However, book readers may find that the character is a little different than they remember when he appears on screen, as Roy Grace actor John Simm explained that he\u2019s been updated for the modern day.<\/p>\n
Simm said: \u201cWe\u2019ve had to change Norman a little bit from the novels because the world has changed quite a lot \u2013 the Norman of the novels wouldn\u2019t go down too well in this day and age.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe couldn\u2019t have anyone better than Craig, he\u2019s a fantastic actor and just brings something unique. I\u2019m looking forward to seeing how the character develops.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>It seems that the author of the novels, Peter James<\/a>, understands why the change had to be made, and had nothing but praise for Parkinson\u2019s portrayal in Grace<\/a>.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cThe Norman I portrayed in the books was probably a decade older and a lot more politically incorrect than he is now. Things have changed and his comments back then wouldn\u2019t be acceptable now.<\/p>\n \u201cCraig Parkinson is inspired casting \u2013 he has this wonderful way of delivering wry humour, so he\u2019s very funny without actually being overtly offensive. He\u2019s really helped to modernise Norman in a wonderful way and bring him into our current world.\u201d<\/p> Also joining the cast this season is Zo\u00eb Tapper, who plays mortician and new love interest for Roy, Cleo Morey.<\/p>\n Parkinson, meanwhile, addressed rumours<\/a> earlier this year that he\u2019s set to take over from Jodie Whittaker on Doctor Who, saying: \u201cI would probably prefer to be playing the Master than the Doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n Grace season 2 will premiere on ITV and\u00a0ITV Hub<\/a>\u00a0on Sunday 24th April at 8pm. If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n If you want to start reading Peter James\u2019 Roy Grace series, you can\u00a0purchase the first three novels on Amazon<\/a>.<\/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, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By James Hibbs Published: Sunday, 24 April 2022 at 12:00 am Grace season 2 is introducing us to a host of new characters who have appeared in the hit book series, including DS Norman Potting, who is being played by Line of Duty and Doctor Who star Craig Parkinson. However, book readers may find that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":14343,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/grace-star-john-simm-explains-change-to-craig-parkinsons-character-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/grace-star-john-simm-explains-change-to-craig-parkinsons-character-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/grace-star-john-simm-explains-change-to-craig-parkinsons-character-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/grace-star-john-simm-explains-change-to-craig-parkinsons-character-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/grace-star-john-simm-explains-change-to-craig-parkinsons-character-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/grace-star-john-simm-explains-change-to-craig-parkinsons-character-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/grace-star-john-simm-explains-change-to-craig-parkinsons-character-2048x1366.jpg",2048,1366,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By James Hibbs Published: Sunday, 24 April 2022 at 12:00 am Grace season 2 is introducing us to a host of new characters who have appeared in the hit book series, including DS Norman Potting, who is being played by Line of Duty and Doctor Who star Craig Parkinson. However, book readers may find that…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/14342"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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