to say it, I was just shocked, but so happy because she\u2019s such an incredible actress. <\/span>She brings so much to that character and all the scenes with Nick\u2019s mum just feel so special and subtle and just really beautiful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Another big name hidden among the largely unknown Heartstopper cast is comedian and actor Stephen Fry, who provides the voice of the headmaster at Charlie and Nick\u2019s secondary school.<\/p>\n Heartstopper is available to stream on Netflix. Check out more of our Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By David Craig Published: Friday, 22 April 2022 at 12:00 am Academy Award winner Olivia Colman has a supporting role in Netflix\u2018s LGBTQ+ teen drama Heartstopper, it can finally be revealed. 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