Horgan features opposite Michael Sheen in Best Interests<\/a>, a drama from Jack Thorne<\/a> about married couple Nicci and Andrew, whose daughter\u00a0Marnie has a life-threatening condition. When the doctors say they believe it is in her best interests to be allowed to die, her family disagree, starting a legal fight as they struggle to contemplate the decision they have to make.<\/p>\n Horgan spoke about her role in the show at a recent screening and Q&A, and when asked why she wanted to take the part of Nicci, she said: \u201cWell, I didn\u2019t want to take part! I was mid-filming Bad Sisters and my agent said, \u2018This script has come in from Jack Thorne,\u2019 and I\u2019d wanted to work with Jack for so long.<\/p>\n \u201cI was aware that I was mid doing something and it would be filming very soon after it ended, but I had a meeting with Jack and I read it and it just destroyed me.<\/p>\n \u201cI felt really nervous, to tell you the truth. But then we had a Zoom and I felt a bit less nervous. And I guess I had that feeling, I felt really connected to Nicci, I felt really connected to her point of view. I really felt it deeply and I guess the thought of someone else paying her, I didn\u2019t love.\u201d<\/p>\n Horgan continued: \u201cI think the thing that I was most scared about \u2014 actually, my daughter\u2019s in the audience, she\u2019s 19, and since she came along I\u2019ve been an emotional wreck. And I was just worried about getting through it, really, and not just going to pieces. And we talked a lot about how you manage that and how you do it.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI know a lot of it is hard going and it kind of has to be, but the way Jack and Michael talked about it was how important it was to show them being a family, and the beautiful moments, the light moments and the moments of love, and the joy of that, and it felt like a really great way to approach it.\u201d<\/p>\n Horgan was also asked whether she was worried about taking on a dramatic role after becoming known for comedy, to which she said: \u201cYeah, I was. I\u2019ve been too nervous to watch it until now. Yes, for sure.<\/p> \u201cBut it\u2019s cast so beautifully against type. I mean, even seeing Kevin Eldon and Pippa Haywood, unexpected people in it, I think was just a really smart and unexpected route.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel a bit nervous even now, but I think it was the right approach, because I sometimes think that TV that has a message like that can feel like a bit of a slog, it can feel like a trial. And we don\u2019t want it to feel like that, we want it to feel like a family story that draws you in, and it\u2019s tough because it has to be tough.\u201d<\/p> ![\""Sophie\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/GettyImages-1492416544-dbe7d2d.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"Best\\"\/")
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