{"id":15759,"date":"2022-05-20T10:55:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T08:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1649006"},"modified":"2022-05-20T11:17:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T09:17:10","slug":"peaky-blinders-kate-phillips-discusses-whether-linda-will-be-in-film","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/peaky-blinders-kate-phillips-discusses-whether-linda-will-be-in-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Peaky Blinders\u2019 Kate Phillips discusses whether Linda will be in film"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 20 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Across its final four seasons, Kate Phillips came to be a key part of the Peaky Blinders<\/a> cast as Arthur Shelby\u2019s devoutly religious wife Linda \u2013 and now she has her eyes on a role in the upcoming feature film<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com<\/a> to promote her role in Terence Davies\u2019 new film Benediction, Phillips praised the finale of the beloved show and said that she\u2019d be delighted to make the transition to the big screen with the rest of the cast.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think what Anthony (Byrne) our director achieved was actually completely stunning and felt so devastating and surprising,\u201d she said of the series\u2019 conclusion.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd of course, hell yeah, I would be thrilled if Steven Knight wants to bring Linda into the film. Yes, please!\u201d<\/p>\n

Before then, Phillips can be seen in the aforementioned Benediction \u2013 which tells the story of wartime poet Siegfried Sassoon, superbly played in the film by both Dunkirk star Jack Lowden and Doctor Who\u2019s Peter Capaldi, at different stages of his life.<\/p>\n

Phillips plays the role of Hester Gatty \u2013 the woman Sassoon married despite the fact that he was a gay man \u2013 and she said that finding out about the story was a thoroughly rewarding experience for her.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When asked how much she knew about Sassoon\u2019s life and work before taking on the role, she said: \u201cVery little. Of his poetry, I knew only the really well-known ones, but of his life, nothing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo this journey was a real new venture for me, too,\u201d she added. \u201cI felt that just reading the script for the first time you immediately soak up this real kind of atmosphere, and it stays with you.\u201d<\/p> <p>Phillips said that she largely leaned into the script rather than looking at historical resources when it came to playing Hester \u2013 due in part to a lack of available information \u2013 but there was some extra research that proved very useful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u00a0 found these photographs that you can find online really helpful,\u201d she said. \u201cYou know, these little freeze frames of their lives together. She\u2019s often captured with Siegfried, and I would just like to imagine what was happening kind of before and after that moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey can be really evocative, and you get a sense of how she holds herself maybe and even what\u2019s going on behind the eyes \u2013 there\u2019s always a sense of melancholy with a lot of that photography.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut yes, I would lean towards the script. And you know, it\u2019s great to come with all of these ideas, but really I enjoy coming on set and kind of just giving myself to the director and how he sees it playing out. And when it comes to Terence, he has a real sense of his vision.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\""image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\""padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Benediction-4b1888e.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Benediction-4b1888e.jpg?quality=90&resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Benediction-4b1888e.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Benediction-4b1888e.jpg?quality=90&resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Benediction-4b1888e.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=405%2C270,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Benediction-4b1888e.jpg?quality=90&resize=405%2C270,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Benediction-4b1888e.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Benediction-4b1888e.jpg?quality=90&resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Benediction-4b1888e.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Benediction-4b1888e.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Benediction-4b1888e.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=408%2C272,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Benediction-4b1888e.jpg?quality=90&resize=408%2C272,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Benediction-4b1888e.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=556%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Benediction-4b1888e.jpg?quality=90&resize=556%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><img class=\""wp-image-1649037\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Benediction-4b1888e.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" width=\""620"\" height=\""413"\" alt=\"""\" title=\"""\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\""caption-hold"\"><figcaption class=\""wp-caption-text"\"><span class=\""caption-copy"\"><i class=\""icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Benediction is out now in UK cinemas<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\""im-image-caption"\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Davies is undoubtedly one of Britain\u2019s finest working directors \u2013 with his brilliant back catalogue including works such as Distant Voices, Still Lives, The Long Day Closes, and Sunset Song \u2013 and Phillips said she found the experience of working with him especially rewarding, in particular due to the approach he takes towards actors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has such a clear sense of how he hears the script, which I guess comes from having written it as well,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I was pleasantly surprised on meeting him \u2013 he\u2019s one of our greats, and he has a real sense of warmth, and I think he loves actors and he wants to put you at ease, and he wants to celebrate you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you know, in terms of a working dynamic, that\u2019s one that I really like. I felt at times he would even conduct you, almost as though it\u2019s a piece of music that he\u2019s hearing, and I love working that way. I really love following the vision of the director and when it comes to him, he\u2019s got a really vivid sense of what he sees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd almost all the scenes I\u2019m in are just captured in one take,\u201d she added. \u201cSo we do a couple of rehearsals, but then we\u2019d shoot it three or four times and then that would be it, which is kind of a unique experience when you\u2019re on set, but he just wants this moment, he wants to capture this moment in time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an actor, you kind of feel like you\u2019re doing a play, so yeah \u2013\u00a0 I\u2019ll remember working with him for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benediction is out now in UK cinemas. 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