The Trixie and Matthew stars talk wedding drama and keeping their characters’ married life “exciting”. <\/p>
This interview was originally published in\u00a0Radio Times magazine<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n Everyone loves a wedding. Never more so than when it\u2019s that of a much-loved couple whose relationship has been plagued by setbacks. To say the course of true love didn\u2019t run smooth for Matthew and Trixie<\/a> is an understatement. Since becoming an item in series ten, the couple have experienced more than their fair share of heartache.<\/p>\n All of which makes Trixie and Matthew\u2019s wedding day<\/a> a very special one, destined to be a ratings-buster for the popular show \u2013 although we\u2019re not giving away any spoilers by revealing that there are some major hiccups \u2013 this is Call the Midwife<\/a>, after all.<\/p>\n Speaking to Radio Times<\/strong> over Zoom from their respective homes in London, Helen George and Olly Rix agree that filming their characters\u2019 big day was an uplifting experience, but also an arduous one. While weddings look wonderful on screen, they can be notoriously tough and drawn-out to film.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a long day,\u201d Helen confirms, her own hair much longer, wavier and more brunette than Trixie\u2019s. \u201cWe did go over our schedule by about an hour and a half. But it was also a beautiful day. There was a real sense of occasion. And it was lovely that all the cast got to be together.\u201d<\/p>\n Helen says that the look of the nuptials was inspired by society weddings of the time \u2013 after all, Matthew is the son and heir of an aristocrat \u2013 and that Trixie\u2019s dress referenced a Givenchy campaign starring Audrey Hepburn, a muse to the designer throughout the 1960s. \u201cIt was a beautiful photograph of Audrey looking demure and gorgeous with this small pillbox hat on her head, and a long veil. Trixie\u2019s version was loosely based around that.\u201d<\/p>